Re: Dead GeForce2 GTS
Posted on 2018-06-07, 20:24
Sure. You can put another cap in place where that one was or even put the old one back if you have it. Could you post some more pictures of the card that are high resolution and in focus?
Re: Help identifying some components in my 5154 Monitor.
Posted on 2018-06-06, 20:15
Any updates on this one, Shagittarius? Hoping for a happy ending...
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-05-23, 09:21
furan wrote: Another console on a card, this time PC-FX. I have the 3DO Blaster, so now all I need is that ISA CD-I card. I realize there are development cards for snes/psx/etc but I don't think I will come across them easily. Wow. Like others - Yeah. I had no idea! Nice.
Re: PC cases by year
Posted on 2018-05-23, 08:42
I hope to one day find the desktop case that was used for my 286 from 1990/1991. That is definitely going to be like finding a needle in a haystack. Nice thread, btw.
Re: Good browser for XP SP3 w/ K6
Posted on 2018-05-17, 05:14
Thanks, BinaryDemon. Will do.
Good browser for XP SP3 w/ K6
Posted on 2018-05-17, 00:55
Hey guys - Most of the non-modern stuff I do is Win 98 or earlier. I acquired an old laptop with an AMD-K6-something @ 366 with 160 MB of RAM. It is dual-booting fresh installs of Windows 98 SE and Windows XP SP3. Can you guys recommend a browser that can take advantage of the XP environment (vs …
Re: Looking for opinions on old psu
Posted on 2018-05-08, 22:38
I definitely wouldn't use the PSU in your photos. If you open a PSU and the PCB looks like a ghost town and the transformers are small... I would just move on. Glad to hear you have some other candidates lying around.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-05-08, 22:36
kev wrote: fm-towns ux20 Dude! That's awesome. An FM-Towns of some sort is on my long-term list.
Re: Is this AT PSU usable and worth salvaging?
Posted on 2018-04-30, 09:30
appiah4 wrote: I'd be glad if you can look at these photos and tell me if this PSU is worth salvaging and using. I'm gonna have to go with "lolno."
Re: Vintage Kraft joystick not detected!
Posted on 2018-04-21, 21:56
When I calibrate it, it shakes around in the center a little bit. It might be dirty contacts or a conflict software wìse? I wouldn't be surprised if the insides of the joystick needed a bit of cleaning. You could also spend a bit of time rolling the centering adjustment knobs back and forth to help …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-04-16, 04:48
twilliamc wrote: I picked up this PSU with no idea whether it works or not. Any way to test it without plugging it into a board? Oh nice. I recapped almost that exact model last year. It powers a 486DX2-66 now. Replaced the fan, too. That old sucker was pretty darn loud.
Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?
Posted on 2018-04-14, 07:29
PCBONEZ wrote: Since you had to ask... Yes, I was teasing. My bad. Long day. 😁
Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?
Posted on 2018-04-14, 07:24
PCBONEZ wrote: Oh boy did you screw up. You used low ESR caps. As described above Low Impedance effectively IS low ESR. […] Show full quote CkRtech wrote: The replacements I used were much higher quality and low impedance, but not from a series intended to be low ESR. (Panasonic KA and Nichicon UPW …
Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?
Posted on 2018-04-13, 18:19
How low of an ESR do you really need for some secondary power filtering near an expansion slot? The short and ultimate answer is enough to keep the ripple below the max allowed by the ATX spec. (After you install add-in cards.) Hmm. My question was actually rhetorical. Haha. But it is good to have …
Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?
Posted on 2018-04-12, 23:34
Generally the caps near the CPU are low ESR, and the ones further away (near expansion slots, etc) are general purpose filter caps. I'm sorry that is just not true. I never tried to figure exactly when the transitions were but at least by the mid/late P-III era all the caps (over 6 mm) on …
Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?
Posted on 2018-04-12, 20:54
I am looking to have a go at replacing some I'd replace all of them. and this will be the first time I try it. I will have a practice on a busted graphics card first though. Be aware that desoldering caps from a mobo means you have to deal with a multilayer PCB - several layers, really. The ground …
Re: help getting a micronics Gemini baby-AT dx2/50 running, cmos issue?
Posted on 2018-04-03, 18:34
If you have that replacement battery getting power where it needs to go, clear cmos with a jumper (or however your board does it) so it can start fresh. Corrupted values can cause odd issues
Re: 80386: CMOS INOPERATIONAL SYSTEM HALTED
Posted on 2018-03-31, 19:37
It looks like you still have corrosion on there. Did you hit it with vinegar, scrub, rinse, ISO, and dry? Is the jumper that controls clearing cmos still intact and functioning properly? Have you tried reseating the bios chips? What does the bottom of the board look like?
Re: Stubborn 386SX board
Posted on 2018-03-29, 07:32
It took me a few hours to do the following: -remove all components from affected area -clean the board, (water/vinegar/isopropyl), use fine sandpaper to remove all corrosion and solder mask, use needle to clear the vias from gunk -reinforce a grand total of 43 vias using legs cut from scrap ICs, …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-03-26, 06:35
After overcoming a number of obstacles, I got the rebuild of my P233 MMX system done. http://i.imgur.com/Ex74oyIm.jpg Only problem so far is that any cold boot, the memory test hangs. But after it's powered on, any and all warm reboots make it so it boots up perfectly fine. Will run a memtest to be …
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