Well you're wrong... I knew I had heard of it before but it's so old now people have forgotten about it. There is a virus named CIH that destroys the BIOS chip and makes it necessarey to replace the BIOS chip to fix the motherboard which for all intents and purposes destroys the motherboard.
Have a look at this Wikipedia article about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIH_virus Later, Ray Parrish Donk wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- http://www.rayslinks.com/ Web index of human reviewed links. <http://www.rayslinks.com/Troubleshooting%20and%20fixing%20Windows.html> Trouble shooting and Fixing Windows http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com My poetry in web pages ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
