Re: AMD 5x86 133 won't boot on EXP4044 VL 2.0

Posted on 2017-01-23, 18:43

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by Nipedley

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I have a replacement on the way to try out, I'll check the voltage before I pop the chip in to make sure it's a steady 3.3v. Thanks for the replies guys. I also have a DX4-100 coming as insurance :-) I also just picked up the same model of computer I had back in 1996-1998, an IBM Aptiva (Pentium 120 …

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Re: AMD 5x86 133 won't boot on EXP4044 VL 2.0

Posted on 2017-01-19, 07:42

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by Nipedley

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Yep, back running with the DX2/66 and currently reinstalling Windows 95 (upgraded to a larger hard drive as well) it is indeed just the 5x86 that won't boot. I've got a DX4/100 on the way which is on the official support list for my motherboard, so fingers crossed that one works! I really just …

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Re: AMD 5x86 133 won't boot on EXP4044 VL 2.0

Posted on 2017-01-17, 18:29

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by Nipedley

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I did try that also, for my motherboard only one jumper is different between 486DX and 486DX4 (JP43) so I did give that a try, no dice sadly :-( I've ordered myself one of those ISA/PCI diagnostics cards with a hope it might shed some light, otherwise looks like I'm going to have to shop for a DX4- …

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Re: AMD 5x86 133 won't boot on EXP4044 VL 2.0

Posted on 2017-01-17, 17:07

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by Nipedley

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Hi Ampera I built this 486 last year and been using it as a DX2/66 for a long time, so I know the system is stable. No standoffs where they shouldn't be or anything like that :-) It is a really great board, just wish it would boot the 5x86 133! From what I've read, the 5x86-133 uses the DX4 …

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AMD 5x86 133 won't boot on EXP4044 VL 2.0

Posted on 2017-01-17, 16:52

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by Nipedley

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Hey guys I decided to upgrade my 486 system, so I grabbed an AMD 5x86 133. My board supports the DX4 and P24T (Pentium OverDrive) so I figured it wouldn't be an issue, apparently not! It won't post at all. I set the jumpers for DX4-100, set the DX4 multiplier to 2x (also tried it at 3x which made no …

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Re: Can't get a VLB MIO to detect a CD drive

Posted on 2017-01-15, 21:41

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by Nipedley

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What are your jumper settings on the drives? Are you using them on two seperate IDE channels and seperate cables, where they woudl both be set as Master? If on the same channel/cable then one will need to be set as Slave. I've also found cable select to not play nice with my VLB 486 On my 486 you …

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Re: My new PIII system is in the post!

Posted on 2017-01-15, 07:55

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by Nipedley

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Absolutely, I have a P3 system with a 160GB drive, 60GB for Win98 and the rest going to Win2000. 2000 runs great! Have fun 😀

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Re: What was your worst screw-up with retro tech?

Posted on 2016-12-27, 10:22

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by Nipedley

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Oh god. Reading about your fried PSU brought back a long forgotten memory. When I first built my Athlon 64, on any given try it either wouldn't boot or it'd die whilst booting Windows. I had a brand new board and CPU, but I was using the case and power supply from my old Athlon XP build. Eventually …

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Re: What was your worst screw-up with retro tech?

Posted on 2016-12-26, 10:58

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by Nipedley

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Definately Isopropyl Alcohol / Isopropanol, I've been using 99% for years. It's cheap and lasts a long time, and will clean just about anything. I've used it to clean up motherboards after soldering etc. with no issues. Be careful using it on any coloured surfaces as it may take the colour off with …

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Re: What was your worst screw-up with retro tech?

Posted on 2016-12-26, 08:56

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by Nipedley

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Broke 2 pins of a 1.4GHz Tualatin P3 trying to mod it (solder stuck to the wrong pin). I still have the chip and I'm sure there's something I could solder on as a replacement pin, if the mood ever struck me. Broke a P2 233 trying to take the cartridge apart to replace the TIM (those things are a …

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Re: Trident TGUI9440 memory upgrades

Posted on 2016-12-19, 08:47

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by Nipedley

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It's almost certainly the jumpers, my VLB card (S3) has a jumper to set 1MB/2MB. I'm struggling to find documentation on what the jumpers on your card are for however

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Re: Floppy disk archaeology

Posted on 2016-12-16, 12:12

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by Nipedley

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It's an interesting quesion. Personally I'd never go through any personal files (photos/documents) because 1. I wouldn't want anyone going through my documents and 2. I honestly don't care what's in their files, if it's a modern hard drive I won't even bother checking it just gets wiped straight off …

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Re: Athlon xp gpu upgrade didn't go well

Posted on 2016-12-13, 10:03

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by Nipedley

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I use an X800 Pro with an nForce 2 motherboard and Athlon XP 3200 no trouble at all, I would agree with the previous poster PSU or drivers. I remember especially back in the old days ATI and Nvidia drivers did not agree, I would usually reinstall if I decided to swap sides !

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Re: What are the most demanding Win98 exclusive games?

Posted on 2016-12-10, 23:27

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by Nipedley

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Viper Racing has a patch that works great on XP There aren't that many games that can't be made to run well on XP, I've only come across one show stopper so far in all the games I've tried - Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion (an old LucasArts edutainment title), which has a kernel32.dll …

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Re: In-game MIDI music makes 486 lag and ruined the graphics card -__-

Posted on 2016-12-05, 12:03

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by Nipedley

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Of course, before VLB was ISA and therefore there are many ISA graphics cards in the wild :-) You'll want an ISA VGA card, there are plenty on eBay, some for as low as 20 - 25 EUR (which is still quite high in my opinion) if you search for ISA VGA Phil benchmarked a bunch of ISA and VLB cards on a …

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Re: Old Valve Games

Posted on 2016-11-22, 10:34

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by Nipedley

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Yes, you can register the original CD keys on Steam (provided nobody else already has) I had the original Half Life Anthology (*can't remember the exact name, it was a big box collection of Blue Source / Opposing Force etc. sold in the UK around 2000) and when I registered it on Steam, not only did …

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Re: Old Pentium 4 laptop and Windows 98

Posted on 2016-10-20, 13:34

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by Nipedley

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Did you try using the ATI Mobility Modder program with the latest Windows 98 driver (Catalyst 6.2) ? The 6.2 driver supports the Desktop x600, if nothing else you can just modify the .INF file by putting in the appropriate device ID for your mobility version

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Re: Old Pentium 4 laptop and Windows 98

Posted on 2016-10-19, 17:36

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by Nipedley

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Your biggest problem will be the GPU, ATI Catalyst 6.2 (latest for Windows 98/ME) supports the X600 desktop GPU and you may well be able to use ATI Mobility Modder to mod them to install for the mobile version of the chip as well. I used to use this for my mobility X1700 GPU (although on XP)

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Re: Best CPU/RAM/GPU pairing's for a EVGA 680i SLI?

Posted on 2016-10-16, 18:01

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by Nipedley

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Around this period I was using a Core 2 Duo E7200 with a Geforce 7800 GT that I built in 2007, by 2010 I was having difficulty playing games like Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Mass Effect on any reasonable quality settings, so I upgraded to an i5 650 and a Geforce GTX 275 in early 2010, so your GTX 260 …

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Re: Compatibility of Win7/10/What games don't have fixes

Posted on 2016-10-07, 17:51

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by Nipedley

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I built myself a Pentium 3 and a Pentium 4, the P3 running W98se and the P4 running XP. I decided I would try each game I wanted to install first on the P4, patch it up, and anything that didn't run I would put on the P3 There was only one game in my big list of titles that wouldn't run on XP, …

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