Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-06-27, 19:26

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Recent update: Picked up NOS Seagate Medalist 4,3 Gb HDD https://i.imgur.com/fARgNtym.jpg https://i.imgur.com/YeyHVWCm.jpg I know that most of people prefer CF-IDE adapters, but I was missing all this old school hdd noises=) There were issues with Voodoo 2 installed it last PCI slot (it just stopped …

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-06-16, 15:52

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Is it the Microsoft Natural Keyboard? I bought one of those the day before going to my (computer) written final tests for high school. I thought "What the h** - crash and burn" and wrote the essay on my brand-spanking-new MS Natural keyboard, without having tried one before .. It was GREAT! No, …

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-06-16, 15:44

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DraxDomax wrote on 2021-06-16, 13:02: My partner walked in the room and I had to turn on some pr0n for things to make sense... Very fine taste! 🤣!)) Thanks)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-14, 12:44

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Got this new-in-box case recently: Really heavy, made of thick metal. Unfortunately, the PSU is missing. Will fit some WinXP build, I guess.

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-06-12, 17:15

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Very nice computer. Also like CRT monitor. I have Samsung 797 MB, working 10 years already. Love that monitor. So I can speak about your monitor, that it's nice. (looks the same). I'm so sad, they don't produce CRT monitors like this anymore. The only thing I dont like is that weird keyboard. I …

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-06-12, 13:44

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cyclone3d wrote on 2021-06-11, 20:35: Ball mice came in two different flavors. The earlier and cheaper ones used electrical contact discs to detect movement. The later and better ones used optical sensors. Yes this one is optical but with ball

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-06-11, 18:52

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Got some upgrades. First, the big one. Got Diamond Monster 3D II 8 Mb instead of my Diamond Monster 3D 4 Mb. https://i.imgur.com/4ZsenQel.jpg https://i.imgur.com/8oZkolNl.jpg This card is longer and does not fit any slot, except last one. But it barely touches cpu cooler with one chip. Not big deal, …

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Re: Happy birthday to my Compaq Presario CDS 520

Posted on 2021-06-09, 11:28

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Great machine! So cool you kept it over the years!

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Re: Yet another 486 DX4-100 build

Posted on 2021-06-08, 10:03

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Just beautiful! Love the photos and hardware condition.

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Re: The AT cases with built-in stereo speakers thread!

Posted on 2021-06-08, 08:11

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Wow! So many cool cases here, i`ve never seen before. I`ve got this one a year ago, new in box:

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Re: 2007 WinXP full NOS build

Posted on 2021-04-06, 04:37

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2021-04-05, 15:48: Have you checked to make sure the cmos batter is still good. Some motherboards behave very strangely when the batteries are low or dead/missing. This is the first what i`ve done) Changed the battery.

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Re: 2007 WinXP full NOS build

Posted on 2021-04-04, 18:22

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kolderman wrote on 2021-04-04, 18:13: Have you zapped the bios? (should be either a toggle or pins you can short to do this). I have tried to reset CMOS by removing battery.

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Re: 2007 WinXP full NOS build

Posted on 2021-04-04, 18:21

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Only complaint - that cursed motherboard layout where you can't use the x1 pcie slot with any reasonable gpu, ruling out a xfi titanium for eax support. Also the cpu cooler is nice but the c2d were not heat monsters and you could have easily got away with a stock Intel hsf to make working the case …

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Re: 2007 WinXP full NOS build

Posted on 2021-04-04, 18:08

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I have tested it outside the case with nothing connected (except one RAM module) and the result is the same. Sometimes it posts fine, somtimes it is not.

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2007 WinXP full NOS build

Posted on 2021-04-04, 17:49

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I love NOS hardware. The unboxing, the smell, it is so exciting! Also I wanted to build some late WinXP machine. So I decided to build a fully NOS system! Fortunately, there is no big problem to find some 2007 new parts. CPU I had 2 options. To go with Pentium 4 541 or Core 2 Duo E6750. New and …

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Re: Cyrix 166+ Instead MK2 Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-02-18, 04:57

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Nice work on that case!

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-01-23, 16:26

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Well, maxed out P1 is more like 75 FSB x 3.5 = 262 Mhz, or 83x3.5 = 292 Mhz. Btw, I would use maximum 15'' monitor to old 486/Pentium 1 retro build. The reason is, old games, that run only 320x200 or 640x480, doesnt look good on 17''. Also, most of users didnt have 17'' in 1995-1998 era, they've …

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-01-22, 12:42

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a very nice maxxed P1! i have a P1 mmx 166mhz with 64mb of glorious edo ram! I'd recommend doubling the ram if you can, but to be honest your PC as it is can run window 3.1, 95 or 98 and masses of dos and early windows games just fine as it is great components, mine has only the basics (2mb …

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Re: Pentium 4 build choice

Posted on 2021-01-22, 12:36

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It'll depend on what PC's you already have. From my own collection I do all my 9x gaming from my P3 600, anything this struggles with is modern enough to run in XP. My s478 9x/XP PC never gets used. My s775 XP build is fine for all my XP gaming, by the time this struggles I can play on my modern …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-01-21, 19:11

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my new work bench with lots of room courtesy of pier 1 going out of business. steel frame with with casters too. this wasn't a regular pier 1 item for sale, just some bench they had in the back that i talked them out of for $40. new.bench.jpg Nice and clean setup! Beige monitor would be great!) …

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