I don't think a virus could do it. First you'd have to have the exact
bios update data file on your system, plus the mobo maker's bios flash
utility. There are still some mobo's that require a flash in DOS mode,
but even the ones that let you do it in Windows have plenty of user
warning hoops to jump through before the actual flash.
Maybe if a Remote Access Trojan got on your system somebody could do it
from afar - but that's a pretty big leap.
You can always just use the mobo's cmos reset jumper or switch to fix it
anyway.
Good luck,
Donk
Ray Parrish wrote:
> Isn't it technically possible for a virus to flash the BIOS to a blank
> state? I would think this would make the motherboard inoperative and
> very hard if not impossible to fix.
>
> Later, Ray Parrish
>
>
>
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