Re: DEP and hardware

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"Sparda" <UseLinkToEmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "" wrote:
> > How do I tell if I have a processor that supports hardware
> > level DEP (Data
> > Execution Protection)? Do all Pentium 4s have it? If so, how
> > do I turn it
> > on at the hardware level?
> >
> > Thanks for any tips.
> >
> > - Neil
>
> You mean that thing that stops code execution in the section of the
> memory that is supposed to be for holding data and not code execution
> (also knowen as buffer over flow)? If yes, then it isnt the CPU that
> supports this, itâ?Ts generaly the motherboard, so no CPUâ?Ts
> (effectivly) support this, how ever botherboards do.
>
> EXAMPLE:
> http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=639
>
> Notice how it says "NOTE: Because of the limitations of chipset, this
> MB does not support 98/ME.", I am lead to belive this refers to that
> the motherboard has this protection, and hence canot run win98 (or
> lower) becasue win98 actualy runs in the protected section of the
> memory.
>
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Interesting. DEP IS a feature of the CPU. The chipset might have a role to
play but I've not come across any articles that would indicate this to be
the case. Given that the chipset seems to have a role in everything, I could
believe it has a role in DEP.
--
Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian


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