Anyone have AM2 or Pentium D? How is the DRM?

[wacki]

I've heard the AM2 and the Pentium D have DRM. Have you noticed DRM messing with your computer at all? Can I still rip mp3's from CD's I own? What won't it allow you to do?

I'm mostly intrested in AM2 as I tend to buy AMD chips.

 

[boyla001]

never heard of a cpu with DRM. That's just not....right. The day Intel and AMD integrate DRM in their general purpose cpus is the day I quit using a PC.

 

[magomago]

it will happen eventually the way we are letting the RIAA and MPAA roam free controlling everything...or rather I should be saying Congress letting them do as they please.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: boyla001
never heard of a cpu with DRM. That's just not....right. The day Intel and AMD integrate DRM in their general purpose cpus is the day I quit using a PC.

Heh, well FYI the intel Pentium D has DRM ON CHIP. It was silently announced awhile back.

 

[ForumMaster]

as far as i know, no AMD cpu has any of that crap. we need to retaliate. The RIAA and the MPAA are messing up our lifes!

 

[Oyeve]

Brings back memories of the P3 serial number fiasco years ago.

 

[Maximilian]

What would DRM on a chip do?

Does AM2 really have DRM?

What was the point in the PIII serial number?

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Soviet
What would DRM on a chip do?

Does AM2 really have DRM?

What was the point in the PIII serial number?

i would like to know all three of these answers, too

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: Soviet
What would DRM on a chip do?

Does AM2 really have DRM?

What was the point in the PIII serial number?

i would like to know all three of these answers, too

"Big Brother" watching you basically. (1984)

 

[phisrow]

Without software support, on chip or on board DRM won't do much. However it is true that support for "Trusted computing" is hitting hardware now, in both AMD and Intel systems. Once it is there, they can really turn the screws.

 

[Mark R]

It's not really DRM, per se, but a technology that could be used by DRM systems. As it is, the Pentium 4 has it, and most laptop manufacturers have had added this technology to their motherboards anyway.

So, what is it? It's a trusted platform module. Essentially, it's a bit like an encryption system for your hardware - this allows the CPU to verify that programs haven't be tampered with, and can encrypt 'sensitive' programs/data so that a bug in the OS can't reveal the data to a hacker, debugger or another program.

Vista will be able to use the TPM to provide enhanced security. Vista will have an enhanced encrypted file system, which will be able to use the TPM to provide the encryption - so increasing the security further (over simple software encryption, with a key based on your login password, and a certificate)

DRM software will also be able to make use of the TPM. By supplying the DRM drivers encrypted, they will only be accessible to the CPU, and very difficult to reverse-engineer. Similarly, the TPM will be able to detect a potentially modified or hacked driver and the CPU will reject it.

See here for more details

 

[wacki]

cool link, thanks for the info Mark.

So I'm guessing this won't effect those that are ripping Mp3's from CDs. Although it's certainly possible.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: wacki
cool link, thanks for the info Mark.

So I'm guessing this won't effect those that are ripping Mp3's from CDs. Although it's certainly possible.

I don't care what angle you look at it, it's simply BAD.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: wacki
cool link, thanks for the info Mark.

So I'm guessing this won't effect those that are ripping Mp3's from CDs. Although it's certainly possible.

I don't care what angle you look at it, it's simply BAD.

Agreed. The "protecting your PC" thing is simply a diversion from the real deal, which is preventing you to have complete control over your computer.