Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-02-20, 19:25
And that has to do with chipset or BIOS revisions, right?
Re: Cleaning up old PC, particularly from dust
Posted on 2018-02-20, 19:24
Water does destroy boards (corrodes, conducts, and smoking, oh, my!) easily. For me, it's isopropyl alcohol, dust rags, brushes (gentle ones), or compressed air all the way. Any corrosion on there, then I use my DeoxIt to get rid of the corrosion.
Re: Old 5x86 needs some help
Posted on 2018-02-20, 18:57
The No ROM Basic System halted message means the MBR is corrupt, the HDD has gone bad (likely), or not setup properly in the BIOS. Attempt to boot from the FDD with the HDD disconnected from the motherboard and see what happens. Another thing would be to clear the CMOS settings by moving the jumper …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-02-20, 16:15
Error 301 means key on the keyboard is stuck, Invalid parameter in SCB, or no keyboard present (one of the three).
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-02-20, 15:19
Sweet system you got there.
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2018-02-20, 14:15
AGAIN: Ladies and Gentlemen, this thread is about ridiculously priced auctions. It's drifting more and more towards an advertising of auctions and senseless discussions. I agree with your statement. This thread's boat is sinking while everyone's on board with no lifeboats, life preservers (or …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-02-20, 13:56
Replaced a blown 2A 250W 1/4" fuse that was in my Commodore4Ever PS-64 with the one that I pulled out of my other breadbin box that needs repairs (would be surprised if the system displays a picture without the RF Modulator and with a new 2A fuse), plugged in the cables to my newly acquired C64 that …
Re: Cleaning up old PC, particularly from dust
Posted on 2018-02-19, 21:25
That's surprising. The only attics I have are for electrical work throughout my house: one for the kitchen and living room, and the other for the upstairs bedrooms, bathroom, and hallway. Storage options for me are either the garage, laundry/plumbing/HVAC/back room, or crawl space. I've never seen a …
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2018-02-19, 20:52
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2018-02-19, 20:51
BTW, how's the weather over there? In my area, it's horrible (weather and road wise).
Re: Fully operational, As-is sales
Posted on 2018-02-19, 20:21
I saw an IBM PC AT 5170 on eBay that was cleaned, replacement battery, and tested (still for sale), and the condition is amazing, plus, it has a VGA card (set to 80 Char. CGA for compatibility with software), the original HDD and has a 1.2MB FDD that the user cleaned and lubricated. Don't want to …
Re: Cleaning up old PC, particularly from dust
Posted on 2018-02-19, 19:56
They say if you have a clean room, the computer on the inside gets dusty. If you have a dirty room, your computer is clean on the inside.
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2018-02-19, 19:51
Sure as heck ain't me. Those cards are rare and only the PCI variants were more common and cheap, unless reviewed by a YouTube user, then prices go through the roof.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2018-02-19, 19:49
Ouch. Sending something in the states is also expensive when sending electronic wise in the mail (not including insurance), and other delivery guys can make the components go DOA since they put heavier items on top of lighter items, or bad packaging.
Re: Adding PS/2 mouse components to a Chaintech 486SPM
Posted on 2018-02-19, 19:09
Looks pretty good, eh!
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2018-02-19, 19:06
the 486 board looks good. If you're planning on selling these, eBay, Amibay, cpu-world, or VCFed.org are good candidates as Vogons isn't a site for buying, selling, trading, or advertising your items for sale.
Re: TNDLPT : Tandy Sound on parallel port
Posted on 2018-02-19, 17:20
CuteMouse 2.0 Alpha 4 does the same thing to me on my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus, but version 1.9.1 and 2.1 Beta 4 works.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-02-19, 17:14
Off topic, but I quickly realized page 1101 in binary is 13.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2018-02-19, 15:49
Great job getting that system an amazing transformation. What kind of paint did you use? I've never seen something like that in the states.
Re: Cleaning up old PC, particularly from dust
Posted on 2018-02-19, 15:19
Use compressed air into the PSU as well, but buy a new one and replace it in case the current one bites the dust (in a matter of speaking). Also, I recommend getting a PSU adapter that also provides -5V in case you have any add-in cards that require the -5V. If it's an AT PSU that you have, get the …
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