Re: Slot A: Aiming for the stars

Posted on 2023-10-15, 06:26

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The 3DM2001SE “not run using default settings” message can be caused by the benchmark being forced into a lower resolution. What resolution is Windows running in, and what did the benchmark launch at?

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Re: Slot A: Aiming for the stars

Posted on 2023-10-14, 11:28

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Absolutely no idea why I can get an FX series card to work, yet no go for me with 6 or 7 series cards. I’ve just built up my goldfinger device (the FreeSpeed Pro as cloned by Vogon’s member wiretap), so I might be able to push further yet. Not dug out the hot-air soldering station for a while! IMG_ …

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Re: Replacement for AT P8/P9 pin power connector

Posted on 2023-10-13, 17:39

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by paradigital

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They will work fine if you can find them, as they are also obsolete. So long as the pin pitch matches (which it does on all the parts listed so far) you should be ok.

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Re: Replacement for AT 8 pin power connector

Posted on 2023-10-13, 17:02

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by paradigital

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8 Pin? Do you mean P8/P9 which are 6-pin each for a total of 12? If you do mean those then the part number is Molex 15-48-0106 but these have been obsolete for aaaages. Molex 26-60-4060 should be a good replacement.

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Re: Please help me ID this (fake?) card

Posted on 2023-10-11, 18:44

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by paradigital

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2023-10-11, 18:43: That's essentially just a mislabeled Radeon 9500 Pro. I’m not sure of that. Most 9500 Pros were identical to their 9700 Pro counterparts.

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Re: Please help me ID this (fake?) card

Posted on 2023-10-11, 18:44

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Pretty sure the Mobility 9700 was available as 256MB/128-bit configuration. I wonder if it’s some kind of laptop GPU shoved on an AGP card.

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Re: Microsoft PS/2 to serial pinout?

Posted on 2023-10-10, 09:37

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by paradigital

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Thanks for that, so you are saying that pin 5 of the PS/2 connector is actually connected to both pins 6 and 4 of the DB9 serial port? Providing both Data Set Ready and Data Terminal Ready signals. I'll have to dig out the machine and try again!

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Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-08, 15:32

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by paradigital

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To try and free the heatsink I would try leaving it in the freezer overnight and see if afterward the glue is brittle enough to either be twisted or levered free. If it doesn’t pop off after freezing with a modicum of force then it’s not coming off.

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Re: Photos of inner PCBA of Slot A Athlon CPUs - interesting things

Posted on 2023-10-06, 11:54

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by paradigital

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Identical cache unfortunately.

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Re: Photos of inner PCBA of Slot A Athlon CPUs - interesting things

Posted on 2023-10-06, 11:28

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zami555 wrote on 2023-09-22, 16:36: Family: Pluto (Model 2) Model: AMD-K7600MTR51B A Speed according to marking: 600MHz Cache: 512kB cache multiplier: 1:2 CPU VCC: […] Show full quote Family: Pluto (Model 2) Model: AMD-K7600MTR51B A Speed according to marking: 600MHz Cache: 512kB cache multiplier: …

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Re: Slot A: Aiming for the stars

Posted on 2023-10-06, 09:30

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GA-7IXE and K7V are here, K7V needs a re-cap at a bare minimum. As it's likely to be the better 'clocker I'm going to focus my time on getting it running before looking at the Gigabyte board. Hopefully get a run in this afternoon/evening. With it having Universal AGP I might be able to run a 6800 …

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Re: Tools needed to repair Old PC Hardware

Posted on 2023-10-06, 07:37

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When it comes so desoldering/soldering really small smd capacitors on a "GPU microprocessor", what tools - techniques do you recomend? since its a difficult area because of the dye ..i think hot air is not good. I was thinking about using two soldering irons with fine tip at the same time. because …

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Re: Tools needed to repair Old PC Hardware

Posted on 2023-10-05, 20:14

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“Helping hands”. Something that can hold whatever you are working on at a good angle for you to get to it. Nothing worse than having to work at a jaunty angle just because there’s no good way to hold a card/board. Good lighting in your working area. Enamel coated speaker wire is great for bodge …

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Re: Slot A: Aiming for the stars

Posted on 2023-10-03, 19:27

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Well, things took a turn. Bought the PCB and BOM required to make a goldfinger device. Gigabyte GA-7IXE is due tomorrow. I’ve also bought a K7M and a supposedly dead K7V. I’ve also got a Pluto CPU on the way. Many things to hopefully try.

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Re: Laptop for XP Gaming

Posted on 2023-10-03, 10:25

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I'm currently using a Lenovo W510, i7 820QM, 24GB RAM, Quadro FX 880M (essentially a Geforce 330M) for an XP (and Vista, dual-boot) gaming laptop. Seems good enough for Far Cry which is what I'm currently playing. Either of the above will be more than good enough for XP in my opinion.

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Re: SDHC or CF for OS on retro build

Posted on 2023-10-03, 09:39

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by paradigital

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In my experience, for an OS with a GUI, use a HDD (or an SSD or a DOM) Even if that means the use of a SATA to IDE adapter. Even when I’ve used industrial CF cards (like Cisco ones) they’ve only lasted a short while before causing grief. My DOS machines all use CF cards, but anything 9x upwards I …

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Re: Asus Sp97-v might be done

Posted on 2023-10-02, 17:33

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I can get more photos if required but here’s a closeup shot of my working SP97-V. Filename IMG_2572.jpeg File size 1023.34 KiB Views 330 views

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Re: ASUS Tusl2-c not detecting FX5900XT

Posted on 2023-09-30, 18:39

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Have you tried manually pointing device manager to the inf? Sometimes I find that the Nvidia setup application “detects” hardware by the presence of an already installed older driver, rather than hardware ID. Once you manually get the driver installed (if it works) you can run the setup again to …

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Re: Slot A: Aiming for the stars

Posted on 2023-09-30, 16:11

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Just bought a Gigabyte GA-7IXE. Hopefully that will arrive next week and I can get it fighting fit to give me some overclocking!

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Re: Slot A: Aiming for the stars

Posted on 2023-09-29, 20:47

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Indeed. Memory and bus bandwidth are key. Unfortunately even though I’ve modded the BIOS of my MS6191 to allow changing the FSB, the system won’t boot at the next option above 100MHz (120MHz), so I’ve run out of ideas. I can’t find a better Slot A board, at least for a reasonable price.

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