Re: EXT SMI header/button? PCPartner VIB876S (SS7)

Posted on 2022-08-04, 07:48

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I have what seems to be PCPartner VIB876S mainboard, I only found a pretty simple manual here http://www.win3x.org/uh19/public/motherboard/manual/887602-5f99cfe7220c4805934949.pdf and it doesn't explain everything, nor it has all the pinouts listed. Does anyone know what the EXT SMI header/button …

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Re: EXT SMI header/button? PCPartner VIB876S (SS7)

Posted on 2022-08-03, 08:25

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I happen to have the same board and I do have both the video and audio/gameport headers. Give me few days and I'll get back to you with the pinout for both.

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Re: old AT / ATX power supplies. Are they worth saving?

Posted on 2022-07-26, 16:42

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They're all at least decent. For AT units they usually all use very similar topologies, so you won't find lots of differences unless we're talking about proprietary stuff. You won't need more than 150W when running AT stuff except in extreme cases (very late builds or if you put a bootload of …

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Re: old AT / ATX power supplies. Are they worth saving?

Posted on 2022-07-26, 14:48

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I'm certainly not an expert. But IMO any early ATX with standard pin-out and form factor PSU with less then 30A on +5v is e-waste. Basically if you can easily replace it with a modern PSU don't bother =) On a side note. Wouldn't it, with all the expertise on this forum, be possible to design …

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old AT / ATX power supplies. Are they worth saving?

Posted on 2022-07-26, 14:07

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I have a bunch of working PSUs and I'm not sure if they are worth saving. Any PSU experts that could tell me that simply by looking at their layout? Judging by the low quality of the caps, none of these PSUs are great. MX-200 MT - AT +5V / 20A -5V / 0.5A +12V / 8A -12V / 0.5A Caps are mostly pce-tur …

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Re: Roland LAPC-I

Posted on 2022-01-14, 10:15

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How much did you pay for all that? ;]

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5.25 inch floppy drive - vibrating head

Posted on 2022-01-13, 08:43

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I have an issue with a 5.25 floppy drive I'm trying to restore. It worked fine then suddenly started making a lot of noise. I was able to pinpoint where the noise is comming from and it appears to be generated by the vibrations of one of the heads. When the floppy is inserted and the head is engaged …

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Need help setting up Future Domain IDE-16030 IDE controller

Posted on 2021-12-06, 18:54

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Hi there I have an IDE controller that I'm struggling to configure. It's a 486 build and I already have another controller that takes care of the IDE2SD and floppy drives. As you can see from the pictures the cards is configured using a set of DIP switches using the following options BIOS MEM-0 MEM …

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Norton Antivirus 2005/2006 virus definitions

Posted on 2021-12-02, 21:05

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I'm after virus definitions for both. 2005 is the last version that still supports Win 98 and as most of old software I download comes from questionable sources, having a reasonably up-to-date AV would be great. Since Symantec changed hands most of the older definitions have been removed. Tried Way …

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Re: Roland LAPC-I

Posted on 2021-11-18, 20:38

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Good luck finding one. I saw one boxed on ebay UK about a year ago. It sold for around £3,000 if I remember well. You'd be better of getting MT32-Pi or upcoming WP32 McCake from Serdaco.

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Re: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5426-80QC-A VLB memory upgrade

Posted on 2021-11-18, 20:33

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Considering that this machine will never bo used to display resolutions that high, I guess upgrading it will be rather pointless. Thanks for the advice gentlemen.

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Cirrus Logic CL-GD5426-80QC-A VLB memory upgrade

Posted on 2021-11-17, 19:57

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I recently aquirred a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5426-80QC-A VLB 1MB card that I plan to use in a 486 build I've beeing working on for the last 2 years. I'd like to upgrade its memory to 2MB at some point in the future, but I'm not quite sure what kind of modules I should be looking for. As you can see from …

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2018-05-15, 17:48

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blackmasked wrote: Also Mac version of Blackthorne runs in SVGA. SEGA CD ver. has better completely different backgrounds and one completely new scenery (snowy) with very nicely designed new levels.[/quote] SEGA CD version would be great if characters wouldn't look so plasticky. ;]

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2018-05-14, 18:23

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Lemmings is best on the Amiga, simply no contest imo! It helps that Lemmings was developed on the Amiga first and ported to other platforms. It may have the best music (IMHO), but not everyone will agree with that. Some folks prefer MT-32 or even OPL version. In terms of graphics it certainly isn't …

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2018-05-14, 18:19

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Another World Mac version can run in 320x200, 480x300, 512x384 and 640x400. All other releases run in 320x200. Windows remakes have higher res. Prince of Persia 1 / 2 SVGA graphics on Macs, and SNES if I am not mistaken, VGA everywhere else. SNES is actually lower res, but somewhat different gfx …

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2018-05-13, 22:57

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Another World Mac version can run in 320x200, 480x300, 512x384 and 640x400. All other releases run in 320x200. Lemmings Only Macintosh and Windows 95 versions of Lemmings run in SVGA as far as I can tell. Prince of Persia 1 / 2 SVGA graphics on Macs, and SNES if I am not mistaken, VGA everywhere …

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Re: My name is blackmasked and I am an addict.

Posted on 2018-04-30, 18:25

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Hey blackmasked, I like your avatar - Diggers is an underrated classic!. It certainly is underrated. It's a great shame that the sequel was (in my humble opinion) a step in the wrong direction. I currently have 6 ready to go systems that I actually use and few boxes of spare parts, enough to build …

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My name is blackmasked and I am an addict.

Posted on 2018-04-29, 16:57

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I am sure this subject may upset some of you, but this whole thing has been bothering me for quite a while and I really want to know how you guys feel about it. My retro adventure started few years ago with a single build that I ended up doing due to nostalgia. Fast forward few years and the …

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Re: Do you recommend any Slot 1 P3 to go with a V3 3000 AGP?

Posted on 2017-12-22, 18:45

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I am afraid 440BX is the only Slot 1 chipset I am familiar with.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-12-22, 18:41

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Lemmings 95. Best version in my opinion, as it supports higher resolution, compared to DOS/Amiga version, and MIDI unlike atrocious OPL3 only DOS release.

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