I managed to get ahold of an adapter. I tested stuff out and now most things seem to be in working order. It looks like the issue was the PSU, as suspected. I’m kind of bummed out because of it though, as the PSU that works is a bad, 20+ year old 300W Codegen one. The other is a nicer, 400W HKC unit …

I finally got around to check out some suff. Sadly, I thought I had another PSU I could use, but it doesn't have any sata power (which I need for the ssd) I need to wait until I get my hands on either a new psu or a molex -> sata power adapter...

Hi everyone! TLDR.: IDE drives and FDD not liking each other, random errors and freezes. Bad PSU? I recently did some minor upgrades for my Pentium III build when I decided to get a newer GPU (An NVIDIA GF 6200) which is still supported in Debian 9. I originally set up a Win98SE and Debian 12 dual …

Okay, I managed to reassemble the PC, and got PLOP boot to run on a floppy, so now I can also boot from USB, which I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT. That said, I'm still facing issues with the Floppy and the IDE controllers. My CD drive and SSD W/ IDE converter is still randomly detected or not, while the floppy …

I tested it with by bridging the two pins like jumpers, and it works! I can't believe it! Why wouldn't this be mentioned in the mobo docs? Or was this supposed to be an included accessory or somethig? Anyway, I'll need some time to reassemble the PC. Maybe I'll also do a clean install of Windows 98 …

Ahhh I think I have figured it out! It looks like this motherboard expects a chipcard reader to be installed. I think all I have to do is bridge the gaps, and it will work... (chipset connects to the second col, but the usb port connects to the third). Can I mess this up? How should I connect them? …

I've found the pin out of the south bridge chip (440bx 82430FX) Sadly, the other side of the mobo features only a small amount of vias, but luckily there were some test points for the USB, and it seems that I have broken traces? At least that's what I thought. I checked where they go and... crap? It …

Okay, I've found the pinouts of the south bridge. The PC is completely assembled now, so it will take a bit of time to disassemble and test it. I will report back about my findings.

I didn’t see any front USBs on this machine, I had to DIY a 5.25 usb front cover with USB extensions myself. (Note: I’ve texted the USB ports without the extensions) There are not any jumpers on this board that I’m aware of, there’s only a do switch for setting the CPU frequency for Cody without …

Hi, thanks for the replies, let me try to answer your questions. Bad capacitors: I visually inspected the board and did not see any sign of bulking or leaking. I did but check them with a multimeter though. How can I do that? IDE controller: I tried many options, including multiple cables, disc …

Hi! A couple years ago I got my hands on a Pentium III PC which I wanted to set up for retro gaming. I managed to get it working mostly, but there are many things not working properly that are really annoying, pibe of them being that only one of the USB ports is working properly. I tried …

Got myself some more memory, and win 98 is up and running! Windows seems to run fine, but every now and then it likes to hang. Memtest says that the memory is OK (640 megs). IDE controllers seem to behave wierdly, and since the USB ports and IDE controllers are on the south bridge... who knows. Also …

Hi Guys! I managed to get ahold of some stuff, so I’ve begun testing. - CMOS: After replacing the CMOS battery with a known good one (3.3 volts), it seams, that things are fine… It still turns on, if BIOS settings are cleared, maybe a feature? - MEMORY: I purchased some memory but no luck. A single …

Thanks for the tips! Will check them out and report back w/ results.

Hi! I'm planning on restoring a Pentium III PC back to it's former glory, to serve as a Win98/DOS gaming PC. Sadly I've encountered multiple issues, and I have no idea whether they could be resolved. I tried installing Windows ME (I know, probably should have gone for WIN98SE), and things seemed to …