Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2015-11-19, 04:47
pewpewpew wrote: I haven't found a proper place to offer site suggestions either. Milliways I C - said the blind man.
Re: Dual Pentium 3 build in the works.
Posted on 2015-11-19, 04:44
I stated in the OP that I was going to use a vp6 and even posted a pic of it aways back... Yes, I read-back but missed it. I know that they are not the best heatsinks, but for 12$ for the pair witch included shipping, I can't complain. With some mx4 they will do fine, even with overclocking. The …
Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2015-11-19, 04:10
I suspect the problem is that you are using PSUs with multiple 12v rails and the video card is overloading ONE of the rails. From an engineering standpoint multiple 12v rails is a bad idea. Multiple 12v rails was forced upon us by ignorant and stupid law makers in Europe. (I can explain that in …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2015-11-19, 01:21
Actually it's kind of the character of vogons that you find Very Groovy Things by accident, and over time. Found the wiki yet? No I haven't. I haven't found a proper place to offer site suggestions either. I'm actually not a gamer at all so Vogons is a bit out of my league. I just got the urge to …
Re: Pentium 4 industrial motherboard ? Portwell PEB-7702G2A with ISA slots!
Posted on 2015-11-19, 01:09
You know, I've always kept my eye open for P4 boards with ISA slots BECAUSE THEY ARE COOL. Never did find one cheap enough for me to justify forking over the cash for my own use. In hind-sight, considering the almost nil load of ISA parts in more modern gear, a P3 Tualatin board will get the job …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2015-11-19, 00:09
Just a suggestion. This is a very valuable thread/topic and it should probably be elevated to the main forum index so it's easier to find. .
Re: What should I do with this weird 5x86 system? Take apart?
Posted on 2015-11-19, 00:02
brassicGamer wrote: Matze is going to hunt you down and chain himself to your 486. Is okay. I have bolt-cutters and cutting torches for such situations. 😊
Re: Dual Pentium 3 build in the works.
Posted on 2015-11-18, 23:19
You didn't mention that this is an Abit VP6. I picked up on it in one of the photos. VERY GOOD BOARD. Worked on a few but never owned one. Mostly because I'm being a cheap-skate when I see them. . I have a pair of AOpen DX34R-U which are basically the same except you have the Apollo Pro 133A chipset …
Re: A tale of two PSUs
Posted on 2015-11-18, 22:40
I will need some help too, but not with an ancient psu. A good friend of me has a first generation I7 build with an Asus P6T deluxe V2 mainboard that fried it's third psu in 4 years. :dead: :depressed: One thing that is for sure not guilty is it's graphics card since he had three different ones in …
Re: Dell Dimension recommendation???
Posted on 2015-11-18, 20:52
IIRC the Dimension 4200 is near identical to the 4100 (tech specs wise) except that the 4200 uses a standard ATX PSU pinout where-as the 4100 uses the proprietary PSU pinout that requires the adapter to use a standard PSU. Finding a 4200 is probably a bit harder as by the time they came out most …
Re: Dell Dimension recommendation???
Posted on 2015-11-18, 20:17
to be fair, alot of cases back then had some pretty iffy cooling, usually they had only 1 or 2 fans . Thankfully the P3 runs pretty cool , id worry more if it was an Athlon. More cooling wasn't really necessary before CPUs and GPUs had TDPs in excess of 50-60 watts or so. Especially if you had both …
Re: Please help identify am386 board (possible dev board?)
Posted on 2015-11-18, 20:02
If you are going to build your case out of wood, keep in mind that metal casing is typically used to provide EMI protection. BINGO! This is also the reason I/O shields are metal and why front bays come with metal knock-outs or covers (behind the plastic covers) for the unused bays. Properly named …
Re: Dead RTC chip preventing boot?
Posted on 2015-11-18, 03:29
Thank you.
Re: Help! One wireless problem and one problem that's more difficult to explain
Posted on 2015-11-18, 03:13
Have you tried resetting your router? Checked the caps in it? Many routers (even higher end models) have crap caps in them. .
Re: Another day.. Another fried part from Ebay...
Posted on 2015-11-18, 03:02
nforce4max wrote: A lot of eBay sellers are dumb as dog shit and that is on a good day, the good ones usually work out a solution but the dreaded ones come up with endless excuses or idle threats. I think you just insulted the intelligence of dog shit.
Re: Dead RTC chip preventing boot?
Posted on 2015-11-18, 02:57
How is this RTC module mod done?
Re: Dell Dimension recommendation???
Posted on 2015-11-18, 02:17
Do stay away from the SFF cases. Those have poor airflow and cooling problems.
Re: Dell Dimension recommendation???
Posted on 2015-11-18, 02:14
P3 parts are just not that hard to find - and don't forget about Dell Optiplex which are usually higher end than Dimension. For P3 you need to first decide how much RAM you want to use because that may determine the chipsets that will work for you. Most of the later Intel P3 chipsets were limited to …
Re: Dual Pentium 3 build in the works.
Posted on 2015-11-17, 11:15
I've liked dual CPU boards since the BX chipset was a new thing. My first was an Intel N440BX. I still have a couple of those boards collecting dust. My favorite nostalgia dual CPU setup is dual Tualatin, 1.4GHZ P-III-S. I have a dual AMD setup that I never actually used (and at the moment all I …
Re: Dual Pentium 3 build in the works.
Posted on 2015-11-17, 10:53
Your motherboard seems has TEAPO capacitors, it is quite good capacitors. I think unnecessary to replace them. I recapped motherboards professionally for about a decade and I don't agree. I've probably replaced enough bad Teapos to fill a 55 gallon trash can. Teapo 8mm diameter or larger usually do …
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