Hmm... I have given up using the PCI NIC. As long as the ISA NIC works well, I'll just wait and see... Maybe I will buy another 486 motherboard later...

feipoa wrote on 2020-01-08, 00:43: I personally was not able to get the POD working properly with L1 in write-back mode on the m919 v3.4 motherboard. Hmm... but how to set the L1 to write through mode? There is no such option in the BIOS...

It doesn't make much sense to me. Why should he disable the L2 cache or change the timings if everything works perfectly fine with a different CPU? @theplum: Are you sure that you got all the jumpers right for the POD? The jumpers on that board are quite a mess and even the manual isn't clear. Took …

It doesn't make much sense to me. Why should he disable the L2 cache or change the timings if everything works perfectly fine with a different CPU? @theplum: Are you sure that you got all the jumpers right for the POD? The jumpers on that board are quite a mess and even the manual isn't clear. Took …

Hmm... I have checked the spec of my PSU... the highest current for 5V is 15A, is that enough? Sorry, my bad, I have overlooked that. I quickly checked some AT power supplies. The weakest I have (200W) is rated with 20A on 5V. So 15A is really weak. That could explain, why you have problems with …

Fine. But can you try out what I suggested? I don't think it would take a lot of time. I don't have another spare PSU at my hand... I need to mess up with the cable management of my working computer a few days later :) I have altered the memory setting and try to remove the L2 cache, but the PCI …

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-01-05, 14:38: Can it play MP3 okay with Winamp program ? I know I had problems with the AMD 5x86-133@160mhz running win 95b I can play a 128bit MP3 on POD by using Windows MediaPlayer without problem.

I guess the missing MOSFET is no problem anyway, because you have a 5 volts CPU, so the voltage comes directly from the power supply. Having faults with PCI cards (but working with ISA cards) is a bad sign, your system is not trustworthy. CPU is normally not a problem, but be sure that you use …

That black MOSFET? That shouldn't be missing, as it provides power for the CPU. Can you please share a picture of your board with a close-up of that section? Makes me wonder if it was once there or already omitted by the factory. I have noticed that my M919 board version is v3.2. I tried to search …

derSammler wrote on 2020-01-04, 16:04: Well, you would need to test it with a different PSU first. It may not even be the culprit, but you won't know before testing. Don't you have another PSU? By the way, I have discovered that this item on my board is missing (indicated by the red circle). Can …

derSammler wrote on 2020-01-04, 16:04: Well, you would need to test it with a different PSU first. It may not even be the culprit, but you won't know before testing. Don't you have another PSU? Well...I have other PSUs but they are in use so I can only try them out tomorrow...

Since these things are not really related, I would guess the PSU has weak caps and can not provide stable 5V when the POD is installed, making some components fail or not working correctly. Try a different PSU. O... in fact I am using a modern PSU (with ATX to AT adapter) which focuses on 12 v. So …

Today, I finally replaced the AMD 5x86 X5-133 with an Intel Pentium Overdrive. And guess what? It blows the X5 away even at 83 MHz and the X5 running at 160 MHz. Speedsys gives 59 for the X5 at 160 MHz and 60 for the POD at 83 MHz. Quake timedemo results in ~16 fps for both, but the game still …