Re: Phoenix BIOS 4.03 v1.1a ISA Only (Packard Bell PB450M Motherboard) FCC ID: 450-459

Posted on 2018-12-21, 19:31

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by bjwil1991

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Try this version of Phlash: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rybnfSVbxel … 6mR6T3iB6PErD9L Also, download the original BIOS just in case: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QHJh0qAGsA9 … oLtGcCLZwYGXGFi Change the filename for the Micro Firmware to P4HS20.BIN and the original to PB450ISA.BIN

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Re: Phoenix BIOS 4.03 v1.1a ISA Only (Packard Bell PB450M Motherboard) FCC ID: 450-459

Posted on 2018-12-21, 17:46

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by bjwil1991

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Do you have 4.03 on your system? I also suggest an EEPROM programming tool (USB) to program the BIOS chip. Select Intel P28F001BX-T DIP-32 for the chip prior to burning the BIOS onto the chip.

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Re: Phoenix BIOS 4.03 v1.1a ISA Only (Packard Bell PB450M Motherboard) FCC ID: 450-459

Posted on 2018-12-21, 17:17

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by bjwil1991

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Try extracting the p4hs20.exe file and placing those files onto a diskette, then run install.exe. What did you flash the BIOS with previously?

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Re: Phoenix BIOS 4.03 v1.1a ISA Only (Packard Bell PB450M Motherboard) FCC ID: 450-459

Posted on 2018-12-21, 01:52

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by bjwil1991

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Yes, you can use phlash to flash the BIOS or an EEPROM programming tool.

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Re: Phoenix BIOS 4.03 v1.1a ISA Only (Packard Bell PB450M Motherboard) FCC ID: 450-459

Posted on 2018-12-20, 22:41

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by bjwil1991

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Do you have a picture of that message? Also, run the upgrade floppy maybe that'll fix the issue: Packard bell PB450 repair / mods / upgrade https://www.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=39

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Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT and Windows 98SE issues

Posted on 2018-12-20, 15:03

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by bjwil1991

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I ordered new capacitors on Digikey (10V 1000uF @ 10000 hrs/105C) along with the 16V 10uF SMD capacitors for the Radeon 9600XT and my VooDoo2 card that I've had for 3 years.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-12-20, 06:22

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by bjwil1991

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Made backups of a couple more laptop IDE HDDs in an image format for my HP Pavilion N3350 and working Dell Inspiron 600m laptop. Also took the liberty of firing up the old HP and it still runs (removed the domain login and changed the workgroup back to what it was) and my ThinkPad R40 laptop and it …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-12-18, 22:14

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by bjwil1991

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Removed two of the 1000uF 10v capacitors off of my Radeon 9600XT card last night. Planning on getting 16V or 25V 1000uF capacitors with a 10000 hr rating for 105C. Which ones would suit better? https://i.imgur.com/DwVK7nTm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GAuLTDmm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/s3hpaIQm.jpg Gallery …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-12-18, 21:50

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by bjwil1991

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One thing I miss about the case was the amount of hard drive mounts, and 5.25" expansion bays.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-12-18, 20:22

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by bjwil1991

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Same here. The one thing that was a huge downfall was the optical drives and the floppy drive needed the rails in order to install them properly.

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Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT and Windows 98SE issues

Posted on 2018-12-18, 17:02

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by bjwil1991

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Also, where can one simply find a new fan for the heatsink? On my card, it's making a rattling noise, but, it goes away after a couple of seconds. I dusted the cooling fan and the heatsink off as well. Also, would a 16V 1000uF 10000 hr@105C capacitor suffice, or is that overkill?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-12-18, 16:02

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by bjwil1991

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Well, that sucks.

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Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT and Windows 98SE issues

Posted on 2018-12-18, 03:00

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by bjwil1991

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The nVidia cards were also a hit and miss as well (AGP), and I found the culprits: 2 blown caps and one almost spewed its guts out, so, I desoldered them off. Gallery: https://imgur.com/gallery/905DE2Y

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-12-17, 20:54

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by bjwil1991

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There are other options for that as well. https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-remo … nt-from-plastic This might be a hit and miss in most cases (no pun intended).

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Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT and Windows 98SE issues

Posted on 2018-12-17, 19:15

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by bjwil1991

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That's the only issue: Windows won't load at all, except for safe mode with the card. I installed the Catalyst 6.2 drivers supplied by ATi and PhilsComputerLab when it was the basic video driver loaded. Is it because I'm using the wrong drivers causing the system to not load very well? I found more …

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Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT and Windows 98SE issues

Posted on 2018-12-17, 14:24

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by bjwil1991

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The out of range also occurs when it's turning on as well at the POST screen, boot/splash screen, and the desktop. I'm going to check my motherboard and see what's going on and/or swap the boards again to see what the heck is going on. I'm also planning on recapping the GPU as well with new caps ( …

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Re: Packard bell PB450 repair / mods / upgrade

Posted on 2018-12-17, 14:10

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by bjwil1991

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Not yet. It could be because the RAM that's installed in my machine is EDO and not FPM, but, the same latency it supports. I'm planning on buying 16MB SIMM-72 FPM 70ns RAM and install the L2 cache. It could be possible that I have the parity portion disabled on the motherboard since the RAM that's …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-12-17, 05:08

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by bjwil1991

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Did some benchmarking with the new motherboard I bought off of eBay that has SATA3. Filename benchmark-ssd.png File size 32.84 KiB Views 793 views File comment SSD Benchmark SATA3 Filename benchmark-sshd.png File size 40.37 KiB Views 793 views File comment SSHD Benchmark SATA3 Filename benchmark- …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-12-17, 02:41

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by bjwil1991

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Changed the motherboard in my main PC with a new ASUS M5A97 R2.0 from the dreaded Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 board due to USB port issues and other issues. However, my desktop is giving me the IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL BSoD for no reason. I checked all of the drivers and they are up-to-date and the memory …

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ATI Radeon 9600XT and Windows 98SE issues

Posted on 2018-12-16, 04:00

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by bjwil1991

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I recently acquired an ATI Radeon 9600XT AGP card for my Windows 98SE in place of the GeForce 6200 PCI card. I got the card installed, however, there are a couple of issues: 1) The NEC MultiSync 1850e reports the video is out of range, even though, it displays a picture* 2) I installed the Catalyst …

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