Re: I got an ASUS K7M 1.04 motherboard recently. Encountering issues

Posted on 2022-10-21, 10:00

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CPU has no movement or give. I am noticing that the left tab is not 100% latched down now. I unseated and attempted to reseat the cpu, but it didn't change what I am seeing. Try removing the plastic brackets and give a good clean to the contacts. See if moving the cpu makes any difference. It's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-21, 09:37

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Finally got a Quickshot joystick, model QS-202. With manual and unopened plastic bag with 3.5" disk with drivers.

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Re: I got an ASUS K7M 1.04 motherboard recently. Encountering issues

Posted on 2022-10-20, 21:44

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I had slot cpus issues in the past. Try to move the cpu to see if it is a bad cpu contact in its slot.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-20, 15:45

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Bought a socket 423 GA-8IDX3 (rev. 1.x) board. Seller said it has stability issues. I can count 4 of those issues :) if it the BIOS I can desolder and flash + add a socket for future stuff. It has dual bios, really easy. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-8IDX3-rev-1x/sp#sp Seller's pic. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-19, 15:17

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Taught you what exactly .. dont copy my English .. I failed it, too many rules for my liking and downright stupid spelling. Also Aussie English isnt a great example of good english, we tend to be loose and fast with the rules and like to shorten a ton of words to so they end in "O" When you are …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-19, 10:14

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I have a Rdram 423 with a few CPUs for it, the amazing 1.3ghz Willy a 1.9ghz Willy with a 1.4 and 1.6 because they were free, I have been hunting for a 2ghz Willy but they are rather rare and I haven't seen one hit Evilbay yet. Its a rather oddball system really where Im not even sure Intel knew …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-19, 09:31

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I owned a Socket 423 1.4 Ghz Pentium 4 from Dell around release. Nothing to write home about, probably not as fast as a similar Pentium 3, but it was stable as a rock. I used it for Windows 98 -> ME -> 2000 -> XP. I did eventually upgrade it to a 1.8 Ghz CPU, but the bottleneck was the 256MB of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-18, 19:14

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devius wrote on 2022-10-18, 18:51: Nexxen wrote on 2022-10-18, 15:58: Bought a socket 423 GA-8IDX3 (rev. 1.x) board. Seems like it only supports SDRAM, or am I seeing it wrong? I thought the purpose of having a Socket 423 board was for the RDRAM support. I got it for next to nothing. An offer I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-18, 18:51

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Bought a socket 423 GA-8IDX3 (rev. 1.x) board. Seller said it has stability issues. I can count 4 of those issues :) if it the BIOS I can desolder and flash + add a socket for future stuff. It has dual bios, really easy. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-8IDX3-rev-1x/sp#sp Seller's pic. It's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-18, 15:58

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by Nexxen

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Bought a socket 423 GA-8IDX3 (rev. 1.x) board. Seller said it has stability issues. I can count 4 of those issues 😀 if it the BIOS I can desolder and flash + add a socket for future stuff. It has dual bios, really easy. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-8IDX3-rev-1x/sp#sp Seller's pic.

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 21:12

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by Nexxen

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Pics

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 19:31

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While reinstalling drivers, it works as a PCI device + shared memory; it works as an AGP device + local memory. A TNT2 + 16/32 MB of sdram @2x agp could be a good guess for results, if anyone wants to check thos of a dedicated graphics card.

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 19:16

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So any chance to make it work or no hope? To make it switch to local sdram you need to select "none" at shared memory menu. I should resolder everything back, but I don't have the drive to do it. I lack a camera for precise micro soldering. Without it looks all good but in fact I got into trouble. …

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 18:57

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Ok, I can affirm that soldering 2Mx32, for 16 mb, works. Instead of shared memory, it shows as "local buffer". I couldn't launch 3D99, it was complaining something. Unfortunately I resoldered a few legs and saw that the uber quality made some pads lift while cheking contact. For the future masochist …

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Re: What era of computers do you draw the line at collecting and/or using?

Posted on 2022-10-16, 16:39

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Probably down to 8080. But I'm not looking for anything there, actively looking for PC1640 and up.

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 16:13

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Probably I need some option in BIOS that isn't there. If I select 0MB of shared memory just garbage on screen. If I select any size it plays along well. Sdram chips are lukewarm. I'm running 3D99 640x480, 800x660 + 1024x768. I think there is some improvements in the results. I'll post the file as …

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 15:43

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I tried my best but it boots and goes to garbage, you can still see something that indicates activity, Win loading etc. Results show some improvements. I can't sort it yet 😀

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 12:14

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These are looking good, I would give it a try. VCC is correct at 3.33V, looks like there is continuity with some traces up to the gx chip. I couldn't find a test to get bandwidth values but it'll show up in 3Dmarks with fps. With 32mb shared, only 24 show as usable. Prolly 24 + 8 like Voodoo, …

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 11:27

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Found this on a ATI RAge128 32MB ram, 4 chips. Could fit? Winbond 030WH W986432AH-7 Specs say it's a 143mhz piece, 7ns. More than enough I believe.

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Re: PC Chips 754LMR+

Posted on 2022-10-16, 11:09

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Total cost is around 40€, chips + shipping. Beyond my budget for this board. I'll look elsewhere, I'll shelf this for the time being. I'll run other suggested benchmarks. I'll try to repeat less "I'll".

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