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    Do gateways have LoJack in their BIOS?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Danja, Jun 21, 2008.

  1. Danja

    Danja Notebook Evangelist

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    I went to the LoJack web site and it said that many PC manufacturers, including x, y, z, and Gateway embed LoJack into the BIOS to help survive disk reformats. However, when I looked at their list of individual models with the LoJack-equipped BIOS, there wasn't a single gateway product. So does anyone know whether or not there is indeed LoJack support in the BIOS on these computers?
     
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  2. iaTa

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    I can confirm it is in my P-6831 FX BIOS.
     
    iaTa, Jun 21, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    there is only lojack if u installed it or asked for it to have L J when u ordered
     
    wywern209, Jun 21, 2008
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  4. Danja

    Danja Notebook Evangelist

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    You mean they'd go through the trouble to select which BIOS in their inventory is flashed with the LoJack backup software and which isn't depending on whether or not the customer ordered the software?
     
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    yes, all the p series have it embedded in the bios 6831/6860/172's
     
    Johnksss, Jun 21, 2008
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  6. Danja

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    Thank you for the info. +rep.
     
    Danja, Jun 21, 2008
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