I disagree. It really is as simple as that. My opinion is that FTPs, if meant for public access, are indeed public. If you disagree, that's fine. However, I don't see what good calling me an idiot does. I find it disturbing that rather than discuss this calmly, people have to take to name calling.
Awe who am I kidding? Jane, you ignorant slut, I'm right and you're wrong. End of discussion!:)
Generally, modifying the equipment is hardware only. And that has been admitted. Obviously, soldering the board voids any warranty or "authority" if you choose to operate.
However a flash bios isn't so. If it were, you could never flash the bios on the card, period. The fact that the a different bios than what it's chosen for really doesn't matter.
I'm reminded of the computers sold that say "Designed for Windows 98" on them. So if I install a seperate operating system on this machine does that mean I'm somehow doing something illegal? No. Of course not. The PC Manufacturer may choose to not offer support, but I have NOT done anything illegal.
As far as the idea that Promise posts the flash on it's PUBLIC ftp, but should only be used by those who purchased their card is simply put, stupid. It's a public FTP and therefor the files are public domain. You can't argue that they're allowing a person to get the files. If they didn't "allow" customers download updates, Promise would go down the tubes rather quickly.
The idea that overclocking a CPU or modifying a piece of hardware is the same as software pirating is just plain insane. The companies are still getting money for their products, they are still making a profit. We just refused to be ripped off more than we have to be.
Whereas with software pirating, companies get no profits from burned CD. At least with this, Promise is still getting my $40 bucks on a card that actually cost them $2 to make.
That's a decent question, but I doubt it would actually damage any data. The worst that happens is I'd have to buy another controller card.
We could ask the same thing of all those crazies who overclock their processors-- oh wait, I'm running dual Celeron 366s at 550.*grin*
Computing for a lot of us isn't just about getting work done or playing games, it's also about getting the most bang for the buck and seeing who can get their system to be the top dog.
Hey everybody. Sorry about the incorrect prices I listed-- the ATA66 price I took from a friend who bought his a month ago at a local shop. And the Fasttrack price I got from pricewatch-- just the wrong card though. Oops!
Also, does anybody know if this will work with an existing onboard ATA66 (HPT) controller?
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Awe who am I kidding? Jane, you ignorant slut, I'm right and you're wrong. End of discussion! :)
However a flash bios isn't so. If it were, you could never flash the bios on the card, period. The fact that the a different bios than what it's chosen for really doesn't matter.
I'm reminded of the computers sold that say "Designed for Windows 98" on them. So if I install a seperate operating system on this machine does that mean I'm somehow doing something illegal? No. Of course not. The PC Manufacturer may choose to not offer support, but I have NOT done anything illegal.
As far as the idea that Promise posts the flash on it's PUBLIC ftp, but should only be used by those who purchased their card is simply put, stupid. It's a public FTP and therefor the files are public domain. You can't argue that they're allowing a person to get the files. If they didn't "allow" customers download updates, Promise would go down the tubes rather quickly.
The idea that overclocking a CPU or modifying a piece of hardware is the same as software pirating is just plain insane. The companies are still getting money for their products, they are still making a profit. We just refused to be ripped off more than we have to be.
Whereas with software pirating, companies get no profits from burned CD. At least with this, Promise is still getting my $40 bucks on a card that actually cost them $2 to make.
We could ask the same thing of all those crazies who overclock their processors-- oh wait, I'm running dual Celeron 366s at 550.*grin*
Computing for a lot of us isn't just about getting work done or playing games, it's also about getting the most bang for the buck and seeing who can get their system to be the top dog.
Hey everybody. Sorry about the incorrect prices I listed-- the ATA66 price I took from a friend who bought his a month ago at a local shop. And the Fasttrack price I got from pricewatch-- just the wrong card though. Oops!
Also, does anybody know if this will work with an existing onboard ATA66 (HPT) controller?
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