Re: Intel RC440BX Refuses to Enter BIOS + Demands Floppy Disk in Drive A:

Posted on 2024-01-12, 22:53

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by PKFreeZZy

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Update: got it to work. Inserting a functional CMOS battery gave me the option to enter the BIOS and now everything works! Thanks everyone for dropping by to help!

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Re: Intel RC440BX Refuses to Enter BIOS + Demands Floppy Disk in Drive A:

Posted on 2024-01-12, 16:12

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by PKFreeZZy

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Thanks for the suggestions, guys! Unfortunately, it's not in recovery mode... I tried all 3 jumper settings, and the issues I'm talking about in this thread are happening on "normal" mode; heck, even the one that forces entering SETUP doesn't work. Quite clueless now because the seller showed …

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Re: Intel RC440BX Refuses to Enter BIOS + Demands Floppy Disk in Drive A:

Posted on 2024-01-12, 14:31

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by PKFreeZZy

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Thanks for the suggestions, guys! Unfortunately, it's not in recovery mode... I tried all 3 jumper settings, and the issues I'm talking about in this thread are happening on "normal" mode; heck, even the one that forces entering SETUP doesn't work. Quite clueless now because the seller showed images …

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Intel RC440BX Refuses to Enter BIOS + Demands Floppy Disk in Drive A:

Posted on 2024-01-12, 14:14

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by PKFreeZZy

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Hello, Just received an Intel RC440BX motherboard in the mail today and was pretty excited to try it out... Only it appears to have other plans for me. The board boots up and POSTs just fine, no fatal errors or anything. However, even if there are IDE hard drives connected, it still tries to force …

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Re: ASUS P2B - Dead Voltage Regulator

Posted on 2023-11-23, 18:36

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by PKFreeZZy

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Ah, looks like I'm out of luck for the time being; no other PSU to test or PCI diag card. Thank you both for the info and suggestions! I'll return to the resurrection of this board at a more convenient time.

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ASUS P2B - Dead Voltage Regulator

Posted on 2023-11-22, 10:23

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by PKFreeZZy

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Heya, Tried to assemble my ASUS P2B test system after moving out... it went horribly. It started having issues with powering on even before we had relocated, but it would still eventually POST and boot into Windows. This time it ended with a bang, killing what I assume is the voltage regulator, the …

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Re: CPUID reports 256MB/stick, motherboard sees only 128

Posted on 2021-11-01, 20:06

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by PKFreeZZy

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Everything you always wanted to know about RAM on 440BX boards you can find here: https://web.archive.org/web/20180103032407/http://homepage.hispeed.ch/rscheidegger/ram_bx_faq.html#Q:_I_dont_quite_understand_which_256MB Well... This explains it. Thanks for the replies, guys! I never really thought …

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CPUID reports 256MB/stick, motherboard sees only 128

Posted on 2021-11-01, 16:20

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by PKFreeZZy

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Just received three 256MB PC133 non-ECC SDRAM modules, which are supposed to max out the i440BX chipset's limit per DIMM. Apparently either the computer doesn't want to cooperate because it only sees 384MB, or these modules have been modded to be deceptive about their size. They are Kingston …

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Re: ASUS P2B Rev 1.04 - Does It Need a Re-Cap?

Posted on 2021-04-12, 19:50

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by PKFreeZZy

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Hey, thanks for the reply! I should've been more clear with the statement regarding how much voltage the 3.3v rail would control: the motherboard's hardware monitor always reports a load of around 3.65 volts. This was not a problem with the PSU itself (which is now dead) as the computer it …

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Re: ASUS P2B Rev 1.04 - Does It Need a Re-Cap?

Posted on 2021-04-09, 21:37

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by PKFreeZZy

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What do you mean when you say that the 3.3V rail is stressing the power supply by "pulling 0.35V more than it's allowed"? Is there a voltage drop or do you mean it's using more current than it should (in that case it would be amps, not volts). And how exactly would that translate to an issue with …

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ASUS P2B Rev 1.04 - Does It Need a Re-Cap?

