Re: Electronics repair area basics ?
Posted on 2018-08-15, 04:06
What is the Best type of solder and flux to use on motherboards ? 50/50 ?
Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?
Posted on 2018-08-15, 04:01
cyclone3d wrote: Here is the listing for K6-III+ 450 2.0v CPUs at $19.99 each. Looks like there are still 8 available. https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-K6-3-450ACZ-SKT- … EW/131837162233 Edit: same listing as the link JidaiGeki gave. I bought two of them. Can they run at 500mhz ?
Re: What is a good 486-dx4 era appropriate Hard Drive?
Posted on 2018-08-14, 18:35
IDE hard drives of that time period use to costs $1 per megabyte and ram costs $20 per mb. These where the most expensive parts of the computer. So a 80mb hard-drive costs $80 120mb hard-drive costs $120 Connor Western digital Seagate Maxtor Where common third party drive manufactures for that time …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-08-14, 18:00
Got a couple AMD K6-3 450mhz CPU's for my Super Socket 7 builds.
Re: What is a good 486-dx4 era appropriate Hard Drive?
Posted on 2018-08-14, 17:48
Basically, Any IDE drive under 540mb. should work with most older bios.
Electronics repair area basics ?
Posted on 2018-08-14, 17:46
In my frustration in building old computers and finding working components I have accumulated quiet a bit of hardware. What are some of the best value devices to own ? ( Brands and models ) testing meters ? Soldering irons ? Soldering guns ? De-soldering guns ? Heat guns ? flux types ? solder types …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-08-14, 17:30
Batyra wrote: Not so old but definitely interesting piece of hardware - especially in this conditio (foil on stickers, never opened accesories etc). AOpen AX4B-533 Tube - the first mobo with integrated tupe amplifier. Cool, This is the kind of stuff I like too.
Re: Bios for Soyo V6BE+
Posted on 2018-08-14, 03:15
How does it work? Can I boot off a DOS boot disk and then run AWDFLASH.exe ? Or do I need to make a special boot disk ?
Re: Bios for Soyo V6BE+
Posted on 2018-08-14, 02:46
Oh, I thought I needed a ROM file.
Re: Bios for Soyo V6BE+
Posted on 2018-08-14, 01:26
What do I do with this BIN file once I download it? When I try to open it my Win-10 computer says "unknown file type " and can not open this file.
Re: Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum Build ?
Posted on 2018-08-14, 01:25
I have run out of resources so I will only be able to install 1 or 2 cards. Which one of these cards do you recommend ? Jazz 16 ( ISA ) Pro Spectrum 16 PAR ( ISA ) Pro Audio 16 LMSI ( ISA ) Pro Audio 16 PAS ( ISA ) They all have a Yamaha OPL chip too for MIDI play back.
Bios for Soyo V6BE+
Posted on 2018-08-13, 21:14
Looking for Bios for a motherboard Soyo V6BE+ Where can I find ?
Re: Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum Build ?
Posted on 2018-08-13, 15:45
Finally building this thing this morning. Using a Slot-1 Pentium-3 Motherboard with no built in Audio. Award bios. I am going to use 3 MV audio cards ISA . What are some good IRQ and DMA settings to use ?
Re: looking for motherboard manual
Posted on 2018-08-10, 18:43
Need to find jumper for power-on ?
Re: Voodoo 5500 disaster.
Posted on 2018-08-10, 13:19
See my thread on how I reflowed the ram and Gpu. It works. Voodoo-3 Evil King Pro Repair
Re: Autoexec.bat and Config.sys examples
Posted on 2018-08-10, 06:44
jesolo wrote: You can also refer to this post if you want to create a multiple start up configuration: How to create a boot (start up) menu under Windows 9x/ME Menu options are nice.
Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT: Shipping a CRT
Posted on 2018-08-10, 06:38
Yes, Double box is best. One large box with 3" of Styrofoam or packing peanuts at bottom and all around, and then place the CRT in a smaller box with another 3" of packing peanuts all around. wrap CRT in bubble wrap. Also double line the outer box with card board by cutting up a box and lining the …
Re: Configuring a Turbo Button and LED Display
Posted on 2018-08-09, 21:41
For turbo switch I took a blank from the back of the computer case drilled a hole and added this switch. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Heavy-Duty-ON-OFF-Small-SPST-Toggle-Switch-Miniature-With-Waterproof-Cover-12V/263407733824?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 wires https://www. …
looking for motherboard manual
Posted on 2018-08-09, 20:14
I am looking for a motherboard manual or jumper settings for an Octek Socket 7 EP40202R202 Rev 2.02 motherboard. Does anyone know where I can find one ?
Autoexec.bat and Config.sys examples
Posted on 2018-08-09, 19:03
Can you guys show me your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files for examples. I want to know if I am doing it right. Basically, I want to know SB paramaters, Memory, etc. And any other tricks you may know for best performance on 486. Thanks.
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