Re: Need socket 7 Cyrix MediaGX/NS Geode pinout
Posted on 2019-11-07, 18:47
More pictures.
Need socket 7 Cyrix MediaGX/NS Geode pinout
Posted on 2019-11-07, 18:46
I got this computer with the TCM-200A socket 7 motherboard that is incompatible with the standard socket 7 Pentium CPUs. The seller didn't know this and put a standard socket 7 CPU in it so now it smells worse than my wife's cooking: burnt smell everywhere. It looks flawless though. I need the Cyrix …
Re: Recapping Voodoo 3 3000
Posted on 2019-11-07, 18:38
You are doing the right thing. Clip the multimeter black-negative point to the card's header (use alligator clips). Use the red point to measure the IC pins carefully. Measure all the chip pinouts named DQ1 through DQ15. Write them down. The one chip with irregular voltages will be the faulty one. …
Re: Recapping Voodoo 3 3000
Posted on 2019-11-07, 10:02
you could try replacing them one by one (whack-a-mole style) to find the faulty one and replace it. RAMs are fairly easy to diagnose in-circuit. I'd get the HY57V161610D datasheet and check I/O voltages. +5V anywhere on a DQ pin is a good indicator of faulty RAM. OP can also check voltages one by …
Re: Could you give me advice on buying a new computer?
Posted on 2019-11-07, 09:39
It depends on what you want to play and at what detail. The computer I asked advice on costs me exactly $525 without a PSU, case, SSD and monitor. It will handle anything 2020 can offer and hopefully beyond. If I had to buy everything it still wouldn't be over $750. Nowhere near $3500. A $3500 …
Re: Could you give me advice on buying a new computer?
Posted on 2019-11-07, 09:05
Re: Bought some non working videocards
Posted on 2019-11-07, 08:52
PCIE: resolder the joints of the fan connector. If it doesn't work, replace the fan cable. PCI&AGP: check for damaged traces, *get datasheets for the main chips if available and measure +5V voltages. *Edited to clarify.
Re: I have no proper words for this
Posted on 2019-11-07, 08:41
I started collecting hardware a couple of months ago and I already wish I had a bigger house. I can only image the space required after 20 years. I'd hate to get rid of things just because I ran out of shelves. Hoarding hardware is way too space consuming.
Re: Could you give me advice on buying a new computer?
Posted on 2019-11-07, 08:33
appiah4 wrote: If your budget allows for it the RX5700 is also a solid card Unfortunately it costs twice as much. My budget for GPU is $200 tops.
Re: Windows 3.x EGA Drivers
Posted on 2019-11-07, 08:24
Is there a wanted or for sale thread somewhere around here for me to look at, or do I have to scroll around aimlessly and hope someone mentions it so I can DM them like some other sites? There is a complicated way I sometimes use, I find auction sites and forums in nearby developing countries and …
Re: Could you give me advice on buying a new computer?
Posted on 2019-11-07, 05:40
Re: Windows 3.x EGA Drivers
Posted on 2019-11-07, 04:51
FAMICOMASTER wrote: Seriously, some of those monitors go for almost as much as I paid for my first car. What the hell makes them worth so much?. Resellers and the dollar/euro. Sometimes the same monitors go for 1/10 price here when it's not intended for the US/western EU market.
Re: Recapping Voodoo 2
Posted on 2019-11-06, 09:24
It doesn't always work like that. I just repaired a crappy TVGA8900 that had all the caps bent and broken. All for ¢25 and 30 minutes soldering. I'm no expert either. Turning it on while you know it's missing parts is too risky in my book. Those 10u/16V caps cost maybe a grand total of ¢20. What's …
Re: Recapping Voodoo 2
Posted on 2019-11-06, 06:51
Replace them all, it's easy.
Re: Recapping Voodoo 2
Posted on 2019-11-06, 05:02
With that much damage I'd check the traces as well.
Re: Why is this MCA card so big compared to it's ISA counterpart?
Posted on 2019-11-06, 04:07
Are you certain that this card is actually a serial controller? Certain? Never. I'm not familiar with these buses at all and only started reading about them recently. This card has a 25 pin RS-232 connector, it's advertised as a RS-232 multiprotocol adapter and from what I read they were used for …
Re: Why is this MCA card so big compared to it's ISA counterpart?
Posted on 2019-11-05, 19:10
Isn't this a 16 bit card? The 32 bit MCA bus looks different.
Why is this MCA card so big compared to it's ISA counterpart?
Posted on 2019-11-05, 18:51
This serial comm. card made in 1987(?) is much smaller than the MCA card made in 1991. Why? The same thing is with MCA ethernet cards. Why were they designed so big?
Re: Old ATX PSU connectors question
Posted on 2019-11-05, 13:17
"The aux power cable was added to provide extra wattage to motherboards for 3.3 and 5 volts. This connector is rarely used anymore. It's most commonly found on older dual CPU AMD motherboards. You're more likely to sight Bigfoot than a motherboard which uses this connector. It plugs into the 6 pin …
Re: Could you give me advice on buying a new computer?
Posted on 2019-11-04, 06:31
I knew picking the GPU won't be easy. When it comes to used I'm a scaredypuss. I just like things new and with a 3 years factory warranty. I'm looking at used 980Tis now and only 1 week warranty on most of them for $350-400! Can't take that risk. The used market here is small and overpriced. I like …
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