Re: Do you need the 5VSB(12VSB) wire connected to the mb if you start the PSU with green-black wires?

Posted on 2024-04-10, 19:01

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I have a Dell board I need for CPU testing purposes but of course it's using that obscure proprietary Dell SFF PSU that has to be different from everything else ever designed before. The board is from a HP Elite 8100 SFF and here is the PSU and its connectors: 71P0CtP7LjL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg …

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Re: Compaq Camaro SS7 to Mitac 5114VU BIOS upgrade

Posted on 2024-03-25, 04:34

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Hello everyone! I´m trying to accomplish a bios change, from the factory Compaq to a Mitac 5114VU one. This because I have issues with a PCI Diamond Stealth III S540 (Savage4 Pro), which freezes after some minutes Windows(98SE) is on. It is not the card itself, I´ve tried it in other systems …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-28, 00:18

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Thermalwrong wrote on 2024-02-27, 01:20: Woah what a find, I've put a 3dfx card in my big toshiba dock for a laugh but I guess I'm not the only one to consider that I've got a Toshiba Desk Station V Plus with a Tecra 8000. Might just throw them in there for fun!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-25, 23:41

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Purchased a Compaq 2895 docking station by mistake thinking it was for the LTE 5000 series laptops. Confirmed in another Facebook group that it is for the Armada 7300 and 7700 series. Realizing this mistake, I reached out to the seller ASAP to have them cancel the order before it shipped, but …

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Re: AT case front panels

Posted on 2023-09-28, 18:00

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hi , have 2 case front panels but at shipment both destroyed . so i attached pictures at 1 first picture there is a crack as you can see what is the best way fix it? and second picture there is no button on front panel can i put at power button on it ? thanks for answers. Hi rain, I have a switch …

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Re: Using more modern PSU on Pentium II system

Posted on 2023-08-18, 13:12

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Thanks for the responses :-) To answer the questions, my motherboard is an ASUS P2B - it is a standard ATX board, as far as I am aware. I don't have any ISA cards in my machine so I am not so worried about the lack of a -5V supply. I have a HDD in the system so you would think that would draw the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-03, 01:54

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Bought these over the last month. All items are in great working condition. GeForce3 Ti500 ($31) - Bought this one on a gamble as I suspected it was some sort of GeForce card. Seller only listed it by part number. Looks like the original owner installed a Zalman cooler made for a GeForce FX card? …

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Re: Company names with abbreviations

Posted on 2022-07-21, 23:48

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PCChips = Shit.

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Re: Cyrix appreciation thread

Posted on 2022-07-21, 23:40

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Bought an ECS UC-4913 v1.1 socket 3 board with a Cyrix Cx486S-40 FasCache CPU. It's rather peculiar as the Cyrix is attached to what appears to be a socket 3 voltage adapter. You can't see it from the seller's photo unfortunately. Both board and CPU should be running at 5V, so I don't know what the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-15, 16:15

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Very interesting. I've gotten some bad information on this from somewhere then. Thanks! (At some point, i was actually trying to find out, if there is a CR2032 sized rechargeable battery, so one doesn't need to mess around with diodes or removal of some resistors for example...) There is. It's the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-15, 15:11

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Only thing that needed replacing was the dead BR2350 with a CR2032. BRxxxx is rechargable, CRxxxx is not. Be careful! I think that's the LiR -type that's rechargeable. I've looked everywhere and can't find any information about the BR-type coin cells as being rechargeable. I have a cross-reference …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-15, 03:40

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Found this unbelievable score on EBay for $45 and free shipping! Seller's listing stated unit was untested and no HDD. For $45 it was worth the gamble and it paid off. It's in excellent condition and works perfectly. Even has the original hard drive sled. Only thing that needed replacing was the …

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Re: Dell Optiplex GX50 "Error: Unable to initialize on-board USB hub" and lock-ups on boot. Worked fine last time I used

Posted on 2022-03-31, 04:14

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I'm leaning towards the caps.

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Re: any hard core Thinkpad fans amongst the ranks?

Posted on 2022-02-14, 03:06

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I've got a 600E that I upgraded from a PII 366 to PII 400 (max). I've loaded it up to 288MB, which I initially thought was the maximum it could handle, but after some digging I'm finding it supports up to 512MB. I've got the optional floppy drive and originally came with a DVD-ROM that went bad. I …

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Re: Can't Install Win98SE on Innodisk Industrial 4GB Compact Flash Cards

Posted on 2022-02-14, 02:57

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Which mainboard are you using? Pro860C, a variant of the IBM Aptiva D1N motherboard (but not an IBM brand computer). Also tried this in a Wyse Winterm XL2000, and a couple of other machines that I can't think of. Can you select the transfer mode for the IDE device in the bios? PIO 123, MWDMA, UDMA …

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Re: Can't Install Win98SE on Innodisk Industrial 4GB Compact Flash Cards

Posted on 2022-02-13, 20:07

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Hi guys, I finally got around to trying a couple of suggestions here and this is what I've found: -Ran h2testw on all four Innodisk brand 4GB cards found nothing, and passed the read/write test with flying colors. -Ran Spur0kill, no errors. -Partitioned and formatted, no errors or bad sectors - …

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Re: Can't Install Win98SE on Innodisk Industrial 4GB Compact Flash Cards

Posted on 2022-02-06, 04:09

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They're just generic IDE to CF adapters, save for the one Sandisk PCMCIA to CF adapter inserted into an Adtron PCMCIA to IDE adapter. The controllers I haven't a clue. I've tried multiple motherboards all with the same exact results. I should reiterate that this is only happening with the Innodisk …

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Can't Install Win98SE on Innodisk Industrial 4GB Compact Flash Cards

Posted on 2022-02-05, 19:10

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Hey everyone, I'm having a very strange issue with a set of 4 Innodisk 4GB industrial compact flash cards whenever I try to install Windows 98SE on them. They can be partitioned, formatted and made bootable to MS-DOS. I can also copy files to the CF card without a problem from any other disk. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-31, 21:02

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Oh wow, that's getting a bit beyond battery corrosion and into an X-files episode of some all consuming fungus released from ancient grave or something. I think maybe that is fungus growing all over the traces near the CPU there, its all white and looks a little fluffy, but it could be electrolyte …

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Re: Need help in removing slot 1 processor and retention pins

Posted on 2021-12-21, 01:15

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Try carefully wedging a flat-bladed screwdriver under the retention pins and twist CAREFULLY. I don't believe the white pins need to be completely removed, just enough so that the tabs can "fold" inward when you pull up on the retention bracket.

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