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To: ShadowAce

Shouldn’t be too hard to have the BIOS write pseudo-random data to the DRAM as a last step in shut-down, no?


3 posted on 02/22/2008 8:24:32 AM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: sionnsar

Or even zeros, since they’re reading the inferred data value not the DRAM cell charge itself.


4 posted on 02/22/2008 8:25:26 AM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: sionnsar

Does this only apply to hardwired desktops? What happens if I kill my wireless on my laptop before suspending?


6 posted on 02/22/2008 8:38:48 AM PST by militem (When the GOP loses conservatism, the GOP loses.)
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