On Jan 8, 2008 7:41 PM, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was one of the items listed in the BOM of a computer I was > considering purchasing. Would you consider that good or bad?
Well XD is Intels version of the NX (No-eXecute) flag that's used to mark memory regions as not executable. The idea being that you mark the stack, heap etc as non executable to prevent buffer overruns. Not sure how successful it is though... Many apps need it switched off. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NX_bit Not sure what you mean by BOM. Boot Menu? -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
