Re: SCSI Adaptec AIC 7890 on Asus P2B-LS not detecting Fujitsu MO drive

Posted on Today, 12:01

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Hi, I have MO Drive Fujitsu MCR3230SS and I am trying to connect it to my Asus P2B-LS. I am using 50pin ribbon cable with 3 connectors. Drive has its default configuration , which means SCSI ID 6 and enabled termination. According to documentation its SCSI-2 Fast20. Controller has enabled in BIOS …

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Re: Who has a Fic VA-503+ ? im trying to add usb support

Posted on Yesterday, 10:43

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Hey all, dusting off a months old thread here. I've been scouring the web and of course here on Vogons with no luck finding the manual for this motherboard. Any chance someone can upload a PDF of it here? Also how can I tell what rev my motherboard is? I can't seem to find it silk screened on the …

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Re: Compaq SW400 (from AP550 workstation) POST codes?

Posted on 2021-07-20, 09:19

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My Compaq SW400 motherboard (dual slot 1 with i840 Rambus chipset) from a Compaq AP550 workstation is giving me grief. Now, normally in that situation I stick in my POST card and look at its readout. However Compaq is special, and outputs to port 84h, not 80h - but my card picks up something …

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Re: Intel Demo and Diagnostic diskette for Pentium II Overdrive

Posted on 2021-07-20, 07:44

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I am looking for the the Intel Demo and Diagnostic diskette for the Pentium II Overdrive CPU. I haven't been able to find it online. Any help with this would be appreciated. These are listed on the Intel archive against the PII OD (and downloadable from the last link below) Manual - https://web. …

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Re: Ek computers unknown case.

Posted on 2021-07-19, 18:41

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Maybe one of those rust converter compounds, or just wire brush / sand it down to bare metal and apply some silver primer/topcoat. Funnily enough, the actual case metal looks almost galvanised in your pics.

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Re: Change a game's name by one letter, to make it something completely different (just for fun!)

Posted on 2021-07-19, 18:32

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How about... FU Online : The Game - an all action Liam Gallagher simulator, as he dukes it out on a world concert tour, with equally 'special' rock stars from around the globe. (guess I could've picked any F1 title)

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Re: Ek computers unknown case.

Posted on 2021-07-19, 17:48

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Seems to have been a Spanish outfit that developed the Speedplus / Speedplus Pro systems using TEC coolers https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.conozca.com/articulo/ekspeed1.htm Interesting looking case anyway, so shame about the rust. I had not found that article, it …

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Re: Ek computers unknown case.

Posted on 2021-07-19, 15:58

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Seems to have been a Spanish outfit that developed the Speedplus / Speedplus Pro systems using TEC coolers https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=aut … lo/ekspeed1.htm Interesting looking case anyway, so shame about the rust.

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Re: Gigabyte GA-8ITXE and rambus noob

Posted on 2021-07-18, 13:47

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If you don't need more memory than the 512MB you've already bought, just buy a pair of the dummy continuity RIMMs (CRIMMs) to fill the other two slots the lowest price I found for 2 crimms is €8 shipped, with €18 I get other 2 modules with 2 crimms. I was hoping for lower prices to be honest. That …

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Re: Heatsink/Fan for Socket 370

Posted on 2021-07-15, 22:09

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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As far as the patch goes, that's how Fujitsu Siemens handle processor microcode updates - they don't include them in BIOS revisions but have a DOS app which updates the microcode patch area when you change processors. As long as you have the correct microcode files, it's pretty painless.

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Re: Asus TUSL2-C bios update

Posted on 2021-07-15, 21:23

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Where does the beta file STN.BIN come from - the zip file I downloaded from Asus is called 1014tc001.zip , which contains a BIOS flash file called 1014tc.001 . Is this the beta file you tried to flash? Maybe you could try again with this one (attached) and get an accurate record or picture of any …

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Re: Asus TUSL2-C bios update

Posted on 2021-07-15, 08:07

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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The board doesn't have a jumper for this - only two solder points which you short together to clear the CMOS EDIT - See plenty of people online using the beta BIOS with this board. What version of the DOS AFLASH app are you using (assuming you're not using the Windows Live Update method). There is a …

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Re: 100Mbps PCI NIC that does *not* bus master

Posted on 2021-07-15, 06:42

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This is an extract from a 3Com readme file headed 3Com Corporation ETHERDISK DISKETTE FOR THE ETHERLINK III AND FAST ETHERLINK PCI AND EISA BUS MASTER ADAPTERS DISABLING BUS MASTER Some computers do not fully support bus mastering. The driver will try to determine if bus master transfers work OK, …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-686LX with Voodoo3 3000 AGP

Posted on 2021-07-14, 04:19

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A post on the old alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.giga-byte support board re. Voodoo 3 compatibility with Gigabyte would suggest you may be OK (note - F2 is now the newest BIOS rather than 1.21) R ainer Schumacher wrote in message <38669959...@news.ndh.net>... >On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:56:32 GMT, ske...@ …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-8ITXE and rambus noob

Posted on 2021-07-13, 23:33

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If you don't need more memory than the 512MB you've already bought, just buy a pair of the dummy continuity RIMMs (CRIMMs) to fill the other two slots

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Re: DFI CS65-EC Tualatin compatibility?

Posted on 2021-07-13, 23:06

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According to their product page, no it doesn't https://web.archive.org/web/20120119100140/http://www.itox.com/pages/products/mothers/revcontrol/cS65ec.php You can find more support files (BIOS, manuals, drivers etc) thru this page https://web.archive.org/web/20120512033153/http://www.dfi-itox.com/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:59

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@bofh.fromhell - thanks a lot! :) I looked on the wayback machine for a few hours but as all I could find were dead links, I almost gave up. You saved me a lot of hours of searching. Much appreciated! :) I have an external programmer so I can play at my heart's content with any BIOS version. …

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Re: ABP-960U PCI SCSI adapter. No more than 8GB.

Posted on 2021-07-12, 05:40

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Did you scrub any translated partition / format created by the Jaz SCSI adapter before you attached it to the Adaptec - if not, it may be a mismatch in how the extended translation scheme is being interpreted Can you post a screenshot of the Advanced Host Adapter Settings on the Adaptec - this …

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Re: Advantages of Dual Pentium3 or dual Pentium motherboards for retro PC?

Posted on 2021-07-09, 10:35

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yessir! https://imgur.com/a/Z2Qg1bv I did get 16GB of ram for it. ^.^ I just need to find a proper case. All my super-towers don't have a spot to hold the memory card. Afraid that beast is a stretch, even for my piddling little SC830P4 - you'll need to get yourself some SC850 goodness :) Pedestal …

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Re: HDD mounting rails for Prosignia 500

Posted on 2021-07-09, 10:19

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Assume you mean the drive retaining clips like in the pic below - unfortunately they dont seem to have an assembly / spare part no to search on (they're not in the illustrated parts catalog or the quick reference guide and only get a single mention in the maintenance & service manual) CPQ HDD …

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