Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on Today, 09:59

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by Intel486dx33

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Back in the 1990’s there where a few people dumpster diving for used electronics in Silicon Valley. But what ever they found was broken. I hope these people dont try to resell on internet. Today most old electronics goes to recycle center. I dont think there are many dumpster divers left in Silicon …

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Re: Super Duper printers

Posted on Today, 09:46

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I have always had great success with HP printers. ( inkjet and laser and network and scanners ). And they have great software to support there printers and scanners. If I had to choose on printer to buy it would definitely be an HP. From my experience. And I have many years of experience with …

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Re: What is your Favorite CPU and Why ?

Posted on Today, 09:26

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by Intel486dx33

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Well if you ask what CPU made the BIGGEST impact on the computer market it would have had to have been the first gen. Pentium. It was a Wreaking ball that dominated the computer industry. Putting many UNIX workstations And servers out of commission. Married with WinNT 4.0 workstation and server or …

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Re: Mystery jumper on IBM Valuepoint 486 motherboard

Posted on Today, 09:13

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by Intel486dx33

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That’s a riser card for a newer model PS/1 with a VLB slot or PCI slots. It this a 486dx4-100 CPU ? Check this IBM PS/1 service manual for your motherboard type. http://ps-2.kev009.com/pccbbs/aptiva/63g2028.pdf But you should know that there where many models of the PS/1 At least 7 or more. It all …

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Re: Most reliable 2.5 inch IDE hard drives?

Posted on Today, 09:05

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by Intel486dx33

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I always use IBM or HGST and Hitachi 72,000rpm , 2.5” IDE drives in old laptops. They seem to work great. And have way better performance then the original hard drives and run quiet and cool.

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Re: What's the success rate of repairing faulty graphics cards?

Posted on Today, 08:54

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by Intel486dx33

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You need good solder and repair skills and equipment. I would say you need at least a Multimeter for troubleshooting electronic components and traces. You need a fine point solder iron with lots of different types of flux and solders. You need some type of graphics card holder or solder table or …

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Re: HP Pavilion with a few surprises

Posted on Yesterday, 10:53

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by Intel486dx33

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gerry wrote on Yesterday, 08:47: I zoomed in on the front label and compared it's spec with the 'now' spec. Ram was always at a premium back in the day:) Yeah, my 486 computer has 20mb of ram and 256kb of cache too.

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Need installation CD for Turtle beach Monte Carlo.

Posted on Yesterday, 02:29

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by Intel486dx33

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I need the driver and software installation CD for Turtle Beach Monte Carlo sound card ( ISA ). Anyone know where I can download it from ?

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Re: Pandemic Builds

Posted on 2020-08-13, 22:12

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by Intel486dx33

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Well, time to fix some old computers. 1) Digital Station 800 2) Enlight case build 3) 486dx-33 Nostalgic build 4) Aluminum Cooler Master Wave Case build 5) Lian Li case build 6) Pentium II 400mhz build. 7) Dual Intel Slot one build. 8 ) AMD K7 build. 9) AMD Duron build 10) ??????? I have all the …

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Re: Super Duper printers

Posted on 2020-08-13, 22:01

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HP and Samsung and Epson where my go to home printers. Now it’s only HP again. Which reminds me I need a new HP laser all-in-one printer.

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Re: HP Pavilion with a few surprises

Posted on 2020-08-13, 21:55

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by Intel486dx33

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That's an interesting setup with the riser for the expansion cards. Yeah, looks like the IBM Aptiva motherboard setup too. It has a funky slot connector to join the motherboard with the riser card. I always wanted a Pavilion when I was younger but could not find the right one for me as I always …

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Re: Super Duper printers

Posted on 2020-08-13, 21:46

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You can’t go wrong with HP Laser printers. I have always bought them. They just work as intended and they have good software support. Did HP buy Samsung printer division ?

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Re: things you don't do with a retro PC

Posted on 2020-08-13, 21:41

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A Retro computer should be looked at like an Arcade machine. It is for playing old DOS games and listening to music on old Sound cards. It’s just a piece of Nostalgia. You should NOT use it like an everyday computer to store your critical data on or surf the internet.

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Re: Can't get network cards to work

Posted on 2020-08-13, 18:11

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by Intel486dx33

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Wait !.....Don’t order yet. What OS are you using or plan to use ?

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Re: Can't get network cards to work

Posted on 2020-08-13, 17:19

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by Intel486dx33

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3c0m 3c509 etherlink 3 has good DOS packet driver support and has a diagnostic and setup program.

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Re: 1997 VX97 Dream machine

Posted on 2020-08-13, 17:10

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by Intel486dx33

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Depends on what OS you are running ? My first pentium computer was a Pentium 150MHz running WinNT-4.0 and it served me well. I was able to do all kinds of stuff with it Because the the versatility of the OS and multitasking power of the Pentium.

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What is your Favorite CPU and Why ?

Posted on 2020-08-13, 17:06

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by Intel486dx33

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This is NOT a poll. I just would like to hear about what is your favorite CPU from your builder experience and why. For me it’s the 486. I hate it and like it because it challenges me every time I build one of these computers. BIOS settings , jumpers , drivers, etc.... It keeps my mind working.... …

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AMD 5x86 on LS-486 motherboard @ 160mhz ?

Posted on 2020-08-12, 09:39

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by Intel486dx33

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Any way to set the jumpers on the Lucky star LS-486 motherboard to ( 40mhz x 4 ) I see there is a 40mhz setting but I dont see a setting for multiplier in manual. https://www.elhvb.com/webhq/models/486pci/ls486ef.htm

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Re: Posts photos of your most unique build.

Posted on 2020-08-12, 09:25

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by Intel486dx33

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My Ultimate Pure DOS gaming computer. Pentium MMX 233 with Sound Blaster AWE64. DOS Cadillac gaming computer. Cowboy Coffee build. Pentium 133 DOS gamer dream machine (1995/97 ).

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Motherboard cache question ?

Posted on 2020-08-12, 09:14

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by Intel486dx33

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I have a gigabyte motherboard like this one. But i cant seem to get it to recognize any type of cache i have put in it. So I see this photo with “UM61265AK-15” cache. Do you think this motherboard will only work with this name brand cache with these markings ? What does AK and CK and Fk stand for in …

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