Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots

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Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots

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RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots

February 24, 2016 at 12:47 am

(February 23, 2016 at 11:06 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: Its been a while since I bought a premade pc so this is purely hypothetical and probably crazy but does anyone know if its possible that the software pre-installed on it could contain safeguards to prevent upgrading?

I don't think he said it was an Apple product.

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Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 23, 2016 at 8:42 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by AFTT47 - February 23, 2016 at 8:55 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 23, 2016 at 9:04 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - February 23, 2016 at 9:28 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 23, 2016 at 10:11 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by Reforged - February 23, 2016 at 11:06 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - February 24, 2016 at 12:47 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by SteelCurtain - February 24, 2016 at 1:45 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - February 24, 2016 at 2:18 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by Minimalist - February 24, 2016 at 2:26 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by I_am_not_mafia - February 24, 2016 at 2:55 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by ignoramus - February 24, 2016 at 3:10 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 24, 2016 at 5:33 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by Minimalist - February 24, 2016 at 5:35 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by SteelCurtain - February 24, 2016 at 6:13 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 24, 2016 at 6:29 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by Angrboda - February 24, 2016 at 10:43 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by ignoramus - February 24, 2016 at 6:29 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 24, 2016 at 6:32 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by I_am_not_mafia - February 24, 2016 at 6:31 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - February 24, 2016 at 4:49 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 24, 2016 at 5:14 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by The Valkyrie - February 24, 2016 at 5:01 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by ignoramus - February 24, 2016 at 6:18 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - February 24, 2016 at 7:42 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 24, 2016 at 7:54 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 25, 2016 at 6:48 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by pocaracas - February 25, 2016 at 9:29 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 26, 2016 at 3:25 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by ignoramus - February 26, 2016 at 4:07 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - February 27, 2016 at 7:36 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 27, 2016 at 7:42 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 28, 2016 at 12:38 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - February 28, 2016 at 6:58 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - February 28, 2016 at 7:11 pm

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by bennyboy - March 1, 2016 at 9:41 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by abaris - March 1, 2016 at 9:45 am

RE: Any computer nerds here? Hard reboots - by rado84 - March 31, 2016 at 7:57 am

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