Re: Dell 486 help

Posted on 2023-12-05, 22:53

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Hi all, I'm new here. I'm excited to dive into nostalgia and cool tech with a Dell 425s/L I found for cheap (with the original disks and docs). After replacing the hard drive and clock battery, and cleaning/lubing the disk drives, things are working very well! https://i.imgur.com/FhHh5pF.jpeg I do …

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Re: Updating P4S800D-X Bios Without Floppy Disk

Posted on 2023-12-04, 17:53

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With the EEPROM programmer. But if it's working correctly leave it be. https://www.ebay.com/itm/313335729350?hash=item48f443ccc6:g:jM0AAOSwn7BjQR2S&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4FloEQHzWMNY6lc3IkDXQnG%2BkSfNcC4g5bQAQwyMFdAXCFeEz3shiHFYe0YBp7jF15qluHTO5BkhD8% …

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Re: UMB drivers for Intel 420EX and ALi M1489 chipsets

Posted on 2023-12-02, 09:07

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maxtherabbit wrote on 2023-12-02, 01:14: @tiido the download links in the OP for the ALI driver and docs seem broken, can you upload to the forum please? They're still up on archive.org - https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.tmee … o.eu/SOFTWARE/*

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-30, 12:09

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I would suggest that it has max fsb of 100 and max multiplier of 8, and they just listed every option that allows for, rather than thinking 800 MHz Katmai was likely. Thanks - that does sound likely. I seem to remember there are slotkets that have their own voltage jumpers etc - would that be …

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Re: Need help with Intel Professional/GX Workstation L486

Posted on 2023-11-19, 07:58

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Beginning to have my doubts re the EISA files I posted earlier (more so the cfg / ovl files rather than the ECU itself). Having watched the full 3 part video series, starting from the zwrr link, it seems the poster used the same files successfully on his earlier model 'Professional' system - would …

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Re: Need help with Intel Professional/GX Workstation L486

Posted on 2023-11-18, 11:42

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Still can't find where the pc speaker is located and where to find the EISA Utility Although the GX support docs don't mention it (unlike for the plain 'Professional' - quote follows) and as Thermalwrong suggests, guess the internal speaker is indeed built into the power supply. " The on-board …

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Re: Weird Fujifilm R013-01

Posted on 2023-11-16, 11:54

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On the second machine that is working I tried to replace the Celeron CPU with a spare P3 866 but the board only takes 650MHz. I guess it still a good upgrade. Also upgraded to a Pioneer DVD drive. But the bios is very disappointing, only detects each HD with a maximum of 20Gb aldo they are 40gb HDs …

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Re: PP200 1MB Cache on AP440FX board?

Posted on 2023-11-12, 17:34

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Just got a AP440FX system without CPU, wondering it I should go for a Pentium Pro 200Mhz with 1MB Cache or not. The 1MB are more expensive and not sure if it has compatibility issues (motherboard manual only says up to the 512K version but probably was made before the 1MB came out). Anybody tried …

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Re: Weird Fujifilm R013-01

Posted on 2023-11-10, 12:55

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Thanks you for the feedback. It comes with a CD mentioning Frontier 330. Also notice that front case only has two power wires directly to the Power Supply, so makes sense to be for battery. Doesn't seem to be much detailed info on the control unit itself, though you can see it in a bit more context …

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Re: Weird Fujifilm R013-01

Posted on 2023-11-10, 09:46

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So I bouth 2 units off this very weird machines, brand new and sealed in the box, on Facebook market place, which I could not find any information online. From the looks it seems it might have been a machine for office use as it contains license for Windows 2000 Pro. The case and the interior …

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Re: Anyone after the entire Abit driver repository?

Posted on 2023-11-05, 13:09

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Hi, is there a filelist for the content of the archive.org torrent? Specifically I am looking for anything related to PK5, an old Socket5 MB. Thanks. The file Ojo mentions is all there is...it's the v28 BIOS for the PK5 & PS5 (SiS-501-503-2A5IAA11-28), which you can get here https://theretroweb.com …

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Re: CPU Identification tool CHKCPU, 25th anniversary 'Retro' update - Released!

Posted on 2023-10-30, 12:52

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That's strange Jan...not for me; Firefox worked the other day but not today (same error), though IE11 does work today??

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Re: Looking for information on old Flytech compact PCs (Am5x86-P75, FT-9401-133)

Posted on 2023-10-30, 09:49

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Hi there! Many years ago I acquired a bunch of compact computers. Allegedly these have been used to control the luggage system at a large airport. Naturally no disks were left in the units so I unfortunately don't have access to any old software that might have been used on these. Ironically I …

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Re: Restoration of Old PC cases.

Posted on 2023-10-29, 03:23

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This year, i was able to buy 2 PC cases that are very iconic for retro PCs. Some months ago i was able to buy : A) Thermaltake Xaser II : black case, everything included, even with the orange fans. With some flaws tho, the Molex connectors broken, or some fan cables not making good contact and …

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Re: The Retro Web submissions thread: suggest edits and/or add new boards here

Posted on 2023-10-28, 11:40

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Please don't take someone's opinion as a general view on your work. What you achieved is outstanding and I'm sure most of us love it and use it on a daily basis I wish that wasn't the case but unfortunately, he is not an isolated case. This a recurring pattern I've noticed for a while around here. …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-BX2000 Rev 1.1 - Multiplier Settings

Posted on 2023-10-27, 12:18

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They did issue an extended table but like Doornkaat, ES parts aside, newer cpus are locked whatever the mb settings are... Filename Gigabyte Extended Ratio Table (Intel).jpg File size 66.28 KiB Views 100 views

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Re: Asus P2-99 Bios updates

Posted on 2023-10-26, 12:09

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Hey everyone, Quick question... I got an Asus P2-99 the other night and I've updated to the 1012 to make sure it supports the 800mhz slot 1 Pentium 3 CPU I already had here. But there's a new 1013 beta bios on their website as well but there's 2 versions of it listed. One is listed as "Without …

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Re: A Permanent Solution to the Dell 'Fake ATX' Power Supply Problem?

Posted on 2023-10-26, 10:36

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sluml0rd wrote on 2023-10-26, 02:09: Can I use any standard ATX power supply with the adapter cable on a Dell Dimension 4100 or is there a specific set of PSU's that I need to stick to? Standard ATX psu with adapter should be fine...see this post for details Re: A Permanent Solution to the Dell ' …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2023-10-24, 12:53

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I did the following: expand W31-62B.DR_ W31-62B.DRV expand ULTRABIG.DR_ ULTRABIG.DRV Both got expanded without errors. Then ran SETUP.EXE in DOS to install them - both installed fine. However, when trying to run Windows, it fails with error message - unable to load W31-62B.DRV ULTRABIG.DRV seems to …

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Re: Server ID from way back in the 486-days

Posted on 2023-10-22, 10:55

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I found a similar for sale here in Finland. Didn't buy it - although I'm tempted. Product code PS401258B0 or similar (not so good photos) FCC ID: EJM4865401 or similar (not so good photos) Can you post links for those ? Neither of the codes you list give me any google results. EJM486 S 401 is one …

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