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I know a question similar to this one has been asked before however it was about installing a 32bit OS on a 64bit laptop. My question is more....damaging.

I was wondering if there was a way of interfacing with hardware from the OS or Terminal layer in a way to damage it beyond repair (actual physical damage, not just faulty hardware).

Could you bypass security measures and run a CPU so hard that the ceramic actually breaks? Could you write or interface with a HDD in a way that would cause physical damage to the platters? Could you mess around with memory and fry RAM? Can you blow a NIC?

I'm interesting in knowing the limit to which the software can reach when looking at a system as a whole.

I know a question similar to this one has been asked before however it was about installing a 32bit OS on a 64bit laptop. My question is more about damaging the hardware.

I was wondering if there was a way of interfacing with hardware from the OS or Terminal layer in a way to damage it beyond repair (actual physical damage, not just faulty hardware).

• Could you bypass security measures and run a CPU so hard that the ceramic actually breaks?
• Could you write or interface with a HDD in a way that would cause physical damage to the platters?
• Could you mess around with memory and fry RAM?
• Can you blow a NIC?

I'm interesting in knowing the limit to which the software can reach when looking at a system as a whole.