Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2023-01-24, 21:44

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by aaronkatrini

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I stick to older CF cards I find every now and then on old Digital Cameras on the local flea markets. I think I have a lifetime supply of them at this point. They're fast enough to make even a pretty fast HDD from the era look snail-slow and reliable enough to this day only one failed on me. I just …

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Re: this capacitor blew up and almost killed me. why am i not dead? more importantly, why isn't the motherboard dead?

Posted on 2023-01-22, 23:40

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by aaronkatrini

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I think this is your board? https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/acer-i … gxi-model-i433a

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Re: Can all the tantalum capacitors on a motherboard be shorted?

Posted on 2023-01-22, 23:25

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by aaronkatrini

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Just change them all or see the what happens: https://www.amibay.com/threads/quick-video-of-me-testing-an-older-motherboard-with-tantalum-caps-spoiler-something-happens.2438842/#post-2445635 Most likely one a few are shorted, but finding it can be difficult and just go the safe route and change them …

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Re: Help me identify this 8Bit ISA Controller Card (IDE?)

Posted on 2023-01-15, 18:13

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by aaronkatrini

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Thank you all for the suggestions. I totally overlooked the facts that all the chips are from '99-ish. The board layout and the overall build quality screams early '80s. Most likely it's something proprietary of some industrial device. Oh well in the recycling center it goes 😀

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Help me identify this 8Bit ISA Controller Card (IDE?)

Posted on 2023-01-15, 14:11

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by aaronkatrini

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Hi all, Among a recent lot of new cards purchased recently there was this 8Bit ISA card with a 40pin (IDE-like) connector and 4 dip switches on the left corner. There is a label stating this is P/N T 23687043. I tried googling it but no relevant results. Also did a search on TH99 with pics but I …

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Re: ELSA Synergy II -32 PCI: No VGA output - BIOS bit rot?

Posted on 2022-11-21, 22:56

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by aaronkatrini

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It was a nice video to watch. Nicely done, excellent card, totally worth to save 😀

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Re: I need a bios for the motherboard 486dx noname

Posted on 2022-03-16, 16:34

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by aaronkatrini

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Search for the board on ultimateretro website, most likely you'll find the bios.

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Re: Overclocking a Voodoo 3 2000 AGP.

Posted on 2022-01-14, 15:15

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by aaronkatrini

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What Ram does your V3 have? With 7ns unlikely you'll hit 183mhz and still be stable.

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Re: Presentation and crowdfunding campaign of The Legacy of the forgotten

Posted on 2021-12-19, 23:37

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by aaronkatrini

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Oh man cannot wait for the book to be available!!!

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Re: Need help in removing slot 1 processor and retention pins

Posted on 2021-12-17, 10:41

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by aaronkatrini

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https://i.imgur.com/HMw3dBT.jpg Push these two pins towards each other with one hand and with the other hand try to pull the CPU out. It's always a pain when pulling out these CPUs, but have a little patience and it will eventually come out. Also, as a last resort, these two pins I told you to push …

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Re: How suitable would a VIA VB7009 be for late '90s and early '00s gaming?

Posted on 2021-12-16, 19:00

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by aaronkatrini

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It's rocking a Via Chrome9 IGP if I'm correct... nothing special. Check out this video on Youtube to get an idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCNq8ypa8M

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Re: NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4200 triage and repair

Posted on 2021-12-15, 10:09

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by aaronkatrini

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I enjoyed reading how you managed to fix the card. The GF4 Ti 4200 is quite an interesting card for Win98. It has good compatibility, good performance and it can still be found for a reasonable price.

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Re: Dual gpu pci cards

Posted on 2021-12-13, 14:40

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by aaronkatrini

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There are plenty dual Gpu cards out there (Matrox, nvidia, radeon, 3dfx, s3...etc) however, that I'm aware, only the Voodoo 5 5500 PCI would be good for your needs, as the other manufacturers made their dual Gpu cards only to be able to handle two monitors at the same time and not to be used in a " …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-07, 19:46

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by aaronkatrini

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LubieCipy wrote on 2021-12-07, 12:14: Bought this card few days ago, 8.5 Euro incl. shipping […] Show full quote Bought this card few days ago, 8.5 Euro incl. shipping Nicely found that Savage 2000 😀

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Re: Voodoo 3 2000, missing C95 cap

Posted on 2021-12-02, 21:41

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by aaronkatrini

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C95 is the SMD Electrolytic cap at the top-right of the card, right at the edge? I know the V3 very well... the card will "work fine" without that cap. It's a common problem with these cards, people pull them out without paying attention and it gets snapped right away. It's a non critical cap, …

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Re: 3dfx Voodoo Banshee WinXP issues

Posted on 2021-12-01, 21:13

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by aaronkatrini

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Glad I helped 😀 Don't worry about WinXP, the Banshee it's more of a Win98 type of card anyways.

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Re: 3dfx Voodoo Banshee WinXP issues

Posted on 2021-11-29, 17:13

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by aaronkatrini

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I've had success with the "Banshee Evolution 0.9"driver under WinXP: http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/3dfx/banshee/drivers/windowsxp/

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Re: Nvidia Quadro 2 Pro

Posted on 2021-11-29, 17:10

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by aaronkatrini

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Necroposting I guess. I put this card in my 440bx Pentium 2 build and have a strange issue with the DVI port. I only have one display with DVI so it might not be the card at all. But I never had this issue with other computers with DVI ports. During post i get a strange effect and the screen goes …

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Re: What VGA card did I have?

Posted on 2021-11-25, 10:24

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by aaronkatrini

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Quote: "The 1280 × 1024 resolution became popular because at 24 bit/px color depth it fit well into 4 megabytes of video RAM. At the time, memory was extremely expensive. Using 1280 × 1024 at 24-bit color depth allowed using 3.75 MB of video RAM, fitting nicely with VRAM chip sizes which were …

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Re: Video Card upgrade for Dell Dimension 4400?

Posted on 2021-11-06, 13:37

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by aaronkatrini

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Well guys, I was able to source an ATi Radeon 9600XT for $30 on ebay, should work well enough for my needs, also the slot on this one is only up to AGP 4x from the information I have seen. Excellent choice, I was about to recommend one. The R9600 Pro/XT is a well balanced price/performance card for …

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