Re: PC Chips BIOS upgrade

Posted on 42 minutes ago

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by cyclone3d

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I used the flash program found here: http://th2chips.freeservers.com/m507/bios/index.html (at the bottom) It showed "Flash Type - 28F101 /12V" (I had the jumper for 12V programming set), but the erasing of the chip failed. I have a XGecu T56 programmer and it reported pin issues and incorrect ID ( …

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Re: Proprietary 3D API's

Posted on Today, 22:04

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by cyclone3d

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I would like to get this driver (ATI_5401T02.exe), file link broken. https://www.sony.jp/support/vaio/download/W-D08-U07-0.html Might be inside these 459GB, long shot tho: https://archive.org/details/ftp.vaio-link.com If it's there, it's thanks to VOGONS' cyclone3d: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic …

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Re: Proprietary 3D API's

Posted on Today, 21:43

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For the ATI drivers, this might help: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://driver.at … ch.ca/drivers/* Edit: One folder up is even better: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://driver.atitech.ca/*

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Re: Help... unkown ISA sound card...

Posted on Today, 19:06

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by cyclone3d

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Well the model is a "Sound Image Orchestra 32+" as it's written on the card. But you're right, there's very little information about it. It appears to be made by a Russian company called "antares", which is equally unknown to me. Maybe it's a rebranding of another card? If you're after the features …

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Re: Help... unkown ISA sound card...

Posted on Today, 18:49

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by cyclone3d

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Found a PC Magazine : Russian Edition article that mentions it: https://docstore.mik.ua/press/skpress/pc_mag/11961.htm English translation: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en& … =search&pto=aue

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Today, 18:36

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by cyclone3d

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[ As for the 5.25" FDDs - back in the 90s it still had much sense to have one in the PC because you could stumble upon software on 5.25" floppies and if it wasn't your first PC - you probably had a collection of software and files on 5.25" floppies too. But in the first half of the 90s when I got …

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Re: Need help finding childhood Super 7 mobo w/ big Dragonfly on box (ALI Aladdin chipset)

Posted on Today, 17:31

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by cyclone3d

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I saw a sound card box that had a dragonfly on it. I think the brand was DCS but I can't find it again... was traveling and on my phone when I saw it. The only ALI Super 7 chipsets were the Aladdin V and the Aladdin 7. Looking at pictures of boxes of all that I know of and can find, none of them …

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Re: PC Chips BIOS upgrade

Posted on Today, 16:23

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by cyclone3d

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You should be able to run the flash program that was meant for that board and it should show the expected flash chip type.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Today, 00:30

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by cyclone3d

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Yes, from what I can tell, it is the Ti486 SXL2 - 66 in PGA132 form. The CT1600 was more of a bonus and wasn't really needed since I already have at least one of every revision that I know of. The Diamond SpeedStar64 and the CPU were the main reasons I bought it.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 23:53

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by cyclone3d

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kixs wrote on Yesterday, 23:43: This would be easily worth north of 300USD... and it's still a nice complete retro system with some fine components: Diamond Speedstar64 2MB ISA , Creative Sound blaster CT1600, Chinon 5.25" 1.2MB floppy unit... 😉 Good eyes. There is one more part that made me buy it …

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Re: About Roland Virtual Sound Canvas 3

Posted on Yesterday, 23:44

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by cyclone3d

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Awesome work!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 23:37

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by cyclone3d

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Bought this Magnavox Headstart DX-33. Can you figure out why I bought it? Seller's pics: Filename front.jpg File size 86.75 KiB Views 110 views Filename back.jpg File size 160.95 KiB Views 110 views Filename top_open.jpg File size 368.7 KiB Views 110 views Filename side_open.jpg File size 315.31 …

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Re: Any benefit to upgrading the BIOS on a Voodoo3?

Posted on Yesterday, 16:55

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by cyclone3d

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I would test with manual overclocking first. And also make sure to use a fan to cool the heatsink.

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Re: Maxing Intel P45 memory

Posted on Yesterday, 16:41

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by cyclone3d

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With the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P motherboard and a Q6600 G0, the max FSB I was able to get was 480Mhz for a DDR2 speed of 960 and I was using 4x 2GB DDR2-1066 sticks. Never tried it with less sticks. That was with the CPU about at the max Ghz it was stable at though. I think the fsb was able to go a …

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Re: Advice on a smashed gateway 2000 PC?

Posted on Yesterday, 16:27

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by cyclone3d

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Really need better pictures of the front bezel. My gut tells me that you could use some Plastic Repair epoxy and just build it up with multiple applications and then re-drill the screw holes. It works way better than superglue and you can actually work with it. Even better would be to roll up a …

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Re: Retro Hardware Collecting rants

Posted on Yesterday, 15:51

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by cyclone3d

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The absurd shipping price is not necessarily what the seller manually set. On eBay, the shipping methods are chosen by the seller but eBay and the shippers set the shipping prices. The seller probably has no idea that those shipping prices are showing up.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-20, 22:02

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by cyclone3d

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Aublak wrote on 2020-10-20, 21:11: It doesn't seem like the regular AWE64 drivers work with this card. Where did you find that? I've been wanting. 4600 or 4650 for ages.

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Re: Maxing Intel P45 memory

Posted on 2020-10-20, 16:05

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by cyclone3d

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With the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P motherboard and a Q6600 G0, the max FSB I was able to get was 480Mhz for a DDR2 speed of 960 and I was using 4x 2GB DDR2-1066 sticks. Never tried it with less sticks. That was with the CPU about at the max Ghz it was stable at though. I think the fsb was able to go a tiny …

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Re: Any street rod 2 experts here?

Posted on 2020-10-20, 15:58

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by cyclone3d

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1. Glass pack is not really going to be lighter but it should offer less backpressure. 2. Differential. It does matter in some races where you need the acceleration more than top speed. 3. Headers - not just under the car. Headers goes straight to the heads and will decrease backpressure AND should …

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Re: 3D Mark 99 on win98se with Nvidia FX5500

Posted on 2020-10-20, 15:00

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by cyclone3d

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Did you install the chipset drivers for your motherboard? What are the specs of the rest of your system?

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