Re: Picked up a couple of interesting PCs, what to do...

Posted on 2020-09-19, 22:18

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by flupke11

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Dual CPU, RDRAM and SCSI to boot, I would never say no to that. Granted, Netburst and Rambus were quite the failures, but this combination is just fantastic for an over-the-top Win98 or Win2K machine. Good buy!

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Re: Dual Tualatin 1.4 GHz build - motherboard selection

Posted on 2020-09-17, 17:37

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by flupke11

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On paper it should do AGP 4x, in reality only the most conservative settings (AGP 2x) work. All available AGP-tweaks in the BIOS usually result in freezes. Still, a very well made and versatile board, and not at all the worst in gaming performance.

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Re: Dual Tualatin 1.4 GHz build - motherboard selection

Posted on 2020-09-17, 15:51

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by flupke11

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I have a Supermicro P3TDE6, which has AGP (sadly not well implemented) and PCI-X. It's stable and fast, but its lack of proper AGP support is perhaps an issue if you want to squeeze out every inch/cm of performance. It's quite a challenge to find a dual 1,4S solution which ticks all the boxes. There …

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Re: Trouble with different CPUs on a Slot 1 440BX motherboard

Posted on 2020-09-14, 19:40

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by flupke11

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Is the 450 running 100% stable under stress?

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Re: Hi! I need help with this motherboard: SEANIX KOOTENAY SEA440LX. Thanks

Posted on 2020-09-14, 19:38

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by flupke11

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Do you have pictures of the actual board? The power supply to the AGP-cards might be damaged due to bad caps. I have also an early 440LX for which there is no Bios update. Nothing to be done about that, unless someone much cleverer just writes a new one 😀.

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Re: IBM Dual Socket 8 with standatd AT PSU

Posted on 2020-09-14, 15:53

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by flupke11

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SDR-Sdram is SDR-SDram. Usually found in DIMM-layout. DIMM or SIMM is just the type of form factor. It has nothing to do with the type of memory on the PCB, just the physical characteristics. What you need is EDO-Ram in dimm-layout. It used to be quite common on Ebay. Just make sure you know which …

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Re: Got another Asus P5PE-VM to replace the faulty one, but still having trouble booting. Help?

Posted on 2020-09-12, 12:10

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by flupke11

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Same here, I have a few of these and none gave these errors. Are all the caps ok?

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Re: SSD with winxp and ide adapter

Posted on 2020-09-08, 11:08

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by flupke11

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I'm running a Velociraptor 300GB on a Sata to Ide adapter from Startech on a P4T533R system. I've used them with SSDs with the same satisfactory experience. They're more expensive, but all their products do what you hope they'll do: function properly.

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Re: The ultimate ITX motherboard for Win98? (and an introduction)

Posted on 2020-09-08, 00:45

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by flupke11

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what could be the smallest footprint pc, either custom built or off the shelf, able to run win2k & one or two midi applications, eg, cakewalk/ableton ? peace I have just installed the Kontron 986LCD-M/mITX (soldered m420 cpu) inside a Lian Li PQ07 case, but you could go even smaller by using …

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

Posted on 2020-09-07, 22:34

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by flupke11

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Went through some mainboards for testing, and discovered I have a whole bunch of Asus P5PE-VM. Tested 4 so far and only encountered one dud, which is pretty good. I was pleased to see they all support Core2Duo up to X6800, so I'll keep one aside for a silent Win98 system. Also tested a Via C3-1333 …

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Re: Will s478, s939, s775 or AM2 systems ever get as expensive as pre-socket 7 systems?

Posted on 2020-09-07, 22:14

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by flupke11

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I see three cut-off points: Pure dos - pre directx software and hardware (incompatible or inadequate performance with Win9x) Win9x (up to Me) - pre WinXP software and hardware (incompatible or inadequate performance with WinXP) WinXP software and hardware (incompatible with Win10) We can build …

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Re: PC365 Dual Pentium Pro System Board

Posted on 2020-09-01, 15:08

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by flupke11

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The manual of the PR440FX never mentioned 256 MB sticks, as they were not available at the time. But the chipset can take 1GB of ram, my system is happy with 4x256 T-shaped EDO dimms.

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Re: PC365 Dual Pentium Pro System Board

Posted on 2020-09-01, 04:58

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by flupke11

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DIMM or SIMM just denotes the type of physical socket and has nothing to do with the actual memory technology. There is a notch on DIMM sticks to indicate 3 or 5V. The Intel PR440FX, the quintessential i440FX dual PPro also uses DIMM slots for EDO-ram. Same for the Compaq workstation systems. EDO on …

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Re: The legendary HX chipset

Posted on 2020-08-30, 13:43

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by flupke11

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Not sure whether you can use both simm and dimm EDO together. As both have to be 5V, it migh actually work, the Dimm is just one bank with one slot, as the simms need 2 slots per bank (I suppose). Your cache is 256k, so max 64 MB buffered. Does the system boot correctly?

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Re: The legendary HX chipset

Posted on 2020-08-30, 12:19

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by flupke11

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The bare mainboard to the right is a dual Pentium Pro, so probably an Intel 440FX chipset. The Pentium mainboard has a Dimm-slot, so probably a 430VX. So max 64 MB cacheable. *edit* Funny, first Dimm I see on an HX. You'll need EDO on Dimm, no SDR-Sdram support.

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Re: Finally building a Socket 7 PC.. motherboard advice needed

Posted on 2020-08-30, 05:20

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by flupke11

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As already said, i430HX or TX is your best choice in hassle free chipsets, ATX boards are often OEM based on Intel's reference design, as ATX was new at the time. I have an Intel OEM TC430HX with integrated sound (100% DOS compatible) and it's a stable performer although I prefer my Asus TX97-XE for …

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Re: Most powerful ATI / Geforce GPUs possible for a Win 98SE Tualatin gaming build - socket 370, AGP 2x/4x

Posted on 2020-08-29, 20:36

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by flupke11

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Socket A coolers are great for Tualatins.

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Re: Celeron 433 Socket 370 + SLI Voodoo 2 - build/rebuild log - "Slotket"

Posted on 2020-08-29, 08:30

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by flupke11

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I find the ATAPI and the USB ZIP drives quite ok speedwise. It's been a while since I've installed the parallell port one, I'll add that to the list of tings to check out :). The Celeron is proper to this '98 build. Your mainboard is based on a BX, so if needed, you can always add a "real" PIII. I'm …

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Re: Celeron 433 Socket 370 + SLI Voodoo 2 - build/rebuild log - "Slotket"

Posted on 2020-08-28, 11:42

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by flupke11

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That's taking "clean" to the next level! The fastest 66 celeron based on the "old" core (Mendocino) is 533 Mhz, so there'sstill an upgrade path. The first Celeron on the Coppermine core is also 533 (called 533A and in the same distinguished green as all Coppermines). The Cellies went up to 766 on …

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Re: Found a GXM-530D motherboard with GXm-266GP cpu and 128mb RAM. Cant find any info, worth keeping??

Posted on 2020-08-27, 08:25

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by flupke11

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It's certainly quirky enough (uncommon chipset, uncommon cpu) to keep hold of. There are noy too many caps, so restoring it shouldn't be too mich trouble. And as a bonus, it has an ATX-connector as well.

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