Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-09-16, 19:27

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by Kyosho

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If you've got your laptop in a bag, could always get one of these or these (or any other similar one) to throw in there with it. Problem solved. 😜 Edit: Oh, and it's great to hear the keyboard is still fully functional alongside the controller!

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-09-16, 16:44

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by Kyosho

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Excellent. Thanks for clearing that up! So here's a question that would take 2 seconds for me to figure out once mine gets here (it has made it stateside, so c'mon USPS, you can do it!) but I'm curious anyway. When Scroll Lock is not on, does the keyboard still work? Specifically in desktop daisy- …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-09-16, 16:00

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by Kyosho

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Very nice manual. However, I'm a little confused about section 5. I think that icon is indicating that scroll lock is turned on? Honestly, could not tell what it was (figured out from context of the next section), but I think that's just my Irlen Syndrome acting up and maybe other people can tell …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-08-31, 23:44

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by Kyosho

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Mail sent. I'll give your banking cards thing a shot. Might as well find out if it works, right? Hah.

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Assembly 12.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-08-20, 15:31

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by Kyosho

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IMHO, If you can't find a better payment processing deal, just add a couple more dollars onto what we're paying.

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Assembly 12.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-08-12, 23:41

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by Kyosho

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Congrats, indeed! Ooh, I am so hyped to buy one of these. Good timing! Literally two days ago I took apart an old PS2 keyboard (a crappy early 2000s dell one) and was figuring out its key matrix. I was planning to get a breadboard and make a janky setup where you plug in leads from the two contacts …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 ct2230 works only for a few minutes

Posted on 2021-07-03, 04:47

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by Kyosho

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Sorry to hear about the troubles, but glad you got it working. Congrats! If any of the rest of the original caps act up in the future, well you've already got the replacements. If I could make a suggestion: put the rest all in one container (or ziplock bag, or whatever) and make a clear label of …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 ct2230 works only for a few minutes

Posted on 2021-06-28, 15:00

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by Kyosho

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Sounds good. That image will be handy to others in the future. Nicely done. As far as getting a proper desolding station, that's up to you. But for a simple cap replacement job like this, typically I would hold onto the cap on its side of the board with needle-nose pliers, and on the other side add …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 ct2230 works only for a few minutes

Posted on 2021-06-28, 00:51

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by Kyosho

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Can't really help you with the brand identification there. But otherwise, all good suggestions so far on buying replacements. I wouldn't worry too much about size (I know that's something you asked about earlier). So long as they're radial through-hole, electrolytic, and of the same specs (or a …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 ct2230 works only for a few minutes

Posted on 2021-06-26, 13:58

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by Kyosho

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Actually... Would I be right in assuming your card looks identical to this one ? I mean, same model number, but you never know. Anyway, if it is the same, it looks they're all through-hole capacitors. Basically, the legs of the capacitor go through the board, and you soldering them on the opposite …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 ct2230 works only for a few minutes

Posted on 2021-06-24, 17:19

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by Kyosho

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Yeah this sounds very much like bad capacitors to me.

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (PCBs finalized! 12.05.2021)

Posted on 2021-05-19, 13:31

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by Kyosho

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Hadn't thought about this thing in a while. Really glad to see all the progress you've made. Can't wait to hopefully get my hands on one!

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Re: Diagnosing a Voodoo 3 3000 (scrambled/columns)

Posted on 2017-06-16, 05:44

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by Kyosho

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That... is a very interesting idea. It was sold to me as a 3000, but if it's not, but is running 3000 firmware, or something, that could be interesting to play with. I have not gotten Windows up and running on that system yet. However, with the previous system (the P4) I was able to get fully into …

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Re: Diagnosing a Voodoo 3 3000 (scrambled/columns)

Posted on 2017-06-15, 20:36

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by Kyosho

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Sorry, not trying to be mysterious, just linked the wrong page of Phil's. Had to use archive.org to find the one I meant. This one. Asus P4S533-VM. The Slot 1 board I am using now, I cannot find the model online anywhere. It appears to be a Foxconn board but the model number on it I cannot find. …

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Re: Diagnosing a Voodoo 3 3000 (scrambled/columns)

Posted on 2017-06-15, 19:55

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by Kyosho

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As in one of the memory chips on the V3? Entirely plausible but I've got no way to check. There's no superficial damage to any, at least.

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Re: Diagnosing a Voodoo 3 3000 (scrambled/columns)

Posted on 2017-06-15, 19:18

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by Kyosho

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Yes, I know. But I specifically bought the exact motherboard that PhilsComputerLab used in one of his big 3DFX card benchmarking projects a while back to be sure it properly supported the older cards' voltages. I used the onboard video to go into the BIOS and switch the settings to AGP 1X mode …

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Re: Diagnosing a Voodoo 3 3000 (scrambled/columns)

Posted on 2017-06-15, 18:02

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by Kyosho

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Here's some pics. They're fairly high res so I think you can zoom in okay. If anyone wants a better pic of anything in particular, let me know. Also, I know my soldering job was kinda bad. Don't be hatin'. I'm in desperate need of a a new tip for my soldering iron. 😜

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Re: Diagnosing a Voodoo 3 3000 (scrambled/columns)

Posted on 2017-06-15, 16:58

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by Kyosho

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No S-Video, just VGA. I'll try and get some pictures up. I MIGHT have found the problem. I just went through and tried wiggling various components to see if anything needed some fresh solder or was loose. One of the capacitors broke off after barely touching it. Broke the leg clean off the cap. I've …

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Diagnosing a Voodoo 3 3000 (scrambled/columns)

Posted on 2017-06-15, 15:39

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by Kyosho

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I've got a V3 3000 that appears to be a Gateway model based on the "G-WAY" 1.20 firmware sticker. I had tried this card in a P4 system that had a universal AGP slot (first making sure in the BIOS that it was set for 1x/2x mode) and had this same problem. I assumed it was the motherboard, because …

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