Re: Platine identification / IBM Clone XT ?! something similar ? - cant find anything similar

Posted on 2024-03-12, 11:59

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

He has same conclusion ; 1983 / Japan, no import chips / CPU-Card - ofc, since there is no CPU seen anywhere + he is pretty damn sure it is this system : https://s20.directupload.net/images/user/240311/8huon943.jpg from : https://nosher.net/archives/computers/pcn_1983-08-25_v1_no25_001 Hm, I have …

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Re: Platine identification / IBM Clone XT ?! something similar ? - cant find anything similar

Posted on 2024-03-11, 22:06

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

One pair of connectors is labelled "MPU". It's quite likely that this is short for "micro-processor unit". Yes, certainly - that I thought aswell, nowhere is a motorolla 68000, Intel 8086 or similar to be found/seen = CPU-Card - Ofc. The PCB routing style is very mid-80's Japan and I spy custom …

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Re: Platine identification / IBM Clone XT ?! something similar ? - cant find anything similar

Posted on 2024-03-11, 16:38

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I would remove the EPROM and read its contents. This could reveal some information. Was thinking about it, but currently have no good Eeprom Reader/Writer, last one was too cheap and died, rly time i buy something real. Possibly part of an old Panafacom / Facom system? Damn - Thanks - it comes …

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Platine identification / IBM Clone XT ?! something similar ? - cant find anything similar

Posted on 2024-03-10, 01:17

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hey, Hopefully someone can accidently identify this one ; Put everything in google, image reverse search and so many systems, which came in mind - but cant find anything. https://s20.directupload.net/images/user/240309/j453gtbj.jpg https://s20.directupload.net/images/user/240309/xxb733xx.jpg …

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Re: Asus P4T533 and 32-bit rdram

Posted on 2023-10-06, 00:14

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

....or with another board that uses 32-bit 232-pins RDRAM (if another firm ever released one). Just stumbeld upon :) Big Rambus Fan here - but still missing the P4T533. [but it is mail ^^] Back then I rather used Dual Socket 603 Xeon MP mit 4Gb PC800 RD-Ram - they are quite cheap now and more or …

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Re: Outrigger: an ongoing adventure with the OR840

Posted on 2023-08-31, 20:12

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ System Specs

I just got my OR840 today from a friend. Dual 733s and supposed to go with a Voodoo 3500. I am however encountering a weird issue: It's benching at 30-40% what it should. I'm basing this off comparing my own results on a 440bx with the same hardware, and reviews on the internet. Without fail, …

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Re: Iwill DX400-SN / DF400-SN // Dual Socket 603 Rambus Mainboard - need Bios Files

Posted on 2023-08-18, 13:46

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks aswell for the Bios-file ! Pics were done few days after PC Hoarder suggested I should send you some. And yes, the DF400 is the Celsius 600 Board - but seems ofc exactly the same one, with maybe some minor changes to Bios ?! Maybe I get one sooner or later, then I will post again here :) …

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Re: Iwill DX400-SN / DF400-SN // Dual Socket 603 Rambus Mainboard - need Bios Files

Posted on 2023-08-01, 19:33

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Also, I'm sure the Retro Web team would welcome some hi-res pics of your board & memory riser for their site database Aaand since im already on that site checking...what could they maybe need too :) i see you already posted a pic of the IBM Intel OR840 :P - was thinking of adding it too + i have …

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Re: Iwill DX400-SN / DF400-SN // Dual Socket 603 Rambus Mainboard - need Bios Files

Posted on 2023-08-01, 18:55

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There's a support page for the board on The Retro Web at https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/iwill-dx400 but they don't seem to carry the very latest BIOS , which I've attached below. Also, I'm sure the Retro Web team would welcome some hi-res pics of your board & memory riser for their site …

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Iwill DX400-SN / DF400-SN // Dual Socket 603 Rambus Mainboard - need Bios Files

Posted on 2023-07-31, 22:57

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Heya. After Ages i finally got it back together !! Back in the Days, i must have built like 20 of these machines for Customers and had one myself, but sold :( Always missed it, and now i got one :) Works - but has ancient bios on it and cant find latest one anywhere - also not sure if i could use …

