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D865PERL looks like it was built for a Pentium 4 in 2003. Its not like Intel is saying the board wont continue to work, just no bios updates. How often do you need to update the bios on a 16 year old system?
unfortunately the same applies here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28273/BIOS-Update-...
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Storage is indeed cheap. Buying it through a service provider not so much.
But old stuff tends to be adorably small compared to new stuff. I doubt the sum total of intel’s legacy firmware update collection exceeds the capacity of a ten year old piece of spinning rust.
I can't believe this. All these years I've been recommending Intel products because of their long term support. I know these boards are legacy, but does it really cost them that much to host the files for occasional downloaders? One would have thought they'd tread carefully after so many recent PR hits, but I guess not.
If they don't reverse this decision, I very much hope they keep hashes of the driver exe's on their site. If I need to update BIOS there's no way in hell I'm trusting a link from a random stranger on the internet.
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Don't hold your breath. AMD has been terrible at marketing themselves against Intel for nearly 2 decades.
I feel like there was a period of time around 2000 when they had some edge, at least with gamers. Soon after that they disappeared for a while and only now i'm hearing about them again.
I can't believe this. All these years I've been recommending Intel products because of their long term support. I know these boards are legacy, but does it really cost them that much to host the files for occasional downloaders? One would have thought they'd tread carefully after so many recent PR hits, but I guess not.
Is 15 years not long term enough support for you?
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what industries would these be?
Most of them in my experience. Many industrial machines have lifespans well beyond 15years. Big companies buy the state of the art and when they decide to replace the old machines they resell them to smaller companies who can't afford to buy the newest model. I know many people on HN work in web technologies where last year's technology is already obsolete but I've worked in small hardware companies that still used i…
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unfortunately the same applies here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28273/BIOS-Update-...
OK I see that is for LGA1155 boards released 8 years ago, which isn't great but I'm not sure you need BIOS updates still.
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what industries would these be?
Most of them in my experience. Many industrial machines have lifespans well beyond 15years. Big companies buy the state of the art and when they decide to replace the old machines they resell them to smaller companies who can't afford to buy the newest model. I know many people on HN work in web technologies where last year's technology is already obsolete but I've worked in small hardware companies that still used i…
https://jalopnik.com/this-ancient-laptop-is-the-only-key-to-...
Headline is unsubstantiated and false. Intel is no longer serving BIOS updates for at least one product that was released 16 years ago and last manufactured 15 years(!) ago. You've had 15 years to make copies of the BIOS files for your needs, and you can still use the original BIOS on your device. Nothing to see here.