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I almost downvoted you until I realized you're you. It's seriously that?



>Intel® Setup and Configuration Software (Intel® SCS) Deployment Guide [0]

>5. Select Unconfigure this system using admin password, enter the admin password (P@ssw0rd) and click the Next button.

I can just imagine the conversation that lead to this:

"Johnson! This password doesn't meet our corporate password policy of having digits and symbols."

"But... but this is the default password. It's publicly available and is not supposed to provide any security."

"I don't care what your excuse is. Change it right now.

[0] http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/software/scs-deployme...


Ah geez. Time to create a competent chip manufacturer. Anyone got a spare US sized military budget?


To be fair, this thread wouldn't exist if it were absolutely trivial. ;)




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