Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-01-06, 18:43

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by Ozzuneoj

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Recapped a Slot 1 mainboard today. Wasn't really needed, as I found out when checking the removed caps. But the new caps were free, so who cares. ;) This post is relevant to my interests... Did you test the caps with an ESR meter? We've had a lot of discussions lately as to whether it makes sense …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-01-06, 17:36

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by Ozzuneoj

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According to the seller it is new and indeed there are almost no signs of usage. I really like the box art! Awesome dragon. :) I bought an Everex EGA card that appeared to be brand new in package last year: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=39993&start=3900#p504902 New old stock stuff …

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Re: Diamond Monster 3D (Voodoo1) Repair

Posted on 2018-01-06, 17:15

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by Ozzuneoj

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My voodoo1 and rush cards do not like the Tusl2-c either, non of them work and i have a few of each. Do not even work at 66mhz fsb. Voodoo1 can give graphical problems on systems above 450 mhz in some games, some cards do not like fast systems at all. I prefer a mmx or p2 system for voodoo1. This …

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Re: Half-dead ELSA Erazor X2 (GeForce 256 DDR)

Posted on 2018-01-06, 15:17

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by Ozzuneoj

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Totally been there watson. Some times you just have to let em go. I've spent way too much time on some projects that didn't work out... and I've spent a bunch of time on some projects lately that I'm hoping might still eventually work out. :lol: You could always keep it anyway... having a non …

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Re: How to repaste old slot 1 celerons is there any guide ?

Posted on 2018-01-05, 22:43

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by Ozzuneoj

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There are a few different styles of heatsinks for Slot 1 CPUs. Some I understand, some completely baffle me... We could probably use a good thread and possibly some videos explaining how to remove and reinstall heatsinks on these CPUs. I've found that there are a lot of Slot 1 heatsinks that mount …

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Re: My Duron 892 rig

Posted on 2018-01-05, 22:30

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by Ozzuneoj

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I think I have that same board with the crazy overclocked Duron running with a 105Mhz FSB. Can you imagine getting cheap-o motherboards these days that tried to disguise the fact that they were running low end Celeron N-series processors by overclocking the BCLK? Completely unheard of these days... …

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Re: Anyone know where to get a goldfinger device?

Posted on 2018-01-05, 21:57

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by Ozzuneoj

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STX wrote: I have one. Very informative.

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Re: Need help with my first 486 boards.

Posted on 2018-01-05, 18:04

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by Ozzuneoj

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Luckily, the post codes are similar, so it still points to keyboard controller :) Were you able to identify the board model and manufacturer? Edit: could it be this one? http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/T/TMC-RESEARCH-CORPORATION-486-PCI48AF-VER-3-0.html Yes that's the board. :) I posted …

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Re: Need help with my first 486 boards.

Posted on 2018-01-04, 23:49

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by Ozzuneoj

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Well, I am not sure if I have the right AMI BIOS code table, but 03 is BIOS checksum, 04 is keyboard controller. That would be a good starting point. However, the fact it's randomly alternating is worrying me, however, the card seems to have some sort of intelligency on its own. Typically, you …

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Re: Need help with my first 486 boards.

Posted on 2018-01-04, 22:43

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by Ozzuneoj

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Okay, I got my POST test card. Here are the results: (+ indicates the part is installed, - indicates removed) +CPU +RAM +VGA = 0503 or 0504 (seems to be random as to which it displays each time) +CPU +VGA -RAM = C7C6 (long beeps) +CPU +RAM -VGA = 0503 or 0504 +CPU +RAM, -VGA -All Cache = 0503 or …

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Re: Old hardware you didn't take or buy... but might still want?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 05:28

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by Ozzuneoj

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I have an opportunity to get an Abit SA6R board for around $20... been considering it, but that's more than I normally spend on one old board. It looks to be in good condition. I know 815\815E board aren't that common, and this looks to be a decent board... but how does it compare to a solid Apollo …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 05:10

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by Ozzuneoj

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Well, I made my whole garage REEK of ozone today. I'm conducting some "experiments" with the retrobrite cream. Results are so far disappointing, but not entirely surprising. Once I get things a bit more hammered out, I'll share some details. I just need to borrow someone's oxygen concentrator for a …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 04:35

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by Ozzuneoj

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This is semi-retro... only because it involves a PC I built in 2008 that is still used heavily. My sister has been running out of space on her PC since she got a new camera several months ago. She takes tons of high res photos and videos. The system is actually based on my first dedicated HTPC in a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-01-04, 03:28

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by Ozzuneoj

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After looking for days, I finally found a seller that had the TechMedia speakers case. This was really lucky - I found a seller selling AT cases on ebay, and asked if they had it. They did, and they listed it! It's now on its way to me. Holy cow, that's cool! That thing is just itching to be loaded …

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Re: Diamond Monster 3D (Voodoo1) Repair

Posted on 2018-01-03, 20:53

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by Ozzuneoj

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Well the Diamond card works in a PentiumMMX-233 TX Chipset board, Pentium 133 HX board, an AthlonXP SiS chipset board, a 440BX P2, a i865-PE P4 system and a Biostar UMC AMD 5x86-133 system. But not in ANY of 4 seperate and unique i815 (2 Asus, 1 AOpen and 1 Abit) based systems I have that I tried …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-01-03, 19:17

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by Ozzuneoj

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Guys, please stay on topic for this thread. If you'd like to continue discussing Artex's DOA CPU (I cried when I read it, Artex!) and Ebay return policy I can separate the posts into a new thread :) Sorry for adding to the flames. I get fired up about this topic. Still too many fresh wounds I guess …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-01-03, 16:02

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by Ozzuneoj

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Guys, please stay on topic for this thread. If you'd like to continue discussing Artex's DOA CPU (I cried when I read it, Artex!) and Ebay return policy I can separate the posts into a new thread :) Sorry for adding to the flames. I get fired up about this topic. Still too many fresh wounds I guess …

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Re: What do you consider the break point between vintage and modern?

Posted on 2018-01-03, 15:33

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by Ozzuneoj

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I generally tell people "pre-Windows XP" when describing the stuff I'm into. After Windows XP\2001 it has to be a pretty specific or rare piece of hardware to be of any real interest, for example, high end or unusual video cards, top of the line motherboards, motherboards with unusual features etc. …

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Re: I de-CQMed my AWE32 PnP CT3990...!

Posted on 2018-01-03, 13:59

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by Ozzuneoj

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Would be really cool to be able to A\B test CQM and OPL3 on the same card. Since this is the first OPL3 transplant that I've ever seen done online, I would imagine there have never been any straight A\B tests like this before either since no cards have BOTH. The closest would be similar cards that …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-01-03, 13:49

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by Ozzuneoj

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You have to accept the buyer's return request if: The item is damaged or doesn't match the listing description The request falls within your return policy THAT SAID , all the seller needs to do is to claim Artex broke it. This doesn't work. I've had sellers return things to me DESTROYED. I had one …

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