Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-06-11, 18:41

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Some games, even patched / hacked will not work reliably under XP (will either not launch or will crash to desktop randomly). And it's not a short list of games either. Compatibility comes down to hardware as well. For example, I've been able to run NFS V Porsche on XP on an Athlon XP 3200+ / FX …

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Re: Socket 3 Tweaker

Posted on 2022-06-11, 18:38

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Anyone able to confirm this pin spacing with a caliper? Here is a socket 3 footprint I threw together based on the pentium overdrive datasheet. I need beta testers btw. Need active feedback and engagement. or this probably won't get past alpha/beta I have a literal buttload of socket 3 hardware, …

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Re: Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-06-11, 18:35

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Mine seems to have a VIA sound chip? That surprised me when I installed the drivers. I guess that is a testament of how much of a later Socket 7 board this one is... The driver is provided by VIA, but the audio codec is made by ALS. If you look at the board closely, you'll spot a tiny 3x3mm ( …

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

Posted on 2022-06-11, 18:33

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This is one of the first gaming mice right? From around 1999 or 2000? It's not ONE of the first gaming mice. It's THE first gaming mouse! Except for needing to clean the ball now and again (mine was a ball mouse and not the much more recent optical version), the main problem of this mouse is that …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-06-07, 19:53

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Most Windows 9x games either work in XP or have XP patches/workarounds (I know there are some exceptions ) I did not have this experience. Some games, even patched / hacked will not work reliably under XP (will either not launch or will crash to desktop randomly). And it's not a short list of games …

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Re: Socket 3 Tweaker

Posted on 2022-06-07, 19:06

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Anyone able to confirm this pin spacing with a caliper? Here is a socket 3 footprint I threw together based on the pentium overdrive datasheet. I need beta testers btw. Need active feedback and engagement. or this probably won't get past alpha/beta I have a literal buttload of socket 3 hardware, …

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Re: Modified BIOSes for ASUS P3B-F, P3V4X, P3V133, CUBX and CUBX-E/L

Posted on 2022-06-06, 19:04

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DenizOezmen wrote on 2022-06-06, 10:43: Socket3 wrote on 2022-06-06, 08:14: Yes, I have an EEPROM reader and some spare EEPROMs. I can flash the new BIOS to another chip Great. Here's a first test. Let's see what is broken ... Sweet. I'll have a go at it tomorrow. Thanks

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Re: Modified BIOSes for ASUS P3B-F, P3V4X, P3V133, CUBX and CUBX-E/L

Posted on 2022-06-06, 08:14

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Thanks for all the continued endorsements and confirmations; they're much appreciated. :-) Any chance on such a bios for the Asus CUVX-M? Hmm ... might be possible. From a quick glance, the BIOS builds seem similar. I don't own a CUV4X-M, though. Do you have the equipment to test the mod safely? …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-05, 18:17

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The Tualeron working is really interesting! What slotket are you using? Got any clear pics of it? Removing both jumpers and the Tualeron works, nice. I definitely gotta try that at some point in time ^^ There are similarly shaped (usually metal colored) heatsinks that have the same dimensions but …

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Re: Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-06-05, 15:46

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But maybe I am not so thrilled about it because of the MVP4BS7... -> Man, I love this board! It is very compact for an AT board, or at least it gave me that impression, to the point I initially tried to mount it on the ATX header of my bench because it felt like an mATX board and not an AT. I have …

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Re: Modified BIOSes for ASUS P3B-F, P3V4X, P3V133, CUBX and CUBX-E/L

Posted on 2022-06-05, 14:53

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Any chance on such a bios for the Asus CUVX-M?

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-05, 14:06

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Does that HSF have a copper slug in the bottom or some other variety of copper implementation? Usually Thunderbird and AXP CPU HSFs featured some kind of copper implementation in the bottom and an AMD branded fan (later ones had this cute hologram logo iirc). These should definitely be able to cool …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-05, 13:55

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More on-topic, how about the AXDA3200DKV4D Athlon XP 3200+ running at 2333Mhz / FSB 166 instead of the usual 2200Mhz / FSB400? https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%203200+%20-%20AXDA3200DKV4D.html Here's mine: AXDA3200DKV4D.png It also has an unlocked multiplier like the athlon XP-M or …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-05, 08:55

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Just a quick reply first, if you are trying with that black Intel stock heatsink please stop as (if this HSF is what I think it is) this HSF is insufficient for the TDP of a 1100MHz Coppermine. I will edit this reply as I read the rest but important stuff first of course! :P EDIT: Yes, please open …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-04, 20:57

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And perhaps even better chips in a way. These would make for some awesome 440BX upgrades 😋 I think the fastest P3 @ 100MHz FSB I have is like 850MHz or so? Ok so I tried to get the SL5QW to run in a 440BX board with a slotket as per your recommendation but I didn't get very far.... :( Here's what I …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-04, 19:21

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It seems like my memory isn't what it used to be. The two "1133MHz" pentium 3 coppermine chips I claimed to have are in fact 1100MHz SL5QW Coppermine Pentium 3's. 100Mhz FSB too. Weird chips. And perhaps even better chips in a way. These would make for some awesome 440BX upgrades 😋 I think the …

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Re: Windows 2000 Pro only seeing 300Mhz from AMD K6 III+ @ 600Mhz

Posted on 2022-06-04, 08:00

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Rikintosh wrote on 2022-06-02, 20:36: When I installed a Pentium 4 M (mobile) on a desktop I got exactly this problem. Can you tell me the exact model of this K6 III? Same here. It turned out the motherboard did not support SpeedStep so the CPU would run at 1200MHz. I installed the same CPU in an …

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Re: Are These Motherboards Worth Repairing

Posted on 2022-06-03, 18:42

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I'd say the MVP3 super socket 7 boards are worth the effort. The Asus P4P800 most likely has a corrupted BIOS - it's a known issue (used to fix quite a few of these back in the day) so that's worth having a look at if you have an EEPROM programmer.... there was also a intel chipset socket 3 board …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-03, 18:30

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It seems like my memory isn't what it used to be. The two "1133MHz" pentium 3 coppermine chips I claimed to have are in fact 1100MHz SL5QW Coppermine Pentium 3's. 100Mhz FSB too. Weird chips. And perhaps even better chips in a way. These would make for some awesome 440BX upgrades 😋 I think the …

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Re: Are These Motherboards Worth Repairing

Posted on 2022-06-02, 20:56

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I'd say the MVP3 super socket 7 boards are worth the effort. The Asus P4P800 most likely has a corrupted BIOS - it's a known issue (used to fix quite a few of these back in the day) so that's worth having a look at if you have an EEPROM programmer.... there was also a intel chipset socket 3 board in …

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