Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-02-06, 14:12

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by Mr_ppp

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Bought several bits and bobs recently, most notably a Promise Enhanced IDE controller the same as I had in my old 486, in very good condition boxed and two larger items which aren't specifically pc in the sense but worthy of adding to the collection! The first is an Acorn Risc 700 in reasonably good …

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Re: Abit KA7 motherboard

Posted on 2016-02-02, 16:12

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by Mr_ppp

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Thanks guys, indeed bitd I did rock several abit boards and I still have my KT7 board although it also has capacitor plague! I think the KA7 is recoverable as It seems it was removed from service in time and the caps have only just started to leak. Not sure I'm confident enough to take it on so will …

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Re: Abit KA7 motherboard

Posted on 2016-02-01, 16:13

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by Mr_ppp

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Cool, thanks for the replies. I'll put it aside for repairs then. Drowning in motherboards at the moment but this one caught my eye as its the only Slot A I've got and have indeed seen since the early 2000's! Will post up pics in the future once its up and running! :) Cool to know about the …

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Abit KA7 motherboard

Posted on 2016-02-01, 12:15

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by Mr_ppp

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Hi everyone, I've been digging through my collection of parts and I found today an Abit KA7 motherboard which has the worst case of capacitor plague I've ever seen, practically everyone has leaked or is on the verge. My question is though is it worth recovering it? I'm not sure what Athlon it has …

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Re: Need help with my 486DX4 system

Posted on 2016-01-28, 16:37

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The picture comparison does look iffy in the second one, looks like the infamous black plastic with metal legs instead of real cache, no sockets anymore, no jumpers to the right of the cpu socket just soldered wire links unlike the previous image and several umc chips with sticky labels - makes me …

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

Posted on 2016-01-20, 16:35

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by Mr_ppp

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A couple of nights ago I took a soldering iron to the psu of my newly acquired Amstrad ALT-386SX Laptop (More like Brick!) Sellers Pic - I haven't taken any myself yet! 12239965_10153449113077326_373023811872345397_n (1).jpg Managed to fix a bad solder joint and get the psu up and running but found …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-07, 17:10

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Bought this 'laptop' today! Its an Amstrad ALT-386SX laptop Filename 12239965_10153449113077326_373023811872345397_n.jpg File size 100.54 KiB Views 6324 views Amazed the chap was able to sell for £20 delivered, just awaiting its arrival

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Re: List the CPUs you owned when they were new

Posted on 2016-01-05, 14:53

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1992-93 486DX-50 Family Amstrad PC9486 1995 Pentium 100 - Olivetti - Dads PC 1999 Pentium 3-450 - Tiny Multimedia PC - My first bought PC from savings 2001 AMD Thunderbird - Self Build 2003 AMD Athlon Barton 2200 - Self Build 2005 AMD Toledo Athlon X2 2000 - Self Build 2008-2009 AMD Athlon Phenom X4 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-12-23, 11:20

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by Mr_ppp

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Definetely hooked on old pc hardware now! Bought an external usb Zip 100 drive from a charity shop for 50p and then bought two more (internal Zip250) from ebay. One of which was brand new never used and the other is used but comes with the beige 5.25" adaptor plate These are going into my 486 build …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-12-15, 15:33

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by Mr_ppp

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Having to take a break because I'm a) out of money and b) drowning in retro pc parts! I did however manage to pick up a brand new still sealed Iomega Zip 250 Internal drive this week with 3 Zip disks thrown in for the princely sum of £12 delivered! Sorry to those that keep them boxed and sealed but …

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Re: Chieftec Dragon Drive bay

Posted on 2015-11-13, 18:23

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by Mr_ppp

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My other thought would be try to contact them direct, a few years back Antec were able to supply me with a new side panel and front panel even though they had stopped producing the cases a long time ago. Worth a shot, they may have old stock or know someone who does? Edit: Worst case scenario if you …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-12, 15:22

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So picked up my latest acquisitions from last page today and currently stuck in work counting down the hours until I get to unload and test. I did take a quick look at some of the boards and so far I've seen (all in remarkbly great condition) a Creative labs Voodoo2 and three decent motherboards …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-11, 16:58

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by Mr_ppp

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RacoonRider wrote: Mr_ppp wrote: $_57 (2).JPG Oh look! There's a 3310 in a cheesy red case 😀 Indeed, thankfully I have my original broken 3310 to swap the case over so it looks a bit classier! 😁

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Re: Anyone else questioning the point of retrorigs?

Posted on 2015-11-11, 15:59

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by Mr_ppp

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My sixteen year old daughter made the statement one day when she saw me building my second 1998's retro-box, "Dad, why do you build these if you are never going to play with them?" -- It's true that I spend more time on my primary machine doing business, email, forums, videos, and communication, …

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Re: Chieftec Dragon Drive bay

Posted on 2015-11-11, 14:59

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by Mr_ppp

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The only thing I can add is it exactly the same case as the Antec Plus 1080 and Antec Plusview 1000amg if that helps tracking down parts. I have a 1080 case myself and if I wasnt using it would donate its drive cages!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-11, 14:15

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Picking this lot up tomorrow Worst case scenario I get some cases out of it Best case I have various cards including an extra Voodoo2! 😀 Filename $_57.JPG File size 448.24 KiB Views 5974 views Filename $_57 (1).JPG File size 616.41 KiB Views 5974 views Filename $_57 (2).JPG File size 503.92 KiB …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2015-11-05, 12:21

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by Mr_ppp

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I have that version in three different types here.. A new big tower i purchased in my country Got the desktop version here, and also that one on that picture minitower. That's amazing really, USA, UK, Netherlands and Australia all have that same style case, essentially worldwide. Awesome. I also …

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Re: My HP Vectra VL5 / Pentium MMX

Posted on 2015-10-28, 10:59

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by Mr_ppp

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Thats such a lovely neat little system 😀

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Re: New builds

Posted on 2015-10-27, 15:43

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by Mr_ppp

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Cheers guys, I'll get a few pics of it completed soon! Did try to play Theme Park on it but the lack of mouse caused it to throw me out after the intro :( The Videocard is a VLB Cirrus Logic of some description, will get the number when at home! Its certainly a nippy system, loads windows 95 uber …

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Re: New builds

Posted on 2015-10-27, 12:27

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Cool build. That looks like a desktop version of a case I have here, never seen it before. Unfortunately I believe the Amstrad 1512 & 1640 keyboards use a proprietary protocol and won't work with a standard XT or AT :depressed: Shame because they are relatively easy to find in the UK. Thats a shame …

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