Re: Help me ID the board
Posted on 2019-04-08, 08:00
Looks like Mitac International IH 4125: Can't find any other images of the board though, just the settings.
Re: What motherboard is this? (image heavy)
Posted on 2019-04-06, 22:22
According to PcPartner's website http://support.pcpartner.com/support/bios/VIA694.HTM the 35-C962-XX-XX PCB ID (found on the lower left corner of the board) corresponds to one of the following models: AP133AAS3-C962, AP133AAS3-962C or AP133AAS3-B962C. You can also download the latest bios from that …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-04-05, 09:30
I don't think they did. I checked the socket and the pins looked perfect. Removing and then re-seating the lid, it also fit perfectly, so I guess it's just the way it was designed to be placed.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-04-05, 08:57
The P5Q sounds like it has a short on either the low side of the VRM or the 12v (high) side of the VRM. You should be able to find out which with a simple DMM by putting the black probe on Drain tab and then using the red probe, first on Gate then on Source - repeat this for each MOSFET in the CPU …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-04-05, 06:03
If they have a SCSI BIOS, you should be able to test them partially - the controller itself is part of the SCSI chain, and so you should be able to determine whether at least the basic functionality works. Good idea, thanks, I'll give it a try. I'm not likely to make use of them in any of my builds …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-04-04, 22:23
A big box arrived by courier today: https://i.imgur.com/4JKr7V8.jpg Containing a lot of scrap I got off ebay, here's one of the listing's photos with most of the stuff visible: https://i.imgur.com/cnr6FuM.jpg At 120€ plus shipping it wasn't cheap, but I saw a couple things in there that I was really …
Re: Nvidia 6800
Posted on 2019-04-04, 01:49
The PCB is that used by the Ultra and Quadro FX 4000 and so is the combination of outputs, as the initial GTs used DVI + VGA and only later versions (with SLI and 6-pin PCIE power connectors) switched to dual DVI. On the other hand the cooler is that used by GTs and (without the mermaid) the FX 4000 …
Re: How do I use this AT to ATX adapter
Posted on 2019-04-03, 05:24
The funny metal bits with plastic sleeving are what you need to short to turn the PSU on. And keep them shorted to keep the PSU on. Normally, you would do this by connecting those metal bits to one side of an AT power switch. When you turn the switch on, it shorts the metal connections, when you …
Re: HW for Pentium 166 Mhz
Posted on 2019-04-02, 15:18
With a P166, I'd call the whole D3D vs GLide discussion pretty academic. The relevant thing is rather VESA support, and there nVidia did an excellent job, not quite at S3 or Cirrus Logic levels, but close, similar to 3DFx and better than say ATi or Tseng. I agree for the most part. But I figured OP …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-04-02, 07:21
Looks like a HIS Radeon 6850 with the plastic shroud removed. Pictures here seem to match it pretty much perfectly, aside for perhaps the PCB's shade of blue: https://www.hardware.fr/articles/821-7/his-hd-6850.html
Re: HW for Pentium 166 Mhz
Posted on 2019-04-02, 05:51
The M64 is a crippled version of the TNT2, with only half the normal memory bandwidth. Which puts its performance just about neck and neck with the first generation TNT and Voodoo 2. So while a regular TNT2 is definitely a late PII or PIII era card, the M64 version is more suited to a late (super) …
Re: 440LX and 100MHz FSB
Posted on 2019-04-01, 20:41
For whatever reason, those specs are wrong. Unless maybe some later revision switched to the EX chipset, but that seems unlikely.
Re: Silent (Noctua?) fan for Pentium II Slot 1 CPU?
Posted on 2019-04-01, 08:28
What sort of heatsink are you using? If it's an open one, I'd consider putting an oversized fan on it, like a 80 or 92 mm one, and running it at reduced voltage (7V and 5V adapters are readily available on ebay, if you don't feel comfortable making one yourself). That will always be a quieter than …
Re: Heatsink and fan for ASUS p5A-b
Posted on 2019-04-01, 08:15
Got a few neat HSF's from: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pentalpha-Socket-7-370-Heatsink-and-Fan-CPU-cooler-APSK0129/192316163515?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 50x50mm might be what you are looking for. Doesnt overhang the socket at all. I'm using a heatsink very similar to …
Re: 440LX and 100MHz FSB
Posted on 2019-04-01, 08:04
I believe the LX chipset does not support the correct dividers for either PCI or AGP, to allow running at 100 MHz FSB.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-03-28, 21:35
I'd be perfectly happy paying 10€ for a new replacement chip that will last another decade or has a swappable battery. But unfortunately, on all the websites where I've found one for order, shipping to my corner of Europe would increase the cost by an additional 20€, give or take. Which takes it …
Re: How does this ATX to AT adapter work?
Posted on 2019-03-28, 21:18
Presumably you'd use such an adapter with a 286/386/486/Pentium motherboard, where pretty much everything on the board, including the CPU, is powered by the 5V rail. If anything, those retro boards should load the 5V rail more than any modern system. Unless I'm missing something? Totally agree about …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-03-28, 20:36
Predator99 wrote: Pixelview PDF - dont know if this a good card but this LCD makes it interesting... It seems to be an FX 5700, which is a pretty good Win98 card. Though for me the main prize of that lot is definitely the AWE64 Gold. 40€ for just one of those is a super deal these days.
Re: Hardware by Year Build Guide
Posted on 2019-03-28, 12:34
Very nice list, definitely bookmarking it for future reference. Sure, it's relatively easy to remember many of those release years or google the ones you don't remember off the top of your head, but having it organized by year like this is super convenient for quickly checking what hardware and …
Re: Reset button and Windows 98SE with weird behavior
Posted on 2019-03-21, 10:02
1. do these problems with power/reset buttons also happen if you unplug the case switches from the motherboard and manually short the corresponding pins (like with a screwdriver or basically any conductive object)? 2. for the monitor, can you cancel the searching for new hardware before it freezes? …
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