List it for less - be part of the solution, not the problem.

I've got a 386SX-40 ALi board with MR.BIOS, are you interested in the BIOS dump? :happy: Not specifically, as I don't have a 386 ALi board, but by all means upload it anyhow. Microid seems to have occupied this weird niche selling replacement BIOSes for OEM systems as well as common chipsets. There …

Failed to get my Asus PC-DL Deluxe to boot. It used to work but after a couple months in an anti-static bag in my dry, clean closet it now claims the BIOS is corrupt and won't go. There is an on-board recovery mode that runs a BIOS flash app (awdflash.exe) from floppy, but that freezes after …

Bought the board 4 days ago thinking it was a cool 486 IBM VLB board. Today was the day I realised... i have (75MHz 386) Blue Lightning! ... I have (75MHz 386) Blue Lightning! Trying really really hard to keep a lid on things here. Not only that, it looks like it has MR BIOS! Make sure to dump it.

Unless they came down in price, they are the same cost or more than just obtaining another PS2. That's a good idea though and I'll look into it, as silly as it sounds, I rather like my PS2 and have been reduced to using my spare which is just made of parts from other systems. The spare is the one …

Yeah, the 2001s are pretty well known for vertical lines. Also cap problems, IIRC.

Thanks for the input all! What's wrong with the 'bridged' Radeons? I get they would be slow compared to the PCI-e versions but I'd be upgrading from an even older card... Are they gonna be worse than my 9200? Or is it more stability/compatibility issues? Stability and compatibility, definitely. I …

He also mentioned that the game needs DX 9.0c, which rules out R3xx and R4xx based cards. OP, there isn't really anything that completely fits your requirements. For NVidia you could try some sort of GF6800, but the only ones that came with 512MB were some rare Ultra variants. There's always a …

They probably just sourced the connectors from somewhere else. As long as the holes line up and it feels snug, I wouldn't worry.

You could also just hack a molex connector + sufficient wire off of a dead PSU, then solder it to the underside of the power connector. http://www.mcamafia.de/mcapage0/addpowr2.htm Here's a writeup that includes pinouts. They suggest splicing into the PSU cables, but I've always found it easier to …

Coolmax isn't as bad as they used to be. I got it on sale for $14. It's either use this until it burns out on me (probably a year from now or a little less) or not use this system at all. I had a better power supply, but the seasonic 1000-watt platinum in my i7 x58 system crapped out on me again …

kithylin wrote: 775 system currently pictured here: http://www.outfoxed.net/775-water/09-02-2015/r_DSC05650.jpg […] Show full quote 775 system currently pictured here: Man, all that nice gear and you're playing Russian roulette with that power supply. 🙁

Baby AT power supplies have the same mounting holes as ATX PSUs. Also, early ATX cases had momentary power switches with the same screw holes as the clunky AT switch, so you'd just replace the one with the other when you built the system.

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Amibay is a great place or even Vintage Computer Forums. Of course eBay will get a lot of attention on your items and a Roland MPU-401AT auction will end up selling upwards of 100$ specially because its boxed and includes everything. Amibay is completely Euro-centric. Also good luck trying to buy …

Sutekh94 wrote: I know Apple stuff can be pretty valuable, but... really? Almost $5,000 for one of the worst vintage Macintosh models ever? (note: personal opinion) Hey, at least it isn't a Performa 52xx or 62xx. And it even has the ~~active matrix~~ screen! Totes worth $5k imo.

Stupid question, but are you using a known-good CD-ROM drive? If I have a computer that won't boot a freshly-burned disc, that's usually the first thing I suspect. Also, is your CD-ROM set to ID 0? Most adapters default to booting that first. I don't remember if the 154x cards will automatically try …

His link originally went to an auction for a demo by BITS. BITS was marginally (in)famous in the demoscene for churning out numerous 5-minute demos and selling them on eBay, and for being batshit insane. Frankly, I'm surprised he's still around.