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    Hi!

    > > > >I'd say impossible. Just disconnect it from the motherboard.
    > > >
    > > > The days when hardware *relied* on software (hence, where software
    > > > could damage hardware) are over.
    >
    > > Nice theory but you can destroy or render useless a fair amount of PC
    > > hardware via software, usually because the thing is *DESIGNED* that way
    > > for convenience. (Flash update interfaces without jumpers, locking
    > > interfaces for drives etc)
    >
    > Other great examples are hardware that allows you to control voltages, fan
    > speeds, and operating frequencies. Sometimes you can overvoltage it directly
    > and blow it immediately. Other times, you can increase the voltage and
    > operating frequency and decrease the fan speed to the point where it stops
    > spinning. This is possible on many modern graphics cards and CPUs.

    Not true for cpus; try it before spreading FUD. Thermal protection
    will kill the machine when cpu goes over 95C or so.

    Pavel
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