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    P5WDH Bios settings Check Please

    Just curious to look through an option on my P5WDH Deluxe rig. Currently running Bios version 3002. Under Advanced --> USB configuration I've noticed that USB devices enabled has 1 USB hub. The manual doesn't have any mention of it, and shows "None" in the picture on page 23. Is this normal...
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    Is it possible to get your BIOS/Router/Modem/MBR Infected nowadays?

    Merry Christmas everyone! Have some more questions if you don't mind and a screenshot question. Really appreciate all your help! -So sigtest is clean by the way, Updated router firmware. -etc folder - I already set the option to show all hidden and system folders, but still doesn't appear in...
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    Is it possible to get your BIOS/Router/Modem/MBR Infected nowadays?

    Wow, that's quite a suite I never knew about ModelWorks! Okay, here's going through each step: 1) No driver suspects - all are Microsoft signed. - I'm still worried about this - even if it is signed, could they use for example a 945 chipset driver (possibly compromised?) on a 975 chipset like...
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    Is it possible to get your BIOS/Router/Modem/MBR Infected nowadays?

    Thanks Modelworks, that clears up the BIOS issue, so no BIOS bug- >99.9% sure of it according to you. So moving on to other possible causes: 1) Can a virus/worm/malware make Windows think it is running a chipset/hardware other than what it should be running? Is there anything known to do...
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    Is it possible to get your BIOS/Router/Modem/MBR Infected nowadays?

    If you're saying it's possible... is it possible for say a BIOS virus to infect across multiple computers on a home network? Apparently noticing DVDROM drives accessing slower than usual, random floppy drive access. As well, can anyone with an ICH7-based chipset with Windows 7 confirm the...
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    Is it possible to get your BIOS/Router/Modem/MBR Infected nowadays?

    Question in thread title. I've previously been on another popular computing forum but seems to have changed since I last visited and I haven't gotten the best of replies so I'm turning to you Anandtech gurus I might be OCD but recently all the computers in the house have been performing rather...