Re: CRT “crack” sound + picture flicker

Posted on Yesterday, 05:49

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by BLockOUT

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Hate to say it, but everytime I get that zap/crack sound and the display cuts out when you hear it, that is the flyback transformer. Something about the winding's break down and short or arc. I have only changed about 4 myself, and everytime I do I sweat bullets due to all the horror stories I here …

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Re: Satellite 430cdt : can't boot on IDE Compact Flash

Posted on 2022-06-28, 02:45

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by BLockOUT

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i think i used a Sintech sd card to ide adapter for one of those and it worked

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Re: Broken CPU socket resolder

Posted on 2022-06-23, 02:08

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by BLockOUT

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socket 7 is good for replacement socket 370 is difficult, since the pins are smaller and they break. I tried to remove the socket from a slocket and some broke

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-23, 02:03

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by BLockOUT

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Take for example the art on these VGA boxes... It was used for OAK, UMC, CL-542X and another old cards, but i got my Diamond Edge 3D nVIDIA NV1 cards with such boxes... I really like what they did really beatiful painting on them... I also like the approach EPoX did on their boxes unique design.. …

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Intel 440BX, any way to add more CPU support?

Posted on 2022-06-22, 14:08

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by BLockOUT

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I was looking at this video last night where necroware used an old pentium2 motherboard and made it work with "bios patcher" with newer Pentium3 CPUS. I have at home a small motherboard Soyo SY-6BB that according to the manufacturer and wayback machine, the last update for it, shows maximum cpu …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-22, 01:28

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by BLockOUT

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As OP said, A7N8X-E Deluxe could be a choice, but I'd highly recommend either a Epox EP-8RDA3I, 8RDA6 Pro (if you want additional stuff like SATA and RAID), or a MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR. The reason I listed those three is because they all have 12v plugs, while the A7N8X-E is a very very 5v heavy board …

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Terratec DMX 6fire - Looking for a CD iso image of the original driver disc

Posted on 2022-06-18, 01:16

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by BLockOUT

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i bought this for 10 bucks the other day and im looking for the original CD iso image does anyone in the forum happens to have the same with the original cd?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-14, 01:16

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by BLockOUT

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10 bucks! i wish someone on this forum had the original CD so i can ask him an .iso image

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Re: Are we reaching a point where hardware before year 2007 is hard to find?

Posted on 2022-06-06, 03:49

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by BLockOUT

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happens here too i remember in 2017 for example i traveled to USA on vacations, and i bought on ebay a couple radeons 9800 pro , tested and working, for maybe 30dollars or 35 each. and a voodoo3 back then was like 70dollars , now both have a high price. What i had no idea is how sb16 cards jumped …

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Re: Motherboard Recap, New caps are 10% lower than what markings says.

Posted on 2022-05-31, 21:50

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by BLockOUT

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nobody knows?

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Motherboard Recap, New caps are 10% lower than what markings says.

Posted on 2022-05-31, 20:41

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by BLockOUT

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Im trying to do a motherboard recap that originally used some 4700uf capacitors. so i bought brand new capacitors, and since i bought on amazon a capacitor reader tool with LCD, i can double check first if the caps are good before soldering. so all the new caps have 4700uf marking but all of them …

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Re: How much time do you have to wait to open a PSU without any risk ?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 15:51

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by BLockOUT

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wait so when you open a psu and take out the screws, how to you flip the pcb? to see below the capacitor legs. what do you touch? because when i do it the only thing i can actualluy grab with my hands is the aluminum heatsink in order to take the pcb out of the box and then flip it. so touching the …

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Regarding the ISA to USB card sold on aliexpress. Anyone in this forum got one already?

Posted on 2022-04-25, 19:56

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by BLockOUT

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https://img.joomcdn.net/6b6be71b08a79cb0a317c9f291e54704ab08e2a2_original.jpeg The card is sold on aliexpress for 25 - 30dollars. I was looking at this video, where the right driver is shared, it has many drivers and only one works ok for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgtvVi_mjjg 3dprinter …

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Re: How do you enjoy games like Wolf3D/Blake Stone without WASD?

Posted on 2022-04-25, 01:33

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by BLockOUT

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i think Half life was the big game that used WASD default. pretty much most of the games in the 90s used the arrow keys. Even Quake 2 used the arrow keys

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Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-04-24, 12:59

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by BLockOUT

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when you say it does not spin you mean it does not spin when you power on, but what happens if you push it with your finger, does it spin? or spins just a little bit and gets stuck? im asking because i fixed a geforce3 that it would not spin when powering on, and if i push it with my finger it could …

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Re: How to modyfy SOYO SY-4SAW2 to take Lithium Cell, instead of Nickel rechargeable. Bios upgrading.

Posted on 2022-04-22, 03:33

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by BLockOUT

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I modified the Hell out of my SY-4SAW2 Motherboard. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUaoXPgnZvo nice mod, i bought 4saw2 about 3 times in the past 5 years. All had massive battery damage, green stuff even below the ISA slots and memory sockets. And all components left to the diode were eaten …

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Re: Cheap desoldering solution

Posted on 2022-04-22, 02:54

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by BLockOUT

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tried that cheap one with a famicom and it broke after some weeks of use. i think i had to apply solder to the points before using it, to be more effective. I bought a ZD-915 2 years ago, that one is a pleasure. but still those damn ground points are a pain sometimes. Not easy ... even with the ZD- …

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Re: crappy old power supplies

Posted on 2022-04-22, 00:17

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by BLockOUT

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those crappy power supply with the all metall smell are a classic and we all used them, no clue on how much time they lasted. During the Athlon XP era i used it with one of those crappy PSU, until i got some money and i was able to buy a real PSU Topower brand, that thing was super heavy and the …

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Re: Blown and burned Mosfet, can it be repaired?

Posted on 2022-04-20, 17:09

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by BLockOUT

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Drain tab will need to be connected somehow to the top layer of copper. Maybe you could modify a TO220 case style (rather than the TO263 / D2PAK) so you can solder the middle pin to where the tab was and screw a heatsink on. Getting it mechanically supported will be important so that no more damage …

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Re: Blown and burned Mosfet, can it be repaired?

Posted on 2022-04-20, 16:06

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by BLockOUT

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Carefully solder a new one in. The drain pad seems to be the most affected, but with enough solder applied to the new FET (I'd stick with another FDB6030L, or at least a CET CEB6030L if you want something else.) it should stick nicely. Optionally I'd apply UV mask over the drain tab of the MOSFET …

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