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... [stuff about software node locking, etc...] ...

> 
> Kind of a neat but dirty way is to take the CRC of the system BIOS and the VGA
> BIOS. Problem with it is only if the card get's exchanged, etc.

And now a days given that all modern motherboards have flash BIOSes a
user is _very_ likely to change it causing this method to fail.


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