Re: AT build
Posted on 2016-01-18, 12:12
Well, I actually have an AT/ATX case that has a proper AT-keyboard ATX Backplate. Maybe I can try to make a plastic mold of it or cast it?
Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2016-01-18, 12:04
That'll be fantastic! Thank you.
Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2016-01-18, 11:55
Care to elaborate on these other mods? I've never recapped a power supply in my life.
Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2016-01-18, 11:50
I'm considering buying an ISO 400-PP power supply for $16.50 (P&P Included). Proline rebranded these power supplies and sold them on the South African market. From the little info I could find, it seems like they used cheap parts. Worth saving or should I look elsewhere? Exterior: http://i.ebayimg. …
Re: AMD K5 PR166 - Missing Pins
Posted on 2015-12-09, 10:54
Well, what if the pins are literally missing?
Re: AMD K5 PR166 - Missing Pins
Posted on 2015-12-09, 10:19
I found this guide. Could this perhaps be worth a try?
AMD K5 PR166 - Missing Pins
Posted on 2015-12-09, 09:16
So, I recently acquired 4 old computers and one of them has the legendary AMD K5-PR166 CPU. I wanted to remove the CPU to clean it a bit and I noticed that several (4 by my count) of the pins are completely missing. The previous owner hasn't started any of the computers in over 10 years. What can be …
Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)
Posted on 2015-11-19, 16:04
I am basically quoting one of the comments posted on your YouTube video when I say that something like an SSHD (especially a 500Gb or 750Gb model from Seagate) will work great on a Athlon, Athlon XP, Pentium 3, Pentium 4 or any potential Windows 2000 / Windows XP era build.
Re: New Computer!!
Posted on 2015-11-06, 09:24
Isn't arguing about what is/was more powerful at the time completely against retro-computing in principle? I thought we buy and play with these things because they are interesting and represent an interesting time in a company's history. The new FX-series was made during a difficult time in AMD's …
Re: Newbie needs suggestion for best DOS sound hardware?
Posted on 2015-11-06, 07:02
For DOS gaming you really want to get an ISA sound card, but the Creative Sound Blaster 128 PCI cards have good compatability and are cheap, so do the Aureal Vortex 2 cards. If you're willing to gamble you could try an ESS ES1938S PCI sound card. They're very cheap, the drivers are easy to install …
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-05, 08:04
Yeah, I suppose so. Was so keen to get a GUS that I overlooked small details. A hard lesson learnt either way.
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-05, 05:26
Success! We now have a dump of the 3.73 GAL on U12 , driver detects the card, gus mididemo loads and plays midis fine, cubic player plays mods in GUS mode, duke3d plays sfx+midi from GUS... unless someone has something trickier to test I believe we are set. The GAL is next to the GF1 IC and it …
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-04, 08:15
keropi wrote: I just removed the GAL from my 3.73 card, I'll report back tomorrow if it's readable or not... who knows, we might get lucky 🤣 Thank you keropi. Zup wrote: I'm afraid your new card was itself a donor card. Well in that case this will go down as one of the dumbest things I've ever done …
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-02, 08:22
Oh well, guess I'll have to look into for a donor card. I saw one on Amibay but it also has the IC missing.
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-01, 21:53
Yeah, if you look at the original eBay listing, you'll see that the card looks pretty clean. I've seen GUS Classics that look a million times worse than this one going at the same price. To me, it seemed worth the gamble.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-11-01, 21:50
Yeah, so I've just been told. keropi is kind enough to try and help me source one.
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-01, 21:42
keropi, do you think you'd be able to source something like that? Based on the images the PCB is really clean and it's just missing that one part.
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-01, 21:36
Just my luck! Is it possible to reprogram an empty chip using a Universal Programmer, provided that someone has the image for the chip?
Gravis Ultrasound Class Rev 3.74 Missing IC
Posted on 2015-11-01, 21:23
I won this card in an eBay auction. As you can see it's in great condition, but it's missing an IC, based on what I could gather it's a GAL16V8B-25LP. I saw that you can buy them on eBay for relatively little money. Do they need to be pre-programmed or can I just pop one of them into the card and it …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-11-01, 21:18
I won this Gravis Ultrasound Classic Rev 3.74 card in an auction. Paid way too much for it, but it's not like you see them a lot. http://i.imgur.com/AMBuoDF.jpgp There's only one small problem: it's missing the GAL16V8B-25LP IC. I hope it's not a difficult part to get. Can I just buy one off of eBay …
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