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Some can with various keystrokes in the case of a PC BIOS, but many
cannot yet, becuase it requires complex infrastructure that many vendors
do not care to implement.  I can't say with any certainty, however, the
numbers or percentages which vendors implement such protections.  I know
that corporate level machines have them, largely.

	- Mike

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