Re: VooDoo passthrough cable

Posted on 2019-05-04, 22:17

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I ordered this one few days ago, hope it will work. Ebay says they are 7pcs available https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293062566981 Update 2019-05-12 So the cable arrived and it works perfectly, its good quality , so I think its a good deal, …

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Re: Bringing CT3670 AWE32 back to life?

Posted on 2019-04-28, 21:59

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Thermalwrong wrote: It was worth a go 😁 One problem at a time...detected and somewhat working card is detaily better than a dead card. What did you do already apart from oven baking and recaping?

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Voodoo card chip legs repair

Posted on 2019-04-28, 20:07

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Hi all, There is this damaged Voodoo 2 card I am thinking about getting, it received some hard knocks damaging some legs of one of the chips, see photo attached. I can see one bad leg at the bottom, two at the top and obviously those on the left. How do you suggest to repair such damage? What tools, …

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Re: Bringing CT3670 AWE32 back to life?

Posted on 2019-04-27, 23:08

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rasz_pl wrote: I give that card few weeks of life 😀 I will be giving updates on the status of the card and how it holds up. It is now installed in my MMX 200Mhz build, replacing SB Live card, works fine so far and it will be used well as a primary sound driver for my retro gaming.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-25, 19:26

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CelGen wrote: Nothing too special. Mismatched Voodoo II pair, two S3 805-based VLB video cards, two 3C509B network cards, a VLB I/O card with IDE controller, Awe32/SB32 and an AWE64 Gold sound card. I am so somewhat interested in functionality of that CT3670 AWE32 card... 😦

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Re: Bringing CT3670 AWE32 back to life?

Posted on 2019-04-24, 20:10

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Ok guys, great news, Thinking about next troubleshooting steps for a while, I turned to baking the CT3670 in the oven to reflow the solder - starting from room temp, I let the temperature rise to cca 200°C and once the thermostat cut in, I'd let the card sit for few more minutes and then let it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-23, 18:14

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Got this Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro PCI graphics card for my (now) MMX 200Mhz build, for equivalent of 2 USD. Filename FIRE01.jpg File size 488.85 KiB Views 1675 views It works just fine, there was a bit of corrosion on the VGA port but I got rid of it. Now Quake 2 is "almost" playable (640x480 at …

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Re: HW for Pentium 166 Mhz

Posted on 2019-04-23, 11:36

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OK let me follow-up In the meantime I upgraded my CPU from Pentium 166Mhz (FC80502166) to Pentium MMX 200Mhz (FV80503200) After not being a ble to make the TNT2 M64 from Guillemot work properly in Win98, and with Voodoo cards being kind difficult to get for a decent price, I now have a chance of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-22, 19:17

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stalk3r wrote: Shuttle HOT-419 Rev 3 I have the same mainboard in my 486 build, paired with 486 DX4 100mhz, happy to help if need be....

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Re: Bringing CT3670 AWE32 back to life?

Posted on 2019-04-16, 08:32

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cyclone3d wrote: Have you tried cleaning the edge connector Oh yes, I cleaned them and ruled the edge connectors out as being the soruce of the issue....

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Re: Bringing CT3670 AWE32 back to life?

Posted on 2019-04-15, 20:11

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assasincz wrote: Stay tuned, maybe that will bring the old CT3670 back to life Replacing bad capacitors did not help, thinking about what to try text ...

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Re: Bringing CT3670 AWE32 back to life?

Posted on 2019-04-13, 09:36

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Corrupted EEPROM most likely. Can be reflashed to AWE64 with Dell utility. Following discussion in this thread https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=59042 I ran that eeprom flash utility with my CT3670 plugged in the PcChips + Pentium 166 system a moment ago. The results being that the …

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Bringing CT3670 AWE32 back to life?

Posted on 2019-04-11, 08:34

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Hi guys, Some time ago, I got hold of Sound Blaster AWE32 CT3670 for a small fee, and some SIMM modules for it as well (1+1MB) → I thought it would be a great addition to my 486 build. At a glance, the card seemsed to be spotless, no visible damage that I could find, even with magnifying glass. …

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Re: Issue with drivers for Guillemot Maxi Gamer Cougar TNT2 M64 - PCI version

Posted on 2019-04-11, 06:38

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Kamerat wrote: I also got the same problem when running a TNT2 M64 PCI on an ALi/Acer M1543 (Aladdin IV) based motherboard OK so the fact that you have the basically the same issue is comforting, but at the same time disappointing 😐

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Issue with drivers for Guillemot Maxi Gamer Cougar TNT2 M64 - PCI version

Posted on 2019-04-08, 20:30

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Hi all, I got myself a working Maxi Gamer Cougar TNT2 M64 from Guillemot - PCI version (32MB - Video edition), and I tried making it work in my "over-the-top" Pentium 166 build. I went for Win 98 SE for OS - te trouble is that no matter what drivers I tried downloading and installing, I could not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-08, 05:05

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Got myself a lovely '95 Lexmark Model M Filename received_353363225522338.jpeg File size 115.39 KiB Views 1363 views

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Re: What retro hardware you killed today or in the past :(. Killing spree stories+serial killers are welcome.Rest in pieces.

Posted on 2019-04-08, 04:45

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Hi all, I don't know if this qualifies a "killing" but my most recent blunder was when I tried retrobrighting keycaps on my dumpster-find Ortek MCK-101, using a heat method. After the peroxide bath, most of the caps came out slightly warped, the larger the keycap, the worse it was. The spacebar came …

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Re: HW for Pentium 166 Mhz

Posted on 2019-04-03, 05:22

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Hi guys, I like the discussion my question sparked so far, thank you all for all your feedback. So actually after few days of trying, I could not get the Guillemot TNT2 M64 work properly under Win98 SE, no matter what drivers I tried (Hercules, Guillemot, nVidia drivers would not even boot). Maybe …

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Re: HW for Pentium 166 Mhz

Posted on 2019-04-01, 13:56

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My first question would be what OS and what will you be using it for? As for OS, I will go with Windows 98 SE As for cacheable RAM, I never thought about it, and wanted to see all memory slots filled, even if overkill :blush: SBLive is decent for Windows, but a bad choice for DOS, I'd sooner …

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HW for Pentium 166 Mhz

Posted on 2019-04-01, 10:30

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Hi guys, So I am in a final steps of refurbishing my old Pentium 166 Mhz PC, which I handed over to a friend of mine 17 years ago to do whatever he wants, and now got it back - bare motherboard, CPU, and an AT case almost completely stripped down except for the faceplate. I am building it back up to …

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