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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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2018-12-15, 19:58

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by bjwil1991

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The Allied Assault Medal of Honor? Haven't played that game in a while. I also have the expansion pack for it as well.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-15, 18:58

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by bjwil1991

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Bought 3 things today: ATi Radeon R96A (9600 Pro, I assume) that was in an HD 2200 Turbo PCIe box (the original owner must've upgraded to a PCIe system in place of the AGP) NIB Belkin 4x4 USB sharing for 4 PCs and up to 4 hardware (will use this between my iMacs (G3 and G4), and possibly my laptop …

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Re: Pentium Pro hardware lot inventory. Pics for kicks.

Posted on 2018-12-15, 02:39

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by bjwil1991

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I joined. Thanks for posting the hardware you acquired.

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Re: Pentium Pro hardware lot inventory. Pics for kicks.

Posted on 2018-12-14, 21:17

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by bjwil1991

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Or amibay as well.

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Re: VL bus ide problem

Posted on 2018-12-14, 20:16

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by bjwil1991

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It doesn't matter how fast your machine is for the VL Bus. It depends on the speed that's set for the VL Bus in either the BIOS itself or the jumpers. Try putting the VL Bus in a lower speed and see what happens.

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Re: Still trying to figure out floppy drive issue.

Posted on 2018-12-14, 20:12

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by bjwil1991

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Have you tried to clear the BIOS settings lately? In some cases, clearing the settings can help.

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2018-12-14, 18:50

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by bjwil1991

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That Hummer is gorgeous.

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Re: Battery shorting a motherboard?

Posted on 2018-12-14, 17:54

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by bjwil1991

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That's one easy way to do it. If I had to repair a trace using wiring, which gauge wiring should I use? Is it the bigger, the thinner the wiring is? I'm planning on doing something like that on my sound card that needs repairs (although, the current wiring is OK-ish, but, doesn't do the job very …

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Re: Battery shorting a motherboard?

Posted on 2018-12-13, 21:36

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by bjwil1991

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I don't use a magnifying glass either, unless I repair an audio or video cable that is requiring new ends to be soldered on. Speaking of using wires for trace repairs, I did that on an Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro sound card, which needs repairs again (the audio volume is soft) and I have no idea if I …

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Re: Still trying to figure out floppy drive issue.

Posted on 2018-12-13, 18:42

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by bjwil1991

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That's not good. A thin flat tipped screwdriver might help (carefully).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-13, 18:10

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by bjwil1991

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I've seen one that has the DDR memory go for about $88 + S&H. $35 is a pretty good price for that video card.

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Re: Battery shorting a motherboard?

Posted on 2018-12-13, 18:06

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by bjwil1991

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That's the one that's connected to the positive lead (trace), right? Good thing I checked mine last year when I bought my Packard Bell.

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Re: Motheboard barrel battery.

Posted on 2018-12-13, 18:04

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by bjwil1991

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If treated properly, about 5-10 years. It goes by the climate in your area (humidity, heat-cold and vice versa) that can also contribute to that factor as well for the barrel battery.

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Re: Still trying to figure out floppy drive issue.

Posted on 2018-12-13, 18:00

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by bjwil1991

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In the BIOS, do you have drive A: set to 1.44MB 3.5" under general settings? Is the activity light steady or does it turn on and goes back off during a floppy seek or directory listing?

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Re: The Weekend Thread (Fri-Sun)

Posted on 2018-12-13, 16:55

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by bjwil1991

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Another weekend coming up: Friday: my brother has dance that night and planning on swapping the shorting board with a new one Saturday: bowling, picking up someone, and patching the exhaust on my car Sunday: laundry day

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Re: Battery shorting a motherboard?

Posted on 2018-12-13, 16:41

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by bjwil1991

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Which board is this? Looks like a Packard Bell PB450, or my eyes are crossing again. I also see a bad trace on the negative terminal (second picture). You might want to fix that and check other traces as well. For removing the old battery terminals, I suggest using solder wick, no-clean electric …

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Re: GOG WinterSale 2018 is here

Posted on 2018-12-13, 16:33

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by bjwil1991

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Looks like DOOM-ish.

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Re: XMEN- children of the atom - no music

Posted on 2018-12-13, 16:07

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by bjwil1991

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Some CD-ROM drives have a headphone jack on there and that might give you the BGM/soundtrack playback, but, I can be mistaken. I haven't used the CD audio on any of my computers in a long time, except my Ultimate Windows 98SE machine has the Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Platinum installed and the CD-RW …

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