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Originally posted by Zero Alpha:
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Originally posted by Sir Kenyth:
Outside of running the components constantly to induce premature wear and tear, this is improbable if not impossible.
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ummm, no. if you wrote a virus to flash the mobo + graphics card bios'es on reboot with junk data, that would kill both. no coming back from that 
. new mobo time.
this does sound like a hoax though, real virus warnings can almost always be corroborated by an antivirus company. [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]I've thought about that, but never heard of it being done. Could it be done? The virus would have to be specific to a certain make of PC at the very least.
Also, flashing the BIOS memory doesn't technically destroy the hardware, although it can be said it effectively does by rendering it inoperative. Flash memory can always be rewritten with the proper equipment. It's just that the boards these days aren't designed with removable chips. You could remove the violated chip, install a socket and another preprogrammed or reprogrammed flash chip if you're proficient with a soldering iron and parts/service are available.