Re: I made a miniature IBM PC
Posted on 2020-10-02, 01:41
Absolutely stunning !
Re: turbo button speed
Posted on 2020-09-28, 15:14
Zup wrote on 2020-09-28, 15:05: PARKE wrote on 2020-09-28, 14:54: Turbo does in general not affect the cpu speed/frequency but fiddles with cache etc. I always believed that turbo buttons told the mainboard to switch between two FSB settings... See this thread: How does the Turbo Button work?
Re: turbo button speed
Posted on 2020-09-28, 14:54
Speedsys shows a relative speed, in this example 110Mhz versus 133Mhz. Filename NOTURBO.jpg File size 103.73 KiB Views 1279 views Turbo does in general not affect the cpu speed/frequency but fiddles with cache etc. You can dwnload the program here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2BOLB8yC3mn … …
Re: Asus P2B-D CPU heatsink clearance for Slotkets
Posted on 2020-09-11, 13:58
It will be interesting to follow the process and I hope you will be successful and post an update when you are done. There is one aspect that also needs attention. When you install the 9250 chip you will have working 133Mhz but given the 3x2 pin layout of the jumperblock on the P2B-D the selection …
Re: Asus P2B-D CPU heatsink clearance for Slotkets
Posted on 2020-09-10, 17:52
First of all, the ASUS 440BX boards are probably the best documented of all, there is a huge amount of knowhow still available on the web. Then, I don't think that the MS-6905 slotkets are the only ones that are fit for this job; Iwill and Soltek come to mind, besides others, plus of course the ASUS …
Re: Asus P2B-D CPU heatsink clearance for Slotkets
Posted on 2020-09-10, 11:21
The 9150-08 is buggy according to this old thread: https://www.motherboardpoint.com/threads/need-p2b-s-mod-help.22785/ quoting: [[...Yeah, upgrading older P2B-series boards would be a lot simpler if the 9150-08 133Mhz setting actually worked, instead of producing an ugly signal the BX interprets as …
Re: Pentium 3 550Mhz Win98SE Battlestation
Posted on 2020-09-09, 11:15
alot of OEM's ran slot 1 systems with passive cooling like the below, always with a fan located near the CPU, so you can look into that if/when you upgrade the CPU https://www.blackmoreit.com/sl35e135638-001-intel-sl35e-pentium-3-500mhz-slot-1-cpu---135638-001-hs.html This is actually a Foxconn …
Re: Asus P2B-D CPU heatsink clearance for Slotkets
Posted on 2020-09-08, 11:36
limsolo wrote on 2020-09-08, 11:24: clearly, you don't want to obstruct too much to reduce airflow through the fan by getting too close to the back of the other slotket, Yes, exactly.
Re: Asus P2B-D CPU heatsink clearance for Slotkets
Posted on 2020-09-08, 11:03
1U type coolers (Vantek) were the choice of the authors of this article: http://tipperlinne.com/p2bmod.htm scroll down for photo + hardware details
Re: Story about 3 P3 CPUs (DIY cooling, temps and yellow crusty substance included)
Posted on 2020-09-05, 17:21
If you want to take full advantage of the larger size of the Foxconn 135638-003 C server heatsink you could consider adding a larger fan that covers a larger area. The benefit of this is that the fan can run at a slower pace and is likely considerably more efficient than the small specimen that you …
Re: Asus P3B-F and GeForce Ti 4800? tualatin?
Posted on 2020-09-01, 13:00
The one thing holding back performance is the Diamond V770 TNT 2. It's father than any GF2MX I have, but I think is still bottlenecking. The TNT is from 1999 - the GF2 is from 2000/2001. I wonder if you compare them in 3DMark2000 or 2001 if your TNT is still performing better. Comparing these cards …
Re: Considering SSD, SATA and USB upgrades for SS7 based system.
Posted on 2020-08-31, 12:44
Hi Everyone, Quick System summary CPU: AMD K6-III AHX 400Mhz Mobo:Gigabyte GA-5AX Rev 4 (4.1 Maybe?) RAM:256MB PC-100 OS:Windows 98 SE Video Card: Geforce 2 MX AGP HDD:20GB Quantum Fireball LM2 Plus Lastly, how about PCI USB controllers, has anyone had any luck using these on SS7? Only having 2 …
Re: Motherboard won't power on - Help?
Posted on 2020-08-26, 03:27
You could try to clear the rtc ram of the cmos. The exact procedure is described on page 1-21 of the manual. And use a new battery just in case.
Re: Asus CUBX Motherboard y2000/Win98 Retro build?
Posted on 2020-08-19, 11:06
Not familiar with "D.S.", but googling that suggests it's a Samwha product line. If so, it's not the worst out there, but not great either. Are all the caps as flat as this one? If so, it could be good news - no guarantees though as failure without bulging/leakage is also possible. That said, I was …
Re: Asus CUBX Motherboard y2000/Win98 Retro build?
Posted on 2020-08-18, 17:58
dionb wrote on 2020-08-18, 12:58: Note that Abit and Chaintech boards from this period tend to have awful capacitor issues. That is not so good news. The largest caps on my Chaintech are sitting around the cpu socket, 11 of them. They are marked: D.S.® 200uf 6.3v L.E.S.R and look like this: …
Re: Asus CUBX Motherboard y2000/Win98 Retro build?
Posted on 2020-08-18, 13:27
The more I read into Abit, the more they sound like the kingpin of the time in terms of the enthusiast crowd. I wonder what happened to them. Either way, Thanks for the list. I can't find the chaintech you mentioned (I guess it sold?) but the Abit BX133 RAID is there for a not extortionate price. …
Re: Asus CUBX Motherboard y2000/Win98 Retro build?
Posted on 2020-08-18, 12:33
Thanks for the help guys. Given me a bit to mull over. Basically from what I see I either run the FSB at full speed, OR the AGP slot. That's not ideal. Plus the board+peripherals I was watching on flea bay which also had a decent price sold a few hours ago so that's put a slight damper on that... I …
Re: Abit BE6-II CPU readout
Posted on 2020-08-09, 17:09
This is kind of a long shot but you can try to wiggle dipswitch DS7 up and down a couple of times. This is the switch that alternates between fsb 66 and 100 and maybe its contact is not stable.
Re: 440BX - BIOS shows 756MB and CPU-Z shows 1 GB: Which is right?
Posted on 2020-08-02, 13:31
133MHz is technically overclocked for a 440BX board, so stability issues or constraints may appear when running at that speed . My Asus P3B-F, for example, will not recognize more than 3 of its 4 DIMM sockets when running at that speed, other boards will behave differently . A similar symptom …
Re: If you were able to go back say 15-20 years ago what one motherboard would you buy ?
Posted on 2020-08-01, 12:58
May sound like an odd question but back in January 2001 bought a Asus P2B-S as a replacement to my P2B (in case it died) even though I did not need it at the time but wanted a back up board and a local shop had a NOS discounted so grabbed it. Still have the board new in box other than booted up …
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