Re: Considering SSD, SATA and USB upgrades for SS7 based system.

Posted on 2020-08-31, 12:56

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by Repo Man11

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On my S7 systems I'm using Promise IDE cards with IDE to SATA adapters and SSDs. Finding a USB 2.0 card that will work won't be a problem, but there can be a performance hit: Slow AMD K6-2+ 550 MHz performance?

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Re: Hole between socket 7 (233MMX) and PIII or Athlon XP socket A. For windows 98SE games.

Posted on 2020-08-30, 23:55

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For your consideration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcAqRbFFQPU

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Re: Fastest CPU for Epox 8kta2 (Via kt133)

Posted on 2020-08-30, 21:53

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Different board, same chipset, so perhaps you will be as lucky. https://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthrea … g-at-2-3GHz-now!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-30, 19:49

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Not everything in the pile of stuff I bought yesterday qualifies as retro, but this does. https://i.imgur.com/XFvmxl2.jpg?1 It does have some bulging caps, and he wasn't able to find the I/O plate (and I'll have to find a northbridge haetsink). But both an XP2200 and an XP2500 were included, so I …

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Re: The legendary HX chipset

Posted on 2020-08-29, 21:40

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After reading Oldie Tuning at Tom's Hardware the spring of 2001, I bought an Asus P55T2P4 for cheap on Ebay, and I ordered a K6-2+ 475 and a Pine PCI TNT2 32 megabyte video card from Tiger Direct. This was to replace a MB8500TVX with a Winchip 200 MHz CPU and a one megabite PCI card. It was a great …

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Re: Motherboard won't power on - Help?

Posted on 2020-08-29, 01:05

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That looks like dust to me. I think your new CPU is probably fine since it's doing the same thing as the original one was. When you removed the heatsink, did the thermal paste look as though there was a tight fit between the heatsink and the CPU? If you know the heatsink if fitted correctly, it …

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Re: P III vs P4

Posted on 2020-08-26, 04:23

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A good P3 system is going to cost substantially more than a P4 system, and the later P4s will offer more performance. I scored a P4 system for free off of Craigslist with an Asus P4P800, and a 2.8 GHz P4. This system uses DDR RAM, has USB 2.0, and has SATA ports allowing the use of modern hard …

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Re: Motherboard won't power on - Help?

Posted on 2020-08-25, 23:21

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The first thing you can try is to ground the power on posts with something to see if it powers on that way - I usually use a philips screw driver that's just the right size to touch the two prongs and nothing else. If nothing happens when you do that, I'd try removing the board from the case, put it …

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Re: Replacement capacitor recommendation

Posted on 2020-08-25, 15:33

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The P4 I bought is in China, so it will be at least a couple of weeks before I receive it. There was a USA listing for one that was similarly priced (INTEL PENTIUM 4 PROCESSOR 2.8GHZ/512K/400MHZ（SL7E2）Socket 478/N CPU), but the seller had a photo of a 2.8 533 FSB CPU; I sent him a message saying …

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Re: Replacement capacitor recommendation

Posted on 2020-08-25, 15:01

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I bought a P4 2.8/512/400 for a total of $7.60, so no great loss if it won't run at the rated speed (though I hope it will). Scores as is: Aquamark 3 10,793, 3D Mark 99 Max: 7,374, 3D Mark 2000: 8,075, 3D 2001: 6,081. That's with a Radeon 9200. Everything has run with no issues, board has been rock …

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Re: Replacement capacitor recommendation

Posted on 2020-08-25, 03:12

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The operation was a success! https://i.imgur.com/aYDv8sT.jpg?1 The failing caps were "Elite" brand, and while they were a nice color of navy blue, they weren't built to last. I also spotted a bulgy G-Luxon 10 volt 1000 microfarad cap that I had missed before, so I replaced it with a 16 volt 1000 cap …

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Re: Supersocket 7 (MVP3) and AGP video

Posted on 2020-08-24, 14:19

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Hehe, i now fighting also the MVP3 fight, i run HOT591P Inserting a Nvidia Card and installing Drivers results in windows 98 no longer booting :-) On my 5EMA+, when I went from a Radeon 9200 to a GeForce 3 Ti 200, it got stuck on the Win98 splash screen. I had to move the Promise IDE card to …

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Re: Turning a $20 Craigslist purchase into a respectable DOS/Win9x gaming rig

Posted on 2020-08-23, 00:57

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I've a very similar setup with an Asus TXP4. I've had better luck with the SSD though - using a Promise IDE controller with a PATA to SATA adapter, I've had no problem using a Team Group 120 gig SSD. Have you benchmarked with the motherboard cache enabled and disabled? I found that my 3D Mark 99, …

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Re: Turning a $20 Craigslist purchase into a respectable DOS/Win9x gaming rig

Posted on 2020-08-23, 00:09

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I've a very similar setup with an Asus TXP4. I've had better luck with the SSD though - using a Promise IDE controller with a PATA to SATA adapter, I've had no problem using a Team Group 120 gig SSD. Have you benchmarked with the motherboard cache enabled and disabled? I found that my 3D Mark 99, …

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Re: Buying a Soltek SL-65KV2-T socket 370 motherboard - what are the best/most adequate Pentium III CPU for it?

Posted on 2020-08-20, 22:29

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You know you're getting old when it seems like it was just the other day that Lin Lin adapters were inexpensive and readily available. But it was 2006 when I bought one for cheap to use on a Via chipset AT motherboard - it needed one to boot with a Coppermine CPU, but to my surprise, it also allowed …

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Re: Where did 83 MHz come from, and why didn't it catch on?

Posted on 2020-08-20, 21:48

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It was an unofficial bus speed for several Socket 7 chipsets, including the Intel HX, TX, and the Via VP3. I've run K6-2+ CPUs on board with these chipsets at 500 MHz (6x83) with no issues. From back when this was cutting edge stuff: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/75,27.html

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-20, 01:46

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I bought this about 8 months ago, it was included in a lot of computer parts I bought for $20.00, but I just got around to testing it today: HP Pavilion 7050. https://i.imgur.com/VbZ5Gxe.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/ywmp0vO.jpg?1 I connected it, and it booted right up to Windows 95. https://i.imgur. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-20, 01:21

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I bought this about 8 months ago, it was included in a lot of computer parts I bought for $20.00, but I just got around to testing it today: HP Pavilion 7050. https://i.imgur.com/VbZ5Gxe.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/ywmp0vO.jpg?1 I connected it, and it booted right up to Windows 95. https://i.imgur.com …

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Re: Supersocket 7 (MVP3) and AGP video

Posted on 2020-08-18, 22:45

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Be sure to give this thread a read: [SOLVED] DFI K6XV3+/66 (ATX SS7 board) unstable with GeForce cards - BIOS bug With my Soyo 5EMA+ (same chipset) I've used three different AGP cards: A Radeon 9200, an MX400 and a GeForce 3 Ti 200, and all have worked fine.

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Re: DFI K6XV3+/66 (ATX SS7 board) unstable with GeForce cards - BIOS bug

Posted on 2020-08-17, 13:00

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Just for the heck of it I installed the 4.17 over the 4.135. I use a Promise ATA 100 IDE card in this system, and I would disable the primary on board IDE channel. After installing the 4.135 drivers, the DVDROM would disappear from My Computer, and when I would check device manager, there would be a …

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