Re: XT PC - using a 16 bit video card in 8 bit slot - which cards work ?
Posted on 2025-05-12, 12:32
I used this list when getting a vga cards for my XTs. https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150/vga/5150_vga.htm I went with AST VGA Plus.
Re: Help Request: Max CPU upgrade on Biostar M6TBA Ver. 1.4
Posted on 2025-04-12, 18:52
All pages for the LX1664CD use that same spec sheet for reference. So I would guess those details apply to this unit. I realized that when I actually did a Google search for LX1664CD. I have tried Tualatin cpus in some of my s370 boards, either they boot or do not but have not hurt a cpu yet..... …
Re: Help Request: Max CPU upgrade on Biostar M6TBA Ver. 1.4
Posted on 2025-04-12, 16:04
I think I have seen this, but yeah. My motherboards voltage regulator is designed for 1.8 to 2.8 volts. LX1664CD According to the spec sheet of the LX1664 it supports the range from 1.3 volt to 3.5 volt. https://mm.digikey.com/Volume0/opasdata/d220001/medias/docus/2588/LX1664%2065.pdf Weird this …
Re: Socket 370 (Non ISA) Pentium 3 still relevant in 2025 ?
Posted on 2025-04-10, 23:37
Shponglefan wrote on 2025-04-10, 23:28: Off the top of my head, I can't think of any advantage an AGP/PCI-only Pentium III system would have over a Pentium 4 system. Probably power and heat.
Re: 3d modelling Win 3.1?
Posted on 2025-04-03, 23:26
When I 1st started in 3D studio it ran in dos, later it was renamed 3D studio Max and ran in win nt.
Re: Help request - PC motherboard/CPU damage after power supply failure
Posted on 2025-04-01, 17:18
Pictures could help.
Re: Dell Dimension L866R - Power Supply
Posted on 2025-03-20, 19:47
A Permanent Solution to the Dell 'Fake ATX' Power Supply Problem?
Re: Dell Dimension L866R - PGA370 Heatsink and Fan
Posted on 2025-03-20, 17:38
You can always use these https://noctua.at/en/na-src7 I have a few left over that came with some noctua fans I got a few years back. I have also used some of these Chinese made ones and have had no problems with them but they always keeps me conscious of fire hazard when running them.
Re: Using AI to find information on old hardware - a case study
Posted on 2025-03-19, 01:52
Reminds me of this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI8u_WSFfMs
Re: ESS Solo-1 ES1938S vs. Gateway Ensoniq PCI 3000 ES1370 for DOS/Win 3.1 audio and gaming
Posted on 2025-03-15, 01:22
The commonest Solo card in my experience, the Terratec Solo-1, is odd in that you either get a wavetable header or PC/PCI, but never both. I've added the wavetable header to a card without it and it works perfectly, so very puzzled why they weren't released like that. Maybe in the EU but in USA I …
Re: Radeon 9800 SE 256 MB 128 bit - BIOS needed!
Posted on 2025-03-11, 02:08
Something doesnt sound right.... even a 9800 SE should have memory of 3.3 to 3.6 ns to reach its correct memory clock speed. 5 ns memory without over clocking is 200 MHz, the memory should run between 270 - 290 MHz. The pics I have seen of 9800 SE had 3.3 or 3.6 ns memory chips. Post a picture of …
Re: Radeon 9700 Pro discussion
Posted on 2025-02-13, 20:41
For daily use keep them cool (Zalman VF700 or VF900). Factory TIM and cooler are not your friends. Word of caution, one of my 9700 Pros when removing the stock cooler the yellow factory TIM was so hardened that it pulled a smd off of the gpu pcb, I saved it and the card still works but under the …
Re: Radeon 9700 Pro discussion
Posted on 2025-02-13, 20:24
Yes they can. I have a standard 9700 non-Pro bios on my card and it works fine. I really would like to clock the card at Pro clocks though. I have read that the 3.3ns memory is rated at 300MHz but I cannot get anywhere near that with my card. How much faster was the 9700 Pro? Does anyone have both …
Re: Max. processor support for Intel SE440BX-3 (Shuttle 3) motherboard ?
Posted on 2025-02-11, 17:45
as long as Dell didn't lock anything in the BIOS. ......... Dont have to worry about Dell locking anything in Bios but Intel as its an Intel Bios string. I have seen Intel Bios boards lock out processors for whatever reason, unfortunately only way to know is to probably try. I would have to examine …
Re: Max. processor support for Intel SE440BX-3 (Shuttle 3) motherboard ?
Posted on 2025-02-11, 13:02
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/dell-se440bx-3-seattle-3#chips I have used a 1 GHz via slotket on my Dell board. Of course you might need to find the proper bios for your board, I dont know if there are any differences between the Dell OEM BX-3 and the Intel OEM BX-3 besides the way Dell …
Re: Bought a slot 1 motherboard but slot bracket missing
Posted on 2025-02-08, 15:23
I will clarify having the bracket is a good thing. If you don't switch cpus often then I would still try to get one. Better to be safe then sorry, it is a bit of a minor thing but nice to have. Kinda like I/O brackets, I have seen many people that don't bother with them and they are a minor thing …
Re: Bought a slot 1 motherboard but slot bracket missing
Posted on 2025-02-08, 14:44
Yeah most of the time the cpu fits so tight in the slot they are not likely to come out unless you are throwing your case around the room. Of the five of my slot 1 systems only one has the bracket on the motherboard, the rest of the brackets are sitting on a shelf in my room. Except that one system …
Re: VGA switch without loss of quality: Analog or digital?
Posted on 2025-02-07, 20:03
Only pro stuff does a good job switching the VGA signal from my experience. I use an Extron MVX84 VGA matrix for my switching needs (1920 x 1440 and higher resolutions, which it handles perfectly), but only because I paid very little money for one. Are the Extron MVX built equal? I can find a …
Re: Maj.Jackyl's Computer Lab
Posted on 2025-02-06, 06:06
Major Jackyl wrote on 2025-02-06, 01:04: I still need to test THIS thing: Filename 20250205_183948.jpg File size 1.09 MiB Views 591 views File comment CT1920 File license Fair use/fair dealing exception SB Awe32 Upgrade Card - Goldfinch! CT1920 I have one of those as well but I put it in a HP …
Re: 9800XT low score in 3DMark03 on WinXP with a 3700+
Posted on 2025-02-05, 05:27
Memory clock is incorrect should be ~730Mhz effective, GPU clock is ~100 off. I have been digging and neither AIBs or ATI ever made a R360 core with a 128bit bus so either the bus is being read incorrectly or the Core is being read incorrectly ...im inclined with the Core being wrong due to the Ram …
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