Re: The motherboard from Hell. Intel XBase DX50 server and no POST madness.

Posted on Yesterday, 16:41

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Can you change the FSB speed on that board? If so, what's it set at? Isn't the DX50 unique in that it runs on a full 50MHz FSB? Just a thought. No idea.

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Re: Tech demos - general discussion

Posted on Yesterday, 16:10

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Sorry! Sorry! I should really read to the very end of people's posts... Ha! I admire your enthusiasm. Engalus is one of those things that I would love to try out and just see it in action, but not even one video exists to my knowledge. Maybe there is a quick glimpse of it in some E3 video of the …

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Re: Tech demos - general discussion

Posted on 2021-04-11, 16:50

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As someone who obsesses over the historical preservation of demos, tech demos and files that are lost to time I want to thank you all for forcing me down this rabbit hole (I say this in a loving way ;-)). Anyway, another old NVidia style demo I completely forgot about and never really paid much …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-04-10, 14:54

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vutt wrote on 2021-04-10, 13:19: I should have been more sensitive indeed. Should have blurred it off 😉 Unfortunately that card is completely busted with some main chips legs cleanly broken off. I'm keeping it for spare parts. Ha! Well, we can't save them all. At least it's an organ donor.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-04-10, 12:49

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Well it's more like hobby area. I guess if one is into retro gear then hobby electronics knowledge can only be beneficial. mcave.jpg Extra points for those who can spot relevant message :) I hear the muffled cries with 3Dfx tears from that poor card stuck in the plastic bin. I mean really man, have …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-04-08, 13:43

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paprika wrote on 2021-04-08, 11:41: The stickers on that PC...! A sticker with a decent history no less. 😀 https://www.truthorfiction.com/best-buy-y2k-sticker/

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-04-06, 16:15

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For the last few months my sleeper build has been crashing to a black screen with zero BSOD and no event logs in Windows 7 64 (still my favorite Windows OS). I thought it was the PSU, then the GPU, but when I put the system under load both held up like champs. I then did a thorough memory test on …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-04-05, 14:39

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Here’s my space in one corner of the loft. EDFBCE94-7F2C-4A92-B1FB-248A076F5B7A.jpeg 669A766A-6E70-414B-876D-B233CB4A3EC1.jpeg 6A4989EA-A436-45B2-8D58-E4845E3952C4.jpeg Here we have: Amiga 4000 060 Amiga 1200 060 Atari Falcon CT60e 060 BBC Master Acorn A3020 24Mhz Acorn Atom BBC Micro Model B Acorn …

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Re: List of Currently Free Games

Posted on 2021-04-02, 14:20

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Steel Rats on GOG for the next 48 hours. and Dont forget your free skins! 😀

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-04-02, 01:21

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luckybob wrote on 2021-04-02, 00:42: honestly? I needed a black background and that was the first thing i found. And it is one of those cheap usb 3.0 pcie cards. its not a secret message. I wasn’t being serious dude. Are you going to print some drive rails in the future?

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-04-02, 00:28

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So i got a 3d printer the other day, and i'm just having a grand time with it. I printed off the dog & cat that was on the cf card that came with my printer. An Ender 5 pro, btw. be warned, the 3rd print is "technically" not safe for work. So if your sense of humor is lacking, don't click the 3rd …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-04-01, 23:20

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adalbert wrote on 2021-04-01, 22:53: Soldered some CPU pins, I found using a long and thin stainless steel tube as a good way to keep the pins centered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4JRmWd8bw4 solder-pin.jpg Nothing. but respect sir. Very nice!

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-04-01, 22:59

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For the last few months my sleeper build has been crashing to a black screen with zero BSOD and no event logs in Windows 7 64 (still my favorite Windows OS). I thought it was the PSU, then the GPU, but when I put the system under load both held up like champs. I then did a thorough memory test on …

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Re: List of Currently Free Games

Posted on 2021-04-01, 21:03

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Looks cool even though it's a tech demo game. Found this over at Alpha Beta Gamer. Download towards the bottom of the page. http://dreamday.tilda.ws/

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-04-01, 00:13

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Long time no post, i was lost in Amiga and Atari-Space ;) Once again i bought some old games. And what i really, really find fascinating is the durabillity of 5,25" floppys. Until now i had one failing 5,25" failing. Don't ask about 3,5" floppys, especially amiga disks :D. Just got Larry 2 and 3 …

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Re: Having Trouble Getting Windows 2000 SP4 to Run on my FIC PN-6210 Dual Pentium Pro System with Dual 1MB 200Mhz PPros.

Posted on 2021-03-30, 01:39

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Haha awesome and good to know. The biggest complaint of that motherboard model is they reversed the order of the keyboard and mouse PS/2 ports from the usual manufacturer standard. So I got a few people asking me why the ports didn't work. They do, just switch them around. Out of the 25 or so NOS …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-03-29, 13:05

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Fixed my whining Sharp X68000 power supply: img20210329105003.jpg img20210329105755.jpg img20210329105800.jpg Upping the filter caps from the newly replaced 5600uF rated parts (every cap had been replaced by the seller, to original specs) to 6800uF components, along with a new Noctua fan has made …

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Re: Having Trouble Getting Windows 2000 SP4 to Run on my FIC PN-6210 Dual Pentium Pro System with Dual 1MB 200Mhz PPros.

Posted on 2021-03-27, 16:21

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Hmm well if it were me I would just hook up a known good mechanical IDE drive to the onboard controller and establish a working baseline before doing anything else 100% works with an IDE drive using the integrated IDE controller in Win2k SP4. I tested his board with that config right before it left …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-03-27, 16:07

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Trying to track down the source of the screeching in my recently acquired Sharp X68000 Super... I've already replaced the fan in the PSU with a quiet Noctua, which reduced the fan noise significantly (bearings were shot on the original), but the PSU squeals when in use. Which is a shame, as it …

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Re: Having Trouble Getting Windows 2000 SP4 to Run on my FIC PN-6210 Dual Pentium Pro System with Dual 1MB 200Mhz PPros.

Posted on 2021-03-27, 16:02

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maxtherabbit wrote on 2021-03-27, 15:51: the most likely scenario is that win2k simply doesn't have a driver for the SATA card and needs an F6 install from a floppy disk I already mentioned that above with links. Talked to him on Discord. He tried that without success.

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