lockedin wrote:What is the point of computer tubular locks on the frontplates... I saw one surrounded by plastic restricting accesst to the drives. It would take less than ten second to remove.
I had an old gateway 2000 with a tubular lock on front, as far as I know, it was used to "freeze" the computer so noone could tamper with it while the owner was away. The lock had zero pins, and was easily turned with a screwdriver. Although the lock had no pins , the key had one cut in it.