Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v7 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> True. But I'd wager that MBR protection is probably turned off on most 
>> machines out there.
> 
>   What actually happens if some software (for example an OS installer)
> tries to modify the MBR and it has been bios-protected?

Varies by BIOS.

I believe what it *actually* does is yell "hey, somebody changed this!" 
rather than actually _prevent_ the change from happening. But again, it 
depends on what the BIOS writer has programmed it to do. To be honest, 
I've never tried it myself...

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