Re: Need some help with installing CDrom drivers without floppy :(

Posted on 2016-05-09, 06:08

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by luckybob

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get one of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281773241664 They work just fine, and i haven't had a single issue using them. I did upgrade to a usb 3.0 model, but that's not important here. Its going to let you do anything you want to that drive. As for getting the hard drive out of the thinkpad, suck …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-05-07, 01:04

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by luckybob

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Gold finger devices are STUPID rare. its annoys me a great deal, having a wonderful 1ghz slot-a cpu and a top-notch board and not have one of these devices. @brancho That is a nice board, I have one i just retired from my sisters system. I put in a LV xeon and I'm going to use it as a DIY-router for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-05-05, 18:41

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by luckybob

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Look at the chipset, if it ends with a 'G'. Everything is fine.

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Re: 3 floppy drives

Posted on 2016-05-05, 03:42

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by luckybob

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its stupid easy: 5.25 floppy & usb emulator on the floppy controller, use a usb floppy drive for the 3.5. If you don't (or cant) use a usb floppy, then buy an LS-120 drive. They are MAGICAL for recovering 3.5" floppy disks and if you are so inclined, the 120mb disks can be used to transfer large …

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Re: Which FTP server do you use?

Posted on 2016-05-04, 21:24

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by luckybob

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Probably my Mac mentality, sorry) i understand gay, bi and transes coming out of the closet, but mac users? hush hush! :> I sexually identify as an apache attack helicopter. But to stay on topic, I use a p4-xeon system loaded with windows server 2008. The last edition to support things like …

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Re: Dell "fridge" 2x P PRO

Posted on 2016-04-27, 02:49

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by luckybob

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Actually the ram slots are required for proper i960 operation. In this case it's used as a cache for the scsi channels. These cards were awesome in the day. In theory, data passing between scsi channels never even touched the pci bus! I never tested this, but still. The i960 also used the ram to …

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Re: Which is faster? A 900Mhz PIII Xeon w/ 2MB L2 or an Athlon T-Bird 800MHz?

Posted on 2016-04-24, 01:52

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by luckybob

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The chance of the xeon being dual or quad cpu is HIGH. That under win 2k or xp is going to be amazing.

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Re: Dell "fridge" 2x P PRO

Posted on 2016-04-24, 01:51

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by luckybob

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There may be a bios update to allow the use of 1mb p-pro chips! Also, if you want a beast, get a pair of p-pro overdrives. ^.^

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Re: DIY I/O shield

Posted on 2016-04-22, 13:24

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by luckybob

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Doesnt work that way for me. I include s&h by default.

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Re: DIY I/O shield

Posted on 2016-04-20, 23:00

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by luckybob

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nice work! but call me jaded, but wouldn't it be cheaper to get one on ebay? That one you made looks VERY generic and probably cheap. yea $5 shipped: http://www.ebay.com/itm/162042305656

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-19, 23:34

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by luckybob

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with 70A on the 5v rail, i'm certain if I don't use this in a big build, I can at least use it as a welder. I have a 520W ATX power supply, one of the old ones with a massive 5v rail. even has -5v! but it is a "Standard" size, and with the case I have, it would need modification.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-19, 22:36

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by luckybob

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Ok, now i'm dead broke: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181961643306 It's going to power my dual p-pro. ^.^

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Re: Bios flash gone bad

Posted on 2016-04-19, 22:34

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by luckybob

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There are quite a few people here that will also flash the chip for you. I know I've done it for a few local people and the programmer has paid for itself! I don't charge money, but I "suggest" they bring by a cold 6-pack. it's fun to network with other people working on older systems.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-19, 17:00

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by luckybob

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the cpu looks right. The notch is at the intersection of row A and column 1.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-18, 16:34

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by luckybob

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The object that has spent over a DECADE on my "must acquire" list has finally been paid for: The Asus p65up8! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSoNGaaETKQ I paid more than I care to admit. But this will be the centerpiece of a NT4 gaming rig. As soon as it gets here from Russia. And I get some other …

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Re: Anybody own a house?

Posted on 2016-04-18, 03:42

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by luckybob

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just thought i'd leave this here: http://imgur.com/gallery/7Kxgy It's surprisingly accurate too.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-18, 03:20

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by luckybob

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Aside from multi-threading, NY is wonderfully stable. I'm hoping games use one cpu and background/cd emulator on cpu #2. Oh, and I'm going to replace the slot-1 crus for pentium pros.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-18, 02:07

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by luckybob

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The object that has spent over a DECADE on my "must acquire" list has finally been paid for: The Asus p65up8! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSoNGaaETKQ I paid more than I care to admit. But this will be the centerpiece of a NT4 gaming rig. As soon as it gets here from Russia. And I get some other …

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

Posted on 2016-04-15, 00:38

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by luckybob

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

PeterLI wrote: Watched a Steven Seagal movie yesterday but fell asleep. 😀 That's normal.

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Re: 7-zip benchmarks for over 60 CPUs

Posted on 2016-04-14, 06:14

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by luckybob

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Not bad for a 5 year old setup! (big image) http://i.imgur.com/Y8VwMAg.png I felt the need to represent those of us who have dual-cpu setups. 🤣

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