Re: Picked up a Gateway 2000 P4D-66 - but it isn't...

Posted on 2024-04-02, 16:31

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by nfraser01

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Update: I've now obtained all the parts I need and I'm about to restore this to it's former glory. A knock on effect is that I need an AT case to put the P5A-B into. Not a lot of choice on ebay.co.uk and not what I'd call reasonably priced. Anyone have a dsktop or small tower case for my lonely P5A …

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Re: Supermicro P6DNE - Eaten by Varta´s barrel bomb

Posted on 2024-04-01, 16:59

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by nfraser01

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majestyk wrote on 2024-04-01, 10:12: After threading another wire through it the mainboard came alive again - after three years. This was quite a journey... Amazing work - congrats...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-29, 18:50

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by nfraser01

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Just received 3x QDI Socket 370 motherboards - appear to be unused 😀 Caps look good - really hoping they work!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-26, 22:51

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by nfraser01

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jabz11 wrote on 2024-03-26, 09:34: Brought this today... now to find a beige desktop case.. Ooohhh..

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-22, 20:36

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by nfraser01

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ubiq wrote on 2024-02-22, 06:05: Picked up this AT case for a good price. I'll admit, I didn't look at the pictures too closely, but other than being hilariously yellowed (browned?) it seemed it pretty good shape. IMG_0739.jpeg A little chunkier than its slightly younger cousin. Love that case, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-20, 21:15

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by nfraser01

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BitWrangler wrote on 2024-02-20, 21:01: We have a thread going here... Old hardware giveaway thread. Perfect

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-20, 20:59

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by nfraser01

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A bit OT but I have some stuff (small/worthless/obscure) to give away - where's the best place to post it on Vogons so I can see you showing it here 😀

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Does anyone recognise the case in this drawing?

Posted on 2024-02-11, 12:28

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by nfraser01

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Does anyone recognise the case in this drawing? If so, and you have one, I can post you a (very) generic manual for it...

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Re: Windows 95 DOS Mode drivers

Posted on 2024-02-10, 21:05

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by nfraser01

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@jakethompson1 - possibly the best/most succinct explaination of this ever?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-10, 12:10

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by nfraser01

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I am equally discontent with manufacturers putting the Fn key on the bottom left where the Ctrl key should be. IBM and Lenovo does this. It's very annoying. At least one Lenovo laptop I had had a BIOS option to swap Fn and Ctrl. About a 6th gen i5 I think, don't know if the option was there before …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-08, 16:21

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by nfraser01

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BitWrangler wrote on 2024-02-08, 15:11: nfraser01 wrote on 2024-02-07, 19:57: Good condition and working Toshiba 3100e... I know it annoyed me at the time by having only minimum base RAM populated, but there's repro RAM boards now. It could still surprise me by turning up. Oooh. Interesting. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-08, 16:19

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by nfraser01

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Kahenraz wrote on 2024-02-07, 20:37: Alt key bottom left, Ctrl and Caps Lock swapped? 😱 Yes.. Turns out to be quite annoying 😒

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-07, 19:57

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by nfraser01

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Good condition and working Toshiba 3100e...

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Re: Amstrad PC 2386 service manual available

Posted on 2024-02-03, 19:56

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by nfraser01

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Just impulse bought a PC2386 - hoping I won't need this, but thanks for uploading 😀

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Re: MSDOS drive letter issue

Posted on 2024-01-27, 17:41

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by nfraser01

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I'm pretty sure MS-DOS assigns all fixed disk partitions first, and sequentially starting at C:. You can change the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive using the DOS driver MSCDEX , but not fixed disks. Options: There may be a patch to make the installer look elsewhere? You potientially could use a OS …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-04, 19:15

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by nfraser01

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Ensign Nemo wrote on 2023-12-03, 20:05: What do you plan on using it for? Do you have a setup where you can still use a dialup modem? Not yet. Nature abhors a vacuum - I hate empty ISA slots... Plus some dial-up shenanigans would be fun at some point in the future...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-03, 12:46

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by nfraser01

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Amstrad 2400 baud ISA modem. Great for my Amstrad PC1512 😀

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Re: Keeping track of parts and builds - inventory/asset tracking

Posted on 2023-11-29, 15:04

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by nfraser01

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I throw all mine into a self-hosted Snipe-It asset system. I can then check out parts to builds. I can also upload files to the database, so drivers for each card or motherboard can be right there on the page. I also have software added like operating systems and applications. I personally use a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-29, 14:52

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by nfraser01

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Bagged this dual Pentium III server this week... Now need to decide on what OS is most appropriate. I'm thinking Windows Server 2000 or SME Server (Linux)...

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Re: BIOS password bypass on Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325L?

Posted on 2023-11-29, 12:07

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by nfraser01

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Well, did it help? YES! I was able to start the machine for the first time. It appears the hard drive is faulty as it won't spin up. Interestingly the laptop didn't even try to do that with the password in place. Also intestingly it's dumped me into some kind of monitor programme that allows …

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