Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)
Posted on 2020-10-24, 18:42
That laser looks strikingly similar to the classic PS1/PSone lasers. Filename webma$641128.jpg File size 36.76 KiB Views 47 views
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-10-18, 17:10
Scored some free gems: - Office 97 Small Business Edition (DE) - Windows 95C (DE) - AOL Diamond (DE) - EPSON Creative Design Pack (Multilanguage, but the sticker on it is in Deutsch) - Corel Draw 7 OEM (Multi) - Aztech SC16-3D + ATI Rage Pro Turbo Driver CDs (EN) - CD-R w/ bunch of pictures from the …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-23, 16:58
Got myself a 3D Blaster Anihilator 2 32MB - Geforce 2 GTS for $1.21. Filename 20200823_191106.jpg File size 1.41 MiB Views 788 views Had to bend the I/O bracket back and replace the long ago dead HSF.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2020-08-22, 10:24
Picked up a whole bunch of crappy PSUs yesterday for free. The "JNC Vargáné és Tsa. BT." models have a significant part in hungarian computing history, these power supplies ruined thousands of computers in the late 90's and early 2000s. Nobody knew why it was necessary for a hungarian company to …
Re: A "fancy" Athlon XP build
Posted on 2020-07-24, 18:45
Thanks. The POST code reader has a bad segment (only one tho) so codes may appear a bit funny, but at least it's easy to figure out the codes. I do have a EP-8RDA3I that I could harvest the POST code reader from and solder to the EP-8RDA6I+ Pro, but it's going to take some good hours to do that. …
Re: Your favorite retro socket/platform
Posted on 2020-07-24, 10:46
Socket 1, Socket 3, Socket 7, Slot 1, Slot A, Socket 370, 462, and 478.
A "fancy" Athlon XP build
Posted on 2020-07-21, 11:47
I've acquired this build through a trade and figured I'd upgrade it a lil' bit. First, some photos: 20200721_141851.jpg The front of the PC. It originally had some HTPC-styled front panel that was in bad shape. I saved the buttons from that FP, the bay covers, as well as the USB board, then trashed …
Re: TI486SLC Build Log
Posted on 2020-07-17, 19:35
That PSU is a rebranded FSP (Fortron-Source Power) unit so you're safe.
Re: Shuttle HOT-327, keyboard still not working after patching most traces.
Posted on 2020-07-17, 07:40
I checked continuity between all points and all check fine. The burned stuff is flux, but I'll do try and clean, if that could be the main issue that's causing this. As for wires, I used mostly laptop speaker wires, as this is all I had on hand. I think I do have some ASUS IDE cable I cut up eons …
Shuttle HOT-327, keyboard still not working after patching most traces.
Posted on 2020-07-17, 07:08
As the title mentions, I have a Shuttle HOT-327 that no matter how much I reconnected most of the KB traces, it will still complain about no keyboard (KB error). The KB leds DO flash when I flick the switch on. Any ideas what to do? I can tell the KB controller works (else I wouldn't get any leds …
Re: Diagnosing and fixing old AMD386DX 40 MHz boads
Posted on 2020-07-15, 08:38
At least on mine, the RAM count goes pretty fast (~2 or 3 seconds?) before throwing the keyboard error. (not sure if it's the KB chip being bad, or I didn't trace my wires correctly.)
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-07-14, 07:28
amadeus777999 wrote on 2020-07-14, 07:09: Tested an un supported AMD K62 in an older socket7 board and got a nice string. IIRC my MSI MS-5146 also showed this with a K6-2, though it was one of the later ones. (400 or 450 I think)
Re: PCPartner Socket 7 epic design fail
Posted on 2020-07-12, 17:26
Thought I post an update. So, I managed to bend the clip and it works well. No protection tape needed, but it couldn't harm I guess. It's also not possible to orient the heatsink the other way around, then the heatsink "wobbles" and, then the clip would overhang the memory slots. This solution …
Re: Retro builds with modern conveniences
Posted on 2020-07-11, 14:27
- a dual P3-933 system with U160 SCSI and other period-correct hardware including two Thermaltake Golden Orb HSFs but with a multi-card reader on the front. Oh and all of that in a 2005-era transparant acrylic case :P I have a Voodoo 3 3000 build w/ a P3-650 (slot1, SL3KV) that resides in a 2004- …
Re: Diagnosing and fixing old AMD386DX 40 MHz boads
Posted on 2020-07-10, 14:02
Did the keyboard work on yours? I have the same board as you (but with a socket instead of soldered CPU) and I've been bashing my head back and forth getting the KB to work. Same exact issue - corrosion from VARTA battery, but mine did POST (came with a TI 486DLC) and stop with a Keyboard error, …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-07-10, 10:01
That P5HX looks gorgeous with all that white.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-07-07, 05:21
appiah4 wrote: OEM (Compaq?) ATI Radeon AGP (7000/7200/7500/8500/9000/9100 - who knows?) Mind checking if there's a PN on it? (other than Compaq/HP's) I managed to find out the exact specs for a Rage Pro Turbo AIW I had that way.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2020-07-06, 16:04
Were Utron chipsets really that bad? I've had a M559 once but it was DOA. As for VPX, I've had a EFA/EpoX VPX mobo, and it was actually rock stable w/ about 48MB worth of EDO SIMM sticks, and ran at a decent speed with 98SE, though I didn't have anything better than a S3 Trio 64V+ 🤣
Re: Acorp 5VIA77 strange issue
Posted on 2020-07-06, 14:14
Yeah, I'll check if it still works with JV_L2 removed. And you're right - JV_L2 is near the SDRAM slots, and L1 is near CPU. EDIT: Tried removing JV_L2 jumper and got met with a surprise - MMX chip now registers as PENTIUM-S CPU at 250MHz (250 is because that's how I set it, 100x2.5). Placing the …
Re: Acorp 5VIA77 strange issue
Posted on 2020-07-06, 10:27
Finally, it works! Apparently it needed both JV_L1 and JV_L2 jumpers to be shorted. I have no idea what do they do (Roman555 if you have any idea what are those used for, please let me know), but once I shorted JV_L1, both AGP and MMX chips started working. 2020-07-06 13.22.07.jpg 2020-07-06 13.23. …
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