Re: New CMOS batteries won't keep date/time, HDD settings ...

Posted on 2019-01-18, 18:46

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by obcbeatle

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OK ... just thought I'd update this thread in case someone else ever has this problem. 1) I checked all three batteries (with a multi-meter) that I've tried in this motherboard since they all came from the same package ... all are OK at 3 volts and work fine in other PC's. 2) I gently cleaned the …

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Re: New CMOS batteries won't keep date/time, HDD settings ...

Posted on 2019-01-16, 22:19

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by obcbeatle

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So I Googled the BIOS of this old Mustang motherboard (ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IHR0C) Standard CMOS Setup Award Software, Inc.) ... specifically BIOS 2A5IHR0C ... and came up with one website that has a BIOS update (I think) for this board. But it's not an Award website. And it's not clear whether the …

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Re: Diamond Stealth64 Video 3200 - no beep, no boot

Posted on 2019-01-14, 15:45

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by obcbeatle

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Could someone possibly point me to a good resource that discusses how to properly check for shorts across the SMD caps on this Diamond card? I still haven't found anything that has a step by step procedure that I can use for testing these tantalum caps on this graphics card? Or maybe more precisely …

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Re: Clonezilla or alternative for CyrixInstead 6x86L CPU?

Posted on 2019-01-13, 17:30

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by obcbeatle

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Never mind ... I ended up putting the Win98 HDD (as a slave) into another PC (XP) that I know Clonezilla worked with ... and was able to clone the Win98 HDD that way. I forgot I could do that 😀

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Clonezilla or alternative for CyrixInstead 6x86L CPU?

Posted on 2019-01-13, 15:14

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by obcbeatle

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Hello ... I'm having trouble getting a Clonezilla kernel to work with an older CyrixInstead 6x86L CPU. I've tried two Clonezilla kernels and one says "this kernel requires an i586 CPU, but only detected an i486 CPU ... please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU"). So I then downloaded what I …

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Re: New CMOS batteries won't keep date/time, HDD settings ...

Posted on 2019-01-11, 13:41

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by obcbeatle

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Thanks dionb ... J25 pins 1-2 are covered. I'll see what I can find out about this old BIOS this weekend.

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Re: Old computer cleaning process, motherboard bath & thermal paste

Posted on 2019-01-11, 13:38

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by obcbeatle

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Thanks for all the suggestions and tips. Hopefully I'll have a few older computers to test by this weekend! Plus some parts I need for my existing older pc's.

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New CMOS batteries won't keep date/time, HDD settings ...

Posted on 2019-01-08, 04:39

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by obcbeatle

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I have an old PC (MTI R534F MUSTANG motherboard with a Cyrix 6x86L CPU) that won't keep time within BIOS/Win98SE after installing new CMOS batteries (I've tried two new batteries so far ... button CR2032's). The PC loses date and time after being powered off for a couple hours. And it recently also …

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Old computer cleaning process, motherboard bath & thermal paste

Posted on 2019-01-08, 03:43

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by obcbeatle

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Hello ... hopefully this week I'm going to pick-up a few older computers from a former colleague of mine. I don't know anything about them yet but she said they've been stored in their closet for quite awhile. My questions are: 1) What cleaning process do you use before firing up a computer that has …

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Re: DOSBox MBP OSX 10.8.5 external floppy drive?

Posted on 2019-01-07, 03:49

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by obcbeatle

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Thanks for the reply. That Kryoflux looks pretty cool! I watched a couple YT videos of people using it. I might go that route. Thanks for the heads-up.

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DOSBox MBP OSX 10.8.5 external floppy drive?

Posted on 2019-01-06, 14:58

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by obcbeatle

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Hope I'm posting in the correct area. If not ... my apologies. So I thought I'd try installing DOSBox on my MBP OSX 10.8.5 laptop to play some old DOS games that I have on floppy disks (Silent Service II & Pirates). I will need to purchase a USB external FDD. Does anyone having any suggestions on …

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Re: Diamond Stealth64 Video 3200 - no beep, no boot

Posted on 2019-01-06, 13:17

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by obcbeatle

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Thanks for the reply and suggestion. So I put the Diamond Stealth64 in an older 486SX/25 (Cyrix) PC (my oldest and 1st PC :-) Same result ... BIOS Award beep code ... one long beep and three shorter beeps ... no signal to CRT ... no POST. It must be something with the card I guess. Weird how a lot …

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Re: Diamond Stealth64 Video 3200 - no beep, no boot

Posted on 2019-01-04, 20:16

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by obcbeatle

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OK ... so after reading up some more on smd tantalum caps I: 1 - set my analog multimeter to x10k ohms 2 - touched red probe to tantalum cap positive lead and black probe to negative lead 3 - the multimeter needle traveled all the way from the left side (infinity) to the right (0 ohms) of the scale …

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Re: Diamond Stealth64 Video 3200 - no beep, no boot

Posted on 2019-01-03, 14:38

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by obcbeatle

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Thought I'd resurrect this thread as I have a few questions and could use some help. Thanks to all those that helped me previously. I'd like to test the Tantalum caps for shorting. From what I've read online it seems that testing them might not be as simple (accurate) as getting measures from a …

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Re: 1.2 MB 5.25" Internal Floppy Disk Drive Question

Posted on 2018-12-30, 23:03

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by obcbeatle

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Thanks Nprod ... I remember now those thin pieces of cardboard (with a tab) that used to be inserted to protect the heads. I forgot all about those!

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Re: ASUS A7V333-X mobo, AMD Athlon 2800+ CPU question

Posted on 2018-12-30, 21:40

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by obcbeatle

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OK ... so I just realized that I was running one version below the last non-beta version of the AwardBIOS. I was running v.1003. The last non-beta was v.1004. So I updated the BIOS to v.1004 ... and tried 2083MHz again as the Cpu Speed (see pic below) ... and so far no problems booting. I still get …

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1.2 MB 5.25" Internal Floppy Disk Drive Question

Posted on 2018-12-30, 17:54

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by obcbeatle

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Hello ... I found an old 1.2 MB 5.25" Internal Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) among a box of my older PC parts. I believe this used to be mounted in a 486SX PC (my first computer). When I connect it to my A7V333-X motherboard ... it still works (powers up)! But I have no 5.25" disks to see if it will read …

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Re: ASUS A7V333-X mobo, AMD Athlon 2800+ CPU question

Posted on 2018-12-30, 15:01

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by obcbeatle

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When you say your computer "hangs". When exactly does it do that? From my experience, memory problems will mostly cause random errors, like blue screen of death in windows or missing file messages during boot-up. That is a good question! And "hang" is probably not accurate. My apologies. The …

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Re: ASUS A7V333-X mobo, AMD Athlon 2800+ CPU question

Posted on 2018-12-30, 04:54

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by obcbeatle

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Thanks for all the replies and the clarification. It is really helpful and appreciated. So I set the CPU speed again in the BIOS to 2.083MHz ... CPU Freq. Multi. 12.5x ... CPU Ext. Freq. 166\33 ... Mem. Freq. 333 (also tried Auto) ... with just the PC2700 512mb module ... and the system still hangs. …

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Re: ASUS A7V333-X mobo, AMD Athlon 2800+ CPU question

Posted on 2018-12-28, 19:26

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by obcbeatle

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Ok ... it looks like the pc3200 may be the culprit ... but I can't tell if it's 400Mhz. Can someone see a marking on that module that indicates whether it's 333 or 400MHz? Thanks in advance.

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