Re: CPU speed on IBM PS/2 Note N33SX

Posted on 2021-01-23, 01:17

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by luckybob

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its very likely the internal battery that holds settings is dead. that would be the first place I look. And I'm not talking about the big battery pack, this one will be internal to the chassis, and is LIKELY to look like a couple shrink wrapped coin cells. (maybe one)

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Re: Journey of a Unisys Aquanta HS/6, aka ALR Revolution 6x6

Posted on 2021-01-17, 02:27

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by luckybob

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Oh nice. I'll certainly turn mine down low so 9t lasts longer.

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Re: looking for a sata 300 pci card that works with windows 98

Posted on 2021-01-15, 21:33

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by luckybob

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these cards work wonderful, and you can even use >136GB drives easily https://www.ebay.com/itm/274233648788 (not my auction)

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Re: Looking for Windows 95 PCI Gigabit 1000Mbps ethernet card.

Posted on 2021-01-14, 08:54

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by luckybob

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digicube wrote on 2021-01-14, 02:58: The idea is to have fastest transfer speed possible, so a gigabit card will definitely be faster than a 100mbps card even if I can't reach 100mbps. and i'm out.

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Re: Looking for Windows 95 PCI Gigabit 1000Mbps ethernet card.

Posted on 2021-01-14, 01:49

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by luckybob

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Dual P2 266MHz, Win95 not to shit in your punchbowl, but I feel like I should ask; are you aware windows 95 cannot make use of a 2nd cpu, and its literally just sitting there making heat?

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Re: Looking for Windows 95 PCI Gigabit 1000Mbps ethernet card.

Posted on 2021-01-13, 21:29

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by luckybob

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@digicube do yourself a favor, and just use a 3com or intel 10/100 pci network card. The data transfer is going to be hard-drive bound, and even with a end-stage P3 cpu and SSD, the pci bus will be your next bottleneck and you will still not get much more than 500mbps. I say 3com/intel because of …

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Re: Dual CPU Socket 5/7 Boards

Posted on 2021-01-12, 14:08

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by luckybob

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I love how the end user is just screwed out of a pci slot. Its wonderful. I want it.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-09, 21:32

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by luckybob

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Honestly, as fucked up as that card is, even a box would not have helped. That was deliberately destroyed by the mail system.

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Re: QDI TwinMagic from Computex99 - Dual Socket 370 adapter for Slot 1

Posted on 2021-01-09, 21:05

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by luckybob

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hay guize! How's it going in this thread? https://imgur.com/gallery/4B6GUsp

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Re: Help identifying two unknown motherboards please....

Posted on 2021-01-08, 04:44

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by luckybob

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386: https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/C/C … -Model-308.html the 486 I tink was actually made by Intel. but I can't seem to confirm it with my usual sources

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Re: Retrofitting Li-Ion cells with BMS circuit into Ni-MH laptop battery packs?

Posted on 2020-12-30, 00:02

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by luckybob

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https://batteryhookup.com/collections/modem-batteries I'd be shocked if there wasn't something similar in the EU.

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Re: Cooler and heatsink advice for Pentium III Coppermine Build

Posted on 2020-12-29, 23:59

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by luckybob

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I mean, the one you pictured will work great. You can just replace that fan with anything you want. In fact, i'm like 95% sure I have one of those exact coolers.

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Re: Retrofitting Li-Ion cells with BMS circuit into Ni-MH laptop battery packs?

Posted on 2020-12-29, 22:03

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by luckybob

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Just buy cells with an internal protection. You are making a mountain out of a mole-hill. example: https://www.batteryjunction.com/samsung-26j-b … jxoCL6oQAvD_BwE

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Re: Cooler and heatsink advice for Pentium III Coppermine Build

Posted on 2020-12-29, 20:41

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by luckybob

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OP mentioned the "CMV12" heatsink, and that looked like a socket 370/462 heatsink. not a slot-1.

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Re: Cooler and heatsink advice for Pentium III Coppermine Build

Posted on 2020-12-29, 19:51

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by luckybob

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The screw attachment method was for certain socket A/462 and pentium 4's. Afaik, no pentium 3 used a screw method

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Re: Cooler and heatsink advice for Pentium III Coppermine Build

Posted on 2020-12-29, 01:45

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by luckybob

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Pentium 3's didnt really make a huge amount of heat to warrant exotic cooling. that said, these are my secret favorites: https://www.alphanovatech.com/en/cat_pfe.html#spec_pal

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-12-27, 12:16

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by luckybob

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Nothing quite like nuclear fallout in the morning:

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 01:02

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by luckybob

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Half Life 2 was the biggest hyperbole hype train I ever played. Incredibly bad, boring, [LOADING...] scripted and linear gameplay, some of the most attrocious [LOADING...] driving and platforming sections in any game I [LOADING...] played and a shitty anticlimactic cliffhanger ending to a mediocre …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-20, 09:49

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by luckybob

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oh thats neat both the sound card, and that poor P54VL-PCI board.

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Re: Outrigger: an ongoing adventure with the OR840

Posted on 2020-12-20, 09:46

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by luckybob

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oh, there is one of the motherbords on ebay for not a totally stupid price. https://www.ebay.com/c/102546241

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