Re: 486 Computer RAM - 30 pin vs 72 pin

Posted on 2019-03-09, 12:47

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by rasz_pl

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allCAPPS wrote: I installed 4x 2MB 30-pin SIMMs on a 486 board, but the BIOS only sees 4MB total (1MB each). Is there some limitation I don't know about? 2MB 30-pin SIMM? are really sure

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Re: Mouse jumps around screen with HDD activity

Posted on 2019-03-09, 12:40

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by rasz_pl

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put an oscilloscope/logic probe on serial line and sniff where its coming from

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-09, 12:14

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by rasz_pl

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dkarguth wrote: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dk4AAOSwmetcXLvQ/s-l1600.jpg […] Show full quote at first glance looks like extremely early 386 board, but datecodes on some chips are from 93? 😮 so extremely budget

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Re: Chipset chipped

Posted on 2019-03-08, 21:27

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by rasz_pl

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its pcchips, it doesnt deserve to live

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Re: Need advice: Is this 486 mobo good for a crazy freeclocker project?

Posted on 2019-03-08, 18:00

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by rasz_pl

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ideally be cacheless. This is necessary to even out all these undeterministic execution speed problems introduced by caches. wait, what? The Headland/LSI HT340 chipset seriously budget 386 motherboard dressed to accept 486 cpus However there are some issues: 1. I noticed after buying, but before …

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Re: New build/rig for Windows 98 (and some DOS games)

Posted on 2019-03-08, 17:41

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by rasz_pl

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cpu/mobo is a pretty expensive, highend early 1999 config. Swap for Pentium III 1100 or Celeron 700@1.1GHz and you will match GF2 perfectly for gamer 2000 build.

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Re: LGA 775 ddr2 (P965) vs ddr3 (P43)

Posted on 2019-03-08, 17:08

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By the way, maybe this is just me, but WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE PEOPLE DOING WITH 30 TABS OPEN IN A WEB BROWSER?! fully agree, how someone could live below 100 tabs amazes me while the ddr3 gigabyte, well I will have to order it from China and my previous experience on it was bad because I received a …

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Re: LGA 775 ddr2 (P965) vs ddr3 (P43)

Posted on 2019-03-07, 13:58

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by rasz_pl

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I know old intel chipsets don't support high density modules and I doubt I will be able to have 8 gigs using just two dimms on ddr3 no problem using 4GB ddr3 modules on 43 chipset also according to phil's ddr2 are faster than ddr3 at the same frequency. if you go down with timings a lot, irl you …

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Re: 775 to 771 mod - BIOS microcode issues

Posted on 2019-03-07, 12:59

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W10 and Linux will upload latest microcode(that they know of) while booting, no idea about earlier OSes was a pain when overclocking pentium g3258 and some later microcode disabled it on non K boards https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/intel-pushes-cpu-microcode-update-which-cripples- …

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Re: Intel Pentium 166 BP80502166 how to remove heatsink

Posted on 2019-03-07, 03:05

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by rasz_pl

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CNC afair its high temp epoxy, basically baked into the chip

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Re: Hercules Graphics Station TIGA

Posted on 2019-03-06, 18:18

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root42 wrote: 4000 USD. That was serious money… $1K, $4K was with some highend art software

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Re: 89/90 best sound card

Posted on 2019-03-06, 14:46

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by rasz_pl

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Check here: https://www.soundblaster.com/about/ Creative, lying as always :) Look closely at the timeline, those might be years Creative started projects, not dates cards entered the market. In the real world Pro was 1992, SB16 was 1993. "100K Transistors" is cute, not only is this number a lie( …

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Re: Modern sound card options with MIDI/Game ports..

Posted on 2019-03-06, 13:35

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by rasz_pl

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appiah4 wrote: mainboard's USB 2.0 (AMD 970) but you said "modern" in the title! 😉 8 years is vintage in PC world Bad latency will most likely be coming from Windows running on old cpu, + combination of additional software used.

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Re: Getting into the Amiga: need some help

Posted on 2019-03-06, 13:02

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by rasz_pl

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If IBM invented the PC with one goal and design filosophy in mind, and now we are not even using BIOS any more. Then that can not be considered a PC anymore. They did, it was 'ease of arch upgrade-ability and evolution', and todays PCs are direct descendants. You can run the oldest PC software on …

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Re: Modern sound card options with MIDI/Game ports..

Posted on 2019-03-06, 10:45

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by rasz_pl

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I know USB MIDI is an option, but I would rather not go that route as it is its own can of worms.. ? MIDI is just a crappy slow serial port, nothing special I mean, we're talking MIDI here, a standard originally built with simple 70s technology. Just a 31.25 kbps serial connection, basically a …

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Re: Project: First Person Shooter History

Posted on 2019-03-06, 10:20

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by rasz_pl

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weird, I remember Q2 weapons having a little bit more textures 😮) and yes, single player was not really fun, multi was the bomb tho, mainly due to new interesting weapons (railgun) and bigger maps.

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Re: Essential Windows 98SE software and tweaks?

Posted on 2019-03-04, 08:48

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by rasz_pl

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RivaTuner Opera browser

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Re: 3 retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-03-04, 08:41

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by rasz_pl

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I can run and post the full screen low and high settings for doom for completeness, if you think that's missing. was there more than 1-2 fps between the cards? Updated the 386 Doom tests according to your suggestions. so it was 3fps between the worst and best VGA in 386DX40 Doom, or ~30%, seems …

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Re: Voodoo 5 repair, VSA-100 replacement

Posted on 2019-03-02, 09:55

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by rasz_pl

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If my source for VSA-100 chips turns out the be good i can offer my services for reasonable price. In my case the damaged chip was removed with hot air but new chip will be soldered with professional rework machine ( https://www.kurtzersa.com/electronics-production-equipment/rework-inspection- …

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Re: Weird Artifacts on Screen Pentium 2 Machine

Posted on 2019-03-02, 09:34

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by rasz_pl

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no driver installed = you cant be sure its working

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