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

Posted on 2015-10-10, 16:35

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133MHz wrote: I haven't seen the "Novell Netware Compatible" logo in ages! Awesome find, friend. That Novell sticker made me tickle in places I don't think I should have.

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Re: ASUS TX97-XE recapping ended up in tragedy

Posted on 2015-10-09, 14:25

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Son of a... I just recapped an M2N78-LA from an OEM system for my Paps, and couldn't get it to boot for the life of me. After inspection I realized that the polarity of all the factory caps was opposite of how I recapped the board. It is also an ASUS manufactured board. Why did they do such a …

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Re: Asus v9520/TD (FX5200) Anyone tried this card?

Posted on 2015-10-08, 13:45

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I doubt it will ever be much of a powerhouse with that cooler, but with the addition of a better cooler you could likely overclock it a bit. I have a 5200 or two sitting around my garage--one of these days I'll use one of them to experiment. Are you using this card? If so, which motherboard are you …

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Re: Is a ATX PSU with -5V really essential?

Posted on 2015-10-04, 03:26

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Is the amperage requirement on the -5V rail anything significant? I just noticed that I have a couple of PP-303X Antec supplies (which I will now recap) lying around, and they do have -5V, but the amperage is only 500 mW. That should be plenty for any of my PAS16's, right?

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Re: What to put this PSU in?

Posted on 2015-10-03, 14:06

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Liteon power supplies are great in my experience :) them and Hi-pro are my favorite OEM power supplies to find in garbage office machines. Never have found one of either with bad caps yet, they always use big aluminum heatsinks and are ALWAYS good for their rated wattage. I've had the opposite …

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Re: Cleaning up old kit

Posted on 2015-09-21, 05:03

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I was just thinking of a product which I use in my trade--it used to be called "Ting" and now another company owns the product and calls it "Detro Clean." It's an emulsifier which we use to completely strip painted surfaces, or any surface for that matter, of contaminants (wax, tar, road grime, oils …

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Re: Does more ram make up for slower cpus?

Posted on 2015-09-20, 15:35

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I've had XP SP3 on a Dual Tualatin S 1.4GHz system before. It's an old 1U Supermicro server with 2GB PC133 ECC memory. It runs at a plenty usable rate, but disk speed is definitely a factor to take into consideration--it really needed an up-to-date drive, something in the 7200RPM range rather than …

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Re: 'Floating' ports can sink the ship - USB shield grounding

Posted on 2015-09-20, 15:07

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Thank you, very much for this information--I'm going to keep an eye on this from now on.

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Re: Change old low HDD to a CF card?

Posted on 2015-09-18, 03:19

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DNSDies - Sandisk response: Dear Pavel, I understand that you want to change your CF card from removable to fixed device. Please allow us to inform you that CompactFlash cards can be configured to use “Fixed Disk mode” as this is defined by the CompactFlash specification. SanDisk does not support …

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Re: 3DFX Magic 3D II - Cable?

Posted on 2015-09-18, 03:05

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I think i may have chosen my words poorly. Here's what I meant: Voodoo 1 & 2 cards: Require a pass-thru cable which degrades image quality. Nobody was thinking about this at the time, but I bet if you either have a cable custom-made or find a short one which uses 75-Ohm mini-coax on all 5 primary …

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Re: Advice on Recapping

Posted on 2015-09-17, 00:34

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One thing to note is that often times the the capacitors going bad on the motherboard are a result of the capacitors in the power-supply going bad, first and no longer being able to supply proper power to the motherboard, putting strain on the capacitors and eventually killing them. So make sure to …

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Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2015-09-15, 00:38

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Nah, I still find real Music Quest cards for less than $10 a piece from time to time.

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Re: Info on this soundcard pls :)

Posted on 2015-09-15, 00:37

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Yes, the TEA5712T was for AM/FM circuits, so a radio card. I think it's actually kind of neat because it's a sign of what we had to do before there was web-streaming radio stations. It would be nice if it had a connector to hook up a real antenna, though.

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Re: Pentium 60 Voodoo selection

Posted on 2015-09-08, 07:11

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I don't think 3D consumer cards existed around the release of the P60. You may be aiming for the wrong decade of games. I'd probably use a P60 to play Tie-Fighter and such.

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Re: If I was looking for a clean install of DOS, what would I buy

Posted on 2015-09-05, 05:10

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I have the 5-1/4" diskettes of full 6.22 plus the fat manual that came with it. I would definitely like to make backups of the original floppies. But I don't recall if it was as easy as copying them, back then or if they had some sort of protection? Also, I need to get a 5-1/4" drive, again.

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Re: Games for a 4 year olds..

Posted on 2015-09-02, 05:47

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One I've been interested in acquiring, lately is Glowfish for PC. I think a 4 y.o. could probably rock it... might be a tad difficult if they are not so coordinated.

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Re: What models of Roland Midi synth modules can I actually hook to an old PC?

Posted on 2015-09-02, 05:39

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I've wondered the same thing, for instance: The MT-200 is a bit more of a professional recording device, but it appears it could do what an MT-32 does and more, but I haven't seen anyone use one in practice so I don't know.

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Re: Is there a list of games composed on MT-32 (OLD vs new), or a list of which synths were used for which DOS games?

Posted on 2015-08-28, 13:37

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I'll repost, elsewhere.

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Re: Cleaning up old kit

Posted on 2015-08-27, 00:13

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Actually, there may be some confusion as to the dish-washer method. 1. Using a dish-washer to clean PCB's is a great method. In fact it is one of the #1 ways suggested on badcaps, especially when dealing with boards that are soiled from smokers. a. However, this is only suggested when you are going …

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Re: Are there new ATX PSUs with -5 volts?

Posted on 2015-08-25, 17:04

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GeorgeMan wrote: One can build a converter. All you need is an LM7905 and a couple of small caps. Cost? About 1-1.5 USD max 😜 Don't you also need to add some wiring to the main harness? I'd like to hear more about this DIY converter.

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