Re: SSD On K8V-MX /s?

Posted on 2023-11-27, 23:50

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2023-11-27, 20:30: Notice the "Plus" inscription. That's the important bit, since that revision fixed the SATA III bug. Thanks for the info; didn't know that difference until now. Went to check my K8V-MX and it had the VT8237R Plus southbridge. Hooray! 😄

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

Posted on 2023-11-25, 02:26

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Continued testing more MBs: GA-945GCMX-S2 was dead; fortunately though, GA-5AA and P5A -- both SS7 boards -- were back to life. GA-5AA_POST.jpg P5A_POST.jpg The Hardware Monitor error was caused by the modern 24-pin PSU lacking -5V rail. Only two AT-powered boards (ECS P5VX-Be and P/I-P55T2P4) left; …

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

Posted on 2023-11-24, 13:01

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That's a very nice haul of retro boards from your recycler. Unfortunately (or, fortunately) no Slot 1 MB was functional, either by heavy corrosion, bulging capacitors, or just dead for no apparent reason: fans spun but the diagnostic card returned merely four dashes ("----") with no progress. I've …

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

Posted on 2023-11-24, 10:31

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Long post: Been testing twelve motherboards (two within complete systems) received from a befriended e-waste merchant. He asked me to clean, test, and sell them if working; I could get either a cut if sold or a discount if there's something I want to keep personally. DFI P2XBL Rev.D + P2-350 + 64M …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-19, 23:36

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I recently got into retro hardware and started looking at local waste centers. None of them allow you to purchase old computer hardware in case you injury yourself from an electrical fault and I live too far away from e-waste centers (who probably won't allow you to purchase computer hardware for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-19, 23:26

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Bought a MOLEX to fan connector so I could test cooling fans without having them plugged on a motherboard. Filename IMG_20231120_071753.jpg File size 615.06 KiB Views 1780 views The result: all fans could run but some were noisy and/or shaky.

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Re: Weird Fujifilm R013-01

Posted on 2023-11-16, 12:43

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A brief search on Ricoh FB2LF-15 motherboards gave me some outrageous prices when compared with equivalent Socket 370 motherboards. Guess it's because they are needed in specialized devices (e.g. Fujifilm Digital Minilab) and are not meant for general consumers.

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Re: Failed BIOS update (award) - Dead PC :-(

Posted on 2023-11-16, 12:35

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Since your board tries to seek the floppy drive, there's some hope for recovery. I've faced that with a very similar board (mine was a HOT-555A Rev-3.2), I tried to flash a patched BIOS, and wound up in the same boat. I prepared a DOS boot disk with AWDFlash, the patched BIOS and a modified …

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

Posted on 2023-11-16, 08:26

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Recently acquired this Socket 5 motherboard. It had a Dallas clock chip installed which is naturally DOA, and would refuse to boot up past the POST screen. intel Neptune chipset motherboard.jpg I replaced the Dallas chip with a socket. Even after de-soldering all the pins, it needed some hot air …

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Re: Failed BIOS update (award) - Dead PC :-(

Posted on 2023-11-16, 08:19

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paradigital wrote on 2023-11-15, 19:29: Just buy a TL866-II. The problem is that a new set of TL866II Plus (clamps and adapters included) costs about the same of a high-end retro system, two good workhorse retro systems, or many more "rescued from dumpsters" systems. 😅

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Re: Failed BIOS update (award) - Dead PC :-(

Posted on 2023-11-15, 18:56

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It might be a bit late now, but be sure to run MemTest86 before any BIOS update. You might have encountered the same problem as I did: I had not one but TWO Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M bricked due to a single strip of faulty DDR SDRAM (I was not aware that faulty RAM could harm BIOS so I kept using it to …

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Re: Ideas on my first retro build

Posted on 2023-11-15, 12:56

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I want to build a machine that can basically run DOS or WIn 95/98 games (just DOS is fine as well). However, I want to pick certain parts that are hard to find and potentially expensive. The idea is to have a retro PC than I can play on, but I will probably get over it pretty soon. When that time …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-14, 21:11

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This one made me furious. :angry: I'd bought a Matrox M3D via Ebay. Seller tossed it in a thinly padded bubble mailer with no added padding or protection. It appears to have been crushed during transport and arrived shattered in half. There is even damage to pins on the main PowerVR chip which …

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Re: Decent used digital cameras Proconsumer-high end.

Posted on 2023-11-14, 05:04

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And yes, I could just read up on a guide to photography, but as I say, I'm not too bothered. I'm just curious as to how far we are from cameras that can capture a 1:1 image of what your eyes are seeing, without needing any camera-adjustments by the user first. What you "see" is actually heavily …

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Re: Is this card GF 6200 or 6600? An NV43 with "unlockable" pipelines?

Posted on 2023-11-13, 08:17

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Still worth a look with Riva Tuner would be interesting to see if it has anything at all from the 6600 core. Thanks, will give it a try. I think wikipedia has the story ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_6_series#GeForce_6200 ....unfortunately speaking, looks like you've got a revision A2 …

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Is this card GF 6200 or 6600? An NV43 with "unlockable" pipelines?

Posted on 2023-11-13, 07:23

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Got this hand-me-down N6200GE/TD/128M/A from a friend. Its size, MOLEX power input, BR02 HSI chip (under the rectangular heatsink), all make it very different from a "standard" 6200 card. It even had the exact same PCB (C277 rev. 1.01) of my 7600GS, which was boxed for retail. 6200_front.jpg 6200_ …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-11-13, 06:04

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At the usual site of bulk trash drop-off, I noticed two plastic bags among some furniture. There were many CD and DVD inside; most were junks of B movies and CD-R, but I found something nice: XIII and the movie Spartacus , plus an empty multi-disc case that holds 12. XIII_Spartacus.jpg Judging from …

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Re: Decent used digital cameras Proconsumer-high end.

Posted on 2023-11-13, 05:44

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The FZ-1000 is bridge cam but costs way too much for a old model from 400 to 600 for a fixed lens camera, does not make sense, even I can find good price on Canon SX60 HS for bit less. Canon SX60 HS is a good bridge camera but is not on par with FZ1000: the sensor (1/2.3", 6.17 x 4.55 mm) is only a …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-11, 16:17

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Oh right, so when you compare a gen 3 i7 to an i5 then its not until 8th gen that the i5 can keep up... Interesting metric of comparison to look up. Comparing an aging flagship product with a new(er) midrange or entry-level product is very common practice in reviewing products of any kind, …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-11, 11:48

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ElectroSoldier wrote on 2023-11-10, 19:15: Do you need to go to 8th Gen to get a faster base/turbo speed increase? The i7-4790 is 3.6/4GHz I was only comparing it with newer i5 (4th to 7th Gen); of course newer top-of-the-line i7 would be faster.

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