Re: Windows 98SE vs. DMA mode
Posted on 2011-06-27, 12:01
search for SBLIVE! + MVP3 + UDMA this may be the problem good luck
Re: Windows 98SE vs. DMA mode
Posted on 2011-06-27, 11:56
hi although memory is an obvious culprit here i wish to add one comment which may not be relevant but worth a look. i have an MVP3 based board and it experienced a fault with a PCI network card which we may assume also uses DMA. to rectify that i swapped out that NIC for another. you may want to …
Re: Intel vs AMD? Or should I say Intel and AMD?
Posted on 2011-06-24, 22:51
lo it's all about getting a perfect fit for the amount you are willing to pay and the minimum performance you demand from a new system. inside you can feel what's right whether it's AMD or intel. i recently got an i5-2500k because it seemed like good value for money with it's given performance and …
Re: Help with 286 board
Posted on 2011-06-16, 00:39
The standoffs for an AT motherboard look like this http://www.pccables.com/images/03002.jpg The long pointy bit you would slide up through the bottom of the motherboard and the standoff would lock in place. On the other end, the round bit would fit into a hole that was sort of keyhole shaped then …
Re: Help with 286 board
Posted on 2011-06-15, 23:47
hi if i understand what you mean then you suspect that the motherboard attached to some kind of tray which then attached to the case frame? you may possibly be able to hack together a replacement tray with a suitable thickness of plywood? bye
Re: List your K6-III desktop parts here
Posted on 2011-06-15, 22:42
hi just noticed someone selling a baby AT board with a k6-iii on ebay should anyone be lusting after a k6 in the UK. not sure if linking to ebay is okay here but the item code is 170654628415 btw, this is not my listing and i actually installed my p5vp-a+ in an old rack case the other day. the …
Re: 5.25" floppy drive keeps failing
Posted on 2011-06-10, 00:59
hi to get two floppies working in a configuration as your A=3.5" B=5.25" i had to change a jumper on the 5.25" drive to switch from drive select to motor control or something like that. if the motor doesn't turn on the 5.25" drive yet the light comes on then inspect the hardware manual for your …
Re: Creative AWE64 ISA sound card, quick test
Posted on 2011-06-08, 23:17
hi when i got an awe64g all i remember getting was the card itself along with the install CD, game port midi adapter, spdif bracket and some variant of cubase lite. at least this is what i can recall. i threw out the CDs so long ago and don't think there were any games as the gold was more targeted …
Re: Creative Sound Blaster 16 ISA sound card, quick test
Posted on 2011-06-08, 22:31
hi a CT1748A goes in that socket which is the ASP AFAIK. i have a slightly older sb16 which has one soldered on along with a useless sony cd interface. here is a picture for your enjoyment. bye
Re: Only 15mb RAM being detected on DOS 6.22 (1024mb available)
Posted on 2011-06-07, 23:26
lo no idea if this is relevant but play with that obscure option in the bios called 1mb memory hole which so happens to be between 15-16 MB. bye
Re: Anyone know of a back up for the "mpoli files" ftp website?
Posted on 2011-06-06, 09:03
lo the waw.pl mirror was moved from: ftp://pc58.ibspan.waw.pl/pub/mirror/ftp.mpoli.fi/hardware/ to: ftp://oxygene.ibspan.waw.pl/pub/mirror/ftp.mp … li.fi/hardware/ bye
Re: List your K6-III desktop parts here
Posted on 2011-06-01, 01:21
for your viewing pleasure: a cobalt raq4 (good source for k6 parts by the look of it) bye
Re: List your K6-III desktop parts here
Posted on 2011-06-01, 01:13
hi i have an AMD-K6-III/450AHX 2.4V CORE/3.3V I/O here in an ECS p5vp-a+ which I know works but i have never got around to setting up. this picture comes complete with hair unfortunately: http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6769/k63k.th.jpg there is also some kind of k6 in a cobalt raq4 i have which …
Re: Best Linux for 386 class machine.
Posted on 2011-06-01, 00:51
hiya i have done some simple investigation and all i can say is that it would appear that there should be no fundamental problem running a distro that claims support for i486 on an i386. from what i can see the only real difference is the method the chips utilise their caches. one other difference …
Re: Best Linux for 386 class machine.
Posted on 2011-05-31, 01:15
hi i think you will either need to settle with something old like slackware 8 else go about it the much harder way with linux from scratch (LFS) where you do it ALL yourself should you want modern tools that is. i doubt if anything relatively recent supports anything less than i486 and maybe not …
Re: 486 mobo won't POST
Posted on 2011-05-27, 08:38
hi i notice that that revision has quite a bit of redesign in the cpu power regulator circuit, otherwise they seem pretty much the same. for your interest i have uploaded another photo of my known working RAM: http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/7045/p1010470.th.jpg It's no doubt generic FPM ram but …
Re: 486 mobo won't POST
Posted on 2011-05-26, 12:18
hi i suspect that any speaker clicks and keyboard lights just indicate that power is flowing through the board. regarding that capacitor then i suspect it's for the 3v option on the x4 and may not be needed for 5v cpu operation. i have the 5v only board which is fully working and named VL/I-486SV2G …
Re: Lowest CPU to play MP3s
Posted on 2011-05-17, 14:43
hi 😀 you should consider upgrading to '95. everyone is doing it. it's `easier to use', you 'get more done', it's `more powerful' and much `more fun' etc 🤣 bye
Re: Lowest CPU to play MP3s
Posted on 2011-05-17, 13:35
lo i have played mp3s using winamp2 in '95 with a 486dx2 but needed to set the output quality to 1/4 or something like that. it's an option in the output decoder plugin. the output sound is bearable but not ideal of course. winamp2 is around somewhere on one of those oldapp sites. bye
Re: Windows 7 + Disk I/O Issues
Posted on 2011-05-13, 19:40
hi the EADS has more than it's fair share of disgruntled users. their constant clacking is enough to make anyone go mad. they suck. talking of deathstars i bought 6 and 1 is still working today > grep IBM /var/log/boot.msg <4>hda: IBM-DTLA-305020, ATA DISK drive <4>hdc: IBM-DTLA-305020, ATA DISK …
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