Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2014-02-02, 07:20
Find an old Delta PSU from a P4 Dell tower. They're 20-pin, and they have -5V and are pretty good quality...
Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2014-02-02, 02:02
I don't think that PSU has -5V.
Re: Ideas for a Pentium MMX System?
Posted on 2014-01-31, 05:06
Is there any advantage in using a S7 platform where you're stuck with a PCI Voodoo2? The Voodoo3 AGP is keyed for AGP 3.3V, so why not use SS7 if you need Glide?
Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2014-01-31, 04:59
I've got the EG301P-V E Those PCE-TUR capacitors need to be replaced before you can use it. Don't chuck it, because you'll probably need the -5V voltage rail which newer PSUs lack, so if you can't re-cap it yourself, get someone to do it for you. I think I have a list of the caps that need to be …
Re: Ever get the feeling you missed the boat?
Posted on 2014-01-31, 04:00
I tried some really old Sudafed I found lying around (Must have been more than 20 years old) because I had stuffed sinuses. Worked, but I'm not anxious to use it again since it's not my cup of tea... Amphetamines are far far more powerful than ephedrine or pseudoephedrine.
Re: Kali II on DOSBOX ft Windows 98 IMG
Posted on 2014-01-31, 03:51
Goodness... Are there still people who use Kali?
Re: Ever get the feeling you missed the boat?
Posted on 2014-01-30, 07:14
snorg wrote: Or start taking amphetmines so I can work my day job and still spend 8-10 hours a day on my side projects. Amphetamines may sound like a good idea in the begining, but they are highly addictive and can eventually lead to stimulant psychosis... You should watch the SciFi flick "Outland …
Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card
Posted on 2014-01-29, 02:39
I think I remember some games natively supporting the ESS688 (As in being able to select it specifically from a sound configuration utility)... It may have been Warcraft II or it may have been some Apogee game. Memory is fuzzy on specifics.
Re: Help me identify my Creative cards?
Posted on 2014-01-28, 06:30
You sure about that? I thought I saw someone with a card identical to mine in the thread that claimed it worked fine... This is a very late model SB 2.0 judging by the datecode on the Yamaha chip (26th week of 1993)...
Help me identify my Creative cards?
Posted on 2014-01-27, 02:41
Hi, I have what I believe to be an original SoundBlaster as well as a SoundBlaster 16. I was wondering if anyone could give me any specifics on these two, namely, is there anything noteworthy about them or are they just plane jane? Thanks. Sorry about the crude panoramic for the SB16: final1.jpg …
Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card
Posted on 2014-01-20, 05:15
IIRC, and FWIW I think the 186 9 added full duplex support. Was a great card back in the day, excellent value and the compatibility was amazing. Would change the caps on these though. They've got to be 20 years old now, and they were off-brand caps to begin with. I have several of these cards still …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-01-19, 03:09
I only see two or three capacitors on the A7M266-D that need replacing. Two Teapos to the left of the Northbridge, and possibly one more at the top of the board behind the I/O panel, specifically the one right behind the two USB ports. The rest of the caps on the board are Rubycons and Fujitsus. The …
Re: What do you miss about the old web (internet)?
Posted on 2013-11-15, 07:50
Bonzi Buddy
Re: Caps on motherboards and other parts
Posted on 2013-11-14, 05:40
I just call it like I see it, and what I've seen is that most of the Samxon caps I've encountered have been bad. That covers multiple different series (GF being the most troublesome and most commonly encountered, but also GD, RS, LP, and KM, with the LP being primarily in audio equipment and the KM …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2013-11-03, 02:25
Cleaning the basement and organizing some of my retro boxes today.. I'm still using one of those Enlight 7237 cases for my main rig (2006'ish Pentium D). Enlight really liked to use a thick gauge steel, unlike the cheap flimsy cases of today. The power supplies that came with those units were …
Re: Shroud of the Avatar - New Ultima Game Designed by Richard Garriott
Posted on 2013-10-22, 04:43
I don't like the first person view... I much prefer UO style. Does anyone know if RunUO ever caught up all the way with KR?
Re: Making backups of SafeDisc protected CD's
Posted on 2013-10-16, 19:21
All drives take forever to recover from C2 error's on discs, unless you have certain Plextor drives (which have fast error skip capability). That's incorrect. Taking from what I remember about FES (Fast Error Skip) years ago, and which drives were good at it, I would conclude that almost ALL modern …
Re: Slot 1 Intel 440Bx Build
Posted on 2013-10-07, 05:55
Looks like something I've typically found on the side of the road... What on earth could this be used for that any modern machine with a XP partition couldn't be used for?
Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow
Posted on 2013-08-12, 20:51
Thanks for your show Asik. You're one of the the only ones who doesn't utter vulgarities every few seconds. Your shows are well made and interesting, and you have a pleasant demeanour and a proper vocabulary. Pretty good for a Canadian.
Re: Help identifying ATX PSU
Posted on 2013-08-05, 04:17
Judging from this review of a similar model, it looks like it has decent input protection (You might want to replace the four diodes with a bridge rectifier) and good secondary filtering (meaning actual filtering coils on the secondary instead of wire bridges)... What the PSU noticeably lacks is a …
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