Re: Windows XP Home Edition SP2 NTFS

'mi' wrote:
| Not so. Settings in the BIOS (software on a flash memory chip) can be set
to
| overclock CPU and memory speed to the point of overheating and hardware
| damage. Software programs for graphics cards can do the same thing. The
| utility 'Speedfan' can cause hardware failure if used improperly.
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BIOS settings for increasing CPU speed and/or memory speed can not
physically damage the CPU or memory. Intel CPUs since at least the Pentium
II contain thermal diodes that force a shut-down on overheating, resulting
in no damage. Even that likely never happens because long before that point
the CPU will produce errors and lock up and cool off because very few
transistors are switching. More recent AMD CPUs also have that protection.
For overclocked memory, errors will begin to occur and lock up the system
long before any damage is done. Setting CPU core voltage too high can
immediately destroy a CPU, but excessive voltage settings require a manual
selection in the BIOS. 'Manual settings' are NOT a 'software program'.

Phil Weldon

"miss-information" <name@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|
| > "Will Denny" <willdenny@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message:
|
| >> Agreed - no software can physically damage any hardware. However
| >> hardware does deteriorate over time.
|
| >> Will Denny
| >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
| >> Please reply to the News Groups
|
| Not so. Settings in the BIOS (software on a flash memory chip) can be set
to
| overclock CPU and memory speed to the point of overheating and hardware
| damage. Software programs for graphics cards can do the same thing. The
| utility 'Speedfan' can cause hardware failure if used improperly.
|
| mi
|
|


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