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[Discuss] Updating firmware

Subject: [Discuss] Updating firmware
From: rrose at pobox.com (Randall Rose)
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:26:32 +0000

Open-ended question: if you buy a used laptop from an untrusted source, and 
you would like to clean it as thoroughly as possible, what is the best way to 
make sure all the firmware is either factory-reset or updated to a 
trustworthy state?

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