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Re: The Weekend Thread (Fri-Sun)

Posted on 2018-10-06, 01:16

by bjwil1991

in Milliways

Another weekend, another headache or adventure: Friday: planning on installing the new EVAP Canister Purge Solenoid in my car and fixing the Pentium OverDrive 83 and install it into my Packard Bell for testing Saturday: bowling, thrifting, and getting a new wheel for the wheelbarrow (supposed to get …

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

Posted on 2018-10-05, 21:02

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Heck of a lot of batteries for 1 card (3x NiCd and 1 Lithium).

Re: -5V on old power supply; where is it used for?

Posted on 2018-10-05, 20:26

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Someone in another retro group was complaining of a PII era mainboard complaining because of the lacking -5V. Some processors did require the -5VDC or some of the chips on said board required that as well, until the Pentium 3 era, where that all changed. I have an ATX-ATX w/ -5VDC connected to my …

Re: -5V on old power supply; where is it used for?

Posted on 2018-10-05, 15:25

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks so much for all information, it's a little clearer for me now. So basically I can use any Sound Blaster 16-bit ISA card without -5V ? Sounds right. The earlier Sound blaster card, 2.0, requires the -5VDC. I learnt that the hard way with the Pro Audio Studio 16 card I have (music and sfx …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-05, 14:40

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What is the processor speed? It's cool to see SIPP memory slots on a 286. If I can find my dad's old stash of hardware, such as either the 286 & 386 motherboards, and Sound blaster card from the early 1990's, I'd remove the batteries, check for damage, repair them, use my trusty multimeter for …

Re: Need help to identify Voodoo 2

Posted on 2018-10-05, 13:05

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ Video

A-Trend did use the ATC-XXXX phrase. The card has 8MB RAM clocked at 100MHz, I believe. Thats also my conlusion about A-Trend. Im just not compleatily sure that A-Trend is the only company using this phrase. If thats the case, it would definitely be an A-Trend product :) If someone can confirm that …

Re: Need help to identify Voodoo 2

Posted on 2018-10-04, 19:17

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ Video

A-Trend did use the ATC-XXXX phrase. The card has 8MB RAM clocked at 100MHz, I believe.

Re: Raptor: "This ain't no Dinosaur Game" (1994, MS-DOS)

Posted on 2018-10-04, 18:23

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ Software

I have the shareware (demo) version that came with the ES1869F drivers CD, and I bought the full game on Steam (yes, the DOS version) for my 486 machine. It's an amazing game.

Re: Packard bell PB450 repair / mods / upgrade

Posted on 2018-10-04, 16:31

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How's it going with the project?

Re: Help me figure out what key this is, please. :)

Posted on 2018-10-04, 14:54

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

In most cases, the turbo switch uses 3 wires (it depends on if there's an LED that shows the clock speed) or 2. That should work to make the computer go fast or slow. Haven't used the turbo feature in years, but, now it's programs that I made using the MS-DOS Debug program to enable or disable the …

Re: Help me figure out what key this is, please. :)

Posted on 2018-10-04, 14:12

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a case and HDD enclosure that uses that type of key for keeping vandals from stealing my hard drive or turning on the computer. However, it's hard to find a key for that style case from the 1990's. Measure the key lock with a ruler to find the diameter (left to right). Also, I remember those …

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

Posted on 2018-10-04, 13:56

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

16MB for a DX4-100 also suffices as well since some games don't run or work with more than 16MB RAM. I have 32MB RAM installed in my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus that has a DX4-100 OverDrive installed. I'm planning on fixing the Pentium OverDrive 83 that has a missing pin or two and install it in …

Re: The great Pentium Pro haul of 2018

Posted on 2018-10-03, 21:35

by bjwil1991

in Milliways

Beegle wrote: Threads like this make my week. Same here, man. Same here.

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

Posted on 2018-10-03, 19:55

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@liqmat nice chair.

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

Posted on 2018-10-03, 17:56

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

oeuvre wrote: whipped this up […] Show full quote whipped this up Huh. I have the SZ957 variant (DX4ODP100) that I won last year on eBay (perfect shape, had a couple of bent pins, but, I fixed that and it still works).

Re: Value Time Machine... Best bang for your buck.

Posted on 2018-10-03, 17:02

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

On my 486, which has a DX4-100 OverDrive installed, I have bat files that load the cacheoff and cacheon commands that I made using the MS-DOS Debug program and it makes my system run as a 386SX (or DX) 33, maybe a bit lower. I will check that with another program to see what the speed actually is. …

Re: What SMD soldering irons you use ?

Posted on 2018-10-03, 16:37

by bjwil1991

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Huh. That's very interesting. I have a logic board station and solder station that holds wiring in place (what I used when I made my own A/V cable for my Commodore 64).