Re: Which cheap sound card is least worst for DOS and W98

Posted on 2022-12-04, 01:44

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by holdencars11

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Far as I know Envy 24 HT-S doesn't do DOS at all. The original Envy24 mentioned DOS in the ICE datatasheet, but I've never seen DOS drivers and the only mention is of it on Vogons is it requiring the companion VIA codec the be present on the card. I have also not been able to locate VxD drivers. If …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-11-21, 11:58

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Recapped GA-7VKML... I think I will do a fun budget 2001/2002 build with a Duron

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-11-18, 11:43

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Hercules really wasn't that generous with the thermal paste!

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2022-10-31, 04:58

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by holdencars11

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I noticed that someone uploaded original CD on archive.org for Aztech PCI 368-DSP (VLSI / QSound ThunderBird 128) soundcard. I used to have this soundcard back in late 90's, and had been searching for the drivers for ages. Contains DOS / Win9X / WDM / QSound Audio tests (Wumpus Game) / Yamaha S- …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-10-24, 07:52

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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-10-24, 07:31: It might be a special card that pairs with a chip on the motherboard, which is why it's so short. I haven't located another HD Audio chip on the m/b.. it may be under one of the heatsinks to deal with optical out, but under the metal plate on the breakout card …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-10-24, 07:28

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I had that exact mobo with an "Alienware" bios. $15 ages ago with a dead top pcie slot. Got a Pentium 670 up to 4.3ghz with a similar HSF and it was a blast with a 512mb 8800gt. It's alive! On first boot too which is always a bonus. It came with SupremeFX II sound breakout card which I assume is …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-10-24, 02:52

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by holdencars11

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Trash picked this Asus P5E and huge Zalman cooler "Optimised for nVidia nForce" whatever that means 🤣. http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/cpu/zalman9700nt.html Looks like it will be a nice motherboard for Core2Quad! Incredible amount of heatsinks on Voltage section...

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-10-04, 12:36

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by holdencars11

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BitWrangler wrote on 2022-10-03, 14:40: Looks like the fan on a Volcano 9 but the bottom looks like a Volcano 7+ ... but there were hald a dozen variations, somewhere in that range probably. Looking like it's a Volcano 12 with the fan from the X-Blower attached to the Heatsink instead.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-10-03, 04:39

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by holdencars11

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Athlon XP +KM266 Interesting Thermaltake fan control and huge copper HSF..

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-12, 05:58

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by holdencars11

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I tested this trash picked 8088 XT Turbo. I was surprised it was a NEC V20... Probably a Juko ST motherboard. Worked first time! Installed Trident TVGA, XT IDE and Vibra 16. Very happy with it being such a painless resurrection!

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-05, 11:19

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For me the most common badcaps have always been Choyo, G-Luxon, Fuhjyyu (almost always blown in PSUs), GSC, Teapo, HM from 2003 or so and KZG. Usually I just replace with Panasonic FM series, though I haven't checked the prices recently as I have a large cache of common values. As long as the ripple …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-05, 08:38

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You're lucky the memory chips hadn't been killed! Well spotted Definitely lucky! Even when I first tried to POST the card, the chips were VERY hot after a few seconds. It's just not something you expect.. and I guess it would have been toast if I had closed the case and was wondering why I got no …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-05, 05:22

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by holdencars11

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Bought a Trident 9000i-3 from a seller.. I was surprised that it wasn't working in any system I tried it on. I did notice that the memory chips would get hot... Started to suspect a shorted cap etc.. Was studying the board and noticed the orientation of the silkscreen for the memory chips was …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-08-14, 12:51

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by holdencars11

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Revived the BC-21e printhead on this trash picked Canon BJC-4200. Good memories printing homework on the smaller BJC-255SP back in the day! Check out the spelling mistake on the demo page hahh

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Re: CD-ROM drives that "lose the strength" to open

Posted on 2022-08-12, 03:52

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Tiny amount of CRC Belt Grip gets most working and keeps them going for ages. But the real solution was always a pack of assorted tape deck belts from AliExpress. But I always liked the gear driven Lite-on drives..

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-08-11, 11:58

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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-08-11, 05:48: I find it easier to dunk it under the faucet and use a nylon brush with some mild detergent. There are way too many tiny crevices to try and clean each individually with a flower fan. Already done that... the copper and aluminium were very heavily oxidised.. I …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-08-11, 03:22

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by holdencars11

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Polishing the fins on a Zalman Socket 462 cooler...

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-08-08, 07:47

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by holdencars11

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Trash picked this CoolerMaster WaveMaster case... Perfect condition. Dates to about 2004... All aluminium... Everything! Power buttons, motherboard tray, drive bay covers. Quality seems great. Need to decide what system to put in it..

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-07-17, 06:59

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Its local hard rubbish time... Gigabyte GA-Z87 with i5 4670K HUGE Phanteks Enthoo Primo Ultimate case... I looked up the PC CaseGear price in 2014 and it was $429AU!! Other things.. WD Raptor HDDs XFX 8800GTX ADI Microscan CRT Need to decide what to do with the case... maybe reverse sleeper or …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-07-14, 12:14

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by holdencars11

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Many years ago I purchaced an Amaze HD3650 AGP Brand New on clearance from MSY Clayton (local parts chain shop). Australians will know MSY from their parts.pdf pricelist I haven't ever used the card in a build, but decided to do a Fast AGP build with a Sempron 2800+ Socket 754. After the AGP Hotfix …

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