Voltage Problem with QDI V4P895P3/SMT

Posted on 2022-07-21, 04:37

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've finally gotten my 486 build going again, and I've ran into a problem. When I first hooked up new RAM, only one stick of it would work. I had also hooked up a PC speaker to it, and I got a "siren" noise, which my research indicated a voltage problem. So, I bought a new PSU. When I hooked it up, …

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Re: Improving QDI V4P895P3 Build

Posted on 2022-06-23, 20:45

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I honestly couldn't make heads nor tails of the jumper manual. Right now, I'm trying to install some RAM I had bought into the 72-pin slots, but the system isn't powering on now.

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Improving QDI V4P895P3 Build

Posted on 2022-06-12, 17:28

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've been sitting on this 486 motherboard for a couple of years now, and now that I finally have a job again, I'm looking to finish it up. All I have hooked up right now is the MB, a GPU, and the power supply. I have a box with the remaining components for the build, and I'm going to use an SD/IDE …

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Re: Building a 486 - Need Help

Posted on 2022-02-04, 19:20

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What sort of switch should I buy?

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Re: Building a 486 - Need Help

Posted on 2022-02-04, 04:03

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't know if it's jumped properly... And where would the speaker go?

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Building a 486 - Need Help

Posted on 2022-02-04, 01:09

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by Gazirra

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I had posted awhile ago about putting together my first 486, but I didn't have pictures for the issue I was having. I had bought the parts off of a FB group I'm in, and they should be enough to build a functioning system. I had had a recommendation to use a P8P9 power adapter so I wouldn't need to …

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486 Build Troubles

Posted on 2021-10-11, 19:39

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I bought a 486 MB and several cards some months ago in a package deal. I also got a P8/P9 AT/ATX adapter, but it had no switch.I bought a switch and had a buddy attach some wires and leads to it. Today, I hooked up the graphics card I got, added in a fresh battery, then set up the PC with a VGA …

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Re: My First 486 Build!

Posted on 2020-12-06, 07:54

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by Gazirra

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The Elsa 3d Labs card is PCI so will not work in that board.... Yep, use Your Trident 9000-I instead, there's some manual for it: https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/graphics-cards/U-Z/UNIDENTIFIED-XVGA-TVGA-9000I.html I own the same one, it seems tHat Yours is configured properly. Furthermore I wouldn't …

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My First 486 Build!

Posted on 2020-11-15, 03:30

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Recently, I was able to buy a bunch of 486 PC parts, and have decided to try to get one going. I've never built one before, but am familiar with it in a tangential sorta way. I'm relieved that my MB has a standard watch battery instead of a drum battery, for example. Below are a compilation of both …

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Installing Aureal Vortex, System Freezes on Startup

Posted on 2020-11-08, 16:31

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by Gazirra

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I'm building a new WIN98SE/DOS build, since my old ones died. I'm trying to install the audio card (Aureal Vortex 882080), and it's somehow causing the system to freeze when the Desktop loads up. Occasionally, a bit of the WIN98 opening jingle plays, then the system freezes. MB: Aopen AX34 CPU: …

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Re: Looking for WIN98SE/DOS Build Suggestions

Posted on 2020-10-09, 05:30

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by Gazirra

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

- a TV tuner card that can't get anything anymore, but hey, unique! And if it's good enough for input options, you'd be able to pipe a console system through it. Those can be used in case you want to connect your SNES or VHS to your PC using coaxial cable :D Now THIS is the kind of crazy crap I was …

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Looking for WIN98SE/DOS Build Suggestions

Posted on 2020-10-09, 03:59

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by Gazirra

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Since I have a new job, I'm now looking to build a new retro PC. :) I'm familiar with most of what's needed to build a system like the one in the post's title. What I'm looking for are some ways I could make the build "unique." I want to put some flair into this build, be it cosmetic or functional. …

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Re: Trouble With A Retro Build of Mine

Posted on 2020-03-24, 01:18

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by Gazirra

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So, it was working fine for a time. I had reinstalled the original graphics card, a functioning IDE DVD drive, and I had it working for nearly an hour straight. I then tried to install a new graphics card and upgraded the RAM. The new card is a Dell Genuine ATI Radeon HD 4450. I had it working for …

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Re: Trouble With A Retro Build of Mine

Posted on 2020-03-23, 21:52

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by Gazirra

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I reset the CMOS and reinstalled the proper GPU drivers. System is now up and running normally. Gonna clean out that DVD now. EDIT: Alright, cleaning the drive is a bit beyond my immediate knowledge. Luckily, I had a compatible IDE drive floating around.

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Re: Trouble With A Retro Build of Mine

Posted on 2020-03-22, 19:35

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by Gazirra

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Now, it won't start up and the DVD_ROM won't open when it is powering up. I push the button, and I hear the mechanisms move, but it doesn't open. And, the last time I watched the POST, it listed the CPU as the wrong speed; much lower than it really is. EDIT: Just tried it in Safe Mode, and while …

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Trouble With A Retro Build of Mine

Posted on 2020-03-19, 05:50

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by Gazirra

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I'm having some trouble with a retro build of mine. It's a WINXP 32-bit system using a ga-vm900m for the MB. I've added 2 GB of RAM and a 2.5-ish GHZ Intel Celeron D and a XFX 6600 GT 128 MB for the GPU. I was using the onboard audio, since it had drivers that worked for WINXP. It was working fine, …

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Re: Getting Disk Boot Error On New Rig

Posted on 2019-11-22, 02:37

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by Gazirra

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So, I had a hypothesis and tested it. It looks like it needed to be either IDE or SATA, not both. Additionally, I swapped out the DVD drive for one I know that works, and it's now being formatted properly

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Re: Getting Disk Boot Error On New Rig

Posted on 2019-11-22, 00:42

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by Gazirra

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OK, I've switched out to a SATA DVD drive, and it's being seen and works. I had previously burned an OEM WIN98SE CD and used it to install on my first retro rig. Now, I'm getting "NO compatible cd drive drivers found" (or something like that) and an A: prompt. The disk itself has some deep scratches …

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Getting Disk Boot Error On New Rig

Posted on 2019-11-21, 23:39

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by Gazirra

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Using the advice gained from this thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=66865 I'm currently assembling an overpowered WIN98SE build Right now, I have a 120 GB SSD that is detected fine by the BIOS, connected via SATA. I also have an IDE DVD drive, which powers on and opens when the …

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Re: Got 2 ISA Cards, What Now?

Posted on 2019-08-09, 18:22

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by Gazirra

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What I really need to know is how to hook it all up alongside my WIN98 sound card. Do I need cables to interconnect the cards I have? When I hook up speakers, do I need to constantly be switching out the speaker cable in the back of the machine?

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