The HP 150 II revival

Posted on 2016-10-05, 08:10

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Back in the late nineties i got a call from an former IT guy that had worked in a mining company that had shut down. He were hired to get out and wipe data from a HP3000 system and i was also asked if i could help to save this system and many old HP computers. We contacted the local museum and we …

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Re: Garages dangerous for retro hardware?

Posted on 2016-10-04, 05:49

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Im cuorious about his topic too. I recently had to buy an older mobile sales trailer thats approx 5x2m. Put up a lot of shelves inside for storing stuff including many of my computers and parts. We have a very dry climate here, but winters can be cold and sometimes down to -30c degrees. Im a little …

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Re: The 604 overkill build!

Posted on 2016-10-03, 10:20

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Finle update before the benchmarks began! I tryed a 2.8ghz dual core. Only one cpu will work, even with the newest bata bios. And I can't use the raid controller with it. So I'll stick with the 2 3.6ghz xeons. I installed the fx1800 and advance server 2000. Is it a 2.8ghz SL8MA you have? I ordered …

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Re: Socket 7 cpu with passive cooling

Posted on 2016-10-03, 10:10

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I've got a 400MHz pentium 2 that is fanless. I even managed to overclock it at 450 without adding anything and I don't have any problems with stability with that cpu. I also have a 350 MHz pentium 2 from Compaq wich has a very tall aluminium heatsink Compaq Deskpro EN/EP with any slot 1 CPUs i …

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Re: Dual Pentium 1 Build

Posted on 2016-10-03, 05:42

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I want a dual p1 build so bad. But I just can't think of a practical thing I would use it for. Hehe :blush: I have a dual P1 150 @166mhz with a Tyan S1562 motherboard, scsi and other stuff, but its in no use. I fired it up after been in storage for a over decade and installed Win2000 on it last …

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Re: Bought these (server and networking) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-28, 11:46

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[Thanks for the compliment Scraphoarder, to be honest I don't think i've inspired anyone before (knowingly at least). If you do need anything though and/or assistance with the build... let me know, I'd be more than happy to help! :D Warm welcome to the Systempro Club. Thank you too :blush: So we …

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Re: Bought these (server and networking) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-28, 11:37

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£23 inc shipping. Compaq Smart Array 2-E Controller. Will go in my quad P166 Proliant 4500 that has only EISA slots. Funny print of the little $ Pig on the cache board. Yes i think these controllers costed a fortune 20 years ago :blush: CPQ Smart Array 2E.jpg Ha... I was going to pick this up but …

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Re: The 604 overkill build!

Posted on 2016-09-13, 05:33

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That sucks getting bad parts! I got 3 different socket M boards from the same seller and no one works more than 30-60 seconds before rebooting. I suppose the sellers just plug them in for some seconds to see if they just get a picture and thinks they are ok. I tried different PSUs, CPUs and ram with …

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Re: Good XP OEM Box?

Posted on 2016-09-06, 06:06

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I wouldnt hesitate to get a HP dc5800. Theese machines are very reliable and silent. Getting spare parts is also not difficult and as others have mentioned they are cheap. If your worried just get two and you are pretty safe. Its only the motherboard and PSU that are different from the norm.

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Re: Bought these (server and networking) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-24, 04:51

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Inspired by 386_junkie's amazing Compaq Systempro i have started my own baby steps to maybe someday achieve the same. Getting a complete chassis are maybe a pipe dream, but who knows what happens? Buyed this motherboard that i think is a 1992 revision. Dont know whats different from the original …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-18, 15:59

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Jealous here! I've been wanting to get my hands on one of those IBM servers for a while now, but they either can't be found, or sellers are asking ridiculous prices - one of which is going for $2,000US. Maybe your lucky day? Just hunt down the missing parts. http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-PS-2-Model- …

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Re: 604 heat sink that's not a screamer or for a rack mount.

Posted on 2016-08-17, 06:24

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You must first check what motherboard you are gonna use. I scrached my head how to get heatsinks for my Intel SE7520BD2 dual socket 604 board. Tried to find some cheap 3rd party (Fujitsu, Dell, HP etc) heatsinks, but it looked like the mounting holes never fitted. Sinks that matched were expensive …

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Re: That one Armada E500...

Posted on 2016-08-13, 11:31

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Reminds of the Armada M700 that looked almost similar except it was slimmer. I think we had one E500 amongst 100+ M700 and M300 that sadly went to recycling two years ago after been stored for several years. Last year just as many Compaq EVO N600c saw the same fate :dead: Luckily i saved a couple of …

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Re: DUDE, show me your Dell!

Posted on 2016-08-13, 08:21

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A guy at my work brought me this 2002 built Model. Its got laptop cd and floppy drives and some kind of low profile ATI rage 128 ultra AGP card. That has to be an Optiplex GX240 sff or maybe a GX260? GX240 used SD-ram and GX260 DDR-ram. We had over 100 of theese at work along with about 20 GX270 …

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Re: Retro items that you regret throwing away

Posted on 2016-08-11, 21:19

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- Compaq P900 monitor - Compaq Deskpro 6200XL - Compaq Prosignia 500 with 486 dx4 100, EISA Smart Array 2-E and 5x1GB scsi disks.

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Re: DOS/Win98 gaming laptop - Dell Inspirion 8100 or Compaq N600c?

Posted on 2016-08-11, 21:09

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I know the Compaq EVO N600c very well and have a couple of them. What i like is its design and looks + it can be used in an Armadastation EM that has 3 pci slots. I think the Geforce2 Go graphics in the Inspiron 8100 are better than the Radeon Mobilty in the N600c, but i have never used the EVOs for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-11, 20:43

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Cyrix200+ wrote: Cool, I've never seen this in person! Does the chipset have native ISA support? This looks almost identical to an Intel D845GECL and that is reported to support ISA bus mastering for DMA. I dont know if this is because of some bridge chip, but i dont think 845 supported ISA, or?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-11, 18:14

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My eyes almost popped out then i saw this Intel D845WR motherboard listed for £23.82. But the joy went away when no shipping to Norway was possible :dead: It seemed strange that most things were possible to buy, but not this and some random other parts. Contacted the seller and the next day they …

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Re: Bought these (server and networking) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-10, 17:18

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£23 inc shipping. Compaq Smart Array 2-E Controller. Will go in my quad P166 Proliant 4500 that has only EISA slots. Funny print of the little $ Pig on the cache board. Yes i think these controllers costed a fortune 20 years ago 😊 Filename CPQ Smart Array 2E.jpg File size 1.6 MiB Views 1155 views

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Re: Compaq Deskpro PSU pinout

Posted on 2016-08-10, 05:20

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What Deskpro model is this? I think i used a Deskpro EP (440BX) motherboard in a Chieftec rack case with a standard ATX PSU without problems. There are some years ago so im not 100% sure, but i think Compaq Deskpro EP used non standard colors on the wires, but the pinout were standard. http:// …

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