Re: Picky GF2 GTS ???
Posted on 2020-08-16, 18:14
The only thing I can think of to try would be a plastic safe electrical contact cleaner for both the card and the slot.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-16, 17:26
These were included in the lot I bought a week ago Saturday. I have no motherboards to test any of them, so I'll just stash them away until I hopefully do. 266 Celeron, two Slot One P3s (400/512 and 600/512 ) a Pentium Pro, and an 800 Slot A.
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-08-16, 14:38
The story I heard via my brother who knew someone who worked at UPS is that one of the causes of damage is that in the bigger warehouses they have multiple floors. It's apparently common to load things into the freight elevator by tossing them in, but every now and then someone doesn't notice that …
Re: Picky GF2 GTS ???
Posted on 2020-08-16, 13:54
Have you tried changing the AGP mode in the bios on the KT133 board? Do other AGP cards work in the Socket A board?
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-08-16, 00:12
I once rebuilt a friend's computer, and bought a new case for them. When I shipped it, I reused the box the case came in, thinking it would be safe. My friend isn't too tech savvy, and when he got it, he was having some trouble getting the monitor connected. A couple of years later I visited and saw …
Re: Help for Motherboard I-Will P6NS (PPro Motherboard)
Posted on 2020-08-15, 23:16
Ok I managed to save the old IWILL jumpers web page and also DL and convert the old .DOC manual to PDF. Added to Vogons Library here: http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1707&menustate=0,0 You and at least one other member seem to be Archive.org ninjas. When I search it, I find things …
Re: DFI K6XV3+/66 (ATX SS7 board) unstable with GeForce cards - BIOS bug
Posted on 2020-08-15, 17:40
Yeah, see my fourth post in this thread. 4.35 is also my go-to driver, but not on this board. This board works absolutely beautifully with VIA 4in1 version 4.17. As I discovered, a BIOS bug keeps the AGP bus running at 2x, even when disabling 2x mode in the BIOS + also installing the AGP driver …
Re: DFI K6XV3+/66 (ATX SS7 board) unstable with GeForce cards - BIOS bug
Posted on 2020-08-15, 15:00
With my Soyo 5EMA+ I used the 4 in 1 version 1435 that Phil has hosted, and it has allowed me to switch from 2x to 1x. Experimenting with 2x has always worked for a while, then lead to the system locking up; the improvement in benchmark scores has been slight to nonexistent. https://www. …
Re: PCI graphics card compatibility with SiS530 chipset
Posted on 2020-08-15, 13:26
Thanks darry, I'll see if I can source one of those in PCI... The Quadro NVS 280 is the workstation version of an FX5200, and the PCI version is readily available on Ebay for low prices. Be sure to get the cable as well. They go for around £30 around here. I might try one. It looks like there is …
Re: PCI graphics card compatibility with SiS530 chipset
Posted on 2020-08-14, 23:44
Qubiq wrote on 2020-08-14, 18:52: Thanks darry, I'll see if I can source one of those in PCI... The Quadro NVS 280 is the workstation version of an FX5200, and the PCI version is readily available on Ebay for low prices. Be sure to get the cable as well.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-14, 02:08
https://i.imgur.com/GCqcjMim.jpg had some fun thrifting Tuesday lian li tower case with a broekn foot (free) desk fan & air cleaner ($2.50) Cobalt Raq3 with upgraded parts.($15) IBM flatbed scanner ($5) ATI 9800 pro with arcit cooler ($5) panasuckit "glow in the dark" UV flip clock radio ($10) I …
Re: What is your Favorite CPU and Why ?
Posted on 2020-08-14, 02:07
They K6-2+ will always be my favorite. In the spring of 2001 I read Oldie Tuning and realized that I could affordably (I was very broke) upgrade from the Biostar MB8500TVX with a 200 MHz IDT Winchip to a P55T2P4 with a K6-2+ @500 MHz. So I did, and was very pleased with the result.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-14, 01:38
Over the years I gotten quite a few case badges bundled with hardware and never used them. But I recently saw these on Ebay, and I thought they'd be perfect for my Socket 7 builds since both of them will have K6-3+ CPUs when I'm done with them.
Re: Geforce256 DDR, PIII 933 and XP - best drivers
Posted on 2020-08-14, 00:57
swaaye wrote on 2020-08-14, 00:32: Who needs Phil? http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/ And the thread topic is Windows XP drivers. I linked to XP drivers. But yes, I see the Vogons archive goes back even further, so more to choose from.
Re: Geforce256 DDR, PIII 933 and XP - best drivers
Posted on 2020-08-14, 00:15
Hi all, I’m a bit confused as to which drivers will be fastest for a Geforce256 DDR in my PIII 933 Windows XP machine. There are so many drivers out there it’s hard to know which one will give me the best performance as I recall some later ones really dented speed. Is there a definitively best and …
Re: 1997 VX97 Dream machine
Posted on 2020-08-13, 13:10
Very nice!
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-12, 02:08
Working my way through my $80.00 pile of stuff. Happy to test the GeForce 2 MX400 and find that it works. https://i.imgur.com/hdtDR1P.jpg?1 The end plate's a bit crusty... https://i.imgur.com/oxxZLHM.jpg?1 I had the end plate from a dead Ti4400 almost completely off before I realized that it has the …
Re: Are bios settings held in the actual eprom chip?
Posted on 2020-08-11, 01:56
I always thought the settings were saved in the RTC, which would explain why settings are not saved if you have a faulty RTC or dead battery. I've been chasing a problem where with a good battery it still won't save settings. Sounds like the RTC might be bad afterall. Check it with the motherboard …
Re: Windows XP Updates?
Posted on 2020-08-10, 12:56
As I test, I did an install of Windows 7, and when I tried to update it, you guessed it; "Code 80244019."
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-10, 05:21
I thought I posted this last night? Yesterday was a good day. I made a long drive for this case, and ended up getting it, and ended up buying a whole collection of parts as well. This will be the future home of the Asus P4P800 system that I got as a freebie on Craigslist last year. https://i.imgur. …
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