Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-09-10, 19:33

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Found this somewhat motherboard. It has a 128mb memory module and 512 mb ddr1 RAM. I could use the memory module in some build and a ram, otherwise, I don't know if the board itself could make any retro build at all.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-03, 13:13

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Got some strange-looking cards. I don't know if there will be any real use for them.

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

Posted on 2023-08-29, 19:28

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Shponglefan wrote on 2023-08-29, 00:27: Re-capped a Gigabyte GA-586ATV motherboard. Also replaced a damaged IDE connector. You have a nice set of equipment in your workshop. What is the model name of that Panavise PCB holder?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-23, 13:28

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Bought this Ati Radeon 8500 All in Wonder for 5 EUR. Not tested.

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

Posted on 2023-07-05, 05:15

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Is it not the jumpered 2 pin header next to TB LED? I.e. with the jumper on the header turbo is always on. Difficult to see from the photo. What happens if you remove that jumper? I did try that one, because usually the turbo switch is very close to the turbo LED, but nothing happened. I didn't …

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

Posted on 2023-07-04, 19:01

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appiah4 wrote on 2023-07-04, 11:53: It may just not have one. On some AMI boards you use CTRL+ALT+[+] CTRL+ALT+[-] to Turbo/Deturbo IIRC. I've tried it and indeed it works. But honestly, I don't like this turbo/deturbo option via keyboard very much. However better than no turbo/deturbo at all.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-04, 12:05

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My son has eagle eyed this Key chain among at lest 50 other key chains in the box and we bought it for 1 EUR. Didn't know that Transcend was making motherboard at the time, or at least label them with their name brand.

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

Posted on 2023-07-04, 11:48

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I've removed the battery, cleaned the damaged area and fixed traces on this 33 Mhz 486 VLB motherboard. According to the Retro web I believe this is an unknown 495XLC motherboard: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/unknown-495xlc-6x-isa-3x-vlb-1x-8b-isa The thing is, I cannot locate the turbo …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-18, 19:24

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gerry wrote on 2023-06-18, 18:13: nice heat sink on that linear voltage regulator anyway 😀 I guess it took a little bump from aside during these years, but nothing we aren't used to here. I will straighten it up.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-18, 17:57

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Got this card, among other things. I don't know if it's actually computer related, but it seems 8-bit ISA something to me.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-06-11, 10:53

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Found this in the recycling dumpster. I saw Winbond writing on the chip and took it. It will need some repair when the time s right.

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Re: My new favorite Retro System...

Posted on 2023-05-30, 07:35

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Very nice system. The late 90s and early 2000 look in my opinion. Maybe try finding a little less yellow 5,25 drive bay to fully match the outside appearance or try retro bright.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-21, 09:18

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Bought these components for 13 EUR from different sellers. Nothing tested.

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

Posted on 2023-05-20, 16:30

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I'm making boxes for motherboards. It's really time-consuming work, but if I don't make them, no one else will.

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

Posted on 2023-05-12, 08:39

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So I was talking about my GA-586ATS motherboard a few days ago and a strange thing happened to me. When I said I was testing the motherboard and she worked, I was testing it when she was still in the PC case with AT power supply it came with. Two days later when I put the motherboard out of the case …

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

Posted on 2023-05-07, 20:00

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I'm trying to figure out if the CPU voltage settings on my socket 7 motherboard GA-586ATS are correct. The motherboard has an AMD-K6-233ANR CPU installed as I got it and it boots fine. The manual says that JP6 and JP7 should both be opened or both closed. But this motherboard has JP6 1-2 closed, and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-07, 11:48

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Bought two AGP cards and two sticks of 512 Mb SDR Ram. All untested.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-23, 11:34

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weedeewee wrote on 2023-04-23, 10:35: surely you mean IBM & Cyrix. Yes. Sorry. Wasn't paying enough attention when writing the post.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-23, 09:58

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Bought this Terratec 5,25" unit but no sound card, Intel 686 CPU and an Nvidia TNT AGP VGA card.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-17, 11:19

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Shponglefan wrote on 2023-03-16, 22:26: Also got a Belkin OmniView KVM switch with AT & PS2 support. That is a nice looking switch. What is the model name?

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