On 06/11/2014 12:30 PM, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
I know that there are ways of clearing CMOS memory, but I'm wondering about any other non-volatile storage that might lurk there.
This is the motherboard ONLY we are talking about here? All devices such as drives have been removed? The only security flaw I can think of is that the motherboard config and first stage boot is sometimes password protected. There are people that use the same password for everything ... That being said, there are also motherboards with 'added value features' such as additional authentication mechanisms, storage for on-board video ... But unless faced with a uber-hacker to have put stuff there in the first place ... Who knows. But without details, we can only give generic advice. I suggest you pull the manuals for the motherboards in question and check. "Go Google and RTFM" as they say. Ultimately this is an exercise in risk management. In the end you are asserting that there is probably no risk that any critical information remains. -- /"\ \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML Mail / \ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org