Re: Bios battery dies after 1-2 weeks.

Posted on 2018-08-08, 00:33

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I built a computer for my aunt that had an odd problem - whenever I would move it, it would clear the CMOS. I finally discovered that I had a standoff that didn't have a corresponding hole in the motherboard, and when it was jostled it would ground out the motherboard, clearing the CMOS memory. If …

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Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-04, 03:51

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Here is the listing for K6-III+ 450 2.0v CPUs at $19.99 each. Looks like there are still 8 available. https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-K6-3-450ACZ-SKT-7-BRAND-NEW/131837162233 Edit: same listing as the link JidaiGeki gave. Strange - if you choose AMD CPUs and Socket 7, that listing doesn't show up. …

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Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-04, 01:22

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There's a listing for some 2.0v K6-3+ 450 CPUs on eBay US presently - that suit? I just had a look, and I couldn't find a listing for any K6-3+ CPUs on Ebay. There were a few listings of K6-3 CPUs, and a fair number of K6-2+ ones, but I didn't see even one K6-3+. I was wrong, but this guy isn't …

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-08-02, 03:08

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I put together another system out of stuff I have lying around just for this: Asus M2NPV, X2 240, four gigs of DDR2, and XP SP3. I tried a Geforce 210 and a GTX650, but they both had the same problem of strange distortions. Unlike my 6800 GT, Nvidia didn't offer a driver for either that was old …

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Re: Old photos of old rigs thread

Posted on 2018-07-29, 15:53

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Another former Epox 8K3A+ owner here, photo taken August 2002: :lol: geforce2_mx-1.jpg My workspace February 2003: min_plass-1.jpg One of the best things I ever did with my 8K3A+ was to remove the stock northbridge cooler. It was held on (barely) with thermal tape, and did very little. The board …

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

Posted on 2018-07-26, 01:04

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I have one of those motherboards with Core2quad CPU and 8gb of Nvidia SLI ram. Came with a pair of GT8800's really nice cards. The only problem was the caps on the mobo had gone bad. Check your capacitors. The caps all look good, and it loaded 8.1 with no issues. I think I'll try a Xeon in it. I've …

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Re: Advice for Super 7 Build.

Posted on 2018-07-25, 03:21

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My advice is to replace the capacitors since the ones near the CPU look domed.

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

Posted on 2018-07-25, 02:58

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^Is it just me, or is 80% of the PSU fan inlet blocked by that metal thing?? airblock.png Silverstone power supplies are well-regarded indeed, but I'd feel nervous about re-using any PSU that was likely running at artificially-elevated temperatures for long periods of time. The bottom panel is …

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

Posted on 2018-07-24, 01:58

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My latest Craigslist Free score. This was listed last Friday, and I was sure it would be gone already ("Out on the front porch, don't bother the tenants") so I didn't bother to make the drive. The ad was up all weekend, but I thought about the drive, and how it would be waste of time. But it was …

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Re: Old photos of old rigs thread

Posted on 2018-07-21, 23:19

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Here's my computer in 2003. Case was an Elan Vital (I only found out about it from the vintage computer thread, before that I had no idea what the brand was)). At this time it was an Epox 8K3A+, XP1600, Thermalright AX7, a 64 meg Geforce 4Ti4200, a Philips Accoustic Edge soundcard, and only 256 megs …

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Re: K6-III~500 vs slower AND faster alternatives

Posted on 2018-07-21, 21:51

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I also tend to stick to the 430TX chipset and I find the system is incredibly reliable. The issue is 64MB cacheable RAM, of course, but that doesn’t seem to be a huge problem as I use my K6-2/2+/3 systems for 1998 and earlier, and 64MB is often adequate for that. Maybe you're aware of this but any …

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-17, 02:52

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Having fun installing the mods. This is another screen shot from 2003 - I have it connected to a widescreen monitor, but the game doen't have widescreen resolutions. Oddly, it didn't seem to affect the screenshot of Rammjager's P-51 V2, but it's messing up my attempts to take screen shots of other …

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-16, 00:22

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I put together another system out of stuff I have lying around just for this: Asus M2NPV, X2 240, four gigs of DDR2, and XP SP3. I tried a Geforce 210 and a GTX650, but they both had the same problem of strange distortions. Unlike my 6800 GT, Nvidia didn't offer a driver for either that was old …

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-16, 00:05

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Got it, and the Sixgun Whore flies again! I haven't even hooked up my joystick to the system, I've just installed the game and some of the mods and been letting it fly on autopilot to have a look.

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Re: What causes front USB ports to not be recognized?

Posted on 2018-07-15, 14:11

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It won't be a USB header unless there is a missing pin to account for the key pin. Older mainboards had no key pin on the USB header. Before, there were even two different pin-outs for the header and the key pin was added when the pin-out was normalised. Some older motherboards. My Asus TXP4 and …

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-13, 02:01

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No big deal, as I said I appreciate the effort. I just loaded this game on a computer for the first time in 14 years, it isn't as though I'm in a big hurry. 😀

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-13, 01:21

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I got it, and thanks for your efforts, but after unzipping it, the P51DV2 folder is empty, and the base mods image is corrupted. 🙁

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-08, 23:29

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Jane's spurred my interest in PCs. I the spring of 2001 had a Socket 7 AT machine that was based on a Cybermax computer that came with a Biostar MB8500TVX. I had upgraded the Cyrix CPU to an Evergreen upgrade CPU (Winchip), but I saw my neighbor play this game and I knew I had to be able to play it. …

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-08, 23:08

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It seems there is some interest in WW2 Fighters here at VOGONS. When I get a chance I'll upload my copy of the Base Mods CD somewhere. Your missing P51D mod is likely available on that disc. I hope so, but I have my doubts. Rammjager didn't release his P-51D V2 until July of 2003. It was probably …

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Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-07-08, 17:08

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I just put together a Socket A system for fun. NF7 S2, XP3200+, two gigs of DDR 400, a 500 gig SATA drive, XP SP3 with all of the latest updates, and an Nvidia 6800 GT. I decided to try installing Jane's WW-2 Fighters, the first time I've done so since maybe 2003? Initially the game had terrible …

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