boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAMD's New Threadripper Chips Have a Hidden Fuse That Blows When Overclocking Is Enabledwww.extremetech.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down16
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkAMD's New Threadripper Chips Have a Hidden Fuse That Blows When Overclocking Is Enabledwww.extremetech.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNot a new thing, some motherboards even do this.
minus-squaremerthyr1831@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe Nintendo switch and probably other consoles also use fuses to stop you from downgrading major firmware versions. There’s just a massive bank of fuses on the mainboard that blow when you upgrade
Not a new thing, some motherboards even do this.
The Nintendo switch and probably other consoles also use fuses to stop you from downgrading major firmware versions. There’s just a massive bank of fuses on the mainboard that blow when you upgrade