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I received a free computer from our district's robot engineering program. I'm suspicious of its trustworthiness. Is there any way to untap it, or should I just give it up?

I received a free computer from our district's robot engineering program. I'm suspicious of its trustworthiness. Is there any way to untap it, or should I just give it up?

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[–] Polsaker 3 points (+3|-0)

Usually just wiping it and reinstalling the system is enough, but at least here the computers they give out have TPM chips (used as a theft deterrent to lock the computer after a theft). In older computers here you could just pluck it out (don't try that) or unlock it with some tampering