Re: I don't recognize my 386 hardware, little help?

Posted on 2013-04-20, 00:53

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by Anonymous Coward

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Looks like a fairly standard 386 to me. Tseng ET4000 VGA, Winbond multi i/o, and a 386DX motherboard with CHIPS chipset. The motherboard appears to be better than average. I'd do something about that battery though.

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Re: ATi 264VT2

Posted on 2013-04-18, 07:49

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by Anonymous Coward

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I didn't notice any speed improvement by having the extra memory (in 2D) either. So what else could it possibly be for?

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Re: ATi 264VT2

Posted on 2013-04-17, 23:57

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by Anonymous Coward

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I've been going through other pictures of the 3D Pro Turbo PC2TV cards. I noticed that none of them use the same PCB as the card I have. Mine has a PCB that looks more like the Rage II+DVD cards, but it uses the DIP BIOS like the older Rage II models. So there's hope that I have something …

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Re: ATi 264VT2

Posted on 2013-04-17, 23:25

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by Anonymous Coward

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It's been in storage for the last year. I'll have access to it this fall. I do recall taking photos of all my ATi cards many years ago, but I don't think I have the PCI cards photos online. I can't say my memory is 100%, but I do know for certain that my card didn't have the updated logo. So I'm …

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Re: ATi 264VT2

Posted on 2013-04-17, 12:51

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by Anonymous Coward

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I probably learned that VT chips had 3D capability from your page in the first place. It wasn't really clear, but it seemed you implied the VT2 supported Rage software. Is that not the case? ATi's lineup in the mid 90s was so bloody confusing. Back then I didn't even know there was a difference …

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Re: ATi 264VT2

Posted on 2013-04-17, 08:44

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by Anonymous Coward

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Originally I thought it was just an updated version of the Mach64 CT, but it appears it does have a 3D core as well. It is a stripped down version of a Rage II. So that probably means 2mb with slower core and memory.

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Re: 486 Retro Gaming Build

Posted on 2013-04-16, 23:24

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by Anonymous Coward

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I've gotten a Cyrix 5x86 chips going in both a pure ISA 486 motherboard, as well as a VL/EISA board. There wasn't anything particularly hard about it. It will default to write through cache, so a standard 486DX jumper setting should work just find provided you can feed it the proper voltage.

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Re: Picked up a new CPU

Posted on 2013-04-16, 05:58

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by Anonymous Coward

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If you want to run this chip reliably, I recommend getting a board that specifically provides the 3.6V printed on the chip, rather than 3.3 or 3.45V provided by most PCI boards. As Feipoa has demonstrated, the Cyrix 5x86 chips tend to be pretty voltage sensitive, especially the 120 and 133MHz models …

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Re: How to reduce workload of an IT support officer?

Posted on 2013-04-16, 05:54

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by Anonymous Coward

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Outsourcing.

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Re: Installing PnP Soundblaster in 286/386 system?

Posted on 2013-04-15, 05:02

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by Anonymous Coward

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Interesting. I've never tried PNP on a 286 before. I would have figured it should work. I thought I remember somebody getting vibra cards going in an XT. Maybe I was just imagining things.

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Re: Flashback remake

Posted on 2013-04-13, 11:52

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by Anonymous Coward

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I think I'll be sticking to the original.

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2013-04-13, 00:43

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by Anonymous Coward

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Ah. For a second there I thought there was a Diamond Stealth 24 IC glued to the CPU.

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Re: Fun with windows 3.1

Posted on 2013-04-12, 03:13

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by Anonymous Coward

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Windows 3.1 is neat. Even though it crashes a lot...

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Re: My 486 (150MHz and Voodoo! :)

Posted on 2013-04-11, 12:39

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by Anonymous Coward

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You can always have a shot at running an IBM 5x86C at 2x66. Though, you'll have to do some soldering to get the magic 3.85V.

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Re: MY ROCKING AMD 486 - 133 MHZ SYSTEM VLB

Posted on 2013-04-10, 13:12

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by Anonymous Coward

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am5x86-133 actually doesn't run fine at 133MHz in many older 486 boards, though it will usually work at 100MHz. There are quite some 486 boards with BIOSes that check the CPU ID, and refuse to turn on if they find something that doesn't sit well. From what I've read when am5x86 is configured for 3X …

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Re: Retro Fever!

Posted on 2013-04-09, 13:06

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by Anonymous Coward

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I'd go for something like the Spectra. It gives you a lot more freedom about what kind of chip you can use. MMX overdrive chips look pretty, but wouldn't you rather have a 400MHz K6 III+?

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Re: The downfall of Firefox

Posted on 2013-04-09, 00:28

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by Anonymous Coward

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People still use IE? I think the last time I ran IE was about ten years ago.

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Re: Pentium Embedded MMX 266, any good for overclocking on 430TX boards?

Posted on 2013-04-08, 13:44

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by Anonymous Coward

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Yeah, unless you can get a TX board with asynchronous cache. I doubt such a thing exists (but have you checked PC chips offerings?)

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Re: Pentium Embedded MMX 266, any good for overclocking on 430TX boards?

Posted on 2013-04-07, 23:23

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by Anonymous Coward

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My Tillamook 266 worked just fine on my TX board....minus the L2 cache that is.

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Re: VIA AGP impact on GUI performance

Posted on 2013-04-07, 13:20

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by Anonymous Coward

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VIA may have been the #1 AMD platform, but that's certainly not saying much about AMD platforms. It it weren't for VIA, I could have enjoyed an AMD system instead of holding out with an i815 an Celeron 1200 for all those years. I'm glad VIA finally kicked the bucket...best thing to happen to AMD in …

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