Re: Audician 32 & Roland SC-88 issues
Posted on 2017-09-10, 03:56
Have you tried a factory reset for the SC-88? What outputs are you using on thew SC-88? Have you tried all the outputs?
Re: Which CPU would be faster and can I use either passively
Posted on 2017-09-09, 14:10
Thanks for the help everyone. Before I take the plunge on the 700MHz chip (I am having to ignore my brain "which is saying nooo 800 is a higher number get that one!"), will a Pluto Heatsink fit onto a Tbird cartridge? the Pluto heatsink has two clips and on the back are two little blobs which fit …
Re: Hurricane Irma - what computers to save?
Posted on 2017-09-08, 20:56
1. Get stuff to board up that window - now. If the window blows out and you have stuff in that room all bets are off. I've been through a hurricane in Pensacola FL, Ivan in 2004, and it was no joke. We had palm trees through the 2nd story windows in some of the buildings. Water came up through the …
Re: Hurricane Irma - what computers to save?
Posted on 2017-09-08, 17:34
Re: Which CPU would be faster and can I use either passively
Posted on 2017-09-08, 16:55
I could mount a 120mm front case fan and 80mm rear case fan, with the 120mm PSU blowing down onto the cooler. Are these CPUs advanced enough to shut down or throttle if they get to hot, before any damage occurs? It is interesting that the 700MHz CPU will you be faster! Is that due to the faster …
Re: Which CPU would be faster and can I use either passively
Posted on 2017-09-08, 13:49
The Tbird will be faster and you should be able to overclock it quite nicely. However, you really want to use an active cooler. The coolers back in the day were complete and utter crap. There were cases where the case exhaust fan was ducted to a large passive heatsink. You can do that but I would …
Re: Zalman full copper heatsinks are not copper.
Posted on 2017-09-06, 14:00
I never dealt with their heat sinks, but I see one online that may be fake copper or a copper alloy. A lot of cooper heat sinks will be a copper aluminum or copper nickel alloy it prevent the copper from dulling or corroding. Some say adding aluminum makes it a better heat sink, but I never tested …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-09-06, 00:25
Boguht a ThinkPad 600E from a thinkpad forum user the other day... and a genuine charger for it + a Xircom PCMCIA ethernet/modem combo card. Anyone used one of these bad boys? http://i.imgur.com/5SG7xZm.jpg Way back in the day I had a huge pile of those cards. Didn't have any use for them, so I got …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-09-06, 00:13
Found a Music Quest PC Midi Card (8-bit that is MPU-401 intelligent mode compatible) on eBay for a great price and snatched it up as fast as I could. I was afraid somebody else was going to buy it before I could complete Paypal checkout. Seller's photo:
Re: Worms Floppy image.
Posted on 2017-09-05, 18:02
@sketchus You have a PM. GOG still sells worms, so that is probably why you can't find a download anywhere. Team17 still exists, so you may have some luck contacting them to see if you can get an image of the original disk. Or maybe they will even give you a replacement copy via GOG or something.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-09-05, 14:23
What year is it? Still this nonsense? Not trying to start an argument, but from years of experience I can tell you AMD = heat failure. Even on new models. Selling new laptops i've had at least two AMD models fail within a 30 day period and zero Intel models. AMD may have performance advantages at …
Re: Modern full n-key rollover keyboards? Or IBM Model F?
Posted on 2017-09-05, 13:23
Full n-key rollover works just fine over USB. Whoever said it doesn't doesn't know what they are talking about. At work I have a Cherry MX Board 6.0 and at home I have a Corsair Strafe RGB. Both have full n-key rollover and are USB. Both are mechanical as I can't stand rubber dome anymore. Now, if …
Re: Worms Floppy image.
Posted on 2017-09-05, 05:28
Re: Trying to repair a Ensoniq Soundscape S 2000
Posted on 2017-09-04, 19:41
@you both over me Maybe I'm just tired, but I still don't understand why I cant measure my axial capacitors by connecting the multimeter to both sides on the front of the pcb. Doesn't the current take the shortest way possbible, which is right to the capacitor ? Doesn't work that way. It will …
Re: Does running a 440LX at 75MHz overclock the ISA & PCI bus?
Posted on 2017-09-04, 02:38
Great info. I have one of these boards on the way. Not sure what version it is. Basically just wanted to mark this thread so I can come back and look more easily.
Re: Power Supply Suggestions
Posted on 2017-09-04, 01:35
TOBOR wrote: Are you sure? Look under the small 8mm dia. output caps along the side of the board. Mine had the yellow glue under and around the caps spread like butter. I have a later version than you do, Rev:A2W. Yep, 100% sure. The 2 I haven't used yet are Rev:C1W
Re: Power Supply Suggestions
Posted on 2017-09-03, 22:05
The 9800GT calls for a minimum of a 400w power supply. I would probably get at least a 450w or 500w for the Q6700 system. Here is a Seasonic SS-500ET for $33 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-SeaSonic-SS-500ET-500W-Computer-Power-Supply-BET50BFS3AW-/232399446511 Can you tell I like Seasonic …
Re: Power Supply Suggestions
Posted on 2017-09-01, 19:14
I don't know about using these supplies in older systems. Even if the power supply can do 130W between the 5v and 3.3v rail, It seems the unit was designed to do most of its output on the 12v rail and the unit may no respond well to crossloading the 5v and 3.3v rails, I don't know how it would …
Re: Power Supply Suggestions
Posted on 2017-09-01, 15:10
The 9800GT calls for a minimum of a 400w power supply. I would probably get at least a 450w or 500w for the Q6700 system. Here is a Seasonic SS-500ET for $33 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-SeaSonic-SS-500ET-500W-Computer-Power-Supply-BET50BFS3AW-/232399446511 Can you tell I like Seasonic …
Re: Power Supply Suggestions
Posted on 2017-09-01, 14:50
If you are located in the US, get a bunch of these 350w Seasonic SS-350ET ATX power supplies. ($16 each shipped) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seasonic-SS-350ET-PSU-130-Watt-Max-Active-PFC-F3-Performance-Power-Supply-Unit/282292578500 Then for the systems that use AT power supplies, get these adapters. …
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