Re: msi 5128 v1.1 hardware confirmation!

Posted on 2023-10-07, 21:24

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by Nvm1

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Never trust what the bios displays. Check with software how it benchmarks to see what speed it runs. Had a lot of bios mismatches between displayed speed and actual speed, sure with lesser known/used cpu's like the IDT's

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Re: windows98 (Pre FPS games era) P233MMX or switch to P4?

Posted on 2023-01-09, 09:31

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by Nvm1

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TA will even get a modern computer on his knees if you play with 5k units or more per player on larger maps... (nothing 1k stealth fighters can't fix by flying over the enemies base). Still play it with some mods and extra units today, but as Tetrium said the campaign will run well on P3 systems and …

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Re: Troubleshooting ASUS K8vX SE post unkown errors and there is a lot of them!

Posted on 2022-07-08, 20:56

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by Nvm1

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If I remember correctly the Bios is socketed. My guess is either bad contact of the bios chip or a fried chip..

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-05-30, 14:01

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by Nvm1

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So they skipped 200mhz? Seems like. At least in PPGA package. Rumors say there are some TCP-320(*) on PGA adapters. But I didn't find such up to now. Don't have a 166 in my collection right now either. Luckily I got another 266 from some chinese seller as they were still offering them for cheap in …

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Re: Making a BTX cooler adapter

Posted on 2022-02-15, 21:11

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by Nvm1

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Just had to check, but I have an HP Compaq DC7900.. my first BTX system. A bit scratched but everything seems to work.. Learned something new today 😉

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Re: Socket 4 board not booting - need help

Posted on 2021-12-15, 14:14

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by Nvm1

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Wrong settings in Bios might be, a battery going weak but still holding time prevented a 486 board from booting at home. Might be the same here. My next step would be to use a post card to see what happens after the initial screen.

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2021-10-29, 14:14

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by Nvm1

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It doesn't matter what multipliers the motherboard supports. You can get around that with a little soldering. I was just wondering if the Tillamook 266 supports 4.5x (documented or not). There is a Tillamook 300 that does, though not in this package. How do you mean not in this package? I do have a …

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Re: Blue Screen Crashing on W98 & XP Build

Posted on 2021-08-18, 09:38

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by Nvm1

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These problems are really hard to solve. I have had this problem before too twice. Once it was broken cable (ide) and once a CPU. (those P4 actually can somehow cook themselves to death) However, seeing the balloon pop up that there is new hardware found makes me suspect your VGA/Motherboard/PSU …

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Re: 486 Won't boot, not a Beeb

Posted on 2021-03-08, 14:44

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by Nvm1

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Ok, thank you, I will inspect them again. Do you know the brand of the Mainboard? and is there some info of the Keyboard controller, so I can test the traces to see witch is not OK ? That is a Soyo 030F2 motherboard according to the sticker, but there is nothing to be found about it. I think it is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-10, 08:44

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by Nvm1

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Yes, those are the only mentions of them. Still no jumper configuration. I'll try to fire one up to see what it says. Oh, and they are Socket 5. I have that spring circle board too, indeed socket 5 and it reacts strange to some overdrive cpu's I have made a note at home about what speeds I could …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-28, 08:20

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by Nvm1

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This card intreagued me, so couldn't let it pass: IMG_20201027_182526.jpg Disassembled: 16038204309220.jpg Nice Dream wavetable and some very re-marked (OPTi 930?) Chip on the card... What was it advertised as? "Mystery sound card with large mystery daughterboard attached"? "Retro / Vintage 16 bit …

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Re: mSATA to IDE Trouble

Posted on 2020-10-20, 19:47

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by Nvm1

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Finally had time and both my msata to ide have the jm20330 controller on board..

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Re: mSATA to IDE Trouble

Posted on 2020-10-11, 09:48

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by Nvm1

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Question before I dive into what you asked for nvm1, what kind of adapters are you using? Are they the cheap ones that come in plastic? Because I have been reading more that those , which are the ones I have, have compatibility issues due to their chipset, which is the JM20330. I have been doing …

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Re: mSATA to IDE Trouble

Posted on 2020-10-07, 07:38

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by Nvm1

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I have multiple IDE top mSata adapters in use with no issues, mostly for older laptops. The last one I used is now in use in an Asus L8400L with a 128GB samsung msata ssd. It has a win98 fresh install and runs very smooth. I just googled your specs and it seems your system is native xp so I would …

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Re: Need help with laptop recovery IBM Thinkpad 765d

Posted on 2020-09-27, 19:49

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by Nvm1

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Disassemble the whole laptop and check if the standby battery has leaked onto the motherboard. Check for dried out caps in the power area of the motherboard. Sometimes leaving the system on the charger for a day does do wonders too. I suspect your motherboard has some issues which makes this happen, …

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Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class + Alpha CPUs and 3dfx + S3 + SiS + Matrox + XGI + old ATI + NVidia GPUs - Testing

Posted on 2020-08-18, 21:28

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by Nvm1

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Thanks Red, I will use the new version for my next laptop I am fixing 😉

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Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class + Alpha CPUs and 3dfx + S3 + SiS + Matrox + XGI + old ATI + NVidia GPUs - Testing

Posted on 2020-08-17, 19:51

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by Nvm1

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And attached the new test results! The RAM speed and FSB:RAM seem to be correct. The multiplier of the cpu is still a tad off (8.25 instead of 8.5) but the rest seems to be correct now! If you have any more questions, let me know Red.

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Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class + Alpha CPUs and 3dfx + S3 + SiS + Matrox + XGI + old ATI + NVidia GPUs - Testing

Posted on 2020-08-17, 07:34

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by Nvm1

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Hello Red, I will test it (hopefully) this evening and post the results!

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Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class + Alpha CPUs and 3dfx + S3 + SiS + Matrox + XGI + old ATI + NVidia GPUs - Testing

Posted on 2020-08-16, 18:32

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by Nvm1

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I tested SIV on my Asus L8400L Notebook. As far as I could see everything except the ram speed and cpu multiplier seems to match. 184mhz seems a tad optimistic for 133mhz SDram 😉 Attached screenshot and .txt file!

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Re: overwhelmed by motherboard and CPU selection for 486 build

Posted on 2020-08-11, 21:41

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I still play Total Annihilation and if you limit yourself to 500 units per player in the original game without extra units/other AI etc even a pentium 4 3.2 will come to a crawl at moments. My modern with a 3930k even slows down with the 5k limit with another AI and some other improvements …

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