Re: An Ivy Bridge Motherboard for Linux and WinXP

Posted on 2021-09-03, 12:47

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I tested several Z77 microATX boards last year and the Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H 1.1 came out as the best, see https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=71889 Let us also not forget about the horror of Intel Management Engine backdoor, which plagues all PCH bridge based systems and some ICH based ones. …

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Re: Best LCD with crt quality

Posted on 2021-08-28, 13:50

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I can recommend the AOC G2590PX, which has several 4:3 modes and a 1:1 mode that is great for showing pixel-perfect doubled 640x480. It goes up to 144 Hz on the DP input and 120 Hz on the other inputs ; it handles 70 Hz VGA without frameskipping. You can add the OSSC which solves the 640x400 sampled …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2021-08-28, 13:07

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You can use the latest Athlon XP mobile without issues (I tested the AXMH2500FQQ4C for instance), however you'll be limited in all cases to 1666 MHz without a FSB overclock, and the BIOS will not display the full name of the CPU. The softmenu BIOS defaults are suboptimal, consider enabling 133/33 …

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Re: MSI MS-7253 / K9VGM-V (KM890, VIA8237A) , Athlon 64 X2 5050e, Radeon X800 XL

Posted on 2021-08-28, 13:02

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The integrated network adapter has NDIS and packet drivers for DOS/Win9x and is natively supported under XP/Linux. An alternative is the RTL8111C gigabit ethernet PCIe card, the last one with official Windows 98 drivers (but no DOS drivers afaik). I couldn't find the RTL8111C online - one listing …

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Re: ESS 1938 under DOS

Posted on 2021-08-25, 16:46

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Amazing. Thank you very much Stainlesscat

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Re: MSI MS-7253 / K9VGM-V (KM890, VIA8237A) , Athlon 64 X2 5050e, Radeon X800 XL

Posted on 2021-08-23, 10:38

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This is very interesting, thanks for pointing out the mSATA to IDE solution. I had the same experience with JMicron adapters on my KT7A, so I gave up on using an SSD with that build. Might give it another shot if I come across one of those 88SA8052-based adapters. Great build BTW. Very power …

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Re: Successful repair of a broken DDR2 memory slot

Posted on 2021-08-22, 07:23

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Thanks 😀

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Re: Successful repair of a broken DDR2 memory slot

Posted on 2021-08-21, 19:48

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I doubt there is any other place to get 3v3 on the dimm socket, heck it could even be a different voltage, like 2v5, but still the DDR2 voltage seems to be 1v8. though I have to say, I haven't looked into it further. Thanks to your suggestion, I was able to make a better repair by reusing the 3.3v …

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Re: VIA VT6421A PCI SATA Controller: What're your thoughts for Windows 98SE?

Posted on 2021-08-21, 18:05

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I've never had any experience with using SATA drives with Windows 98, but I do know that if you ever need WIndows 9x drivers for these types of cards, this website has them: http://toastytech.com/files/w95stuff.html Also, some VIA SATA controllers don't play nice with SATA v2/3 hard drives without …

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MSI MS-7253 / K9VGM-V (KM890, VIA8237A) , Athlon 64 X2 5050e, Radeon X800 XL

Posted on 2021-08-21, 17:05

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Previously I had made an overkill XP build: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=71889 as well as a "jack of all trades" Athlon XP build: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=67476 After reading https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=24769 I thought I'd try and make a build that would …

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Re: PCI sound cards and Chipsets from various manufacturers...

Posted on 2021-08-16, 14:10

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Well, it turns out, that it's a incompatibility issue with newer version of VIA VT8237S chipset on SATA2 revision of the board. Today I finally swapped the board for 775Dual-VSTA with older VT8237A chipset, which I bought recently, and everything started working immediately. I'm getting sound in …

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Re: Successful repair of a broken DDR2 memory slot

Posted on 2021-08-15, 15:31

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Thanks for the info! I could probably simplify the setup by taking 3.3v somewhere else on the dimm and powering the eeprom with it.

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Re: Successful repair of a broken DDR2 memory slot

Posted on 2021-08-15, 13:15

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Nice idea, but I’d imagine there will be issues with latency given the effort that goes into ensuring equal trace length on the board and the resulting wire length. I’d probably attempt to replace the pin, and if that failed, the entire socket. You are correct. It's possible that this particular …

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Re: Successful repair of a broken DDR2 memory slot

Posted on 2021-08-15, 11:06

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Fortunately I had quickly turned off the PSU as soon as I smelled smoke, and the board would still boot with the DIMM2 slot. So I thought maybe DIMM1 is still working, and proceeded to solder a new wire. The result: IMG_0017.JPG IMG_0027.JPG So in the end this shows that it's good not to give up, …

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Successful repair of a broken DDR2 memory slot

Posted on 2021-08-15, 11:04

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After perhaps too many inserts and removal of DDR2 sticks on the motherboard (MSI K9VGM-V), the system wouldn't boot with a stick inserted into DIMM1 (long beep just after booting). It would boot with a stick in DIMM2, in single channel mode. Visual inspection revealed that one of the tiny metal …

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Re: Problem with ESS Solo-1 DOS Emulation

Posted on 2021-08-14, 11:32

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So I have no issues left with this card, but I don't know about the topic starter? I think the issues boils down to the i865 chipset. For best compatibility on the ICH based Intel chipsets (i810-i875P) you need SBLINK. Unfortunately most Pentium 4 motherboard lacks that connector. VIA based …

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Re: ESS 1938 under DOS

Posted on 2021-08-13, 17:54

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Sorry to wake up an old thread, but after getting an ESS Solo-1 from eBay and installing it, initially I couldn't manage to get it to work under DOS and Windows 98 SE using the drivers provided on Phil's computer lab website: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ess-es1938s-solo-1.html , on a K8M890- …

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Re: 4:3 4K

Posted on 2021-08-11, 09:51

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I've been down this rabbit hole too, trying to find the perfect 4:3 LCD monitor. During the search I ran into [1]: 1920 x 1920 monitor (for air traffic control?) and [2]: 1600 x 1200 monitor. Neither was perfect. And both were overpriced considering their specs. At some point I just gave up and …

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Re: What retro hardware you killed today or in the past :(. Killing spree stories+serial killers are welcome.Rest in pie

Posted on 2021-08-02, 12:15

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Not one, but TWO Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M died of BIOS failure while playing some retro games. :( They rebooted and asked for BIOS on floppy; resetting the machine bricked the first MB, while floppy reading error bricked the second. It was very frustrating when you thought you've prepared a floppy with …

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Re: Let's destroy the 440BX myth :-)

Posted on 2021-08-01, 07:38

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Thanks all for your advice! I appreciate it.

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