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wormslayer666 on Nov 13, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: More Intel speculative execution vulnerabilities

Some MSI motherboards (and maybe others?) have a "Flashback" feature to flash BIOS from a USB storage device without needing a CPU.

frio on Nov 13, 2019 | [–]

I was completely unaware of this feature, and blissfully saved by it when building a computer for a family member. It's a killer feature.

Grangar on Nov 14, 2019 | | [–]

Oh nice, I had no idea. I might pull the trigger on black friday then.

soulofmischief on Nov 14, 2019 | [–]

Can confirm, mine supports this.

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