Promise issued a statement about the Ultra66 mod

[bdog]

http://www.promise.com/techsupport/Notes/U66_FT66_CONVERSION_INFO.htm

[welsh wizard]

Promise MD " Hey salespeople, some guy out there has found a way to mod our card into one of our expensive cards, what you going to do about it?
Saleperson " No worries, we just posted this link that will upset all those who are thinging of doing it"

Yep and I have fairies at the bottom of my garden too. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif
WW

[drizzle]

It's not really saying anything that you shouldn't know already. Of course modifying your hardware will void warranty and tech support help! That's the risk you take.

[welsh wizard]

its the way they are trying to imply that this mod won't work thats the sneaky bit, mainly to try and put you off the idea.
WW

[tonym]

Folks,

Please read that link as follows:

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPs.

Promise is trying to protect their revenue stream for a high cost (and profit margin) product that is a very (very, very) simple upgrade from a low cost base product. Happens all the time...this time Promise got caught with their pants down!

[It's like SUV's: Ford puts little gold "Eddie Bauer" name tags (and adds a few paint and interior options) on the Explorer and charges a couple of grand extra. I bet the name tags and mods don't cost them more than a grand! I know cheapskates that visit the "junque yard" and snag the name tags off of wrecks and drill a couple of holes in their plain vanilla Explorer and...]

So, modify, enjoy, don't worry. The benefit far outweighs the risk if you're careful adding that pesky resistor!!!

Tony

[Axel]

So - Tony - what's this added resistor and what's it proported to do for you?

Otherwise - I feel about unsupported modifications the same way I do about disk compression utilities

it wasn't designed to do that - alter at your own risk and don't come crying about the consequences!

there had to be a good reason they posted that note out there - typically it has to do with a stupid person filing a law-suit. In Germany people who file stupid law-suits have to pay for their lawyer - the opposing lawyer - all court fees, and any damages or lost wages incurred by the defendant - that really cuts down on the legal traffic....

you can educate the ignorant, but there's nothing you can do for stupid people......

[smokin1]

Axel..the info is hereATA66 (http://www.sysopt.com/articles/ultrafast/index.html)
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif


[This message has been edited by smokin1 (edited 04-07-2000).]