Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:28

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by EvieSigma

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The weird part is that there was a CD in the drive (Towns OS 1.1) and the CD itself is fine! I dunno how you break the door off the CD drive and not damage the CD within, but it happened.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:13

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by EvieSigma

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My Fujitsu FM-Towns finally arrived after two weeks (thanks COVID-19) but it sadly didn't arrive...intact. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWEFaOxXYAM9EdV?format=jpg&name=large I've attempted to at least partially glue the CD drive door back together for aesthetics but I don't think it will ever …

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Re: Is a small increase in FSB speed worth it?

Posted on 2020-04-20, 15:02

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by EvieSigma

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Coppermine: http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium-III/Intel-Pentium%20III%201133%20-%20RK80526PZ006256.html Coppermine-T: http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium-III/Intel-Pentium%20III%201133%20-%20RK80533PZ006256.html Tualatin: http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium-III/Intel-Pentium%20III%201133%20 …

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Re: Is a small increase in FSB speed worth it?

Posted on 2020-04-20, 13:39

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by EvieSigma

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My machine can't overclock so going down to a lower clocked but higher FSB CPU (I checked my 1GHz chip and it's indeed the 1000EB) probably wouldn't make much difference...I was running PC133 RAM already but I have no idea of the timings and such of the RAM sticks.

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Re: Is a small increase in FSB speed worth it?

Posted on 2020-04-19, 23:33

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by EvieSigma

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How would I identify a 1000EB? I have a Socket 370 1GHz chip (this is a S370 i815 board) but I don't know what stepping it is or whatever.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-04-19, 23:30

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by EvieSigma

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I've been trying to condense the stuff that's "redundant" (systems with very similar specs, for example) down to free up much needed space. It's hard though because a lot of these are perfectly fine machines and thus not deserving of being recycled yet selling them or even giving them away can be …

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Is a small increase in FSB speed worth it?

Posted on 2020-04-19, 20:55

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by EvieSigma

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I have a Pentium III system with a 1100MHz Coppermine chip (11x100FSB). There was also a Coppermine 1133, which uses a 133FSB. Would I even notice a difference in performance going from 100 to 133FSB or is it not worth the effort of trying to find a chip?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-04-16, 23:25

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by EvieSigma

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Tested a 386 motherboard I bought ages ago as working but never actually confirmed for myself. Good news is that it does in fact work! Now if only I had something to put it in.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-04-15, 20:30

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by EvieSigma

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Tore down an AT box that was better as parts than as a computer, due to its battered and generally awful case. If anyone wants a Tyan Trinity 100AT, now's your chance!

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Re: High pitched whining noise from IBM PS/2 Model 56 power supply

Posted on 2020-04-14, 16:52

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by EvieSigma

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No no... Cannot do anything till you have multi-meter and check the resistances to find the short. Not voltage, not cleaning the connectors. Cheers, I did that before I actually tried the power supply, since the computer had clearly experienced some exposure to the elements from its internal …

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Re: High pitched whining noise from IBM PS/2 Model 56 power supply

Posted on 2020-04-14, 14:52

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by EvieSigma

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luckybob wrote on 2020-04-14, 02:16: unplug the power supply from the motherboard, try again. Shorted tantalum caps are a common thing. Yeah, I did that and blasted all the connections with contact cleaner. Made no difference.

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Re: What vintage PC hardware is considered highly collectible or ordinary and unwanted?

Posted on 2020-04-14, 14:50

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by EvieSigma

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I actually somehow lucked into two Gamepads with the MIDI adapter(!!!) for $10 and a new in box GamePad Pro I got as part of a trade.

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Re: High pitched whining noise from IBM PS/2 Model 56 power supply

Posted on 2020-04-14, 00:09

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by EvieSigma

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Shorted! Don't keep trying other wise PSU finally die. You WILL need a multi-meter to determine mother board is shorted or the PSU by probing the power connectors on motherboard then power supply's. Otherwise bad capacitors inside PSU, open it up and look. Cheers, I figured it was something like …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-13, 20:03

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by EvieSigma

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Got this rather rough IBM PS/2 Model 56 in today off eBay, it's got some kind of power supply problem and a fair bit of internal surface rust (including rust on the floppy drive stepper motor) that I'm not sure yet how I'm going to fix. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVgJytqXkAIwL5N?format=jpg&name= …

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High pitched whining noise from IBM PS/2 Model 56 power supply

Posted on 2020-04-13, 18:13

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by EvieSigma

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I got an IBM PS/2 Model 56 486SLC2 computer off eBay for a really good price but it clearly has a problem. When you plug it into power a high pitched and fairly loud whining noise comes from the power supply and the system doesn't respond to the power button. What could be wrong here? Obviously …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-12, 14:18

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by EvieSigma

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-4010CDT-Laptop-Computer-Pentium-II-Windows-98-parts-or-repair/353020917660?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 I got this killer deal off eBay in the mail today and it actually works! Has Windows 2000 on it, which is kind of a lot to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-11, 20:53

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by EvieSigma

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-4010CDT-Laptop-Computer-Pentium-II-Windows-98-parts-or-repair/353020917660?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 I got this killer deal off eBay in the mail today and it actually works! Has Windows 2000 on it, which is kind of a lot to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-11, 16:33

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by EvieSigma

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I've been trying to get a Voodoo3 AGP for a while now but haven't found one that's less than $75.

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Re: What vintage PC hardware is considered highly collectible or ordinary and unwanted?

Posted on 2020-04-10, 01:09

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by EvieSigma

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Oh right, yes, good point. I have an atrocious GeForce 2MX 200 for such a purpose.

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Re: What vintage PC hardware is considered highly collectible or ordinary and unwanted?

Posted on 2020-04-10, 00:19

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by EvieSigma

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I came across lots of old computer parts throughout the years. I don't understand why a 386 and 486 are more valued than a Pentium 1 or Pentium II. I know of course a Voodoo card is a golden collectible. And obviously the mass market low end gear such as the cheap Riva TNT2 M64 are too …

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