Re: Recommendations for decent cooler for Socket A/462 Athlon 3200+

Posted on 2022-03-16, 15:47

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For Zalman he would want the 7000B or older (only older one I think is the 7000A) as those come with the alum bracket that screw into the motherboard if its NOS like the one I have. Most of the ones I have seen second hand that are not still in package are almost always missing those alum brackets. …

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Re: Which SCSI cables do I need?

Posted on 2021-08-15, 20:15

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I believe both of the parts below are 68-pin ... As stated, the optical drive is 50-pin. And to maximise SCSI transfer speeds, should I run independent cables for each device or is it okay to run all devices off the one cable in serial? Attaching the 50-pin optical drive to a 68-pin cable will …

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Re: Asus 9800 XT Power connector issue

Posted on 2021-05-15, 19:11

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What color are the wires coming from your ATI Silencer 3? The tail appears to be forked, offering you both a three-wire option and a two-wire option.

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Re: Asus 9800 XT Power connector issue

Posted on 2021-05-14, 02:55

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I had an Asus 9600XT fitted with an Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer Rev. 3. If I recall correctly, I found a way to break off the plastic plug on the VGA Silencer's fan tail, without removing the wires from the pins. I then inserted the pins directly onto the 9600XT's male fan header, making sure the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-13, 05:22

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I had it running for 10 hours, 5 passes of memtest86, no errors. Do I need to wait forever for it to error out? hah no. It does sound like you have the only good nforce 2 motherboard on earth though. EDIT - If you have the time I'd love to see how it does running memtest86 for 2-3 days straight. …

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Re: Longshot: Asus P2L97 owners (or other LX board owners), does the original install CD provide Intel Chipset Drivers?

Posted on 2020-11-07, 04:05

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Thank you for checking. I 'm testing a build featuring only hardware and software from 1997, as part of an ongoing project. That's all I can say at this time.

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Longshot: Asus P2L97 owners (or other LX board owners), does the original install CD provide Intel Chipset Drivers?

Posted on 2020-11-02, 04:47

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Installation CD I mounted the image, but I don't see anything obviously related to the Intel 440LX AGPset driver in the folders. Can anyone confirm if setup.exe somehow installs these drivers? Alternatively, if any other LX board owner (Abit LX6, AOpen AX6L, Chaintech 6LTM, Epox KP6-LA , Shuttle …

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Re: Planning to install SSD in my Windows 98 machine. Help, advice, suggestions, etc.?

Posted on 2020-10-25, 01:50

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Now that the OP has solved his problem, please allow me to go on this tangent. I've used a dozen different CF cards in DOS, 9x and XP, I've used repurposed 16GB Kingston M. 2 SSDs ripped from Chromebooks (using three adapters to connect to IDE) in 9x and XP, I've used old 64GB Crucial C300 SSDs in …

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Re: Yet Another PSU Went Pop Thread (NOS edition)

Posted on 2020-09-29, 03:28

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I have some knowledge and experience with power supplies, and if I am correct, that capacitor is part of the snubber network in the primary side. The job of the snubber network is to catch voltage spikes that inevitably occur at the high frequency transformer, so these spikes don't go so high to …

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Yet Another PSU Went Pop Thread (NOS edition)

Posted on 2020-09-27, 21:17

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RIP: Enermax EG495AX-VE(W) Manufactured March 30, 2005 3.3V and 5V @ 32 A New Old Stock (NOS) I paid a pretty penny for it, and it was only used for 12 hours. I heard a loud bang during a Read/Write repair of a 1997 HDD in HDAT2. I need to see if it took the Abit LX6 and Quantum Fireball ST with it. …

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2020-08-16, 05:14

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So, could it be possible to replace it with underlined text or something similar? You did a great work here, by the way. Confirmed that color is not coming back, I'll add some type of legend for those titles when I'm done at work. Hi!! I think I have the original web in a html in my PC, if you want …

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Re: Is there any reason to keep a Win9X machine around for gaming except for fun or nostalgia?

Posted on 2020-07-11, 17:22

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I'm launching a project on August 27th that will go a long way in answering the OP's question.

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Re: The Force Engine (Dark Forces Engine remake)

Posted on 2020-06-15, 05:12

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It's not easy to admit mistakes, especially on the internet. May the (pre-Disney, pre-prequel) Force be with you.

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-12, 04:44

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oh I've seen plenty of that, also people who keep increasing the price with every relisting of an item that doesn't sell in general... I have no idea what kind of reverse psychology move they're trying to pull off but it's not working on me x3 If you really wanted that $100 and somebody offered you …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-12, 00:01

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Looks like it was hit with the same thing that hit the nearby capacitor C21 and knocked it out partially. The capacitor is slightly damaged but it's okay. Unfortunately the memory chip is indeed cracked. Something definitely "rammed" it . Seriously, if you can't easily replace it, maybe you can …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-11, 23:58

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I didn't see this one mentioned yet: Sellers who raise prices after receiving offers. Yes, by using your Make Offer button, I've shown interest in your item. However, I've also demonstrated that I'm not willing to buy it for the asking price. Why, then, would I pay even more? I'm not talking about …

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Re: The Force Engine (Dark Forces Engine remake)

Posted on 2020-05-20, 05:11

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I was impressed and excited by the work he was doing on DarkXL. This time around, his approach seems even better suited to preserving the actual experience of this DOS game on modern systems: The project is focused on accuracy - by using reverse engineering techniques to reconstruct the original …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-25, 04:30

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-03-23, 08:08: It happens to pretty much everything I buy hereabouts, I just give them a good rub with de-ox/contact cleaner spray. What do you use, exactly?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-23, 02:49

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My retro purchasing has also ceased for the foreseeable future. Everything I've posted recently has gone through quarantine--at least two weeks, much longer than virus is thought to live on cardboard, metal, or plastics--since reaching my stoop. However, even if I am careful, this is not worth the …

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Re: Fic FTP site is gone. We lost most of the drivers

Posted on 2020-03-19, 01:14

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gex85 wrote on 2020-03-17, 15:18: Great, thank you! I happen to own the FIC SD-11 Slot A mainboard (the one with the funky layout that looks like it was some sort of prototype). Glad to see all the files archived! And thank you from me for the exact same reason. I have a FIC SD-11 that I need to …

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