Re: SATA2PATA adapters experience
Posted on 2019-10-05, 04:14
Use old Sandforce SSDs, they don`t need TRIM Actually they do need TRIM and it was a major problem on early firmware when it didn't worked properly.
Re: Largest storage drive size for specific boards?
Posted on 2019-10-05, 04:07
8.4 Gb limit is a bare minimum you can expect from any late 486 or early Pentium board. Also it fits in vanilla DOS 6.22 limitations - 4 partitions, 2Gb each. Some boards can identify larger drives properly even if they display them incorrectly in BIOS.
Re: Radeon 3850 + i815EP + winXP = freeze
Posted on 2019-10-05, 04:02
X1950 Pro with old Control Panel driver should work fine.
Re: running p55c ppga at 133mhz
Posted on 2019-10-03, 00:58
Desktop Pentium MMX has 2.8 voltage and that's it.
Re: Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-10-03, 00:17
I usually prefer more robust old SLC drives, which are perfectly capable to work in PIO modes even without an adapter. They extremely cheap this days too, if you know where to look. Also I should note that even 4Gb Apacer feels quite comfortable and fast to use under WinXP. P.S. If someone else …
Re: GFX card choice for dimension 4100 p3 1ghz.
Posted on 2019-10-01, 17:54
GeForce FX5600 Ultra can handle anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering much better. So no, it's not overkill at all.
Re: Need advice on what cooler to get for Quadro fx3000.
Posted on 2019-10-01, 11:48
would that fit on the Quadro fx3000? Yes.
Re: DFI nf4 Ultra-D damage - missing caps/resistors
Posted on 2019-10-01, 03:05
It's a classical case of half-dead nForce 4 chipset. You have two options: heat it up to fix BGA contact temporarily or get a new chipset. Theoretically you don't even need the heat gun, just disable the cooler and the chip heat will fix it for you.
Re: Quake without FPU
Posted on 2019-09-29, 01:27
got about 0.1fps in the demo1 in safe mode Gentlemen, we've officially hit the rock bottom.
Re: Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-09-28, 21:37
InnoDisk EDC4000 : InnoDisk DOM 8gb.png InnoDisk DOM 8Gb info.png InnoDisk DOM 8Gb CrystalDiskMark.png InnoDisk DOM 8Gb ATTO.png Veeery slow on small blocks (CF cards levels of bad), but starting from 4k blocks speeds up quite decently. Most likely common problem of large PATA DOMs. SLC based.
Re: Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-09-28, 21:36
Transcend 1Gb 40-pin IDE Flash module (circa 2011?): Filename Transcend DOM 1gb.png File size 863.37 KiB Views 1510 views Filename Transcend 1Gb info.png File size 546.16 KiB Views 1510 views Filename Transcend 1Gb CrystalDiskMark.png File size 1.06 MiB Views 1510 views Filename Transcend 1Gb ATTO. …
Re: Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-09-28, 21:36
Transcent TS8GSSD25S-S: Filename Transcend 8gb.png File size 1.44 MiB Views 1532 views Filename Transcend 8Gb info.png File size 419.58 KiB Views 1532 views Filename Transcend 8Gb CrystalDiskMark A.png File size 1 MiB Views 1532 views Filename Transcend 8Gb CrystalDiskMark B.png File size 1 MiB …
Re: Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-09-28, 21:36
InnoDisk FiD 2.5 SATA10000: InnoDIsk 8gb.png InnoDisk 8Gb info.png InnoDisk 8Gb CrystalDiskMark A.png InnoDisk 8Gb CrystalDiskMark B.png InnoDisk 8Gb ATTO.png Very fast 8Gb SLC based drive, at least when it comes to sequental writes. For some reason does not like lots of random small blocks in …
Re: Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-09-28, 21:36
Toshiba MLC based SSD TSSM1TA24M008G (manufacturer unknown): Filename Toshiba 8gb.png File size 808.76 KiB Views 1537 views Filename Toshiba 8Gb info.png File size 669.81 KiB Views 1537 views Filename Toshiba 8Gb CrystalDiskMark.png File size 1 MiB Views 1537 views Filename Toshiba 8Gb ATTO.png …
Re: Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-09-28, 21:36
Sandisk SDSA6AM-008G: Filename Sandisk 8gb.png File size 673.58 KiB Views 1538 views Filename Sandisk 8Gb info.png File size 746.56 KiB Views 1538 views Filename Sandisk 8Gb CrystalMark.png File size 543.57 KiB Views 1538 views Filename Sandisk 8Gb ATTO.png File size 20.51 KiB Views 1538 views …
Small capacity SSD PATA/SATA benchmarks
Posted on 2019-09-28, 21:36
So I've tested most of small capacity (8Gb and below) SSD PATA/SATA drives in my possession. Overall these drives serve as a good alternative to CF and SD cards without significant drawbacks. Testbed: Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz Prescott ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe (875P/ICH5) 2Gb RAM DDR400 Windows XP SP3 Software …
Re: Very compact retro PCs?
Posted on 2019-09-27, 12:14
Eventually, Mini-ITX boards start appearing with VIA processors on them and a single PCI slot. What about before that? Probably this: Also some late BabyAT SuperSocket7 boards are very small and could be potentially used in a small custom case.
Re: SATA2PATA adapters experience
Posted on 2019-09-26, 02:25
but an SSD will be unbearably slow within a few days of usage That's not an adapter problem most likely. You need cable version or version with connectors on PCB which swaps pins. You're right. One of those should do: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5-IDE-PATA-DOM-40-Pin-male-to-40-Pin-male-IDE-40pin …
Re: SATA2PATA adapters experience
Posted on 2019-09-25, 19:00
I use one of these cheap bidirectional adapters and have no problems: https://www.ebay.com/itm/IDE-to-SATA-ATA-100-133-Serial-HDD-CD-DVD-Converter-Adapter-Power-SATA-Cable/401087390727?hash=item5d62abe407:g:oOEAAOSwWxNYr7RP If you need to use it with something else, see below. and you can only use …
Re: Quake without FPU
Posted on 2019-09-24, 13:30
it's so fast it's difficult to close the console overlay before a good portion of the benchmark is done It doesn't automatically close it on the second run?
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