Re: Weird Fujifilm R013-01

Posted on 2023-11-16, 11:54

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On the second machine that is working I tried to replace the Celeron CPU with a spare P3 866 but the board only takes 650MHz. I guess it still a good upgrade. Also upgraded to a Pioneer DVD drive. But the bios is very disappointing, only detects each HD with a maximum of 20Gb aldo they are 40gb HDs …

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Re: PP200 1MB Cache on AP440FX board?

Posted on 2023-11-12, 17:34

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Just got a AP440FX system without CPU, wondering it I should go for a Pentium Pro 200Mhz with 1MB Cache or not. The 1MB are more expensive and not sure if it has compatibility issues (motherboard manual only says up to the 512K version but probably was made before the 1MB came out). Anybody tried …

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Re: Weird Fujifilm R013-01

Posted on 2023-11-10, 12:55

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Thanks you for the feedback. It comes with a CD mentioning Frontier 330. Also notice that front case only has two power wires directly to the Power Supply, so makes sense to be for battery. Doesn't seem to be much detailed info on the control unit itself, though you can see it in a bit more context …

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Re: Weird Fujifilm R013-01

Posted on 2023-11-10, 09:46

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So I bouth 2 units off this very weird machines, brand new and sealed in the box, on Facebook market place, which I could not find any information online. From the looks it seems it might have been a machine for office use as it contains license for Windows 2000 Pro. The case and the interior …

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Re: Anyone after the entire Abit driver repository?

Posted on 2023-11-05, 13:09

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Hi, is there a filelist for the content of the archive.org torrent? Specifically I am looking for anything related to PK5, an old Socket5 MB. Thanks. The file Ojo mentions is all there is...it's the v28 BIOS for the PK5 & PS5 (SiS-501-503-2A5IAA11-28), which you can get here https://theretroweb.com …

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Re: CPU Identification tool CHKCPU, 25th anniversary 'Retro' update - Released!

Posted on 2023-10-30, 12:52

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That's strange Jan...not for me; Firefox worked the other day but not today (same error), though IE11 does work today??

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Re: Looking for information on old Flytech compact PCs (Am5x86-P75, FT-9401-133)

Posted on 2023-10-30, 09:49

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Hi there! Many years ago I acquired a bunch of compact computers. Allegedly these have been used to control the luggage system at a large airport. Naturally no disks were left in the units so I unfortunately don't have access to any old software that might have been used on these. Ironically I …

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Re: Restoration of Old PC cases.

Posted on 2023-10-29, 03:23

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This year, i was able to buy 2 PC cases that are very iconic for retro PCs. Some months ago i was able to buy : A) Thermaltake Xaser II : black case, everything included, even with the orange fans. With some flaws tho, the Molex connectors broken, or some fan cables not making good contact and …

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Re: The Retro Web submissions thread: suggest edits and/or add new boards here

Posted on 2023-10-28, 11:40

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Please don't take someone's opinion as a general view on your work. What you achieved is outstanding and I'm sure most of us love it and use it on a daily basis I wish that wasn't the case but unfortunately, he is not an isolated case. This a recurring pattern I've noticed for a while around here. …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-BX2000 Rev 1.1 - Multiplier Settings

Posted on 2023-10-27, 12:18

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They did issue an extended table but like Doornkaat, ES parts aside, newer cpus are locked whatever the mb settings are... Filename Gigabyte Extended Ratio Table (Intel).jpg File size 66.28 KiB Views 207 views

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Re: Asus P2-99 Bios updates

Posted on 2023-10-26, 12:09

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Hey everyone, Quick question... I got an Asus P2-99 the other night and I've updated to the 1012 to make sure it supports the 800mhz slot 1 Pentium 3 CPU I already had here. But there's a new 1013 beta bios on their website as well but there's 2 versions of it listed. One is listed as "Without …

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Re: A Permanent Solution to the Dell 'Fake ATX' Power Supply Problem?

Posted on 2023-10-26, 10:36

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sluml0rd wrote on 2023-10-26, 02:09: Can I use any standard ATX power supply with the adapter cable on a Dell Dimension 4100 or is there a specific set of PSU's that I need to stick to? Standard ATX psu with adapter should be fine...see this post for details Re: A Permanent Solution to the Dell ' …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2023-10-24, 12:53

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I did the following: expand W31-62B.DR_ W31-62B.DRV expand ULTRABIG.DR_ ULTRABIG.DRV Both got expanded without errors. Then ran SETUP.EXE in DOS to install them - both installed fine. However, when trying to run Windows, it fails with error message - unable to load W31-62B.DRV ULTRABIG.DRV seems to …

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Re: Server ID from way back in the 486-days

Posted on 2023-10-22, 10:55

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I found a similar for sale here in Finland. Didn't buy it - although I'm tempted. Product code PS401258B0 or similar (not so good photos) FCC ID: EJM4865401 or similar (not so good photos) Can you post links for those ? Neither of the codes you list give me any google results. EJM486 S 401 is one …

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Re: IBM 5160 P8 connector, socket on Mainboard broken.

Posted on 2023-10-21, 13:52

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Hi, is there a possibility to repair or find a replacement part for the broken P8 socket on the Mainboard? I don't know the exact wording for search such a part on eBay or AliExpress. I may can resolder one of a currently broken mainboard, but I thought I may try to repair them also. The PSU seems …

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Re: Zeonn 94V0 - 486 33 - keyboard error

Posted on 2023-10-21, 10:39

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Hi, I was recently repairing an old 486 board with embedded CPU damaged by battery leak, and ended up with "Keyboard Error" message. The board is labelled as ZEON 94V0 but I couldn't find any information about it. Visually, the A-Trend ATC-1411A appears to be the exact board (https://theretroweb. …

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Re: Unidentified external drive

Posted on 2023-10-21, 10:24

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I'd be hesitant to use the keyboard plug to pull 1A of current. Seems like a recipe to blow a mainboard fuse. But people came up with this miracle of engineering, albeit with such a problem as a blowned fuse. I want to understand what it is and why ... Product - see (foot of page) at https://web. …

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Re: Dell Optiplex GX300

Posted on 2023-10-20, 00:13

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I bought a Dell Optiplex GX300 when u go in the bios the service tag has not been programmed in. either it was never done at the factory or someone replaced the motherboard at some point and never programmed it in. there don't seem to be any option in the bios to enter the tag number. i also have …

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Re: Jetway BX BIOS update

Posted on 2023-10-20, 00:08

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Jetway BX BIOS update Hi, I'm looking for an updated BIOS for a colleague, who has a Jetway BX slot1, it is thought that the updated BIOS can recognize CPUs that it currently does not support, the card from what I have seen is one of the first BX, it has jumpers to select 66 or 100 MHz FSB, but …

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Re: Help identifying this motherboard

Posted on 2023-10-19, 12:27

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Based on the part nos. ( 38687620 ) it seems this might be the system board from a Unisys Aquanta QR/6 Server (DM/6 Client) ... https://www.1000bit.it/js/web/viewer.html?file=%2Fad%2Fbro%2Funisys%2Fqr%2Dqr6%2Epdf#zoom=page-fit https://www.tpc.org/results/individual_results/unisys/unisys.qr6.es.pdf …

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