Re: Life expectancy of an "old" HDD

Posted on 2021-04-22, 19:15

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maxtherabbit wrote on 2021-04-22, 02:08: Hard drive sounds are a feature not a bug. Not liking them is an incorrect opinion I love the clicky click sounds, and even some bearing whine. But I have some drives that have gotten so loud these drown out the speakers.

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Re: Life expectancy of an "old" HDD

Posted on 2021-04-22, 01:32

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I think every manufacturer of hard drives had their good and bad runs. I used to swear by Seagate in the early 2000s with the 40 and 80GB drives. But then a few years later their latest drives were failing left and right, so we all started buying WD. I have lots of old drives that are still reliable …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-06-08, 19:47

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You should be able to over clock the k6-3 to 550mhz. ( 100 x 5.5 ) Be careful, probnot has the normal K6-3 (with 0,25 µm and normally 2.4 core voltage). You have the "+" Version with 0,18 µm and lower voltage. Cause i don't have the K6-3 but the K6-2, so i don't have any test result for this cpu, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-06-08, 17:03

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Garage sale season is in full bloom! Picked up this lot today. I checked inside the tower just out of curiousity and immediately bought it ($10). Mainly for the Banshee! (but it has an Epox MVP3G-M SS7 board as a bonus) https://i.imgur.com/eHu7C0al.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jeeiAOQl.jpg https://i. …

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

Posted on 2019-04-30, 02:46

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Had a bit of a situation in the basement this weekend. A brass coupling on my meter split and decided to flood part of my basement... https://i.imgur.com/e7fTJmim.jpg Thankfully, nothing was damaged, aside from some baseboards, though here is sad photo of a wet dx4-100 https://i.imgur.com/mg4q9ynm. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-27, 03:14

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Been a little scarce lately for vintage PC stuff, however I did just grab this off the local classifieds: 1966 GE Porta-color, all tube, possibly all original - very low hours :happy: Very nice find!! Would love to see NES on a classic like that. No NES, but how about some Goldeneye? bond.jpg

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-26, 23:17

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Been a little scarce lately for vintage PC stuff, however I did just grab this off the local classifieds: Filename qHb2uFf.jpg File size 453.79 KiB Views 2253 views Filename PfHdiD8.jpg File size 923.91 KiB Views 2253 views Filename tuner.jpg File size 251.21 KiB Views 2253 views 1966 GE Porta- …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-03-26, 01:28

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wiretap wrote: Getting my Pentium MMX 233MHz Industrial PC configured for the 10" SVGA monitor. :cool: […] Show full quote Getting my Pentium MMX 233MHz Industrial PC configured for the 10" SVGA monitor. 😎 That keyboard and mouse look massive by comparison.

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Re: Bent Pins on a 486 DX2 66

Posted on 2019-02-27, 03:33

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A mechanical pencil after taking the lead out works very well for Socket 3/4 chips, but often the newer sockets put the pins too close together to make this realistic. i had 2 pentium 90 CPUs ... Dude, your signature is ridiculous... this is literally how it looks on my display (with the browser …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2019-02-04, 21:43

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Intel486dx33 wrote: some more photos Hey, I recognize that TV! Filename rca_xl100.jpg File size 80.82 KiB Views 1212 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-01-29, 04:20

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Saw these at Goodwill and couldn't help myself. goodwill_floppies.jpg Though after reading the recent thread about floppies, these are probably rubbish for reliability. Those from the main store downtown? Nah, the one on Pembina. I keep forgetting about the downtown store, I need to check it out.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-01-29, 01:48

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Saw these at Goodwill and couldn't help myself. Filename goodwill_floppies.jpg File size 238.54 KiB Views 1361 views Though after reading the recent thread about floppies, these are probably rubbish for reliability.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-01-24, 03:01

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Received some storage in the mail! Filename cfcards.png File size 686.99 KiB Views 766 views Filename CF_IDE.png File size 1.23 MiB Views 766 views I've been used a 32MB CF card I had kicking around for my not-quite-a-486 486DLC pc

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Re: Post your 'current' PC

Posted on 2019-01-22, 00:18

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detritus olentus wrote: Specs: MSI X58 Pro-E i7 950 8GB ram 500GB seagate HDD Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 […] Show full quote Specs: MSI X58 Pro-E i7 950 8GB ram 500GB seagate HDD Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 oeuvre wrote: AHh man that GTS250 brings me back. Really cool sleeper build right there... I love …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-01-22, 00:13

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A really cool DTK QUIN-55D Pentium 133MHz 16MB RAM desktop found in a thrift store. Cleaned it up inside and out... absolute mint condition. https://imgur.com/a/egMlTFd Man, there's never anything like this near me. Thrift stores never have computers, and they certainly wouldn't be in that …

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Re: 10 year cpu challenge

Posted on 2019-01-20, 00:14

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2009: AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ (Built mid 2006, replaced November 2009) 2019: Intel Core i7 6600K (Built November 2016) I only had one other CPU between these, which was a Phenom II X4 925. It's amazing how long a system can last nowadays. **EDIT** Realized my typo, the Athlon64 was an X2.

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Re: The best 4:3 monitor?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 03:58

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I really like my Compaq FP5315. Proper 4:3 1024x768, built in speakers with an analog volume control (and they sound decent for monitor speakers). It's also a nice compact size for testing systems. I actually bought this thing new on clearance in 2005 for ~$90 cdn

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Re: Speaker issues

Posted on 2019-01-16, 03:20

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I have the same problem with my Roland MA-7 speakers, and contact cleaner spray in the pots don't seem to completely fix it, so I'm actually considering replacing the pots. But it is such a minor problem, I might put it off indefinitely. :D That's a shame. The best sounding modern PC speakers I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-01-11, 03:24

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Picked up a dual PIII 1GHz machine, Riva TNT2 M64 3mb, Asus CU4VX-DLS with 2x1GB sticks of ram! I just need to find another stock cooler to replace the super loud MAXTRON. p3-1a.png p3-1b.png p3-1c.png Also picked up a sweet little 80's boombox (not computer, but vintage!). It's a Magnasonic(??) CPS …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-26, 22:50

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Picked this up yesterday. Its a Viglen Contender 2 650. Tower, 17" Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse and All manuals. Its a Pentium III 650 (100mhz) On a MSI 6119 1.6 BX board, 256mb ram, Geforce 256 SDR card, SB Live. Its in excellent contition for its age! Really glad to have got the 17" Trinitron Monitor …

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