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Re: Looking for a Compaq SP750 Workstation

Posted on 2023-07-31, 22:45

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here we go vogoners. Super fast. I will try to oc to 133mhz bus. Holy Moly :) - Nice work and pics..and machines^^ Nice - damn, well not sure if flee-guy there still searches a SP750 :) I still have my 2, one also running&connected. But i do use the 1Ghz Pentium 3 Xeons + did even get 2nd Batch for …

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Re: Looking for a Compaq SP750 Workstation

Posted on 2022-11-05, 14:24

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah forgot that guy - ignore, do not buy from that "br_ap" guy ; Bad catch! he did answer once and that alone let look deep ; Doesnt answer after, doesnt answer in time, doesnt seem to care enough for a potential buyer, doesnt want to ship, doesnt do any offer, doesnt do any efforts whatsoever ! …

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Re: Looking for a Compaq SP750 Workstation

Posted on 2022-10-27, 16:37

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hey, Can someone try and contact this guy from this auction here please ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294864065835?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43.l1123&mkcid=26&ch=osgood&euid=cf1029900a604aa5b0b929b111e80ce2&bu=43779800181&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20221027092425&segname=11051 He is selling a SP750, Noflee …

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Re: ASUS CUC-D

Posted on 2022-10-22, 20:07

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by freekymachine

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

See that i820 ..see them Rdimm slots ...yup there's your issue, I dont think I have ever seen a vintage one of these boards working in a 100% state and if they are working then they sell for an arm, both legs and possibly a kidney or two. HAHAhahaha, still laughing! rly good one !! and yeah, if …

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Re: Looking for a Compaq SP750 Workstation

Posted on 2022-10-20, 18:55

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes, i have one of those XM600/ P3C-D Boards still here, works too, like it more than the orig. P3C-D. Ah ok, so the Intelli is the MSI one - love those Memory Risers, not that there are many variants from Supermicro, Tyan, iWill, Compaq - nearly all built the same way. One i would neeed as …

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Re: iWill DP400 Dual Socket 603 Mainboard - it wont start at all.

Posted on 2022-10-20, 04:05

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks, well i did rip/pull out all the pins of the 2 Adapters, built myself tiny tool to push the pins, took a while and the re-installed nearly all cables from the old adapters, few i had to re-do, since the old adapter didnt had enough leftovers, so soldered a few cables and built Y bridges, …

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Re: Looking for a Compaq SP750 Workstation

Posted on 2022-10-20, 03:57

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, the Compaq SP750 Board with Memory-Board, you can get "easy" - for maybe around 150 € + shipping... aand taxes... mmm SP700 - Sometimes you need to be a bit..oldschool and radical - rattle all the ports and few days ago i wanted to give away my defective P3C-E - i have 3, but one is defect. .. …

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Re: ASUS CUC-D

Posted on 2022-10-20, 02:50

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

...i820 boards seem cursed. Yes, they all are, in general Rambus Boards are all cursed :) I nearly had all of em, all ever built, easier to list which ones i didnt have^^ Had btw 2 defective P3C-D aswell - one one i knew it had broken PCB, like haircut-crack, seemed that many had this, of this …

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Re: iWill DP400 Dual Socket 603 Mainboard - it wont start at all.

Posted on 2022-10-20, 00:58

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It lives !! Found PSU, but they are ofc all EPS ones - finding orig. as WTX could be impossible, since the PSU was built for only 4 !!! Mainboards. So I de-assembled both these"adapters" I had - realizing now, after quick re-cap on my own old pic.... "what was that for a cable ? why did i put it …

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Re: iWill DP400 Dual Socket 603 Mainboard - it wont start at all.

Posted on 2022-10-18, 11:32

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by freekymachine

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

nothing happens aka psu doesnt start? that can mean total short, standby circuit bad, or standby detecting something it doesnt like etc first thing first, unplug supply and measure resitance on 5 12 3.3 lines and on PSAUX 12 PSU is fine, Enermax 365Watt, used it to test OR840, P3C-D and P3C-E's. …

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