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Curtis Stevens wrote:
Would any of those require me to throw the disk away? I understand that the data is always at risk but security even puts my hardware on risk.I was involved in the creation of this command set. There was much discussion around the possibility of a virus being able to lock a drive. There are already many ways to destroy data on the drive. This has not offered anything really new. It has also been around for almost 10 years, so it is a little late to be complaining. When security was introduced, I was working for a major BIOS vendor and know for a fact that at that time AMI, Phoenix, and Award implemented the FREEZE LOCK. This was done because of the virus threat. If you have found a system that does not issue the freeze lock, then I would say that you have a substandard system and you should return it for one that actually works.
There are many ways to trash a drive with one command including SETMAX, DCO, Writing the media, and security. I am surprised that you are complaining about security, that is really the least of the threats...
This discusion is not data only! By the way they must have forgotten something at the BIOS. I have a brand mainboard with an AMI Bios.
I guess it's two years old.
Sincerely,
Thomas
