Re: Best (Super) Socket 7 motherboard?
Posted on 2021-11-04, 13:51
Adding Freeway FW-TI5VGF mobo 😁, to be tested soon
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-11-04, 13:10
imi wrote on 2021-11-04, 13:04: vmr_ wrote on 2021-11-04, 12:58: Arguably the best SS7 motherboard without ISA slot? ....arguable indeed 😁 Heh, as one of the late SS7 mobos, guess ISA slots were seen obsolete already Which brings the question: anyone knows which was the last SS7 mainboard launched? …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-11-04, 12:59
A bit of a glutton for dual-chip VGA / GPUs - no matter how much they struggled at the time. There’s something haphazard and inelegant about a dual-chip ‘solution’. Needless to say, I must have these quirky, cantankerous beasts. ATI Rage Fury Maxx. Now to find a stable driver release for both Win98 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-11-04, 12:58
In the unicorns an leprechauns section: Arguably the best SS7 motherboard - will put it to the test at some stage 😁 Got the Ultra+ version as well, comparing the specs
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-08, 11:44
Is it rare because it's 133 marked as 150+ ?? Coz I've seen plenty of 150+ 2x60 and plenty of 2x66 marked 166+ For this model of cyrix 6x86MX (with MMX and EMMI instructions plus better compatibility with pentium) version, it is. Plenty of earlier models 6x86 and 6x86L (low power version) at pr150, …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-07, 17:02
Another super elusive specimen 😁 Guess this one was plagued by limited production quantities and pressure for Cyrix to move to higher frequency / PR ratings to attempt competing with Intel and AMD back in 97. Will put it to the test soon.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2021-09-05, 18:52
on K6-2+ 550 (oc) with voodoo 3 2000 AGP - finished Dune (1992) few weeks ago, great craic. Also did Blade Runner (1997). Think System Shock 2 is next 😀
Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars.
Posted on 2021-08-23, 14:56
Yes this is the idea I had, you also saying it gives me hope. The end goal is 5.5X133 for 733MHz :D This looks like a nice challenge. Have a bunch of SS7 boards pending benchmarking, including AOpen AX59PRO (possibly a 2MB version as well), Asus P5A 1.04 and P5A-B, Gigabyte ga-5ax and (soon, …
Re: Rarest CPUs?
Posted on 2021-08-03, 14:22
mt777 wrote on 2021-07-04, 00:50: I have P120 but doesn't boot 😒 What was purpose of these cpus (120/133)? NxVL has jumpers for max P110? I think only the PCI version of Alaris Nexgen mobo supports P120. I can test it for you 😀
Re: The "Driver CD" for motherboards thread
Posted on 2021-08-03, 11:52
SETBLASTER wrote on 2021-06-20, 18:39: vmr_ wrote on 2021-05-24, 16:30: I think I have somewhere the original CD for Gigabyte ga-5ax, possibly Asus P5a as well. Have to dig it out from storage 😀 Not sure about AOpen ax59pro, have to check did you find anything? yes, I am away and will create the …
Re: The "Driver CD" for motherboards thread
Posted on 2021-05-24, 16:30
I think I have somewhere the original CD for Gigabyte ga-5ax, possibly Asus P5a as well. Have to dig it out from storage 😀 Not sure about AOpen ax59pro, have to check
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-21, 21:28
mtgmackid wrote on 2021-04-20, 09:13: 486 tower with ASUS ISA-486SV2 + DX2, Genoa VLB, VLB I/O card- paid $30 for this https://i.imgur.com/ge3BQq9.jpg […] Show full quote 486 tower with ASUS ISA-486SV2 + DX2, Genoa VLB, VLB I/O card- paid $30 for this Love this case, have a 386 build in the attic …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-04-20, 16:32
Finally I got the time to 'clone' a 540MB Maxtor 7540AV HDD with DOS 6.22 and Win 3.1 on a 4GB CF card. Tried first CloneZilla Live CD- but it failed with strange errors - both on Socket 5 and Slot 1 motherboards. Maybe latest version is not supporting 1996-1998 motherboards, so not spending more …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-04-15, 15:14
Finaly managed to do the POST test for my Intel Batman motherboard, looks promising so far Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today dosbench tests also work nicely, will compile a list of results soon
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-15, 12:28
The super elusive Intel Batman motherboard (the real one), working Batman benchmarks soon 😀
Re: VRM for Shuttle HOT-541 motherboard?
Posted on 2021-03-31, 21:27
finaly, light at the end of the tunnel... and HOT-541 is ALIVE!!!! with EEPROM replacement and BIOS chip programmer, as hot flashing failed. the long story : 1. when I got the motherboard, it turns out it had the wrong BIOS version (and I didn't know it back then), so at boot time it did show a BIOS …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-03-24, 22:13
The elusive Cyrix MII 350
Re: VRM for Shuttle HOT-541 motherboard?
Posted on 2021-03-08, 16:39
Wondering where I can find NOS or new EEPROM DIP32 replacement for this particular chip which is the failed one: FLASH P28F001 BXT150 Uniflash 1.40 recognises it as Flash ROM chip: Intel 28F001BX/BN-T/12V Organisation: sectored 1x112k,2x4k,1x8k (128K) Especially if this chip in particular is prone …
Re: VRM for Shuttle HOT-541 motherboard?
Posted on 2021-03-08, 15:36
Looks like the BIOS ROM is corrupted, so ordered a few replacements from eBay. Tried to reflash it with uniflash 1.40, it fails. Waiting for programmer as well, as secondary bios flashing option.
Re: VRM for Shuttle HOT-541 motherboard?
Posted on 2021-03-07, 15:01
Any advice on where to find replacement new ROM?
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