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Is there any risk in installing Linux without TPM - backdoor risk? ,Management Engine Technology [closed]

I have no confidence in this technique due to the risk of backdating. Are my concerns justified. Do I lose security by disabling this option in the bios? Windows requires this, but Linux does not. ...
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maximum RAM capacity DX58SO + i7 920 only 8Gb

I have a i7 920 cpu on a DX58SO motherboard. Reading the specs of these, I concluded that the maximum RAM capacity should be 16 Gb. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/37147/intel-...
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Dell XPS 9570 BIOS downgrade issue (i7-8750H)

I'm trying to perform a BIOS downgrade from 1.16.2 back to 1.15.0, but keep getting the error: ME Firmware EndUpdate Failed Error 0x000001F3 The downgrade is initiated from Windows without error ...
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Enable hardware virtualization causes crash

Every time I enable hardware virtualization in my BIOS and restart my PC will load just past the showing of the Asus logo then shuts down. It will keep restarting my PC trying to load, and fails every ...
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Way to disable Intel TurboBoost before boot or during Windows Setup?

I'll try long story short. I have an Asus TUF504GM laptop with i7 8750H processor. Recently I was having BSODs, and even couldn't install Windows 10 or any other OS because was always crashing, tried ...
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Intel core i7 4th gen dont use turbo boost

I have a laptop ASUS ROG G751JL. When I bought it, there is Windows 10 installed. Since I formatted it and installed Windows 7. The processor is Intel Core i7 4th generation. It should have the turbo ...
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Do I need to do a BIOS update?

As I am very interested in computer hardware but do not want to waste some valuable hardware, I decided to upgrade an old PC with an ECS H61H2-M12 motherboard. One of the changes I want to make is to ...
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Two MSI Z270 SLI PLUS have different graphic output quality (BIOS mod?)

I have two MSI Z270 SLI PLUS motherboards with intent to install matching hardware /software configuration. Unfortunately, they are not identical: one has BIOS E7A59IMS.140 from 12/15/2016, the ...
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Intel AMT bug ? ( When client enable the “Allow the device to wake the computer” )

There are two methods can wake up the client device from S3/S4 by server side device: ( client and server in same LAN ) 1. Use the "Wake on LAN" which is enabling the option "Allow the device to wake ...
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Windows 10 CU - i7 3770K always on max frequency

I've an issue in windows 10 creators update. My CPU 3770K runs always on max frequency 3.9ghz in idle with low CPU percentage of usage. With windows 7, the CPU freq. swing between 1.6ghz (idle) and 3....
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Turbo Boost is not working, for Intel core i7 CPU

Recently I changed the motherboard of my laptop (hp envy 15t-j100) with new one, the laptop is working good. But the processor (core i7 4700 MQ) now does not run in turbo boost mode any more, the task ...
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Did a windows update, restarted, cannot reduce CPU multipliers anymore

I have been using the same laptop (Clevo p151sm1b, i7-4700MQ) for years and have had the turbo boost CPU multipliers reduced to 28x via Intel XTU. Recently, I did a windows update, restarted, and ...
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How do I activate Intel AMT on my PC? Ctrl+P doesn't do anything

I'd like to activate Intel AMT on my computer, mainly because it would enable me to reboot my computer from afar without losing Remote Desktop access. (Windows doesn't start until I enter my BitLocker ...
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Android Studio unable to start and Enable Virtualization Tecnology

When I try to run the emulator for hello world, I get the error: ...\emulator.exe -avd Nexus_5_API_21_x86 -netspeed full -netdelay none emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware ...
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i7-5820k Overheats in BIOS

I have read several posts in which folks have overheating issues after some time, with certain applications, or due to moving/damaging the machine. I just built mine (first time) and the machine ...
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