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glans is probably talking about jumper pins located on the board to reset the password, which could cause some troubles if you jump the wrong pins, though probably not complete machine death.
Those are also unlikely to fry things. Online tutorials, especially ones from software guys, are really overscared of physical damage from opening machines and poking the insides.
Listen hardware is scary okay?
It's actually pretty hard to physically ruin computer hardware if you're not actively trying to
I know, I know. But I can't revert inserting my CPU backwards.
For the record I've never done that. I just forgot the collar so was just rawdogging my CPU onto the board. Fortunately I didn't ruin anything somehow.
Worst thing that'll happen from running a CPU with no cooler is it'll detect that it's getting too hot and shut down before it can damage itself, CPUs have had temperature sensors built in for a long time now.
I caught a graphics card on fire once by plugging in a too powerful power supply. I am not a smart man
it was something to do with a paperclip
Usually these things are stored on an EEPROM chip on the motherboard. You can absolutely burn out the eeprom, bricking the machine until you can find someone who can do surface mount rework.