Re: Date of last update for XP Pro on non-SSE machines

Posted on 2020-06-18, 08:48

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by nd22

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I just assembled a non-SSE socket 462 machine and installed Windows XP on it yesterday. First the specs: Athlon 1400C Abit KG7-raid PQI 2*1gb DDR-266 Geforce3 Samsung 60gb IDE DVDRW FSP 350w with 30A on 5V rail! XP installed just fine and all updates up to April 2014 also installed without errors so …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-16, 06:14

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by nd22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Finally it entered in my possession the following: Athlon 1400C Abit KG7-raid Abit geforce3 - unknown model maybe original geforce3 I think these are perfect for a 2001 dream machine. The only question is which OS to use and how much memory!

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2020-06-04, 08:32

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by nd22

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Final update ( I think :) ) : All motherboard updated to the latest BIOS - including any BETA BIOS if found - I used www.soggi.org resources , excellent website! Memory compatibility is very simple : 1. Intel 865pe/915p/925x/925xe can use only 1gb dimms. 2. Intel 945p/945GT can use 2gb dimms but the …

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Re: Good 4:3 LCD Monitor

Posted on 2020-05-29, 14:14

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by nd22

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I know they are NOT 4:3 but 17 and 19 inch LCD monitors are extremely cheap - sometimes you can even get them for free! They have a native resolution of 1280*1024 which is 5:4 but still extremely close to 4:3 and the image will be displayed without black bars. For most video cards up to geforce 8000 …

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Re: 2001 Dream PC project

Posted on 2020-05-20, 08:04

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by nd22

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I think the best platform in 2001 would be AMD760 . Athlon T-bird and DDR make for a perfect match. IMHO SDRAM is limiting the true potential of the Athlon. The 2001 dream PC would be something along the lines: Abit KG7-raid Athlon 1400 512 or 1024mb of DDRAM depending on the operating system you …

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Re: Any modern psu's that have large 5v rails

Posted on 2020-04-27, 09:49

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by nd22

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Corsair RM750I and up (850, 1000) have 25A on the 5V rail and 150W on the 3.3+5V rails combined. I never encountered any problem in any of my systems not even with Athlon XP 3200. They are built like a tank and never had any issues with them. That being said they are not cheap.

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Re: Anyone after the entire Abit driver repository?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 20:08

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by nd22

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I got everything Abit offered for download, including BIOS updates, drivers, manuals, products specs and so on but I am afraid is actually a 20gb+ in size and I can not think of any place to host it for free . That torrent seems like a very good idea.

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Re: Abit AN78GS

Posted on 2020-04-10, 08:31

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by nd22

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It was the integrated VGA set in the BIOS to be the only video adapter enabled! As soon as I remove the geforce 7600GT it booted right up and passed MEMTEST86. Now what CPU would you recommend for this board? An Athlon 64 X2 or a Phenom? I know there are 89W , 95W and 125W variants of each and …

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Re: Abit AN78GS

Posted on 2020-04-09, 08:35

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by nd22

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I know for a fact that every CPU, module of RAM and video card I put in are good because I Tested them in other systems. Should I try with the integrated VGA? I was under the impression that internal VGA is automatically disabled when you put an external VGA.

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Abit AN78GS

Posted on 2020-04-09, 07:44

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by nd22

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Recently I acquired an Abit AN78GS board and I put an Athlon X2 4200, some RAM, a Geforce 7600GT and a SATA CDROM to test it. I tried to start the system, CPUI cooler starts spinning but I got no image on the monitor! Put another video card, another stick of RAM and another CPU but no luck! The …

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Re: Vogons members average motherboard collection size

Posted on 2020-03-31, 09:12

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by nd22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I did not make a head count but I believe i have nearly 100 Abit motherboards in good working order and some 5 or 6 damaged or untested yet. I have 10 fully assembled retro systems; one modern system as my daily driver and one as a test bed.

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Re: Abit KD7A relabelled as KV7!

Posted on 2020-03-19, 07:14

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by nd22

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I bought the board specifically because I wanted to have one with VIA KT400/400A chip-set - I already have KV7, KW7.

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Re: Abit KD7A relabelled as KV7!

Posted on 2020-03-18, 09:20

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by nd22

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I does work flawlessly! I t passed memtest with all memory slots occupied - and it is recognized as KT400A/kt600 by the software. It has NO SATA ports and 1 USB header as VIA KT400A has. I will test install Windows XP to see what CPUZ says.

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Abit KD7A relabelled as KV7!

Posted on 2020-03-13, 16:19

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by nd22

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Today it entered in my possession what was supposed to be an Abit KD7A. Upon cleaning the board I removed all the labels and the north bridge fan and to my surprise imprinted on the PCB was KV7 but on the north bridge KT400A and on the south bridge VIA8235. I am clueless - is this a Iate production …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H 1.1, Intel Core i7 3770K, MSI GeForce 960

Posted on 2020-03-06, 04:40

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by nd22

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Ivy Bridge is now retro?? I am still using my trusty 2600k as my daily driver - on an Asus P67EVO coupled with 16gb of RAM and a GTX660TI and runs Windows 7 and everything I throw at it just fine! I have a GTX960 boxed that I used only once - bought specifically because it is the last nVidia card …

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Re: Building an Athlon XP Configuration on this days. This is what I got.

Posted on 2020-02-17, 09:26

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by nd22

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Take care with the power supply! Athlon XP demands a lot from the 5v RAIL even if your motherboard has the 4 pin auxiliary connector. I would suggest a power supply with a minimum of 25A on the 5V rail. Also if you want to use dual channel you are limited to 2gb of RAM because the total quantity for …

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2020-01-22, 07:12

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by nd22

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Probably so. New motherboard tested: Abit AB9 quadgt flashed with the latest BIOS- all processors supported including Q9650. One thing I noted with most LGA775 boards: the chip-set - the north-bridge - is getting pretty hot when running 4 2gb memory modules, but stay cool when using only 2 memory …

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2020-01-17, 09:06

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by nd22

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Another RAM problem observed during testing with boards based on nvidia chipsets: they are highly picky about the memory used! 1. Abit NI8 SLI does not like Kingston memory but works just fine with some HP branded modules 2. Abit IN9 32x MAX does NOT like HP RAM or Kingston but works just fine with …

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Re: Do i have bad CPUs?

Posted on 2020-01-15, 14:32

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by nd22

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I should mention that all of them had some bent pins - actually quite a lot of bent pins - and I used very little force to straight them up - now I can put all of them in the socket with no force whatsoever. By now I think I am going for a refund because I can not make them work at all! All of my …

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Do i have bad CPUs?

Posted on 2020-01-14, 15:29

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by nd22

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I encounter a problem recently that I never met before. I just purchased a batch of CPU's from Ebay and I can not get any of them to post. The processors are: Athlon XP3200, XP2800, Sempron 3300. I used several motherboards that are fully working: Abit AN7, KW7, NF7-S 2.0, NF7-S2G, KV7. With every …

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