Re: Faulty TMC PCI54PV (VER. 1.2A) motherboard - need help

Posted on 2023-10-18, 09:10

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by ThisOldTech

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I have an EEPROM programmer so maybe I'll use that to overwrite the original BIOS chip. I don't know why I haven't thought of that. Thanks for the idea :) Hey... real long shot, but I picked up one of these boards from a scrapper - purposely rescued it because it was such a cool/rare board... but …

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Re: I broke some pins on a 486. Are they used by the processor?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 19:29

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by ThisOldTech

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Sometimes you can place two similar pins inside the socket holes, add a little solder paste to the two missing pin surfaces and then heat gun that corner. Due to the design, it'll never be as strong as pins that were set in the silicon during manufacturing.. but it'll get you a working machine.

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Re: The AT cases with built-in stereo speakers thread!

Posted on 2021-09-10, 19:20

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by ThisOldTech

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Strange thing to post... but I have a box of front facia? Front plastic bezel or whatever they're called for #9 in the original post. I had two complete cases, but I've since parted with them... but if anyone ever needs cleaner parts, replacement amplifier (attached to the front facia) or any of the …

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MediaVision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 (Two versions??)

Posted on 2021-06-21, 16:09

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by ThisOldTech

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Hey guys... settle some confusion for me, would you? I picked up two of these cards. They both 'claim' to be the same thing... but there are several differences. The FCC ID is different, the model # is different.. jumper setup etc. Yet according to the FCC ID they're the same model with slightly …

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Re: Need help! PVI-486SP3 can't access bios bootblock screen

Posted on 2021-06-07, 23:12

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by ThisOldTech

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I want to chime in on this ancient thread in case someone else comes across it looking for answers. I have an Asus PVI-486SP3 here that wasn't POSTing at all... I replaced some broken tantalums and it came back to life! Then... I got the infamous "Award Bootlock BIOS" Checksum Error... Then it said …

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-26, 17:25

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by ThisOldTech

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I sweeped through their bigger windows driver packages again, no sign of 3d support. I will assume Artist simply gave up on that unless somebody will show otherwise. Bummer, I have Netvision 2200. Yep I think your right. It's still interesting that it *SEEMS* to perform well in games with built-in …

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-25, 16:02

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by ThisOldTech

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In your GLInfo display it shows the renderer as 'Generic GDI'... I would have taken that to mean it's using software OpenGL. I suspect you may be right about that. I googled around but I found people who said some non-standard cards detect that way and others concuring the same as you. I don't …

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-24, 23:49

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by ThisOldTech

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I ran several tests and created a video showing the various software titles I tested in Windows NT and W95... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xONCBNipb8k From what I could tell -- vs the default S3 Trio64v+ or zero drivers installed... there definitely was SOME acceleration. Tested on P1-133 & P1- …

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-20, 00:03

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by ThisOldTech

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Error 0x7CF wrote on 2021-05-19, 23:11: What does dxdiag say? For the version of DirectX I have in this edition of W95 w/USB support, that utility wasn't included... I'd have to update DirectX to get that. I may do that yet.

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-19, 19:32

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by ThisOldTech

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It does appear that I’ve got hardware acceleration in DirectX within W95 I’ve shot video of it’s clean and speedy 3D I’ve pulled off.

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Re: CompactFlash IDE the EVERYTHING?

Posted on 2021-05-19, 17:19

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by ThisOldTech

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In the DOS days, I could recognize the current part of the boot process solely by ear. Can't say much about the mac scene... I have a few though... but I know with floppy drives on PC I can absolutely tell whether a disk is being read properly, whether it's the disk or the drive just by sound. One …

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Re: NSSI shuts down computer with S3 805 VLB?

Posted on 2021-05-18, 10:07

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by ThisOldTech

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mt777 wrote on 2021-05-07, 00:21: funny but today I tested this card (after upgrade to 2MB) and NSSI hangs the system. Maybe will try swap bios from another S3 805 and check it. Let me know how it goes. Curious if that specific card's BIOS doesn't play well with being analyzed 😁

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-18, 09:53

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by ThisOldTech

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When I look at the second picture, it seems like there is a pin (almost) touching another on the chip. Near the U1 on the graphics board. Please be careful with this. Wow good catch I didn't see that either. I'll have to go make some room between those legs. Does seem to be working though... so …

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-18, 09:42

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by ThisOldTech

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I simply look at libraries. Going through latest NT drivers there isn't anything either. Could the OpenGL driver ship with the system? I do know the screensavers in W95 and WNT were OpenGL based animation. I know it can run via software if the hardware doesn't support it... but that part is clearly …

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-18, 06:20

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by ThisOldTech

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I’m committed to finding the answers I seek!

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-05-18, 00:33

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by ThisOldTech

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Today I played the game... "Which CDROM Drive has my w95 CD" with a paperclip on a stack of drives while troubleshooting an IDE controller. Now there's a PC game I hadn't played in a while 😁 😁 😁

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Re: Compaq Deskpro 2000 Hangs on Boot

Posted on 2021-05-18, 00:29

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by ThisOldTech

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@Vetz - This desktop board is pretty well secure - although I've had the whole board completely out of the machine to replace the caps as one looked suspect (there's only 3 electrolytic on the mobo itself). The whole thing seemed pretty straight... there were a few suspect traces (weird too on a …

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Re: The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI

Posted on 2021-05-18, 00:25

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by ThisOldTech

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@Putras How do you know which drivers have 3D Accel and which don't? Sigh do I really have to load NT to see this thing perform? It's not a BIG deal but I really don't know what it would support.. would I need 4.0 or 3.5 (which is basically win 3.11 I guess)

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Re: CompactFlash IDE the EVERYTHING?

Posted on 2021-05-17, 22:03

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by ThisOldTech

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Hehe ,emulating hdd sounds.. Like how they started making electric vehicles that do make some noise or pedestrians don't always hear them coming. That would be kinda neat though.... Though who needs another TSR in DOS? I love keeping my XT/286 type rarer machines period accurate if they're still …

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Re: Compaq Deskpro 2000 Hangs on Boot

Posted on 2021-05-17, 21:55

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by ThisOldTech

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Update: Turns out the I/O Controllers I have require the BIOS/Mobo have the onboard controller disabled, which I can't do at this time. I managed to create a boot disk version of the BIOS -- and it boots to the menus but as soon as I pick something (like test -- fails after checking 8-9 areas …

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