Re: Fixing a Keyboard controller error on a socket 7 motherboard
Posted on 2024-04-14, 21:25
If the fuse tests good I would say there is probably a good chance the keyboard controller would fix it.
Re: Let's improve video output quality of VGA ISA/VLB cards
Posted on 2024-04-13, 23:19
The jailbars effect on LCDs and other digital devices is supposed to be due to mismatch between pixel clock the LCD expects and what is actually used by the card. Many of these cards have PLLs that do not produce exact VGA/SVGA etc. spec clocks, some have no PLL at all and create the pixel clocks …
Re: AMD 64 3400+ vs P4 3.6/3.8
Posted on 2024-04-05, 20:11
Just curious, are you guys targeting a particular service pack or are you patching up to SP3 once you complete your builds? I do remember that Sata support and sector offsets could be a tangled problem if you didn't plan out your steps in advance. Then I picked up this MSDN XP install disk w/ SP3 …
Re: Why DOS4GW games lead to higher system requirements + slower performance on 386sx
Posted on 2024-04-03, 23:27
386SX was crippled so it was sort of like a 286 with 386 instructions but not capable of executing 32bit code very fast. It was meant to be used for mostly 16bit software with the option of executing 32bit code in theory. The execution in the CPU itself is not slower, it's the bus transfers that …
Re: DFI K6XV3+/66 - No video with PCI (AGP works)- BIOS POST analyzer doesn't show 3.3V?
Posted on 2024-04-03, 21:04
Your motherboard has PCI slots keyed for 5V. No reason to expect them to have +3.3V wired up. ISA bus doesn't have +3.3V on it. There's no problem.
Re: Short on ISA slots? Try this.
Posted on 2024-04-02, 23:51
So I tried this, and first attempts didn't work - though to be fair I'm only trying this on an 8-bit ISA extension. I moved the ISA USB card from the XT to the expansion chassis, and put together the bridge of cables and cards. I get power as the usb stick lights up, but no data. continuity seems …
Re: UV Protection for Plastics/Cases?
Posted on 2024-04-02, 20:34
I have retrobrighted countless computers that only yellowed where sunlight hit them through a window. Note, windows in a home generally have UV resistant coating... which leaves the next thing... Direct sunlight through a window still exposes what it hits with heat. Not in the 80s and 90s in the US …
Re: Lan-2-Wifi connection for retro rig?
Posted on 2024-04-02, 18:33
WiFi bridge, as said above. I use TL-WR902AC all over my house.
Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?
Posted on 2024-04-02, 18:31
I was curious as to what this was referring to. Unfortunately just searching for retro scams turned up a variety of different scams. It took some digging, but for anyone who wants to know what this is about, visit Ron's Computer Videos ( https://www.youtube.com/@RonsCompVids ). He has a couple …
Re: Motherboard +5VSB "leaking" issue, Full Yes INTEL 82440BX-S
Posted on 2024-04-02, 18:27
Hello momaka, Thank you for your reply. I did actually open a post on eevblog forum,specifically for the PSU: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/atx-psu-ps_on-issue/ Feel free to check it out! There are no bulging capacitors on the board. There might of course be issues with the capacitors anyway …
Re: Motherboard +5VSB "leaking" issue, Full Yes INTEL 82440BX-S
Posted on 2024-04-02, 16:19
Hello momaka, Thank you for your reply. I did actually open a post on eevblog forum,specifically for the PSU: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/atx-psu-ps_on-issue/ Feel free to check it out! There are no bulging capacitors on the board. There might of course be issues with the capacitors anyway …
Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?
Posted on 2024-04-02, 16:07
It has come to my attention, and specifics will be avoided as per the preferences of Vogons mods, to keep drama off here, search "retro scammer" etc to dig more up, that there is an undercurrent of unease, drama and ppl bowing out of the scene due to how one or several sociopaths have been playing …
Re: FIC 503+ super socket 7 with no cache
Posted on 2024-04-02, 04:04
I did the same in the past days and you couldn't tell something was soldered there. Pic in bay is blurry, not a sharp HD. This is a TRW job to sort :) Well, only buyer will tell what's the answer LOL Retro mystery! I have a DFI K6XV3+ /66 that needs another Cache chip ...they are very similar in …
Re: FIC 503+ super socket 7 with no cache
Posted on 2024-04-02, 03:11
I think the obvious answer is this was a board revision for a low cost system integrator that wanted to save a few bucks on cache chips.
Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?
Posted on 2024-04-01, 23:52
It has come to my attention, and specifics will be avoided as per the preferences of Vogons mods, to keep drama off here, search "retro scammer" etc to dig more up, that there is an undercurrent of unease, drama and ppl bowing out of the scene due to how one or several sociopaths have been playing …
Re: 3dfx card repair
Posted on 2024-04-01, 23:50
C136 - 147,5 uf C50 - 120,2 uf C57 - 147,1 uf That was the readings i get from some chinese multimeter. It is not perfect, but very close. For L10 don't know how to help. Multimeters are terrible at measuring capacitance. Even more worthless when in circuit. You need an LCR meter that can do > …
Re: What Capacitor Value is this? (Ceramic Capacitor on 386 motherboard)
Posted on 2024-04-01, 20:23
hbsoftware wrote on 2024-04-01, 20:22: weedeewee wrote on 2024-04-01, 20:05: 51nF would be my guess. No its actually 5 and then one zero wich means 50pf and the k is the voltage rating... This is the correct answer.
Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?
Posted on 2024-04-01, 20:23
If anyone still cares, refreshing Firefox seemed to help with my YouTube playback problems for about two days. Then the problem of videos randomly skipping forward came back, and it's even worse than ever. I didn't find anything online besides people complaining of the same thing on their phones, …
Re: Where can i find a new one of these or parts for this (XT/AT turbo/reset/keylock unit)
Posted on 2024-03-31, 22:37
Just print a new sticker
Re: Best soundcard for my Pentium III 3dfx build ?
Posted on 2024-03-31, 22:24
IBM MWAVE
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