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smilesprayyesterday at 2:24 PM2 repliesview on HN

EU Right to Repair Directive specifically prohibits manufacturers from using HW/SW locks or firmware limits to block part replacement.


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ThatPlayeryesterday at 9:10 PM

The part replacement isn't being blocked? The OP's CM5 with replaced RAM is still a working CM5 according to him. And fully functional compared to before the replacement.

Aurornisyesterday at 3:54 PM

The part can be replaced with the same part to repair the item. This is not locked.

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