Hans Tork wrote on Yesterday, 17:00:

dominusprog wrote on Yesterday, 16:50:

Hans Tork wrote on 2025-10-01, 19:21:

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I got them from the local surplus store for really cheap. Both pair of speakers were a quarter each. For 50 cents this was really a good haul and the altec lansing set even has working audio and a power cable. However I was not able to get a 12 V DC power cable for the Creative speakers.

Great find 🙂, they are very clean too. So why you couldn't use the 12V adapter?

I tried a spare 12 V adapter but it seems that adapter is not able to power up the creative speakers. Either that or the speakers are dead. I am guessing the former as the connector did not seem to properly fit in the power port. I do not have another 12 V adapter right now but if I do manage to find another one I can test if the speakers are working or need some repair.

The connectors used in these applications are usually the same, you should try a 12V 2.5A adapter. Also check the solder joints on the female connector.

EZFlyer wrote on Today, 04:41:

looks like eisa slots. that thing's a monster

Speaking of EISA slots - or maybe not...

If it looks like an EISA slot but there's only one on the board and it's not electrically compatible, it's probably an OPTi local bus slot. I.already had the BC3486 motherboard, a nice surprisingly small 386/486.combo affair with UMC 82C481/2 chipset. But as of half an hour ago (and thanks to Locutus 😀 ) I now have matching VGA card, an apparently anonymous Tseng ET4000AX based card, helpfully labeled 'LOCAL BUS', just to make it your own fault for not reading if you fry an EISA motherboard with it.

However in the correct board you get this (and no.smoke):

Apparently the card is called "214XA". Still no clue to the vendor unfortunately.