Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-24, 06:25

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by Miphee

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That may be so but if you want to update the BIOS it seems(?) possible that you can only do that via software with a cpu installed that is actually recognized by the BIOS. In other words, you may need a may 1997 release, 2.8 volt, Klamath cpu. I have a TL866 programmer so it's not a problem. The …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-23, 14:31

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by Miphee

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My guess is it should. Try out the Celeron on Slotket on another board just to make sure that that combination will work. Finally got the little suckers that caused the short, it was Q13 and C39. C13 was also leaking a little so I replaced that as well and installed a heatsink on the LX chip. It's …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-23, 10:51

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by Miphee

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Roman555 wrote on 2020-06-23, 04:38: Please check, in my opinion it looks like on the picture: The thick line represents pin1 as in your picture. When 1-2 (normal) are shorted with a jumper the board stops. Does the exact opposite of what it's supposed to do. I'm looking for shorts now in contact …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-23, 10:48

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by Miphee

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I do recognize boards powering up right away after power is applied. Some Fujitsu Siemens boards tended to do this and I remember it from other boards as well. Often this was to do with either the BIOS battery being empty or with some default setting telling it to power up after a power failure ( …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-23, 10:41

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by Miphee

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Your board uses the 440LX chipset. It may be acting up because you are trying out 100MHz FSB P2 CPUs in them. Do you have a 333MHz or slower P2 CPU with which you can test the board, just to rule out this is the issue here? Should this work with a PGA370 Celeron 400 / 66 using a slotket? I don't …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-22, 19:20

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by Miphee

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Roman555 wrote on 2020-06-22, 15:51: Maybe I'm digging too deep 😀 Thank you for the help, I appreciate it! I'll try your suggestions tomorrow.

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-22, 07:17

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by Miphee

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3. Sellers that cancel your order with the reason "buyer requested to cancel order" when zero messages have been exchanged. They then go on to relist the same item for a much higher price 🤦‍♂️ Is this shit legal? On our local auction site once the bidding is over the buyer and the seller are …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-21, 05:10

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by Miphee

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I tried with 2 different BIOS chips from slot1 boards and they all did the same. I read this chip in the TL866 and it's OK. Why does the computer start automatically if it's a compatibility issue? The board starts up as soon as I apply power to it (when the JP5 pins are in the 2-3 position or the …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-21, 04:47

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by Miphee

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Well, it's a s775 with PCIe HD6850, 8 gb RAM (max) and Q9550. It comes down to this: do I need a modern PC to browse the net, listen to music, watch 720> videos on Youtube and very rarely play with the 8-10 years old games I have? Because that's what I do. I just don't want to spend money on a new …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-20, 06:22

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by Miphee

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kolderman wrote on 2020-06-20, 06:13: Miphee wrote on 2020-06-20, 06:08: I still use my s775 system as my main computer because I don't game. It's 11 years old, already retro. 😁 Can u use the latest version of Chrome on it? Yes, but 4K videos are out of the question. I just don't want to spend on …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-20, 06:08

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by Miphee

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To be fair, it used to be a cheaper hobby mostly because at the time it wasn't even that retro anyway. It was just old and obsolete with few people interested in it. And these people would sometimes save what they could (and sometimes got more then they could carry). 2 medium sized rooms full of …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-20, 05:12

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by Miphee

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since it's a 440LX board i had the thought that maybe it's one of those boards with underspecced voltage regulators and has been operated with a later AGP card with too high power draw, burning something out. Well, I could live with burned regulators but not with burned BGA chips. Too bad I can't …

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Re: Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-20, 05:08

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by Miphee

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Roman555 wrote on 2020-06-19, 19:47: Miphee wrote on 2020-06-19, 18:23: When I set the CMOS clear jumper to the normal position (1-2) the board won't start at all when I press the power button. It might be when the power button is connected to wrong pins. It does the same thing when I short the SW …

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Chaintech 6LTM-L (6LTM M102) mainboard not starting

Posted on 2020-06-19, 18:23

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by Miphee

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When I set the CMOS clear jumper to the normal position (1-2) the board won't start at all when I press the power button. Probably a short circuit that prevents the PSU from starting. When I set it to the clear position (2-3) or remove the jumper the board starts automatically when I plug it in. All …

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Re: MICROSOFT MACH 10 - 8086 upgrade for 8088 - missing parts

Posted on 2020-06-19, 09:08

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by Miphee

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SW1 also missing on your board?

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Re: MICROSOFT MACH 10 - 8086 upgrade for 8088 - missing parts

Posted on 2020-06-19, 09:02

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by Miphee

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Don't use electrolytic caps in place of tantalums because it could change the characteristics of the circuit. Tantalums can work on higher frequencies and have smaller current leakage than electrolytic.

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-19, 08:49

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by Miphee

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I agree with you but also think that proper handling would prevent most of the damages. Fedex workers already admitted that they throw and kick boxes around all the time so yes, that became the norm. It's not the bumpy road. They let them do it so why wouldn't they? It's faster and it's not their …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-19, 05:08

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by Miphee

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TheMobRules wrote on 2020-06-19, 04:46: The board posted by Han Jammer would be a "teeny tiny baby AT". You are right, I have tons of these, they are 6,5 x 8,5" (17 x 22 cm) instead of the baby AT 13 x 8,5". I'm still wondering if it was common to use these tiny boards in large cases like that.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-19, 03:53

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by Miphee

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HanJammer wrote on 2020-06-18, 21:39: I finally find an exact case like the one I had back in the 90s in my first PC! Was it common that these large AT cases came with baby AT boards? I thought baby AT boards were mostly used in mini towers and full size AT boards were used in these.

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-19, 03:41

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You did see the pics of the lack of actual packing material, right? Doesn't matter. A correctly handled package won't ever break. You know, the pick it up and put it down type, not the throw it across the room, kick it around on the floor, turn it upside down, drop it from 5 feet and so on. That's …

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