Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on Yesterday, 19:27

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by Doornkaat

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#1 Never try to desolder the SMD electrolyte. Wut? #2 Never try to solder smd electrolyte without heating from below. Wut? You can't solder them with a soldering iron, see picture. Again... wut? I'm also confused. Regularly soldered SMD electrolytics with a regular iron withput preheating the board …

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Re: Dip24 chip flash

Posted on Yesterday, 16:03

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by Doornkaat

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I recommend you losen the EEPROM before so it barely makes contact and put a cable tie around it to pull it out of the socket with.

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Re: Dip24 chip flash

Posted on Yesterday, 14:46

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by Doornkaat

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Ok Dip32. Sorry! I have no other board, guess I should search for one super cheap and use it as a flasher? No worries, I wasn't sure if there was another revision with a different EEPROM or simply a misunderstanding.😅 Using a different mainboard to hotflash is probably the cheapest option but not …

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Re: Dip24 chip flash

Posted on Yesterday, 14:35

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by Doornkaat

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Searching for PcChips M577 it appears to have a 32pin EEPROM. If you have another board with the same EEPROM socket you should be able to hotflash the EEPROM from the PcChips M577 using UniFlash 1.40.👍

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Re: The best way to make Xbox gamepad work in Windows 98.

Posted on 2023-06-03, 09:18

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by Doornkaat

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I've been using an Xbox360 gamepad with dome ancient unofficial driver under Win98SE without any issues.🤔

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-02, 07:51

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by Doornkaat

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I picked up: A Gateway Voodoo3 1000G w/5.5ns RAM. This one seems to be a terrible overclocker, though. I couldn't even get 3000 clocks out of it with a 140mm fan. Perhaps a different board and drivers (I was using the latest 3dfx beta drivers in a Via KT333) at some point in the future will turn …

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Re: Small Project: Installing a Socket 479 cooler on a Geforce 3

Posted on 2023-05-29, 11:14

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by Doornkaat

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If you can keep your finger on the back of the card for some time it's probably safe.👍 Getting warm air is also a good sign as I read it. Means the heatsink works.

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Re: Need Advice Help On PSU For Windows 98 Gaming Build

Posted on 2023-05-29, 09:56

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by Doornkaat

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Hi! Given the PSU has only got 13A on +5V it is at least probable this setup will overload it. Mainboards of this generation usually take +5V as their main supply voltage and generate all voltages from that. Some will use +3.3V from the PSU for powering RAM, for delivering +3.3V on AGP/PCI and for …

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Re: Athlon Slot A 1000 Voodoo 5500 Project

Posted on 2023-05-19, 13:01

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by Doornkaat

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I thought I gonna post a small update on this build. Finally I found an Alpha p7125 heatsink last year. I thought I'll never find one. I've added a couple of Pabst Fans to it. now i have to place the thermal sensor properly to the CPU and have the readings displayed on LCD Frontpanel. Screenshot_ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-14, 09:57

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by Doornkaat

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ciornyi wrote on 2023-05-14, 05:51: Got my first 486 Nice!😃👍 Even though that battery still looks good I recommend you remove it right away. It'll leak eventually, especially when it gets charged when you power up the board.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-14, 03:49

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by Doornkaat

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ubiq wrote on 2023-05-13, 20:37: Doornkaat mentioned I could get something up to 533MHz with a slocket, but I'm not sure how as this mobo is strictly 66MHz FSB and only lists jumper settings up to 5x multiplier. 🤔 Those Mendocino Celerons have a fixed multiplier. Multiplier jumpers are irrelevant …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-13, 12:21

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by Doornkaat

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That weird baby AT Slot 1 motherboard I bought a while ago arrived and it works! IMG_4489.jpg I'm used to worrying about fans clearing DIMMs on Slot 1 mobos but.. not usually with the GPU. Gotta wonder why the practice of putting DIMM sockets immediately below the AGP slot never caught on. And.. …

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Re: Best brand of GeForce 2 cards to look for?

Posted on 2023-05-12, 12:36

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by Doornkaat

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Gainward made some overclocked GeForce2 MX 400 cards that usually overclock even further due to their PCB design and faster VRAM (4ns or 3.5ns). If you're dead set on GF2 MX400 those are certainly among the best.👍 http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/gf2mx400gainwardcardxpert/index.html http://www.thg.ru/ …

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Re: Connect a AT power supply to the power button

Posted on 2023-05-10, 21:49

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by Doornkaat

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If a mains-carrying component could be damaged (has been operated outside specifications) you should assume it is . Especially for something as simple to replace as a switch, it's not worth the risk. The point is from what happend it couldn't be damaged. Would you also recommend replacing wall …

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Re: Connect a AT power supply to the power button

Posted on 2023-05-10, 10:04

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by Doornkaat

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If a mains-carrying component could be damaged (has been operated outside specifications) you should assume it is . Especially for something as simple to replace as a switch, it's not worth the risk. The point is from what happend it couldn't be damaged. Would you also recommend replacing wall …

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Re: Connect a AT power supply to the power button

Posted on 2023-05-10, 07:32

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by Doornkaat

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Too many amps across the switch terminals, could melt/insta-weld them together. But it didn't, did it? OP claims the switch still works. It has only been overloaded very shortly. I do not think it is reasonable to assume it took any relevant damage during that time. For that breaker to switch off …

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Re: Connect a AT power supply to the power button

Posted on 2023-05-10, 02:07

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by Doornkaat

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Woops, this setting blew the fuse in my garage. I hope nothing got damaged. 20230509_114617.jpg I should have really done the multimeter. But whenever I pick that up I get very confused what to do. The switch got damaged. You shorted the line & neutral when you turned on the switch. What about this …

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Re: Diamon Stealth S210 Rendition Verite Strange Issue

Posted on 2023-05-08, 19:01

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by Doornkaat

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Which "Vogons driver archive" exactly did you use so we can also see the instructions and when are you getting these errors? From the error messages I suspect that you did not make the floppy bootable. edit: @Doornkaat yep exactly Yeah, same thinking. I suspect the utility needs to be run after …

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Re: Diamon Stealth S210 Rendition Verite Strange Issue

Posted on 2023-05-08, 17:20

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by Doornkaat

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Can you link what files you have and explain step by step what you do to receive those error messages?

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Re: 486 build with a problem

Posted on 2023-05-08, 13:08

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by Doornkaat

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Is there a metal standoff in the misaligned hole that could be shorting anything? Are you possibly moving the board with the screwdriver removing the short?

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