Re: Zeos Ambra 486 booting issue
Posted on 2023-09-02, 04:15
could a crossflash work, i know the onboard video will not work, but try to rule out a bad BIOS by using a different EEPROM with a different SiS 461 BIOS
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-08-29, 23:51
Recapped a Medion 9901 board. DSC_5947.JPG DSC_5950.JPG Now that it's working, I might add the ISA slot. But that requires some extra components I guess. Anyone who might know the original MSI (?) board with ISA? i need to do the same with my ABit KT7A, it currently does post but there are like 5 …
Re: PCI 486 board died after desoldering broken RAM slot
Posted on 2023-07-09, 07:47
If you get --- on the POST card, the issue isn't localized to RAM. Assuming this is not a trivial problem like forgetting to re-insert the processor after swapping the RAM slot (or not inserting it firmly enough), the issue is most likely on the frontside bus. The address lines to the RAM are …
Re: PCI 486 board died after desoldering broken RAM slot
Posted on 2023-07-09, 07:31
The risk is not just shorting any pins but interruptions between traces and the soldering lands, even when you proceed very carefully. Pulling the slot a little too hard can tear a trace off the landing. I always take pictures before soldering the new slot so I can check for continuity of all the …
PCI 486 board died after desoldering broken RAM slot
Posted on 2023-07-09, 05:16
I have this PCI 486 board which did work but one of the RAM slots was fiddly, i decided to try desoldering one of the RAM slots and i did manage to desolder it, but when i soldered the new RAM slot and then put some RAM in there and tried it, it no longer posts anymore and just shows -- -- on the …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-05-29, 00:42
ubiq wrote on 2023-05-29, 00:22: Got my dual Slot 1 build up and running with Win2K. Going to do a separate post about the build in System Specs forum. IMG_4862.jpeg how do you even get a OS or files on it? there are no 5.25 or 3.5 bays on that case
Re: which motherboard to pick for windows 98 gaming machine?
Posted on 2023-05-24, 05:44
That‘s the fun part of building your own rig. The perfect Win98 PC is the one you are going to build yourself. When you‘re done, you realize that a PC with a 3dfx card would actually be awesome…so you build another one. And you‘ll end up with 6 Win95/98 machines, like me. But the one I use the most …
Re: What's your absolute favorite piece of retro hardware?
Posted on 2023-05-24, 05:25
i have been liking my Aztech and ESS sound cards, they are quite solid and get the job done in terms of sound in DOS and Windows (3.11 or 9x). i have a AZT2316 I38-MMSN824 and a ES688FC with a DSP24S OPL3 copycat chip which sounds exactly like a authentic OPL3 chip. and i have been liking OPTi 895 …
Re: ASUS P/I-P55SP4 - GPU compatibility is atrocious
Posted on 2023-05-18, 02:07
i need to test the GPU compatibility on my MSI MS-5124, it also has a SiS 5511 chipset but is a different brand board.
Re: ECS P5VX-B Rev 1.2 not working.... any ideas please??
Posted on 2023-05-13, 13:55
I also have this board. It's extremely fussy about the SDRAM it supports - are you using that or SIMMs? Also, it could be the BIOS has degraded. Someone I know recently had similar symptoms on a different board, reflashed the BIOS and it worked. There are versions available from here . bit rot can …
Re: Acer VI15G locks up when attempted to be rebooted with CTRL-ALT-DEL
Posted on 2023-03-31, 03:19
i accidentally inserted that DX2 in wrong and fried it in a different mobo when i wanted to test to see if it exhibited the same behavior there. at least the mobo survived, so i guess it's game over for that intel DX2 66
Re: Acer VI15G locks up when attempted to be rebooted with CTRL-ALT-DEL
Posted on 2023-03-30, 21:57
i swapped to a DX-33 and it seems to reboot when i CTRL-ALT-DEL, so i guess that DX2-66 i got is a bit faulty
Acer VI15G locks up when attempted to be rebooted with CTRL-ALT-DEL
Posted on 2023-03-30, 21:34
I just got a Acer VI15G, it seems to post but when i try to reboot it using CTRL-ALT-DEL, it just hard locks, is it fixable, i tried everything, disabling cache, removing the l2 cache, tried different SIMM modules, tried different BIOSes, no dice.
Re: Period correct mouse for 486
Posted on 2023-03-25, 06:58
i have a dove bar mouse too, it's the serial/ps2 compatible version, a bit scratched and slightly yellowed
Re: Period correct mouse for 486
Posted on 2023-03-25, 05:31
The Microsoft Mouse 2.0, the 2 button "kidney" mouse shipped in 1993, and by 1996 it had a scroll wheel i think. Though price seemed a bit steep to me at the time $80 or so, when I was using cheap clones at $10-20 +1 My father had this one on his 386DX-40 running Windows 95.. Also had an PS/2 to …
Re: ESS card with real OPL3 chip?
Posted on 2023-03-12, 08:23
i have a 688FC, it uses a DSP24S which is a copycat of the YMF262, sounds like the real thing too. it seems to be a good SB Pro 2.0 compatible card
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-02-23, 22:23
Just got this card, it was untested, it seems to be fully working when i tested it in my PC. has a real OPL3 chip and has SB Pro 2 and WSS compatibility
Re: Help getting a Packard Bell 402CD up and going - Master CD ISO
Posted on 2023-02-23, 21:00
i just got a packard bell as well, but i am just running a regular Win95C OSR 2.5 install. mine is a mini tower form factor, same mobo as your 402CD, i upgraded it to a Pentium 133 and 32 MB RAM, it is using a Aztech AZT2316R I38-MMSN843 and has a onboard Cirrus GD5430. idk how i can help you with …
Re: Post your Packard Bell computers here!
Posted on 2023-02-18, 03:09
https://i.imgur.com/f7RiOjg.jpg Im restoring this packard bell i have. it has a Intel Advanced/HL (Hillary) PB570 board with 1.00.07.BY0R BIOS Intel Pentium 133 CPU 40 MB RAM Onboard Cirrus Logic CL-GD5430 with 1MB Memory Aztech AZT2316R Sound/Modem Card I38-MMSN841 Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB HDD (a …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-02-05, 02:20
Got myself some Aztechs
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