Re: Soyo Sy-5EHM V1.0 bios update problem

Posted on 2014-02-13, 07:27

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by Nahkri

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I wrote down the writing from the sticker on the bios chip: AWARD PCI/PNP 586 S/N 164235531@1998 I also posted a couple of pics: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/197/ai5l.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/854/eip9.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/600/dy3z. …

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Soyo Sy-5EHM V1.0 bios update problem

Posted on 2014-02-12, 13:13

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by Nahkri

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I got this board,cleaned it,replaced the bios battery and when i tested it to see if it works,right after the post screen i got the message:"Unknown Flash Type",after which the board continued to load the os normally. So i tried to flash the bios with a newer version and this is where the problems …

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Re: video card for original Half-Life

Posted on 2014-02-05, 16:34

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by Nahkri

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I played Half Life on a GeForce 2 Mx 32mb ram,ran without any problems.

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Re: any hope for this VGA card?

Posted on 2014-02-01, 10:57

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by Nahkri

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If nothing else work u could try a reflow on the card before u trow it out

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Re: several socket7 cpus questions

Posted on 2014-01-28, 08:29

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by Nahkri

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2.the later 5k86 has better performance compared to the older revision. 3.The M2 it's the same with 6x86mx, so no performance improvements.

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Re: Super Socket 7 questions.

Posted on 2014-01-25, 09:06

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by Nahkri

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NitroX infinity wrote: 4) Do I need to put thermal grease between the cpu and heatsink? I see no reason not to use thermal paste,it will just keep the cpu cooler,which is never a bad thing.

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Re: Beware Strangers Bearing Gifts

Posted on 2014-01-13, 16:49

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by Nahkri

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That first board is an ECS K7S5A. Kill it with fire. I had one of those when it was new and it was garbage. Once I could afford a nicer board I replaced it. Had all sorts of quirks and stability issues, and many others were in the same boat. A friend of mine had 1 as new and it worked without any …

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Re: The Modern Games we Play

Posted on 2013-12-28, 07:38

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by Nahkri

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Atm Euro Truck Simulator 2 and World of Tanks.

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Re: Slot 1 Intel 440Bx Build

Posted on 2013-12-28, 01:03

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by Nahkri

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Skyscraper wrote: Saturns moons must be in alignment. Either that or keeping it ,in a shoebox for a month fixed it's problem :p

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Re: Slot 1 Intel 440Bx Build

Posted on 2013-12-27, 16:49

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by Nahkri

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Skyscraper wrote: I still think that you should not trash your board, save it for a rainy day. Who knows next time you try to get it working you might have better luck. Seems u were right,today i tested the board again and it's working,it booted up first try.

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Re: Socket 7 build

Posted on 2013-12-24, 21:22

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by Nahkri

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Nice rig Nahkri.Though,why didn't you get a USB bracked that had both USB ports combined in one cable?Also,it would be good to have 128MB RAM on this rig. The cable that's hanging loose from the usb bracket is for the firewire ports,bracket has 2 usb those are connected to the mb,and 2 firewire …

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Re: What benchmarks to use,to compare Via MVP3 with Ali Alladin 5

Posted on 2013-12-24, 20:51

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by Nahkri

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I,m going to use the build for windows so i''ll be using win games and benchmarks,i remeber sisoft sandra having some benchmarks included.

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Re: Socket 7 build

Posted on 2013-12-24, 15:47

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by Nahkri

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A couple of updates: I upgraded the proc to a Intel Pentium MMX 233 mhz http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/838/04bv.jpg The soundcard was upgraded from a Creative SB Awe 64 Value to a Awe 64 Gold http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/28/bl9s.jpg Also got a generic network card. So …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-12-24, 15:30

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by Nahkri

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Some stuff i picked up lately: 3 SS7 motherboards,all with the Via Mvp3 chipset: Soyo sy 5-ehm v1.0 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/18/k5k4.jpg PcChips M577 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/844/zxky.jpg Acorp 5Via77 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/43/zejb.jpg …

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What benchmarks to use,to compare Via MVP3 with Ali Alladin 5

Posted on 2013-12-24, 07:56

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by Nahkri

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I managed to get a couple of mvp3 boards lately,a PCChips M577 and a Soyo 5EHM v1.0 and i want to run some test and compare them to my Jetway 542C which has the Alladin 5 chipset,in order to see which of the 2 chipsets has better performance and use that one for my SS7 build. The Alladin 5 chipset …

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Re: IBM PC-300PL - Diamond powered!

Posted on 2013-12-20, 16:09

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by Nahkri

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idspispopd wrote: Isn't a PII 450 a bit underpowered for Voodoo2 SLI or a TNT2? Not that slow but I'd probably use a faster CPU. I'd say no,since the p2 450 came out late 98 and the tnt 2 came out early 99.

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Re: DOS Simulators - Which ones get played?

Posted on 2013-12-20, 12:48

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by Nahkri

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Some sim's i used to play back then: Silent Hunter http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/silent-hunter Das Boot http://www.mobygames.com/game/das-boot-german-u-boat-simulation not as realistic as silent hunter Grand Prix 1 and Grand Prix 2 http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/grand-prix-ii Indycar Racing 1 …

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Re: Late 90s gaming (or multipurpose) machine build - Voodoo2

Posted on 2013-12-20, 08:22

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by Nahkri

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internal_zi … de_computer.jpg i think they come in both sizes.

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Re: Late 90s gaming (or multipurpose) machine build - Voodoo2

Posted on 2013-12-19, 16:36

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by Nahkri

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If u don't write cd's, u could loose the cd-rw drive and get a zip drive instead.

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Re: SoundBlaster Live! SB0200 issues.

Posted on 2013-12-17, 20:47

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by Nahkri

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Pretty sure it still has an EMU10K so he may be able to try kX drivers as well. I don't think it's the same chip. Quote from wikipedia: This card, marketed as a Sound Blaster Live!, did not have the full capabilities of the retail versions of Live! It used a different audio chip, not EMU10K1 but …

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