Re: Help identify old hardware
Posted on 2024-04-24, 22:33
memory module is from a storage controller by compaq. Cheers,
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-04-21, 14:22
chrismeyer6 wrote on 2024-04-21, 09:25: Alphacool makes an all metal fan. It's their new Apex line. Only piece that is major metal is frame. Rest of fan's frame and fan blades are made of plastic but nicely made but not impressive specs when compared to premium fans. Anandtech reviewed these. …
Re: Anyone else noticing the large number of misleading titles/descriptions on ebay for items?
Posted on 2024-04-17, 22:08
I see this all the time with chinese sellers and their chinese sites like aliexpress and such. Made the search difficult, and another thing, aliexpress does not use exact terms no matter what you want even brand name, correct term words are not used, especially aliexpress's, and having to check …
Re: USB stalls
Posted on 2024-03-18, 22:51
4GB? that is your issue right there! Windows 11 absolutely will stutter badly, let alone 10! Soldered on EMMC wears out rendering computer dead. I prefer good notebook that you can replace items on. The minimum is 16GB for 10 and 11, 8GB do work but too low end. USB sticks do and will stall. Worse …
Re: laptops and nits
Posted on 2024-03-18, 22:45
Quality do matter. I purchased Samsung PX2370 with LED backlight back in the day, around March 2010. And was pretty good for early LED-lit panels. I also purchased LED-backlight TV also by samsung around that time too, 32". Still going strong. That was in the era of CCFL panels. I don't want CCFL …
Re: Rarest CPUs?
Posted on 2024-03-08, 00:49
overdrive333 wrote on 2024-03-07, 21:42: NostalgicAslinger wrote on 2024-03-06, 12:58: Also the Socket 4 mainboard must support the overvoltage settings. Socket 4 mobos don't even have VRMs. Yes in a way, boards that is made to support Pentium 66 came with overvoltage VRM that boosted 5V to bit …
Re: "Greasey" 6800GT AGP - is this normal?
Posted on 2024-03-08, 00:44
The yellowish goo was solder flux. I see this all the time in my work repairing electronics and phones, boards. Heat up the board with 200C hot air station or hair dryer on high, when board is heated enough, wash with 99% alochol and small brush, to scrub off these flux. Flux thins out with heat and …
Re: USB keyboard support is completely useless on this Dell Optiplex
Posted on 2024-02-23, 22:34
These optiplex does have PS/2 ports, need to purchase this one. Cheers.
Re: Voodoo 2 4444SX
Posted on 2024-02-17, 23:29
This all this play should lead to a open source GPU. Indeed, I think.
Re: 486 Build, I'm at a loss! Write failures on Drive C. But why?
Posted on 2024-02-17, 21:35
Have another computer? Or different motherboard. BTW, please no EDO memory. Cheers,
Re: What vintage CPU socket saw the biggest increase in CPU horsepower from release to retirement?
Posted on 2024-02-04, 17:02
Core 2 Duo. Ivy Bridge and Haswell Pentium M Athlon XP Pentium and Pentium MMX. Partially 486 especially with external cache. 286 because 386 is not much in performance but useful for 32 bits software and helped some with cache. PIII had good bump but not as dramatic. Cheers,
Re: Compaq LTE/286 just a blinking cursor on startup
Posted on 2024-02-04, 16:58
Not this one. LTE 286 needs new CMOS battery, it is coin battery and it needs a configuration disk to set up the hard ware contained within. I know, as I had one long ago. If you can't access the hard drive, it wil be probably dead. The bad news of ever is hard drive is non-standard dimension same …
Re: Is Matrox MGA-G100 Productiva compatible with Matrox Simple Interface (MSI 3D API)?
Posted on 2024-01-27, 19:35
Matrox G100 Productiva was aimed at low cost business computer segment due to advertising brochures that I seen and reviews reflects this horrible features and cut down stuff. I was babying G400 Dual head AGP card back in the day for my work to help me calibrate, adjust and test Samsung monitors …
Re: Long shot: help finding obsolete 72pin SIMM RAM modules
Posted on 2024-01-27, 19:23
Jollyroger wrote on 2024-01-25, 01:26: I am very pleased to confirm that it works! The THM362020ASG-70 are doing the trick, I have a full complement of 32MB now 😀 Good thing I mentioned these what you need to look for helped so much for you. That's happy ending. Cheers,
Re: 40 pin 80 wire IDE cable materials
Posted on 2024-01-27, 18:03
Keep in mind the 80 pin PATA cable is solid conductor, hence the stiff, bendy. Cheers,
Re: HP 240MB HDD Failure
Posted on 2024-01-25, 16:54
That's quantum hard drive. ProDrive LPS 240. Fast hard drive for their time. 4,500 rpm. I had 120MB version once. You can replace with anything, like using 270mb as 240MB using the same drive type number, same with 540MB as 504MB on different type number. Cheers,
Re: In search of childhood 94 era PC
Posted on 2024-01-19, 23:23
That's Tandy trademark case? Cheer,
Re: Winchester Connector
Posted on 2024-01-19, 23:20
This was yes, and it is a real IDE. Compaq was coy with terms back in the day. This does same thing with L40SX. I had this choice or Compaq LTE 386s/20 and I knew Compaq used standard IDE and this won out. Later on I found out L40SX use one too. But I was happy with LTE 386s/20 for my college in …
Re: Voodoo 2 4444SX
Posted on 2024-01-19, 01:27
You are basically recreating part of Quantum stuff. Very cool that it is heading for us to use instead of rare Quantum stuff. Cheers,
Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga
Posted on 2024-01-19, 01:24
Not the same target era but going by hwbot results, I noticed a Pentium Gold 7505 is nearly 1:1 performance with x56xx xeons(xeon versions of the first i7s 965/975 2008-2009) overclocked @4.5GHz, laptops with 7505s go for $85-120 on ebay. What is the generation of this processor belongs to? Wanted …
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