Re: Mod a Micro ATX Case --> Baby AT Case

Posted on 2021-02-13, 02:06

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by RichB93

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Hey folks, I've been doing this for a while with my 3d printed adapters, I posted about it in a retro stuff thread but it should really have had a dedicated thread. You can see pictures of my adapters here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=893785#p893785 On my 486 case, I bought it specially …

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Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro Won't Post

Posted on 2021-02-13, 01:57

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by RichB93

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Given the vintage of the machine (A P166), I'd recommend something a bit more period correct, purely on the basis that drivers will be lightweight enough to work well on such a machine. You'll find that later cards have drivers that just aren't as performant on newer hardware. I know this doesn't …

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Re: Fastest socket 7 build on a 430tx chipset

Posted on 2021-02-05, 19:47

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by RichB93

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This is awesome. I wonder how it will compare to the traditional MVP3 and Aladdin V chipsets at those speeds... Not sure. But the tx and hx were the kings of socket 7. I imagine the super socket 7 kings were better they came out some years later not to mention that some of the via ones and ali ones …

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Re: Making new tillamook golden tigers

Posted on 2021-02-05, 19:41

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by RichB93

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I think all Tillamooks will run at 300MHz - it's just the internal multi that determines what it will actually do. My 266 rated chip is running at 300MHz (4*75MHz) without issue - I guess that's how these fakes do it too; 4x multi with a 75MHz FSB)

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Re: Replace a Core2Duo E6600 for a Quad Q9400, worth it?

Posted on 2021-01-18, 21:32

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by RichB93

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Had one of these boards. Great for overclocking a C2D, but C2Qs were stock only, they just wouldn't clock reliably at all. If I recall, they weren't officially supported, but a BIOS update enabled support. Board is 65nm chips only, so highest chip is a QX6850, or you can get a Q6600 / Q6700 cheaply. …

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Re: What did I just bought and how to use it?

Posted on 2021-01-16, 04:36

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by RichB93

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As for the PSU/system layout, its AT (not ATX), so you're mostly looking at a Pentium MMX, although there are some later boards with an AT layout (but they're harder to find. Talking of hard to find... that LVDS connector is going to be difficult. I'd recommend installing a cheap Chinese LCD instead …

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Re: AGP to PCI adapters - any PCB designers here willing to make one?

Posted on 2020-12-18, 01:06

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by RichB93

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Good lord... I was just messaging you about the original AGP > PCI adapter. Just caught up with this thread and seen your V2 > DVI adapter. That is jaw droppingly impressive. Hats off to you!

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Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2020-12-18, 01:02

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by RichB93

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Pretty funny that the Pi is massively more powerful than the host machines that this will be used in. I'm guessing you could emulate the entire PC on it + MUNT and still have room to spare.

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Re: Sigma Designs RealMagic complete productlist, supported games and drivers

Posted on 2020-11-22, 03:23

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by RichB93

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I had a Hollywood 2 at one point, and frankly the quality was awful. But on the flip side, the quality of the Hollywood+ was outstanding, with the composite/s-video out being fantastic, easily matching the very best DVD players - it was much sharper than any TV-out from a graphics card at the time. …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-630 Voodoo Banshee thoughts

Posted on 2020-11-17, 07:01

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by RichB93

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Jonas-fr wrote on 2020-11-16, 15:13: Thanks for your thorough feedback ! Please upload the BIOS here or better, on Vogons Drivers (there's a dedicated topic to it in the forum). Cheers ! Way ahead of you 😉 Uploaded them when I made that post - http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1703

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Re: Gigabyte GA-630 Voodoo Banshee thoughts

Posted on 2020-11-17, 07:00

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by RichB93

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2020-11-16, 16:24: seeing what is essentially a 1 TMU Voodoo 2 running at 1600x1200… How so? It's practically Voodoo 3 without multitexturing. Yeah, that's a much better description. The V3 was a faster clocked, die shrunk Banshee core with another TMU.

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Re: New sound card(s) project(s): Vortex2 Tribute

Posted on 2020-11-17, 06:59

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by RichB93

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Count me in. I definitely think that keeping with the legacy moniker you should go all out with a focus on audio and board quality. Certain Diamond cards were revered for their quality. Can you improve upon it? (full disclaimer: never used a Diamond card so that may be a bit of a pointless question, …

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Re: Sigma Design RealMagic complete productlist (and driver help!)

Posted on 2020-11-10, 16:05

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by RichB93

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There's also a RealMagic Malibu which is an addon card for the Intel 740. I had one, and it's now in elianda's hands. He has a page on it here: https://retronn.de/imports/hwgal/hw_intel_i74 … gns_malibu.html

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Re: Any benefit to upgrading the BIOS on a Voodoo3?

Posted on 2020-11-05, 13:56

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by RichB93

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Hey everybody have their hobbies, some of you want to prematurely kill your voodoo cards.... ;) Not sure how it would be prematurely killed considering it: - has 166MHz RAM (i.e the same as a V3 3000 has) - has the same GPU as a V3 3000 - has the same physical card layout of a V3 3000 (minus the TV …

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Re: Any benefit to upgrading the BIOS on a Voodoo3?

Posted on 2020-11-03, 21:25

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by RichB93

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You have a different use case by the sounds of it. Why not run it faster, I ask? The 2000 card I have has 6ns RAM, and as long as the GPU itself is capable of 166MHz (which it is), why limit it? Yes, I could replace it with a faster card, but why? I want a card that will play Glide games, and also …

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Re: Any benefit to upgrading the BIOS on a Voodoo3?

Posted on 2020-11-03, 19:04

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by RichB93

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For anyone else playing along at home, please find attached the latest(?) known good 3000 AGP SDRAM BIOS. I've also removed that pesky "Provided By www.V3Info.co.uk" serial number from it and fixed the checksum. I know it makes no difference, but it annoys me when people add stuff like that.

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Re: Any benefit to upgrading the BIOS on a Voodoo3?

Posted on 2020-11-03, 19:02

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by RichB93

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Sorry to ask but.... wh.... why? Honestly, I prefer to underclock Voodoo cards instead of overclocking them, especially the Voodoo 3 (which runs very hot, even with a fan). They really are not very fast cards to begin with, so why bother with overclocking? You only gain... what? 10, maybe 20 FPS in …

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Re: Any benefit to upgrading the BIOS on a Voodoo3?

Posted on 2020-11-03, 18:31

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by RichB93

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Just an update to this for anyone else who may be in the same boat... you can't flash a 3000 BIOS to a 2000 card. The 2000 BIOS is 32K, the 3000 BIOS is 64k (40k actually used in the image). I found this the hard way after not noticing and using a tool which allowed flashing of any BIOS regardless …

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Re: VL/EISA SMP Pentium (turbocharged)

Posted on 2020-10-27, 04:13

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by RichB93

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Regarding attaching heatsinks, have you tried using thermal tape? I bought a giant 40mm x 25m roll super cheap and it works amazingly well for attaching heatsinks to things. Great thermal conductivity and is strong enough to hold even a beefy heatsink onto a modestly sized chip - plus, it can be …

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SB AWE 32 PnP (CT3600) causing Windows protection errors and IOS errors on multiple motherboards

Posted on 2020-10-26, 00:25

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by RichB93

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I have an SB AWE 32 PnP which works absolutely fine in Windows and DOS, but occasionally it will continually cause Windows to fail to boot on two separate motherboards. On one board it causes shows the IOS: Windows Protection Error and on the other it just shows a more generic Windows Protection …

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