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Re: What is better: used HDD from a server or used HDD from a home computer?

Posted on 2021-06-13, 09:02

That's a good question. Server drives have been driven hard but kept cool. Home computer drives have been lightly used but run continually hot. Which environment is harder on the drive?

Re: Dual slot1 vs Dual 370 : which one would you choose?

Posted on 2021-06-13, 08:49

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Right, I've never had a 440GX system, but I have several dual slot 1 440BX rigs which max out at 1 GB RAM.

Re: Dual slot1 vs Dual 370 : which one would you choose?

Posted on 2021-06-10, 08:20

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think the 440GX was only used for Xeon systems?

Re: Help identifying this port

Posted on 2021-06-09, 05:28

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Some server machines from the mid-2000s use a similar slot for an optional IPMI remote management module.

Re: Just got a functional 8'' floppy drive (BASF 6102 - single sided)

Posted on 2021-06-02, 15:58

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Can DOS talk to 8" drives? I think those were mainly used for CP/M.

Re: Frequent Paypal users, switch between CC and bank?

Posted on 2021-05-28, 19:16

by Errius

in Milliways

In the old days, you had to manually select 'credit card' with each purchase or else it would hit your bank account, and if the account was empty you would get an overdraft fine from the bank. This happened to me a couple of times. It wasn't random though. I wound up removing my bank account from …

Re: Half life + Pentium II = Stutter ?

Posted on 2021-05-26, 15:27

by Errius

in Marvin \ Software

Half Life is smooth on a 200 MHz Pentium MMX with Voodoo2.

Re: Abit IC7 Max3 (anyone has this with the original CD?)

Posted on 2021-05-26, 13:17

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

https://filebin.net/oynzwscoudnpehys ETA: this CD identical to the one below, but in MDF/MDS format.

Re: 50 pin IDE to sata

Posted on 2021-05-26, 11:41

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Can you upload a larger image?

Re: Oldest Machines You Use for Daily Work

Posted on 2021-05-25, 19:57

by Errius

in Milliways

I recently upgraded my old rig: Re: What is your everyday driver ?

Re: Post photos of your Multimedia keyboards

Posted on 2021-05-23, 07:42

by Errius

in Marvin \ System Specs

Yes, I can see how that would be useful. It would be nice to be able to operate the wheel with either hand.

Re: Why is my graphic card displays weird lines beside text?

Posted on 2021-05-23, 07:03

by Errius

in Windows

I assume you have uploaded the wrong picture. Lines on the screen can be bad video memory. Or they can be due to overheating. Also try updating the video drivers.

Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)

Posted on 2021-05-23, 06:34

by Errius

in Milliways

Sometimes home appliances need to be replaced due to changing regulations. We had an old gas stove which worked fine but the guy who came to inspect it one day decided it was unsafe and insisted on disconnecting it, over our protests. Some emissions thing, IIRC. It was admittedly nearly 30 years old …

Re: Flying Dutchmen, White Whales, the ghost HW that eludes you, lost & found.

Posted on 2021-05-23, 06:07

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The organizing is important... the staying organised is the difficulty... This is true. Mistakes creep in over time. Once every couple of years typically I do a big inventory of my stuff. I go through every box, every cabinet, look under every bed, and make sure everything is in its proper place. …

Re: Hiding disks

Posted on 2021-05-22, 21:52

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

BitWrangler wrote on 2021-05-22, 21:49: Yah, you might wanna hit up Ali Express for a box of 10 or 20 or something. I was lucky to cheaply get a box of MB123AK units from a guy who had just switched all his office computers from PATA to SATA.

Re: Hiding disks

Posted on 2021-05-22, 21:08

by Errius

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If you have spare 5.25" bays then some sort of removable drive system is the way to go. I like Icy Dock units, but those are expensive. You can also find cheaper clones in the usual places.

Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)

Posted on 2021-05-22, 20:16

by Errius

in Milliways

My parents have one of those DVD/VHS combo machines which they bought around 10 years ago. It only lasted about 5 years. It came to me with what appeared to be a burned microprocessor. The rear fan was dead. The machine still powers on with a broken fan. The people who designed this thing knew …

Re: Collection/organization software

Posted on 2021-05-22, 16:55

by Errius

in Milliways

I use Word documents to organize my stuff. Easy to paste pictures. Easy to search for items by serial numbers, MAC addresses, and the like. Use different headings (e.g. expansion cards -> video cards -> PCI video cards) and then Outline view to see simple lists of items. Image1.png OT: this reminds …