Re: Baby AT mobo slightly out of line of standoffs - is it safe to just rest it on them?

Posted on 2019-03-16, 19:10

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bergqvistjl wrote: What could I use as an insulator? Will PVC Insulation tape covering the standoffs do? You might consider finding nylon standoffs.

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Re: Low performance on Socket 7

Posted on 2019-03-14, 10:41

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There are several tweaks that improve performance of ALI V mentioned in this thread: K6-2+/III+ slowdown issues on ALi Aladdin V& What does your setup score in 3DMark 1999/2000 ?

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Re: Change multipliers/bus via software on unlocked PII-400 & FSB 133

Posted on 2019-03-10, 20:45

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I have an ASUS P2B-S rev. 103 that runs Coppermines without problem but I never tried the 50Mhz. setting. You make me curious 😉

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Re: Change multipliers/bus via software on unlocked PII-400 & FSB 133

Posted on 2019-03-10, 20:24

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Zack_1982 wrote re. ASUS P3B-F Is there a way to force 50MHz bus? >> >> As far as I know the clock generator of the P3B-F board supports fsb speeds from 66.8 up to 150 Mhz and the same goes for the P2B boards. However, the P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS boards support speeds from 50 up to 112 Mhz and if 50 Mhz …

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Re: Where can I get a 6-pin PS/2 connector & expansion bracket?

Posted on 2019-03-08, 14:00

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They are all good as far as I know. I cannot find my revision notes but I had a 542B that did not like AMD K6+ cpu's. It suffered from a tremendous slowdown with a K6+ cpu but worked flawlessly with regular K6. My board had a voltage regulator like on the pic. Another version that does run with K6+ …

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Re: Where can I get a 6-pin PS/2 connector & expansion bracket?

Posted on 2019-03-08, 13:34

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Nice board ! which revision do you have ? You can buy mouse brackets at Startech: https://www.startech.com/Cables/Serial-Parallel-PS-2/DB9-DB25/6-Pin-MiniDIN-PS-2-Mouse-Slot-Plate-Bracket~PLATE6F But you will likely have to replace the plug. And you -must- make sure that the wires are connected in …

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Re: AMD K6/2 identify Chomper or CXT

Posted on 2019-03-01, 19:24

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That sucks 😉. Maybe, if you are lucky, they stopped adding that code in all later versions of the XT ? AMD chip recognition is a bit of a jungle unfortunately.

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 19:16

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Re: AMD K6/2 identify Chomper or CXT

Posted on 2019-03-01, 19:01

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A couple of years ago I had Chomper and picked up this tip from the web: ooooooooooooooooooooo To distinguish between Chomper and Chomper-XT processors read the code on the edge of the ceramic: 26050 is a Chomper core processor, 26351 is a Chomper-XT core processor. ooooooooooooooooooooo The 26050 …

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-02-28, 23:01

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retardware wrote; I always thought that K6-3+ officially only went to 450MHz and K6-2+ only to 95/570 or 100/550. Never saw a higher chip. Do they actually exist?? Maybe there are chips listed that were announced but never became available? >> >> Could be true for some types, but I just googled for …

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-02-28, 20:57

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[quote] If you want the maximal performance I suggest a 0.18 micron K6-2+ or K6-3+ depending on the speed and money you want to throw at it. If the CPU requires a 6x multiplier and your motherboard doesn’t provide that in the manual >>> remember that you can set your motherboard to 2.0x and the CPU …

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-02-28, 19:01

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Yes, I have been viewing Philscomputerlab.com videos for recommendations. >> >> That is a totally different source. Your K6 thread uses the term 'Ultimate'. Unless you use a -very- different rationale for the term 'Ultimate' it could be to your advantage to check out the 'aiming for the Stars' …

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-02-28, 17:10

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Maybe a read through the thread: Marvin, the Paranoid Android//Video// "AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars." can help you. AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars. Don't worry about the K6 III+ being from 2000, the Gf MX 420 card you chose for your project seems to be from 2002 ?

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Re: Fun with ASUS TUSL2-C

Posted on 2019-02-27, 16:35

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ASUS TUSL2-C + PIII S Tualatin 1400 (SL6BY) standing right besides me out of curiosity. Fired up for the first time in a month or two and everything works as it should work. Bios revision = 1012

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Re: Voodoo pass-thru Option #431987

Posted on 2019-02-10, 12:28

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I think they are still produced & available. like here: http://www.123direct.nl/Kabels/Audio-Videokab … product_id=9010

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Re: Voodoo pass-thru Option #431987

Posted on 2019-02-10, 11:57

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Only 10 left in stock - order soon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CJRRY9M/ … 0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Re: Turbo Switch Display (strange)

Posted on 2019-01-27, 03:35

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treeman wrote: this is why I had my theory for bridging the "IN" and "-" for the original post just the 2 pins. Maybye this type of led is designed for a special button/motherboard combo. The chip on the backside also suggests that this is not the common simple type.

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Re: Turbo Switch Display (strange)

Posted on 2019-01-26, 16:24

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The reasoning behind the 3-pin connection is that the button should be able to service different types of motherboards - they can rely on open as well as closed jumpers to enable turbo. The original 2x3 way button looks like this but only 2x2 pins/cables are actually used in any configuration: …

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Re: DFI CA61 retrocomputer opinions

Posted on 2019-01-17, 17:44

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With 'significanty faster' I meant something like around 3Ghz Pentium4 or equivalent AMD setup - that is if you want to play later games (later than 1999). Those boards should be a lot easier to find than fast PIII boards. Re the 520Mb RAM sticks - yes, that is what this manual indeed says -but- …

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Re: PS/2 ports (mouse and keyboard) stopped working.

Posted on 2019-01-17, 15:34

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I have not tried other options. Because the board did not work how it should I retired it because I suspected that the I/O chip was not working properly and I do not like half-functioning hardware in a build.

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