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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Controller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Controller It's primary purpose is largely DRM, but
by dabockster 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Controller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Controller
It's primary purpose is largely DRM, but I'm guessing it has to store a large portion of boot information on the chip as to prevent a Mac drive from booting in a standard x86 tower.
- bogomipz 9y agoThanks, yeah I'm familiar with the SMC but this is the first I've heard of it in the context of boot sectors. There wasn't much in the wikipedia link about that. Also the primary purpose of an SMC is not DRM, but battery, fans, power management etc.