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- Intel ships BIOS fix for Rutkowska's Black Hat flaw
- Intel has shipped a BIOS update with a fix for a privilege escalation vulnerability that was used by rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska to bluepill the Xen hypervisor. The vulnerability was discussed by Rutkowska at the Black Hat briefings earlier this month but details on the exploit were...
- Tags: Black Hat, Hypervisor, Motherboard, BIOS Update, Intel Corp., Flaw, System Management Mode, Level Privilege, BIOS, Virtualization, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTsSome of this advice is overly-cautious ...[i]When there's a darn good reason for doing the update (as a rule I find that if I buy a cutting-edge board then there can be a lot of BIOS updates released over a short period...
- Tags: BIOS, BIOS update, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Given the steady trickle of BIOS-related questions that I get via email, I think that it's time for a post to demystify BIOS updates and the role they have in keeping your PC in tip-top condition. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: BIOS Update, BIOS, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Acer offers upbeat sales forecast
- Acer offers upbeat sales forecastAcer offers upbeat sales forecastOh the same company that was whining and crying last year because of poor sales supposedly due to Vista is now having upbeat sales? I called BS last year and this is proof they were lying. I don't trust Acer anymore.They've...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, PRODUCTIVITY, BIOS update, Acer Inc., Acer TravelMate, IBM Corp., ASUS, sales, sales forecast
- Discussion threads 2007-12-07
- Folo up: HP admits to problems with Pavilion notebooks and tries to help. But is it enough?
- Earlier this week, I published my 11th video Tech Shakedown. This one was a critique of HP; not just the failures that buyers of its HP 6000 and 9000 series Pavilion notebook computers are experiencing with their built-in WiFi components, but also for the company's failure to make an appearance...
- Tags: Notebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Problem, Statement, Issue, HP Pavilion, BIOS Update, Anna, BIOS, Wireless, Hardware, Components, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-10-26
- Intel Express BIOS Update for D845GERG2/D845GEBV2 P11 build 0019 (Windows)
- From the developer: ""The Intel Express BIOS Update utility combines the functionality of Intel Flash Memory Update Utility iFlash and the ease-of-use of InstallShield applications, by packaging the BIOS file within an automated update utility. This utility will only work on Intel motherboards.""
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, BIOS Update, Intel Corp., BIOS, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2002-10-30
- Matrox Video BIOS Update 2.55a (Windows)
- This software includes Matrox graphics-related system utilities. These utilities may help you configure your Matrox graphics card for your system. Update the BIOS of the latest Matrox graphics cards. This release supports G550, G450, G400, and G200 models.
- Tags: Matrox, Microsoft Windows, Graphics, BIOS Update
- Software downloads 2002-10-25
- HP OmniBook 800/800mmx BIOS Update 2.01 (2/9/98) (Windows)
- This self-extracting archive contains BIOS version 2.01 for the HP OmniBook 800/800mmx. This update corrects a problem with some hard drive models that may, under certain circumstances, lead to data corruption. Read the readme file for installation instructions.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP OmniBook, Microsoft Windows, BIOS Update, BIOS, Notebooks, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets
- Software downloads 1999-01-14
- Gateway BIOS Update for Aries 8/96 (Windows)
- Download and install the Gateway BIOS update for Aries Non-Integrated desktop motherboards.
- Tags: Gateway Inc., Gateway 2000, Microsoft Windows, BIOS Update, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 1997-03-19
- Gateway Solo BIOS Update 1.12 (12/96) (Windows)
- Warning: Only load this BIOS on a Solo P5-75, P5-90, P5-100, P5-120, or P5-133. Loading it on any other system will ruin the system. Update your Gateway Solo system with this BIOS update, for use under Windows 95.
- Tags: Gateway Inc., Gateway 2000, BIOS Update, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 1997-03-19
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- HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over 'inherently defective' PC
- My HP Pavilion Elite... / HP quality controlMy HP Pavilion Elite came with an obviously defective, and defectively designed, video card. After about eight months, the video card model was finally recalled.My previous HP desktop computer went for about five years without a problem.HP's quality control is clearly going down...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, Linux, Core i7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7
- You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...
- Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Intel: SSDs are coming
- A MisnomerThe term "solid-state" is actually slightly off, if the intent is to distinguish a unit with no moving parts from one with moving parts. The term "solid-state", although it can be used informally to mean "no-moving-parts", actually refers to lack of vacuum or gas-based tubes, thereby implying the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Visual Studio, Storage, Intel Corp., SSD
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for students
- It's thereClick on the option that says "Need to connect to a domain?".Not for ProfessionalMaryJo,I just tried it and it is only for Home Premium at least as far as I can see.RE: Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for studentsThanks for the heads up MJ, I just...
- Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, newest Windows 7 promotion, Windows 7 promotion, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Hardware 2.0 - Open mic session
- Dell Studio XPSI know you bought a Studio XPS 13 a while back and only did an initial review. My question is re the heat issue everyone seems to be complaining about. I have a SXPS 16 and from observation this system does get really hot under certain conditions and...
- Tags: Processors, hardware, microphone, CPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Media Center gives digital cable tuners a new lease on life
- Blu-ray ...... I'm surprised to see you mention Blu-ray ... While I have Blu-ray capability, I've taken the upscaling route because I have a vast DVD library and after objectively looking at it, can't see the benefits. Going from DVD to upscaled DVD is an improvement, but when I compare...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Media Center PC, CableLabs, digital cable tuner, cable, cable tuner, DVD, CableCard, BIOS, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- Parallels Desktop?? Switch to Mac Edition??? - An alternative to Windows 7?
- In answer to your questions:"Is your organization thinking about or planning the migration from Windows XP to Windows 7?"No. We're planning a migration from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Not because there is anything wrong with our Windows Vista deployment (our Vista deployment went perfectly smooth, and support...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Thwarted by technology
- I have a devicethat is still using a serial connection! I finally found a quality serial to USB converter... but I am waiting for it to get here before I pass verdict on it's reliability.Still have two applications that are Windows only... makes it difficult since I have to maintain...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Microsoft Windows, DVD, DVD player
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Sony laptops can't use Windows 7 XP mode thanks to disabled hardware virtualization
- I'm surprised by this quote[i]In addition, our engineers and QA people were very concerned that enabling VT would expose our systems to malicious code that could go very deep in the Operating System structure of the PC and completely disable the latter.[/i]Yes, because Sony is very much against rootkits that...
- Tags: cloud computing, BIOS, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, Sony Corp., virtualization, hardware, Dependent, Windows 7 XP Mode, hardware virtualization, Sony Laptop, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- News to know: Apple security; Windows 7 bug?; Cisco; HP
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image files About the Mac OS X v10.5.8 Update ...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co., T-Mobile, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
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