Re: Packard bell PB450 two beeps
Posted on 2018-09-19, 17:44
Thanks for the clarification.
Re: Packard bell PB450 two beeps
Posted on 2018-09-19, 16:47
Good to know. I paid $20 for mine last year. Maybe I should put the voltage regulator on the motherboard. Are the capacitors, isolator, bolt, and the other chip (LDO) only required if, for example, I'm making a voltage regulator that goes between the CPU and the motherboard, or am I wrong about …
Re: Packard bell PB450 two beeps
Posted on 2018-09-19, 16:11
I haven't done that yet, but, I purchased a DX4-100 OverDrive that supports 5V. Next to the CPU socket would have the voltage regulator on there, but, I believe it requires resistors for it to function.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-09-19, 13:28
The DOS utility will allow you to adjust the volume for everything: Master volume, line in, mic, PC Speaker, CD-ROM, Aux, FM, MIDI (Daughterboard, if equipped), and other stuff.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-09-19, 03:54
I finally purchased the one piece of hardware I thought I would never own. :) DSC_0711.JPG I knew I wanted one of these since I was a teenager, playing Space Quest IV at a small electronics store my dad frequented that also happened to sell PCs. That one so happened to be using this amazing new …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-09-19, 03:11
Tested a 350W PSU that would shut off if I had a floppy drive connected to it, and everything is working. Plus, it's the only PSU to have the -5VDC. https://i.imgur.com/s6OaJByl.jpg Has anyone heard of Codegen before, and is it any good? I checked ththe internals fofor bulged or exploded caps and …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-09-18, 18:38
My Xbox Original needed a new PSU and HDD since both died the same day 8 years ago. I got a new PSU 8 years ago and installed it (1/2 way through the repair). In January, 2013, I purchased an EEPROM reader to read the EEPROM chip for the HDD password, created a boot CD, hooked up a good working 80GB …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-09-18, 14:03
The DB50XG is the icing on the cake. I have one myself installed in my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus on a Sound Blaster 16 CT2740 (CT1747 bus w/ the OPL3 integrated). I send a reset command (syx) to the card when the system initializes for GM files that utilize SFX, such as waves in the Last Wave …
Re: Retrobrite + grow light
Posted on 2018-09-17, 21:53
Let it grow, let it grow, gonna save a lot of dough. Let it grow, let it grow, why I'm rhyming, I don't know.
Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-09-17, 21:23
oeuvre wrote: Was it... intriguing? Pain in the neck to replace the rear ones, but worth every penny I spent on the plugs. The old ones were worn to the teeth and I'm glad I changed them.
Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-09-17, 19:05
Changed the spark plugs on my Intrigue (has over 116,500 on it) and I'm getting deep diagnostics on the car tonight to see which other sensor is broken.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2018-09-16, 04:41
Been playing a little bit of Command and Conquer Generals, Toy Story 2 Action Game (Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue), Black Hawk Down (multiplayer still works and I still know my NovaWorld account), Pac-Guy (spin-off of Pac-Man where you shoot the baddies), and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-09-16, 02:47
Swapped the boards on my Ultimate Windows 98SE machine from the Socket 754 (placed it back in my XP machine), put in, I'd say 1GB of RAM (maybe less, have to check that) to the Socket 462(A) DFI KM266Pro-MLV that has a Sempron 2200+ 1.5GHz to use a better VGA card (GeForce 6200 PCI) with the 3dfx …
Re: [SOLVED] Lion King, Jungle Book, and Aladdin (MS-DOS - GOG.com) not working on my 486
Posted on 2018-09-15, 04:35
Solved the issue. I disabled the on-board RAM and it went from 36MB to 32MB, and all 3 games play sound and are launching without issues. I also took the liberty of changing the cfg file for the Lion King for the sound card beforehand. Thank you all.
Re: Packard bell PB450 two beeps
Posted on 2018-09-15, 03:08
If you order from digi-key make sure you order 1225 battery holder https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/BH501/BH501-ND/557808 Good to know. Planning on doing just that as my temporary solution is a 2x AA battery pack that serves as a CMOS battery soldered to the board (the pack is far away …
Re: Packard bell PB450 two beeps
Posted on 2018-09-14, 21:51
Brilliant - is that L12 just a link or does it perform some other function / operate as a fuse? bjwil1991: It's worrying that you've had so many issues with the L2 cache, I've been trying to get that working too but I've only got the 128KB cache and TAG RAM chip, not the DB ram chip it apparently …
Re: Packard bell PB450 two beeps
Posted on 2018-09-14, 21:04
Congrats, man!
Re: Adding 3.3V regulator to a cost reduced 486 motherboard
Posted on 2018-09-14, 21:01
A temporary solution is better than no solution. I don't see any adjustable regulators online (fixed only) sadly. LM350 http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm350-n-mil.pdf adjustable 3A 1.2-33V regulator pin-compatible with the LT1085 http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ …
Re: Adding 3.3V regulator to a cost reduced 486 motherboard
Posted on 2018-09-14, 20:32
A temporary solution is better than no solution. I don't see any adjustable regulators online (fixed only) sadly.
Re: The Weekend Thread (Fri-Sun)
Posted on 2018-09-14, 19:01
Another weekend is upon us. Friday: brother has dance tonight until 8pm; going to Dunham's for bowling bags. Saturday: bowling, thrifting, and figuring out which items to buy to install a 3.3V regulator on my 486 motherboard (need 2 resistors, 2 SMD caps, and another thing that I cannot see that's …
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