Re: The Retro Web project - a better stason.org/TH99 alternative

Posted on 2023-03-02, 09:38

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by zago27

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There may be a weird bug where going back in browser history from the search results causes the search filters to not be cleared correctly. Try hitting the Reset button before applying the chipset brand filter.

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Re: The Retro Web project - a better stason.org/TH99 alternative

Posted on 2022-08-18, 07:27

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by zago27

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It's in the works, but it requires tiered user accounts (or even a public submission form) that the current infrastructure can't quite handle. Since it's a feature that's been requested many times already and would actually save us a lot of time when adding content, we'll try out best to have …

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Re: The Retro Web project - a better stason.org/TH99 alternative

Posted on 2022-08-16, 20:39

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by zago27

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Languages were causing a bit of a mess with search engine indexing, so, until we figure out a way to do it without making everything explode, it will be English only.

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Re: The Retro Web - A modern(ish) hardware database

Posted on 2022-08-16, 16:26

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by zago27

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The project merged with Ultimate Retro, while maintaining its original name. You can still find us at https://theretroweb.com . Expect some old links to be broken, since not all boards have been migrated to the new database just yet. This thread should be considered closed, use the official thread …

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Re: The Ultimate Retro project (formerly known as UH19) - a stason.org/TH99 alternative

Posted on 2021-12-17, 18:30

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by zago27

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At the moment, the chipset links for each board point to the relative pages in Mr. Slug's chipset encyclopedia, there are some datasheets in there.

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Re: The Retro Web - A modern(ish) hardware database

Posted on 2021-12-05, 10:44

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by zago27

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Oh, absolutely, we can work out a retouched layout. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

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The Retro Web - A modern(ish) hardware database

Posted on 2021-12-03, 22:15

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by zago27

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First published somewhere in April 2020, first started getting user contributions in late December 2020, better late than never! I'm proudly announcing my own spin on hardware information repositories with The Retro Web . Enter a growing library of user-submitted motherboards, spanning from the …

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Re: Can you identify this Baby AT Motherboard?

Posted on 2021-08-15, 16:50

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by zago27

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A bit late, but here's what I think this board is, at least according to UH19 filters ECS 386SX -> http://www.win3x.org/uh19/motherboard/show/2097 There's indeed not much information about this board, but at least you get the original MTL jumper manual.

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Re: MSI MS 6119 440BX board and coppermine Pentium 3?

Posted on 2021-08-15, 13:04

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by zago27

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For a lot of these earlier 440BX boards, the proper answer is "check the VRM controller chip". Of course, BIOS might need updating or modding to add the required microcode, but the main deal is checking if the voltage regulator is able to properly read the VID pins from the CPU slot and output the …

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Re: What are Tough American Strong components ?

Posted on 2021-08-15, 12:38

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by zago27

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Because it's well known that the rest of the world hates with passion having a piece of equipment that's durable and well built... I should seriously stop wasting my time in this thread.

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Re: What are Tough American Strong components ?

Posted on 2021-08-15, 10:58

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by zago27

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Ah yes, companies like Olivetti, Siemens-Nixdorf (and later Fujitsu-Siemens) and Schneider very clearly couldn't make robust machines... And just as a reminder, modern computers use both Imperial and metric screws and threads. Not to mention that the modern definitions of all Imperial units are …

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Re: Repairing a 1996 Dell laptop, without reference

Posted on 2020-08-19, 18:49

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by zago27

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somebody at Dell.. or more likely Foxconn I'm adding Seiko to the list, since most of the components were made in Japan and the plastic parts all have the Seiko branding. I'm also not aware of a clone machine made by someone else, so I guess the only way would be to kindly ask Dell if they are …

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Repairing a 1996 Dell laptop, without reference

Posted on 2020-08-19, 11:48

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by zago27

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Hello there! I'm working to restore my ancient Dell Latitude XPi P133ST laptop, after I stupidly killed it by dropping the DC-DC converter in the wrong spot while 12V were on the board. Yikes! I bought a P100SD off eBay and, after thoroughly testing it, I declared the mainboard dead and the …

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Re: BIOS for MSI MS-6741

Posted on 2020-06-17, 18:38

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by zago27

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Oh. I just supposed the MS number was different between the two, but apparently I was wrong. Thanks a lot!

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Re: BIOS for MSI MS-6741

Posted on 2020-06-17, 17:57

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by zago27

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No, the spot for the VGA connector is not populated

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Re: BIOS for MSI MS-6741

Posted on 2020-06-17, 14:39

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by zago27

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It's Rev 1 board. Everything seems to match the specs on the MSI manual, but the ROM apparently does not. Here are some pics Filename 20200617_162242_compress77.jpg File size 623.74 KiB Views 662 views File comment Overall view Filename 20200617_162249.jpg File size 610.46 KiB Views 662 views File …

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BIOS for MSI MS-6741

Posted on 2020-06-16, 17:43

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by zago27

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Hello there! It's probably a bit newer than usual for this forum, but I have an MSI MS-6741 motherboard for mPGA754 K8 CPUs which is giving me a bit of an headache with its BIOS flash ROM. The problem is very simple: the ROM chip seems to be 2 Mbit in size, but all the files I found on the Internet …

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Re: CT2980 IDE interface partially working on Win98

Posted on 2020-03-13, 12:35

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by zago27

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Quick update. Since I'm using CF storage, I popped in a blank CF and setup DOS 5.00+MSCDEX and Windows 3.1. I installed the drivers from the CD I have and I'm starting to feel it's not the right CD. In the win31 directory, I only have audio drivers and no SBIDE drivers. Different story for win95 and …

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Re: CT2980 IDE interface partially working on Win98

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:52

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by zago27

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Absolutely nothing. The only pin headers I have are IDE, WaveBlaster, MB_PRO and PC speaker output. It's completely Plug'n'Play.

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CT2980 IDE interface partially working on Win98

Posted on 2020-03-12, 18:08

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by zago27

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Hi there! I'm playing around with some of my hardware and I'm currently trying a SoundBlaster 16 Value PnP w/ IDE interface. My test bench is based on a MS-6163 440BX motherboard and is running Windows 98 SE. I wanted to try the IDE interface, altough both of the channels on the mainboard are fully …

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