Posted on 2021-04-09, 17:53

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by PKFreeZZy

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Hey everyone, After a one-year hiatus from retro hardware, I am once again considering returning to the scene. I am willing to take some safety measures first, however. It had previously been brought to my attention that the 3.3v rail was stressing the power supply of the system, pulling 0.35v more …

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Re: Occasional Horizontal Flickering and Random 3DMark2000 Crashes: Dying GPU?

Posted on 2019-12-13, 05:24

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by PKFreeZZy

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Well then, I guess I don't need to be concerned about the PSU; I know for a fact it operates properly because I checked it on a modern LGA1156 motherboard and the 3.3V line delivered 3.392 on it; didn't know the 5V rail is also almost out of spec, but my the other systems I've used with this PSU all …

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Re: Occasional Horizontal Flickering and Random 3DMark2000 Crashes: Dying GPU?

Posted on 2019-12-12, 21:48

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by PKFreeZZy

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Wow, sorry for being late with my reply. I didn't get any answers in the first couple days, so I gave up on it. I have, in fact, checked it with a different PSU, but that was also on a backup motherboard. Didn't get any 3DMark crashes there, but the horizontal flicker was still kind of there. I now …

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Occasional Horizontal Flickering and Random 3DMark2000 Crashes: Dying GPU?

Posted on 2019-11-19, 15:17

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by PKFreeZZy

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Hello, I'm somewhat desperately trying to figure out what's going on with my GeForce2 Pro. Recently it's been doing weird things, such as displaying horizontal screen glitches I like to call "jitter" on the BIOS POST screen, in Windows 2K and XP at the monitor's native resolution and in certain full …

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Re: Later AGP GeForce cards and Windows 98

Posted on 2019-11-05, 14:32

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by PKFreeZZy

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I have to agree with @lost77, the later drivers work horribly on Windows 98 and they do indeed have problems with texturing, at least in my experience. I got blank models on my cap-plagued old P2B with the 6x.xx+ drivers but the older non ForceWare ones worked fine. As for the hardware wizard being …

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Re: NVidia Detonator: Direct3D Oddventure

Posted on 2019-11-05, 04:31

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by PKFreeZZy

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Well apparently my dumb ass typed the reply in the "report" section... Can't be more embarrassed right now. Anyway, I don't have a multimeter yet, though Ive been thinking of picking one up at the hardware store along with a soldering kit. I don't entirely trust the board itself either because it …

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NVidia Detonator: Direct3D Oddventure

Posted on 2019-11-04, 19:59

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by PKFreeZZy

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So far I've used NVidia Detonator 8.05 in all my Win98 installs. It seems to be very stable and performant at the same time. For some reason, though, it scores really low in 3DMark99 MAX. While Detonator 6.31 gets 5700 3DMarks, 8.05 only achieves around 4400. 3DMark2000 on the other hand yields the …

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[ISSUE] ASUS P2B Rev. 1.04 Doesn't Turn On with Old PSU

Posted on 2019-08-29, 21:16

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by PKFreeZZy

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I know for sure that the PSU I'm using is functional. It has worked with several other MoBos I've tried and sometimes it even powers on when connected to the P2B. When it does, it runs so long as it isn't manually turned off. It seems this is the case only with this MoBo-PSU combo, because I've …

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Re: HELP! - Dead Intel VS440FX motherboard with BIOS EEPROM overheating

Posted on 2019-07-27, 13:55

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by PKFreeZZy

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I don't have a wide grasp of electronics knowledge but I have a similar case to tell. I have an ASUS P2B with blown and missing caps which I tried to power on in that state. Did that in order to attempt a last resort BIOS flash for another dead MoBo. The chip was oriented as it should've been. …

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Issue: Siemens D1107 Board Does Random Things Unexpectedly

Posted on 2019-07-26, 22:37

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by PKFreeZZy

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Hello! It's been quite a while since I have done any work with my retro PC. Recently I've picked up a Siemens D1107 B11 GS1 motherboard and a Slot 1 Pentium III 700 for it, but it doesn't run smoothly at all. The thing is, it appears to do things out of the blue whenever it feels like it. When I …

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