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

Posted on 2021-09-19, 00:30

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You only need a 1985 system, a 1990 system a 1995 system a best CPU/GPU system for every 3 months between 1995 and 2000, a noughties system... Each to their own. I need one for the top end of each generation of CPU (and variants thereon). At least, from 386 and later (although I still need to get …

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

Posted on 2021-09-19, 00:17

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You only need a 1985 system, a 1990 system a 1995 system a best CPU/GPU system for every 3 months between 1995 and 2000, a noughties system... Each to their own. I need one for the top end of each generation of CPU (and variants thereon). At least, from 386 and later (although I still need to get …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-19, 00:09

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by debs3759

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Creative 3DBlaster GeForce Annihilator - GF256 32MB SDR Ati Radeon 9600XT 256MB with AC VGA Silencer Intel 486 DX2 66MHz ES Sk.3 Gigabyte GA-5AX Rev 4.1 - SS7 with mistery K6-2 or (wishful thinking) K6-3. The cooler is stuck firmly and I'll power it up next week to see what's what. :D Also it needs …

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Re: Thermal tape ripped CPU die off of substrate

Posted on 2021-09-09, 17:15

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You used to be able to buy metal spacers to use with socket A CPUs to protect the die. They are also good for Intel FCPGA processors. I managed to buy 4 for a low price recently, although only expect to need 1 for socket 370, 1 for socket A Athlon and one for XP, leaving a spare if I ever need it. …

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2021-09-09, 16:03

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Unfortunately I'm not aware of any other way to distinguish an Am386DX from i386DX in software other than the 40 MHz clock. So HWiNFO will always report a 40 MHz 386DX as AMD. Only way I know to accurately distinguish between an AMD and Intel 386 is with the Universal Chip Analyser, but I'm not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-09, 01:46

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Also: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=60561 These are suitable also for CL and I think for Legend too. Bookmarked the SOJ chips in that link, thanks. I see they still have loads, so will buy a few lots next time I'm on a spending spree (got lots of cards needing a few different memory …

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Re: Memory management on a 1MB RAM 286

Posted on 2021-09-07, 13:39

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Both banks are four chips of 256Kx4, for a total of 1024Kx4 (512KB) in each. Board is made in 1991 and has option to map 384K to Extended. Question is, is it better to use it as UMB in <1MB area or as Extended in >1MB area? I would have thought 4 chips of 256Kx4 would be organised as 256Kx16, as …

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Re: Help! I've destroyed my 486. A win 3.11 Virus?

Posted on 2021-09-06, 18:00

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by debs3759

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It looks to me like your RAM is failing. Have you tried using different memory that is known to be good? I would do that first, as it may explain everything you describe.

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Re: TI486SXL-40 PGA168 motherboard compatibilty

Posted on 2021-09-02, 20:53

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by debs3759

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A number of us have been trying to find a board to run the SXL processors. Good luck trying to figure it out.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-01, 21:57

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bearking wrote on 2021-09-01, 21:07: Added this to my collection today... now I need to get a board for it for a decent price 20210902_000346.jpg Search "ECS P5GX-M" on ebay. Seller has a few and accepts offers.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-08-31, 18:02

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Joakim wrote on 2021-08-31, 16:19: Looks kind of like a washing machine. Lovely. 😀 Well, at least it'll be a clean build 😀

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Re: What happens when your MB doesn't support the K6-2+/3+?

Posted on 2021-08-28, 00:58

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by debs3759

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If a motherboard and CPU I want to use are incompatible with each other, my solution is simple (but expensive). I buy the best CPU that the motherboard supports (unless I already have the same in another system) and a decent motherboard that does support the CPU and can be overclocked. Two systems …

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Re: K6INIT: AMD K6-3/3+/2(CXT) initialization driver for MS-DOS

Posted on 2021-08-26, 18:00

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Cool. I'll be able to make use of this (or the final version) when I get round to setting up a system with my K6-3+/550. Not in a rush with that project though, my first priority is setting up some more recent systems (X58 and later, AM3 and later), and testing a few items in my collection prior to …

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Re: Does anyone have a copy of Nvidia Quadro drivers version 191.97?

Posted on 2021-08-23, 23:01

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by debs3759

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Didn't know that. The rar file of 191.97 is now at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OvIHwwloFpoY … iew?usp=sharing I forgot I have Google Drive 😀

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Re: Looking for mirror of ftp.asus.com (preferable on an ftp site)

Posted on 2021-08-23, 04:22

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by debs3759

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PARKE wrote on 2021-08-23, 04:17: There is still a lot of stuff on the japanese site: ftp://ftp.tekwind.co.jp/pub/asustw/mb/slot1/440bx/p3b-f/ Thanks. That site has more than I need, downloading any directories I may have use for. I'll save the site for later use as well.

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Re: Looking for mirror of ftp.asus.com (preferable on an ftp site)

Posted on 2021-08-23, 03:44

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by debs3759

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I use filezilla for ftp. I'll try asus.de, and I'll try asustek as well. Thanks

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Re: Looking for mirror of ftp.asus.com (preferable on an ftp site)

Posted on 2021-08-22, 23:31

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I should add that I no longer know many ftp sites, so any large ftp sites would also be useful. Trying to archive a ton of stuff, but asus is my priority at the moment

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Looking for mirror of ftp.asus.com (preferable on an ftp site)

Posted on 2021-08-22, 23:28

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by debs3759

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I've tried on the wayback machine, but had no joy. Does anyone know of an ftp or other site that contains a mirror of ftp.asus.com (or the correct address, if their ftp site had a different name or still exists with another name)? I have an archive of their motherboard manuals from socket 7 to …

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Re: Does anyone have a copy of Nvidia Quadro drivers version 191.97?

Posted on 2021-08-22, 23:12

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by debs3759

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I have them (Windows XP, Vista and 7, 32- and 64-bit, but the file is too large to upload here. I rarred them, and it's 327 MB. If you want to message me an email address, I can send them to you. They can also be found in https://archive.org/details/download.nvidia.com-windows-2020-08-31 (that's …

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Re: Restoring SSD as it was when leaving factory ?

Posted on 2021-08-21, 07:34

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If you can boot into Windows on another disk, run powershell as admin, then run: diskpart list disk select disk 1 (or whatever disk number diskpart sees your disk as being) clean (this will wipe all partition data, effectively resetting the disk) Be very careful, as whatever disk number you select …

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