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Re: PCem

Posted on 2024-04-10, 10:20

in Milliways

in Milliways

On AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, Pentium II 233MHz is as consistent as it can get with ambient temperatures around 25 Celsius. Pentium II 350 MHz I thought most games I tried were playable. Minor sound glitches here and there when throttling took place. Maybe by undervolting slightly with Throttlestop I …

Re: PCem

Posted on 2024-04-01, 08:32

in Milliways

in Milliways

Just in case you plumbed a difference source for your single core performance list, here's another page where you can see ranking of laptop CPU by single core performance.. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html#laptop-thread Just in case there's one or two more sneaking in there you might …

Re: PCem

Posted on 2024-04-01, 08:22

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in Milliways

leileilol wrote on 2024-04-01, 02:26: A well defragmented drive's important too. IO can hit the execution % easily. Doesn't matter for a SSD but a lot of my big PCem testing were on HDDs Good advice. Thank you for your tip 👍 Dave

Re: PCem

Posted on 2024-03-31, 20:30

in Milliways

in Milliways

^Thanks for moving. Hello, I would like to ask you about your experience with a PC. I am about to buy a new laptop that will have a suitable CPU that is capable of emulating (100% speed) Windows98 Pentium II 350MHZ + SoundBlaster + 3DFX Voodoo3 without problems using PCem software. Hi Dave, at this …

Re: PCem

Posted on 2024-03-31, 20:00

in Milliways

in Milliways

The cpu is the last thing you should be concerned with for a laptop. Make sure everything else fits your needs first. You typically do not want the latest and fastest due to throttling and the cost. Also this is the wrong forum, moving. Thank you for your answer. Of cource, price is important. But …

PCem

Posted on 2024-03-21, 10:57

in Milliways

in Milliways

Hello, I would like to ask you about your experience with a PCem. I am about to buy a new laptop that will have a suitable CPU that is capable of emulating (100% speed) Windows98 Pentium II 350MHZ + SoundBlaster + 3DFX Voodoo3 without problems using PCem software. I read that PCem depends heavily on …

Acer Extensa 616 (AcerNote 370P Texas Instruments) CMOS battery

Posted on 2021-07-05, 14:57

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello, doet anybody knows where is located CMOS battery on this computer ? Everytime I turn the laptop on or laptop is restarted it says CMOS BATTERY LOW. I hope anybody can hlep me. Dave

Re: Repair of Compaq Armada 7360DT - IC FDC37C951FR

Posted on 2021-06-10, 23:11

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi, yes Im sure, check the photo. But I think differences between both IC are minimal. I expect they are interchangeable. Dave

Repair of Compaq Armada 7360DT - IC FDC37C951FR

Posted on 2021-06-09, 23:06

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello, I have a Compaq Armada 7360DT which I can't run. I spent a lot of time looking for the broken part. Eventually I found the IC that is not working properly. It's FDC37C951FR. I would like to ask if anyone has this IC and did not mind getting rid of it, or selling it? Maybe someone has a …

Re: Installing CompacFlash on Compaq Armada

Posted on 2021-05-07, 08:12

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Actually I tested 1GB a 2GB compactflash cards on laptops Compaq Armada 1590DT and 7360DTM - IT WORKS.

Re: Installing CompacFlash on Compaq Armada

Posted on 2021-04-26, 08:18

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Installing CompacFlash on Compaq Armada

Posted on 2021-04-26, 08:16

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi, I have two old Compaq Armada 1590DT and 7800 laptops. Due to damage to both original hard drives, I decided to upgrade both computers with a compact flash drive. TFor the test I bought an 8GB CF card and adapter on ebay. First I installed it on the Compaq Armada 7800. This was followed by the …

Re: Compaq Armada 7800 - How to get a BIOS setup ?

Posted on 2021-03-06, 16:37

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The BIOS (RomPAQ) upgrade itself won't help. Did you install this SOFTPAQ (PC Diagnostics) ? https://web.archive.org/web/19991010062543/http://www.compaq.com/support/files/portables/us/software/1237.html Not yet, I will try it. Btw. I downgraded the BIOS on the previous version. But problem with …

Re: Compaq Armada 7800 - How to get a BIOS setup ?

Posted on 2021-03-06, 16:14

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here is your laptop: https://web.archive.org/web/19990828111155/http://www.compaq.com/support/files/Portables/us/2_123.html Look for the softpaq numbers and search for them on Google to download. Hi, I upgraded the BIOS, but F10 still not working. Btw. After I upgraded the BIOS, laptop starts well. …

Re: Compaq Armada 7360DT

Posted on 2021-03-03, 17:00

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I found this: https://imgur.com/a/0ftizzH ------- | 1 3 | | 2 4 | \____/ 1 - +18,5V (19V will work too) 2 - 3 - Ground 4 - Betwen 1 and 4 connect 2,2k-ohm resistor.

Re: Compaq Armada 7800 - How to get a BIOS setup ?

Posted on 2021-03-03, 16:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

vetz wrote on 2021-03-02, 09:45: Here is your laptop: https://web.archive.org/web/19990828111155/ht … s/us/2_123.html Look for the softpaq numbers and search for them on Google to download. Hi, thanks a lot for your help! Dave

Re: Compaq Armada 7800 - How to get a BIOS setup ?

Posted on 2021-03-01, 16:30

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Anybody has a "SETUP DISK" for a BIOS ?

Re: Compaq Armada 7800 - How to get a BIOS setup ?

Posted on 2021-03-01, 16:29

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Doornkaat wrote on 2021-03-01, 16:05: Supposedly hitting F10 after turning on the computer gets you into BIOS. Edit: Also some websites say you'll need a setup disk. Thanks. F10 doesnt work 🙁

Compaq Armada 7800 - How to get a BIOS setup ?

Posted on 2021-03-01, 12:47

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi, I bought Compaq Armada 7800 (6300/T/8000/V/0/3). Anybody know how to get a BIOS ? Thanks Dave

Re: Warning: Leaking BIOS/CMOS/Resume Batteries Damaging Laptops

Posted on 2021-02-26, 18:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello, I randomly found this link..you have the similar notebook like me - Ihave Compaq Armada 7360DT. Unfortunately I dont have a power adapter, the one with a strange PSU connector. I would like to ask you for a help. Can you measure a voltage of each pin of the PSU connector? Have a nice day, …

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