Re: Another retro PC - iBM Aptiva

Posted on 2015-10-14, 08:41

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Hi! can I ask you how do you reassemble the keyboard? 😀 I have one just like that that I cleaned a few months ago but I can't get it back together, I can't find a way to get the springs to stay in place 😊

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Re: Looking for DOS drivers for PCMCIA CF card.

Posted on 2015-09-09, 08:54

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by b_rros

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Niezgodka wrote: So there is no any? I have CDROM PCMCIA boot disk, so I thought that there is one for CF adapters. Hi, any chance of sharing that boot disk image'? I have an old HP PCMCIA connected CDROM but I was only able to use it in Windows, would love to give it a try with Dos. Thanks

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Re: AGP Voodoo 5500 replacement fans

Posted on 2015-07-24, 15:34

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@KT7AGuy @tayyare Thanks! But I don't have any soldering skills, I would probably just solder my fingers together :) And those connectors are different from the ones on the Voodoo card. @Logistics That search brings down the price to 5 eur for fan, down from 15, plus 10 eur of shipping. That's 25 …

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AGP Voodoo 5500 replacement fans

Posted on 2015-07-24, 13:58

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Hi, I'm trying to find two fans to replace the ones in my AGP Voodoo 5500. One of the fans isn't working and for now I just wish to replace the fans, I will keep the coolers. The problem is the only ones I can find with the right connectors (mini 3 pin???) are these ones: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-21, 10:37

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philscomputerlab wrote: Some bags: […] Show full quote Some bags: For storing cards: Are those kind of bags good enough to store the cards? I can't seem to find antistatic bags around, but I do find those ones on the supermarket 😀

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Re: Sound Blaster Live CD Help Requested

Posted on 2015-06-15, 08:23

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I did get the BSOD with the CD images available on vogonsdrivers, updating the drivers to the latest ones available on creative website solved the issue and everything worked fine after that. But I will try this one to, thanks!

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Re: Yamaha DBXG50 cable extender

Posted on 2015-05-29, 15:19

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by b_rros

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ok, thanks, I will order one to test.

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Re: Yamaha DBXG50 cable extender

Posted on 2015-05-29, 14:00

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Ops, I pasted the wrong link: This one will do without the gender changer? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141354697688

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Yamaha DBXG50 cable extender

Posted on 2015-05-29, 13:32

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Hi, I have a Yamaha DBXG50 that I would like to try in a few sound cards, so far I was only able to test it on a AWE32, on my other sound cards I have to use some kind of cable because the card don't fit on top of the sound card... Is this the cable I want: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161447349864 If …

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Re: Windows XP updates

Posted on 2015-05-26, 10:11

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by b_rros

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Hi think you need to update the windows updater agent for windows/microsoft update to work. I think I have that file in my PC somewhere, I used it recently to activate windows update on an ASUS machine, I can check later when I got home.

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Re: With all due respect this is the worse software i ever had

Posted on 2015-05-24, 07:18

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Well... aviramof wrote: it is not a question of if but of when!!!.

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Re: Pentium 233 Mhz - Fitting an AWE32 inside

Posted on 2015-04-28, 09:41

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by b_rros

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I already talked to him yesterday 😀 But thanks for the heads up.

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Re: Pentium 233 Mhz - Fitting an AWE32 inside

Posted on 2015-04-26, 16:56

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Well it's actually not that easy here in Portugal, there's not that many socket 7 motherboards available... And everytime I find one available its in pretty bad condition or is stupidly expensive :( Anyway, for now I guess I will try to use the AWE32 in a GA-5AX with a K6 processor. As for the other …

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Pentium 233 Mhz - Fitting an AWE32 inside

Posted on 2015-04-25, 13:24

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Hi, I'm trying to build a Pentium 233 MHz with a Matrox Mystique + Vooodoo 2 + AWE32 with DBXG50. Everything was going just fine until I tried to put the AWE inside the case, it's a AWE32 CT3980 with 8MB of RAM and a DBXG50 daughterboard. The AWE card sits on top of that copper ring in the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-03-17, 11:18

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I just finished cleaning and seting up my latest find, an almost new Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro, it came with the drivers CD and I just tried it with Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance. It worked great! :) I was never a flight simulator kind of guy but I'm ejoying this one, any recomendations on …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2015-03-11, 15:23

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Back in the day I was more a "No doubt about it! That's deep in the sand trap!" kind of guy :) But Links is waaaaaaay better than World Class Leader Board. And I do have a few games, but living in Portugal with all the good stuff on the other side of the ocean is kind of sad :( I payed $10 for the …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2015-03-10, 20:57

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Finally! 😀 Right on time to test on my new 'old' machine.

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Re: 386 Goldstar > Please lock the keyboard

Posted on 2015-03-10, 09:19

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Well, bear in mind these are my first videos, they are nowhere near philscomputerlab videos :) and the DOOM one is not even in HD because I cannot upload more than one HD video per week in the free plan. The computer recognize only 64kb of cache, I don't know if that's what is installed or if some …

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Re: 386 Goldstar > Please lock the keyboard

Posted on 2015-03-08, 20:05

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by b_rros

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That's what I did, I cut the cord and separated the two wires, problem solved! Installing Ms-Dos, let the fun begin 😀

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Re: 386 Goldstar > Please lock the keyboard

Posted on 2015-03-08, 09:48

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There are two wires. But for some reason the computer will only boot with the keyboard locked (???) Are these keys\keylocks universal? Can I buy a used key and use it in this lock?

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