Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Today, 08:32

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by pampilhoso

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Managed to get these Compaq speakers for 5$ to (hopefully) pair them with my Compaq CDS 520. They dont have the rca connectors since the wire was cut. From my research they are JBL speakers and they are quite heavy, so i hope they sound well. They seem to be somewhat rare. Part number is: 288839- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 20:15

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by pampilhoso

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Managed to get these Compaq speakers for 5$ to (hopefully) pair them with my Compaq CDS 520. They dont have the rca connectors since the wire was cut. From my research they are JBL speakers and they are quite heavy, so i hope they sound well. They seem to be somewhat rare. Part number is: 288839-001 …

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Re: Compaq Presario 425/433 aio series mb differences?

Posted on 2021-07-16, 08:45

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by pampilhoso

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I have the compaq presario cds 520, and that slot is used for plugging in the modem. Here is a photo of the one I have: FB_IMG_1626424918903.jpg The models that dont come with the soldered interface already have an onboard modem, and the ones that have it will also have a metal braket slot for the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-07-14, 16:24

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by pampilhoso

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My CF card died so I bought a new one... currently factory resetting my Compaq Presario CDS 520. Filename 217357469_4103502713020897_1630951375512221376_n.jpg File size 97.52 KiB Views 164 views

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Re: Olivetti PCS33 (386 SX)/M-300 - Repairing

Posted on 2021-07-14, 15:44

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by pampilhoso

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I absolutely love these old Olivetti cases. good luck repairing it!

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Re: CMOS battery on a Compaq Presario CDS 520

Posted on 2021-06-30, 09:05

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by pampilhoso

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Ah. Yes. That makes more sense. You mean just plugging something like this: https://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_840.htm on to the obvious header marked 'battery'? I was obsessing about changing the battery so didn't even notice that. I expect the motherboard has diodes to protect the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-16, 14:29

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by pampilhoso

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Managed to get a PODP5V83 for 50 bucks. Filename IMG-20210616-WA0003.jpeg File size 1.34 MiB Views 270 views

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Re: Compaq cds 524 - upgrade info [help]

Posted on 2021-06-16, 11:36

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by pampilhoso

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Just wanted to share an amazing mod that i saw for the compaq cds 500 series model. As you may or may not know, you cannot use the intel pentium overdrive since it's only compatible with socket 2 and 3. The Compaq has a cpu socket 1, but what I never noticed is that it actually has the missing …

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Re: S3 ViRGE VLB project (or " Making a Concurrent for Creative 3D Blaster VLB" )

Posted on 2021-06-14, 14:35

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by pampilhoso

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I have check with S3VBE20 on native MS-DOS, not Windows. -> 64MB location is hidden in ROM. Your notice with driver for Windows, it looks good. PCB is arrivied. A little PCB is external address decoder, 0xAxxxx Range, configable per DIP Switch. I have connect him with seconds Trio64V+ prototype and …

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

Posted on 2021-06-13, 10:49

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by pampilhoso

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Scored this working AWE 64 gold. Filename 20210613_100655.jpg File size 1.78 MiB Views 319 views Its a bit rusty on the metal plate and connectors: Filename 20210613_100702.jpg File size 1.03 MiB Views 319 views Do you have any idea how can I clean it easily?

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Re: Compaq cds 524 - upgrade info [help]

Posted on 2021-06-10, 21:44

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by pampilhoso

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By the way, as anyone ever noticed the WB/WT missing jumpers (P3)? I just bought an evergreen 5x86 133mhz that as a configurable cache mode, WT / WB, but when I set to WB I cannot boot into the OS, totally expected since this motherboard only supports (officialy) the SX2/DX2 cpus. But this missing …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-10, 17:29

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by pampilhoso

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Manage to get the official modem for the compaq presario cds 5xx series. Its not an isa card as can you see, it uses a proprietary connector. Filename 20210610_152705.jpg File size 1.37 MiB Views 344 views

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Re: Happy birthday to my Compaq Presario CDS 520

Posted on 2021-06-08, 23:12

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by pampilhoso

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-06-08, 22:56: Kawl. I had a CDS 524 for a long time until the onboard ram went tits up. I think the onboard ram is disabled if you have max it to 64mb ram. Did you try it?

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-06-08, 22:49

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by pampilhoso

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wiretap wrote on 2021-05-31, 11:30: Got the A2000 and A4000 setup on the computer desk. Took the A500 down to the basement for now.. […] Show full quote Got the A2000 and A4000 setup on the computer desk. Took the A500 down to the basement for now.. man, i loved it!

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Happy birthday to my Compaq Presario CDS 520

Posted on 2021-06-08, 22:46

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by pampilhoso

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Today my very first computer turns 27 and I turn 37 :) I still remember that I couldn't sleep knowing my parents were going to give me my first computer. 195998332_4010907048947131_5371834819005666654_n.jpg It was upgraded all over the years till I got my Pentium II 300. The original CPU, AMD 486SX2 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-08, 15:28

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by pampilhoso

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Just bought this brand new/sealed pair of Quickshot speakers (circa '94). They don't sound anything special but the retro look fits my setup :) 20210608_115244.jpg Did you get them from partsexpress.com ? Back in January I bought 2 different sound force speaker sets for me and my wife's computers. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-08, 12:03

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by pampilhoso

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Holly cow, is that possible?! Have same pair as You (but not brand new, of course) and without supply adapter. It's not a problem, but I didn't know for what voltage. Thanks to your photos, I can see on the box that at 12V, right? Thank You! Yes it is 12V. Here's a photo from the original power …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-08, 10:57

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by pampilhoso

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Just bought this brand new/sealed pair of Quickshot speakers (circa '94). They don't sound anything special but the retro look fits my setup 😀 Filename 20210608_115244.jpg File size 1.93 MiB Views 489 views

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Re: Compaq cds 524 - upgrade info [help]

Posted on 2019-06-10, 12:01

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by pampilhoso

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By the way, as anyone ever noticed the WB/WT missing jumpers (P3)? I just bought an evergreen 5x86 133mhz that as a configurable cache mode, WT / WB, but when I set to WB I cannot boot into the OS, totally expected since this motherboard only supports (officialy) the SX2/DX2 cpus. But this missing …

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Re: Compaq cds 524 - upgrade info [help]

Posted on 2019-06-10, 11:49

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by pampilhoso

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elianda wrote: After you removed the Compaq MS-DOS what applications do you use now to set the mainboards features such as Turbo / Cache now? Hi @elianda I have an Compaq presario cds 520 too, what exactly are those features, turbo and Cache? AFAIK the board doesn't have any l2 cache.

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