• Etienne_Dahu@jlai.lu
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    That’s in the bios, it’s a pcie device that windows allows to inject root level code into your environement

    What. The. Fuck. Are they the only one to install their crap so deep?

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        ROG is Asus.

        Also I don’t think I’ve ever had this issue with my previous, nor my current rog boards. I never use their drivers CD so maybe that helps

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            ROG is model line of Asus, not a secondary brand. ROG is to Asus what F-series trucks are to Ford.

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            Or we could all be informed consumers and… research products before we buy them to avoid these kinds of issues.

            I’d never buy an Asus product. I hear they’re a nightmare when it comes to customer service, so in avoiding them, I avoid that problem.

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              I swore myself to never buy an ROG PSU (very noisy fan. Never had an issue with my seagate one being noisy) or a motherboard (armory crate).
              Are other (gaming) brands also so shit to have me reset all settings before updating the firmware? e.g Gigabyte, AsRock, EVGA?

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                Not particularly, no, I’m just the type to not step on the rotting plank on the bridge. I’d rather step over it.

                I’ve had zero issues with Gigabyte and ASRock. I have an Asrock board in now and I used a Gigabyte in my last system. Stable and fine.

                EVGA, I dunno. I don’t buy Nvidia or need the pedigree, I’m a Linux user who sticks to Ryzen CPUs and AMD, but I hear they’re top shelf quality from others.

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        Msi tomahawk has it too.

        Gotta go in the bios and make sure your motherboard isn’t “helping” with drivers.

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          I dont know the exact model, but i think it is marketed B2B specifically. It advertises its “wolf security” on boot, which according to HP “offers hardware-enforced security layers, from motherboard to cloud, to prevent and contain malware, phishing, ransomware, and remote access attacks. It also provides solutions for patching, privileged access, remote management, incident recovery, and print security.”

          So it is something that allows HP access on the BIOS level.

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            If it’s b2b it sounds like elite or pro model.
            But this wolf thingie is something about securing something.
            We usually remove it and it doesnt appear new installations.