Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-07, 13:30

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by RetroPC_King

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today's find is a GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard (without I/O shield) with 2x 2GB Mushkin Enhanced DDR2-800 in dual channel (it have heat spreaders) and a AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor CPU (part number ADA3800IAA5CU) with a Spire CPU Cooler. This kit I got it mostly for the CPU that will go into …

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(HELP) ASUS DRW-1608P optical drive repair - Drive receives power but didn't read or burn CD & DVD

Posted on 2022-12-20, 05:54

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by RetroPC_King

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello. I got yesterday a ASUS DRW-1608P. Drive receives power, is detected in BIOS but it does not eject and read or burn CD & DVD. Didn't hear the seek on boot up, but the BUSY LED lights up. Any advice? I tried refitting the ribbons like I did with a ASUS CRW-5232AS CD-RW drive that didn't spin up …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-19, 20:16

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by RetroPC_King

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I got 3 optical drives. All of them are on ATAPI interface. The following optical drives that I got are in the following order (top to bottom): -black LG GCR-8480B 48X CD-ROM Drive (Compaq OEM) -white ASUS DRW-1608P 16x DVD writer (a OEM Pioneer DVR-109 made for ASUS) -white Ultima Electronics …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-25, 13:45

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by RetroPC_King

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My mistake, I mixed with A7v8X-X. Took one for the other. :) OK. No problem. I also plan to put a modded BIOS by me on that A7N8X-X when I Have time. That ModBIOS 1010 consists of unlocking hidden options like Small Logo (EPA) Show and some overclock options, and also FLoppy DIsk B setting. Should …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-24, 18:32

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by RetroPC_King

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No support for mobile and Geode cpus. Unless a modded BIOS exists. max FSB 333. It's a nice board and issues codes for diagnostic card pretty well. If your cpu works or not you'll see it. Press down the heatsink if you are not going to clip it, otherwise it won't POST either. Socket A are …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-24, 18:32

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by RetroPC_King

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

No support for mobile and Geode cpus. Unless a modded BIOS exists. max FSB 333. It's a nice board and issues codes for diagnostic card pretty well. If your cpu works or not you'll see it. Press down the heatsink if you are not going to clip it, otherwise it won't POST either. Socket A are …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-24, 17:28

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by RetroPC_King

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I got this: -A New Old Stock (NOS) ASUS A7N8X-X motherboard (nForce 2 400 chipset) (with all of accessories) -A black ASUS CRW-5232AS 52x32x52x IDE CD-RW drive Any opinions? PS: I will build soon a rig with ASUS A7N8X-X when I have time. No support for mobile and Geode cpus. Unless a modded …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-24, 16:24

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by RetroPC_King

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I got this: -A New Old Stock (NOS) ASUS A7N8X-X motherboard (nForce 2 400 chipset) (with all of accessories) -A black ASUS CRW-5232AS 52x32x52x IDE CD-RW drive Any opinions? PS: I will build soon a rig with ASUS A7N8X-X when I have time.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-10, 19:41

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by RetroPC_King

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acl wrote on 2022-11-10, 19:24: Light Scribe 😁 Yes. I know. It is nice. This drive I will use it in my upcoming 2006 ASUS M2N-E build!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-10, 18:17

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by RetroPC_King

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I bought 2 optical drives: -ASUS DVD-E616A2 16x DVD-ROM drive (manufactured August 2006) -ASUS DRW-1612BL 16x DVD writer (manufactured January 2007) They are in good condition, also both of them have boxes (as seen in picture), and they are white. Also as a bonus I received those: -in ASUS DVD …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-05, 10:50

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by RetroPC_King

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I got a: -Delux PC Case -a ASUS K8V-X build with AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 1.8GHz CPU (full equipped PC build) -some PS/2 keyboards (one BTC 8190 Smart Office keyboard, one BTC 5106, one Comrace OEM multimedia keyboard) -a Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Deluxe TV Tuner -some boxes with random PC …

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Re: 20th Anniversary of Vogons

Posted on 2022-07-02, 10:21

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by RetroPC_King

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Happy Birthday VOGONS!

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-22, 06:06

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by RetroPC_King

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As OP said, A7N8X-E Deluxe could be a choice, but I'd highly recommend either a Epox EP-8RDA3I, 8RDA6 Pro (if you want additional stuff like SATA and RAID), or a MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR. The reason I listed those three is because they all have 12v plugs, while the A7N8X-E is a very very 5v heavy board …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-17, 09:19

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by RetroPC_King

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PcBytes wrote on 2022-06-16, 18:52: Reflash the BIOS chip externally for the K7N2. Mine suffered from the same issue and a hotflash (since I don't have a PLCC32 flasher) on a Jetway N2PAP-Lite fixed it. This solution is HOTFLASH. I have also a EEPROM burner, so for me corrupted BIOS is not a …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-16, 15:04

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by RetroPC_King

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Nice socket A/462 collection! I am really fond of Athlon XP. Still searching for a working nforce2 based board for my 3200+ (currently on a MSI with via KM400 chipset). I prefer "System #6" over the others, GF4 MX is not the best match for Athlon XP, it would for Thunderbirds though. Radeon 9000 …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-15, 20:19

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by RetroPC_King

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Nice socket A/462 collection! I am really fond of Athlon XP. Still searching for a working nforce2 based board for my 3200+ (currently on a MSI with via KM400 chipset). I prefer "System #6" over the others, GF4 MX is not the best match for Athlon XP, it would for Thunderbirds though. Radeon 9000 …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-15, 17:22

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by RetroPC_King

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ynopot wrote on 2022-06-15, 12:32: I see you are using GF4 MX440. Are they passively cooled? Are they getting hot? I'm thinking of installing a passively cooled GF4 MX440 on my Celeron 1100 Mine does not get hot, it is passively cooled.

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A systems

Posted on 2022-06-15, 08:51

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by RetroPC_King

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Interesting you modded some of the BIOSs of your rigs. Feel free to tell a bit more about that. I modded the BIOS using a 2007 MODBIN6 version that is 32bit, and I uncovered hidden BIOS settings like CHIP DDQ voltage, Small Logo (EPA) Show, and then I saved the modded BIOS into a floppy, and …

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Re: Post photos of your Unique Custom CPU/GPU fan

Posted on 2022-06-08, 08:29

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by RetroPC_King

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in Marvin \ System Specs

This is my rare Foxconn Socket 462 CPU cooler. It have aluminium frame and copper base and fins. It is used on my ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe with AMD Athlon XP 2500+ CPU.

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Re: My 2007 Socket AM2 Build

Posted on 2022-06-05, 06:00

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by RetroPC_King

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This is my 1st Socket AM2 build. It is from December 2007, and it wasn't upgraded over time, it was kept as is, with all it's original components. Only replaced the PSU and CMOS battery. -AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 1.9 GHz with AMD stock cooler -ASUS M2N-E SLI motherboard -Spire case with front USB and …

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