yes, like CPU overclocking and such.
I doubt manufacturers always use all surfaces completely, looking at various capacities they have.
Much like how they chose long ago to use 1000, instead of 1024 for defining they're structure of sizes. All this bull%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@! about gigabyte vs gibibyte.
So my question about this. How can you NOT remove it? if it's a firmware thing, wouldn't just flashing over the official firmware wipe it?
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