Re: Seattle2: an early 1999 PC

Posted on 2022-11-25, 15:26

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by slivercr

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I like it. It gives that SECC2 vibe Right? I also prefer this heatsink a million times over the usual SEPP heatsink with its weird bracket to hold it together. Very nice - thanks for taking us through! Thank you for checking out the thread! Missed this until now somehow. Good find on the Video and …

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Re: Seattle2: an early 1999 PC

Posted on 2022-11-24, 00:42

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by slivercr

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Great job with the 120mm fan for the Voodoo card. That cooler for the Celeron, does that have a backside as well? Thanks! I'm pretty satisfied with the way it lines up. The cooler does have a backside, here's a close up of my Celeron 333 with the same cooler; https://i.imgur.com/klA5H8fl.jpg …

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Re: Help restoring my old family computer, Pics, Question...

Posted on 2022-11-23, 05:53

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by slivercr

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I guess I'm missing out on the Yamaha chip. I'm missing sound IO on the rear panel. The only sound IO I see is the sound blaster live card, which I have learned is a value model. Apparently this is a cut down version. I have been listening to different midi modules for dos games on YouTube, and I …

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Re: Help restoring my old family computer, Pics, Question...

Posted on 2022-11-23, 03:07

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by slivercr

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... If you really do want to drop back to pure dos for some reason I'm 90% sure the onboard sound works but you loose midi (so music) An interesting idea that would need double checking by someone else is you could attach a external midi device like the MU10 or Roland. But would need confirmation …

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Re: Seattle2: an early 1999 PC

Posted on 2022-11-23, 02:55

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by slivercr

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Oh man, its been a while since I was last able to take some time and update this thread. Work has been crazy, but very rewarding. Here are a few pictures and ramblings on this project… The case paint job is half-way done: The right and top panels are done, and I'm pretty satisfied about the result. …

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Re: Pentium II 350 SL2S6 passive cooler only?

Posted on 2022-11-20, 17:40

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by slivercr

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Retail ones came with a fan right on the heatsink. OEM ones usually had big heatsinks and pushed air through it with ducts or well placed fans. I'd be sure to have some airflow through it to keep it cool.

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Re: Help restoring my old family computer, Pics, Question...

Posted on 2022-11-19, 15:03

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by slivercr

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I was kinda wondering about that. I missed out on most of dos games as a kid, and there are a few games I want to experience like System Shock, Daggerfall and some of the Star Wars stuff. What sound card would you recommend? I would insist that you check the back of your computer and if it has …

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Re: Help restoring my old family computer, Pics, Question...

Posted on 2022-11-18, 14:12

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by slivercr

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Gateway also had a BX Motherboard made by Intel that shared the SE440BX3 model number. This differs from Dell's with a standard ATX connector and Ensonic AudioPCI for onboard sound. Going off this list of BIOS ID's only the 2 BX3 boards above are listed both marked and OEM only. https://www. …

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Re: Help restoring my old family computer, Pics, Question...

Posted on 2022-11-17, 17:20

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by slivercr

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... SE440BX-2 is the Intel branded version of this board SE440BX-3 is the OEM version (Gateway been the other main user) ... I think this is not entirely correct, SE440BX2 and SE440BX3 are different products: BX2 has 2 ISA slots, while BX3 has 1 ISA slot; BX2 optionally comes with the YMF-740, BX3 …

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Re: Help restoring my old family computer, Pics, Question...

Posted on 2022-11-14, 18:14

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by slivercr

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its non-standard. There are adapters for sale on ebay if you want to use a modern PSU. You can also try the methods in this thread https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=59959 Any modern PSU which can output around 120 W in the 3.3 V + 5 V rails should be fine to power up the system. The …

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Re: The story of the QuForce FX 5800 Ultra...

Posted on 2022-11-14, 02:47

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by slivercr

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avenger_ wrote on 2022-11-13, 23:57: OK, so prepare your earplugs 😉 Spoiler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InIic3oTu7w I can't explain why I like this so much 🤣 Nice system, btw. Socket 478 and Rambus go well together.

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Re: A Permanent Solution to the Dell 'Fake ATX' Power Supply Problem?

Posted on 2022-11-12, 03:44

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by slivercr

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Correction to my post above: in Dell machines the aux connector is 3 pins for ground and 3 pins for 3.3 V. My recommendation is still the same: remove the connector. If you leave it there and you later get a PSU with an AT style AUX cable and plug it in, you might damage your equipment since the AUX …

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Re: Pentium II Build and upgrade

Posted on 2022-11-11, 23:40

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by slivercr

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Final specs, I just put it in its final home, where it will live for now, its a pain to pull it out so its gonna stay as it is, but Celeron 333 because In truth I want a Pentium II 333 but don't have one, and the Celeron is close enough to that preformance 96mb of PC66 3x32mb Intel AL440LX board …

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Re: The story of the QuForce FX 5800 Ultra...

Posted on 2022-11-11, 23:27

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by slivercr

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avenger_ wrote on 2022-11-11, 10:02: Do you want to hear how loud it is? 😉 uhh... YES. 🤣

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Re: A Permanent Solution to the Dell 'Fake ATX' Power Supply Problem?

Posted on 2022-11-11, 23:23

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by slivercr

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With the connector in place, it looks like a standard Intel AL440LX except for that extra connector: DellAL440LX- (6).jpg This also required soldering on the front panel connectors, because I don't have the custom Dell cable to spare for this board, getting the grounds cleared out on these was just …

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Re: The story of the QuForce FX 5800 Ultra...

Posted on 2022-11-07, 12:46

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by slivercr

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Thanks, that was very helpful! I cooked something a bit louder ^^ https://i.imgur.com/GQ0801s.jpg Is that a QFX 1000 with what, an FX 5700 heatsink? All hail the Neo Dustbuster! EDIT: oh its just the stock QFX 1000 heatsink! Are the temps ok? Is it LOUD? :rofl: This is just awesome, you made my day …

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Re: How's everyone doing these days?

Posted on 2022-11-02, 06:09

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by slivercr

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I'm alright I guess. For a while now I haven't been very active either, but these days I'm working on the most vanilla W98 build ever and I'm having a great time. For some reason I keep buying sound cards, too. 🤷

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Re: Pentium II Build and upgrade

Posted on 2022-10-31, 14:41

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by slivercr

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Get a genesis!95F4C3FB-762F-4B58-93DC-19AE60CC85B1.jpeg1E465AF5-0B91-46CD-BC90-648DEFA6A7F7.jpeg I agree, not sure which between them would be better. The p2 or cellery. But a slot p3 would be a nice little boost, I think they went to 1ghz? But Compuwiz is right! If you want the FASTEST CPU/ …

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Re: Seattle2: an early 1999 PC

Posted on 2022-10-28, 22:32

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by slivercr

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I'm free from work today and also Monday, so I have some time to play around with this machine. As a small update to my MIDI module adventures: I may have gone a bit too crazy shopping. As mentioned in the previous post, I ordered a nice Roland SC-88ST , currently (still) on its way from Japan to me …

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Re: Seattle2: an early 1999 PC

Posted on 2022-10-22, 22:49

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by slivercr

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Work continues on this build, slow but steady. Earlier today I took out the CPU and applied some nail varnish to isolate pin B21 and overclock the CPU... IMG_20221022_113800518_HDR.jpg IMG_20221022_125622555.jpg IMG_20221022_125638128.jpg I dont know if the nail varnish will be a permanent solution …

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