Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> >   You mean some OS can stop someone from booting from a CD and wiping
> > the HDs, for example?

> My brand-new HP Pavillion has settings in the hardware that do just that, 

  The hardware is not the OS.

> in fact.  Password protect the bios and disallow booting from any device 
> other than the hard drive.

  Bios settings can be reset, and hard drives can be physically transferred
to other computers.

  Bios passwords are only a deterrent. They are not secure.

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                                                          - Warp

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