Thread: Firmware 2.8.1 ?
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:50 PM   #424
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
The operating systems can possibly be swapped but they won't work and it is very possible to damage hardware using software.
http://trixter.oldskool.org/2006/02/...mage-hardware/
http://superuser.com/questions/31385...amage-hardware

Swapping won't work for the same reasons that you cannot play playstation games on a Nintendo.
Different chips, addressing etc. Basic electronics.

Helen
I'm with Helen on this one, software most definitely can damage hardware. Software can control hardware and tell it what to do, including telling it to do things that might not be too healthy for it.

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