Re: Quad Pentium III computer, what can it do in 2022

Posted on 2023-03-13, 06:07

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I actually just built a system like this recently, with dual Pentium III 1000-EB CPUs (Slot 1). I used two different motherboards, which were both based on the VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipset. The first motherboard I used was a Tyan S1834D, the exact same model I had back in 2000; unfortunately, it was …

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SCSI issues with Adaptec 29320A and Daemon Tools/CPU-Z

Posted on 2023-03-13, 03:59

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I have a dual Pentium III 1000EB system built on a RioWorks motherboard with the Apollo Pro 133A chipset. I wanted to experiment with SCSI, so I installed an Adaptec 29320A controller card and a 300GB Ultra320 15k RPM hard drive. These components in this system make no sense at all, and yet it …

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Re: Gotek Floppy Emulator - Unable to Boot Images

Posted on 2022-01-31, 01:50

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I had a similar problem: I was unable to boot from Gotek images, although the Gotek drive seemed to work fine in Windows. In my case, the problem turned out to be a specific BIOS setting: "PCI Delay Transaction." The Gotek boots fine as long as this setting is disabled; if enabled, I get bad sector …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2022-01-13, 08:49

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I obtained a replacement motherboard, a RioWorks PDVIA. This motherboard is nearly identical to the Tyan motherboard: dual slot 1, same chipset, and so forth. The main difference is that the RioWorks board doesn't have an ISA slot, although I think you could add one with the appropriate soldering …

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Re: Is AMD Sempron 3100+ a good choice for Windows 2000?

Posted on 2022-01-05, 18:19

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Meatball wrote on 2022-01-05, 15:32: Someone on the boards might be able to recommend a specific version for maximum performance and compatibility. Re: VIA 4-in-1 driver experiences

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2022-01-04, 19:21

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I mentioned that I have a Pentium III that fails to POST. Well, the PCI diagnostic card I ordered finally arrived, and when I installed it I found that the Pentium III does not even emit a POST error code at all; there are just dashes where the codes would appear. So this processor, an SL4BS, is …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2022-01-01, 02:26

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Do these products tend to work with more recent motherboards, or are they just completely defective no matter what you install them in?

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2022-01-01, 02:14

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I just obtained another graphics card, a GeForce2 MX 400. After booting up with only that card installed and no PCI cards, the computer froze a few minutes into the first 3DMark2000 test.

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-28, 20:39

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A longshot, but see if you disable cpu cache if the issues go away or swap pii cpus. When cache was on the motherboard i had a machine that did random lockups and crashes due to faulty cache. Not sure if you swapped cpus yet other than the coppermine you mentioned that didn't seem compatible. I …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-28, 03:36

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I got a display driver crash, the kind where a message box pops up ("The nv4_disp display driver has stopped working normally"). Definitely suspicious; I'll try some other driver versions. In the meantime, I tried running with the power supply from my gaming PC; no results. If there's a hardware …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-28, 01:53

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Is that new? You wrote it was stable with the ethernet card in the original post. The crash reports are new, and I'm not sure what I did to cause it to crash this way. My guess is that it has to do with Motherboard Monitor, which I started running today in order to look more closely for heat …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-27, 23:38

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If you haven't already, you should also try George Breese's VIA PCI Latency patch. He spent a couple of years figuring out which VIA chipset registers caused problems and fixed what the BIOSs and 4-in-1 drivers had hosed up. http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=876 I gave this a shot, …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-27, 23:33

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Fair enough. I've finally gotten some Windows XP crash reports that seem to implicate the video card or drivers, so I've ordered a few other cards I'm going to try. These crashes are distinct from the freezes I've been seeing: instead of locking up, the screen goes blank and the computer reboots …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-27, 23:19

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I would definitely be suspicious of the Live! and that VIA-based USB 2.0 card. Both of those are troublesome cards. Those two are specifically popular problems, but in general PCI sound cards and USB 2.0 cards are often quirky and sometimes don't get along with other cards or motherboard …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-27, 20:16

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I stuck a gigantic Zalman CPU cooler on the northbridge; no effect on stability.

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-27, 19:46

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Can you confirm North and South bridge temperatures are OK after running for a while ? Sometimes if memory gets hot over time it can cause lockups too. CPU and southbridge temperatures are not much higher than room temperature. The northbridge seems quite hot, over 130F/55C. Is this normal? The …

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Re: Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-26, 22:10

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ODwilly wrote on 2021-12-26, 22:07: Have you tried the different versions of the Via 4-in-1 drivers? Somewhere around here someone's posted very thoroughly. I know the posts you mean. I've tried several versions, with no effect on stability.

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Bad southbridge on motherboard?

Posted on 2021-12-26, 21:28

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I've been working on a Win2k/WinXP build based on a Tyan S1834D dual Slot 1 motherboard (this has the VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipset). Currently installed are: 2x512MB PC133 SDRAM, 2x Pentium II (Deshutes) 350 MHz, and a GeForce4 Ti4600 in the AGP 2.0 (x4) slot. (I realize that this combination makes …

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Re: Early enthusiast cases

Posted on 2021-11-29, 19:53

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While I don't have an answer, I can definitely tell you where the idea for that specific color combo came from. It's heavily inspired by the PowerMac G3 B&W case. IMG_6627.jpg That's a great observation; I'd never made that connection. I'd love to find another one of those cases, but I don't even …

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Early enthusiast cases

Posted on 2021-11-27, 09:17

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I built my first computer in 2000, and I bought the case from colorcases.com (does anyone else remember this site?). Visiting that site in the Wayback Machine got me curious about the early history of enthusiast computer cases. When did cases start appearing in colors other than beige, and what did …

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