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216 points aq3cn | 1 comments | 29 Nov 16 14:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source

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belltaco ◴[29 Nov 16 15:24 UTC] No.13063568[source]▶

Why does the bios/firmware have no safeguard against this? Imagine a rogue program or virus damaging your hardware, even on OS X.

Also, the headline is jumping to conclusions, this is what the poster wrote:

" It is unclear what the source is, but most people are suspecting the deprecated audio driver on Windows."

1. zlynx ◴[29 Nov 16 17:43 UTC] No.13064605[source]▶

What would the mechanism look like for a firmware fix? The driver doesn't go through any firmware to drive the audio.

Windows on New Macbook Pro Permanently Damages Speaker Due to Poor Drivers