Re: Intel Demo and Diagnostic diskette for Pentium II Overdrive

Posted on Yesterday, 01:01

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by jasa1063

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I am looking for the the Intel Demo and Diagnostic diskette for the Pentium II Overdrive CPU. I haven't been able to find it online. Any help with this would be appreciated. These are listed on the Intel archive against the PII OD (and downloadable from the last link below) Manual - https://web. …

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Intel Demo and Diagnostic diskette for Pentium II Overdrive

Posted on 2021-07-20, 02:46

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by jasa1063

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I am looking for the the Intel Demo and Diagnostic diskette for the Pentium II Overdrive CPU. I haven't been able to find it online. Any help with this would be appreciated.

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Re: 386SX/40 build

Posted on 2021-07-17, 01:49

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by jasa1063

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I maxed out the memory with 16MB and changed the video card to a Paradise WD90C31 1MB video card. I also installed Windows 3.11. This makes for a very nice Windows 3.x computer with the upgraded memory and video accelerator:)

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Re: Tandy 1000 TL/2 with Monotech XT-IDE CF: Weird Boot Graphic Glitch

Posted on 2021-07-16, 19:55

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by jasa1063

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I'm not sure what the actual problem was, but I am suspecting it was the DOS version not liking both devices. When I booted from a DOS 5.0 upgrade diskette, I could see both drives (HD and CF), so I was able to copy stuff from the HD to the CF. I then unplugged the HD and all seems to work fine. …

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Re: Replacement Turbo Button plastic cover

Posted on 2021-07-15, 22:49

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I finally ended up buying a AT front face plate and other accessories for only $23. Most of which I can reuse in other projects. I took the Turbo button off of the face plate and put it on my Aopen case. It matches perfectly!

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Re: HP Vectra VA 6/200MT

Posted on 2021-07-14, 00:38

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I finally got all the upgrades finished. I topped it off with a Voodoo 2 SLI setup. One card is an STB Black Magic and the other a Creative Labs 3D Blaster, both are 12MB cards. Works pretty slick using the FastVoodoo v4.6 drivers. This is not the fastest system to use type of setup, but I really …

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Re: Retro computer builds that surprised you the most because they worked better than expected

Posted on 2021-07-11, 15:21

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by jasa1063

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I can add another build to the list with my most recent K5 PR166. The K5 runs rock solid @133MHz turning it into a K5 PR200. I was not expecting that at all and it is a real nice bonus:)

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Re: Need advise on a new build if a Rise MP6 is worth trying

Posted on 2021-07-09, 23:04

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I ended up ordering a Rise iDragon. This seems to be a die shrink and runs at 2.0v vs 2.8v. Should be interesting to try it out.

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Re: Need advise on a new build if a Rise MP6 is worth trying

Posted on 2021-07-09, 19:12

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While it's certainly interesting CPU from historical point, its performance is quite average. Not worth investment, if you're just curious and don't have it already in collection. That is pretty much what I thought. I will probably pick one up to try out and add to my collection and go with a …

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Need advise on a new build if a Rise MP6 is worth trying

Posted on 2021-07-09, 15:33

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I am looking at a new build with an MSI MS-5169 v4.0 motherboard I have. I haven't decided on a CPU to use. I was curious about trying a Rise MP6. Should I even consider using this CPU or would I be better trying something else. I already have Pentium, K5, K6, Cyrix MII builds, so that is why I was …

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Re: Mixed Voodoo 2 SLI setup driver question

Posted on 2021-07-08, 13:27

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I will plan on putting the clock speed back to default after I get the SLI setup going using the overclocking tool. I am just waiting on getting the SLI cable. Thanks!

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Re: Retro computer builds that surprised you the most because they worked better than expected

Posted on 2021-07-07, 23:49

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I will throw one more of my builds in. I got a $20 Craigslist purchase with an AT Case, PCChips M572 Motherboard (Intel 430TX chipset), Pentium 133 CPU, 40GB IDE hard drive, 128MB SDRAM, ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI graphics graphics, and Sound Blaster AudioDrive PCI sound card. With a patched BIOS update I …

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Mixed Voodoo 2 SLI setup driver question

Posted on 2021-07-07, 21:14

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by jasa1063

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I am planning on running a mixed Voodoo 2 12MB SLI setup. One card is from Creative Labs and the other from STB. It will used on a Pentium II overdrive running Windows 98 SE. My question is the FastVoodoo driver v4.6 the best one to use or is an earlier version recommended?

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Re: Retro computer builds that surprised you the most because they worked better than expected

Posted on 2021-07-07, 13:23

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ya I wasn't expecting much either, that being said it barely runs quake so it's not really saying much. If you put a voodoo 1 in there it will probably run quake just fine. Turned out that it was pretty decent for Dos gaming though becasue the integrated sound turned out to be not actually bad at …

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Retro computer builds that surprised you the most because they worked better than expected

Posted on 2021-07-07, 02:29

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My biggest surprise was my Cyrix Media GX build. I was not expecting much because these systems do not have an L2 cache on the motherboard and the CPU core is only a Cyrix 5x86. I was stunned at just how well the system performed in the end, being way faster than I was expecting. Here is a link to …

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Re: Interposer for TI486SXL 168-pin CPU to use on 386 132-pin socketed motherboard

Posted on 2021-07-06, 16:09

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kixs wrote on 2021-07-06, 15:26: Take a look here: Custom interposer module for TI486SXL2-66 PGA168 to PGA132 - HELP! Thanks!

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Interposer for TI486SXL 168-pin CPU to use on 386 132-pin socketed motherboard

Posted on 2021-07-06, 15:04

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by jasa1063

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I was wondering if there is an interposer that allows a TI486SXL 168-pin CPU for use with a 386 132-pin CPU socketed motherboard. I have had no luck trying to find TI486SXL 132-pin CPU. I do have 168-pin TI486SXL CPU and that is why I was wondering if anything is available.

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Re: 386SX/40 build

Posted on 2021-07-05, 15:02

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by jasa1063

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Can you imagine what a 386 like that would have cost when new! 386 is bit old for gaming tastes but hardware wise I think they are quite interesting and would want to "fully spec" it like yours with sound, networking, etc I have a 386SX/25 all decked out with these goodies and it is the best 286 I …

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Re: AMD K5 PR166 @133MHz

Posted on 2021-07-04, 22:42

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That's pretty awesome! What's the stock voltage of the pr166? The stock voltage is 3.52v So you're running 133 at stock voltage? I wouldn't be too worried, then .. After all, a PR166 is not that rare .. And I would think the risk is low. Electromigration is mostly an effect of higher voltage rather …

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Re: 386SX/40 build

Posted on 2021-07-04, 21:10

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Deksor wrote on 2021-07-04, 19:47: Hello, we've documented this board here : http://www.win3x.org/uh19/motherboard/show/6929 Can you please dump the bios so we can add it ? Here is a dump of the BIOS.

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