I'm guessing not. Once you've fubared all of the Intel devices *including the NIC* - well, I think you're pretty well done.
The cool thing is that most PCs I see nowadays don't have a reset button, so you can't even get NMI to go. Kurt On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 17:36, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > My (limited) knowledge leads me to think you could run a remote script either > from another machine or at startup to correct the snafu. > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership For Strong Families > Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ben Scott <[email protected]> > To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon Oct 19 20:25:49 2009 > Subject: Re: Sysadmin mistake of the week > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:18 PM, James Hill > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've never used DEVCON before. Using a command line to restart a hardware >> device seems like something a Linux admin would do though :) > > Well, normally, I might have tried to restart the device using the > DEVMGMT GUI, with "Disable" followed by "Enable". But Kurt Buff is > right in that my keyboard and mouse are USB. I would be able to > disable them from the GUI, but re-enabling them.... I at least saw > *that* pitfall coming, and dodged it. :) > > So I thought, "I bet I can script something". Then I found DEVCON, > which had a single-operation "restart" command -- exactly what I > needed. (Well, that, and the ability to recognize potentially > dangerous characters in command lines...) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized > use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal > penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
