Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-16, 17:53

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by EvieSigma

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I got this little friend-shaped Compaq, been wanting one of these...but mine seems to be quite ill, the motherboard is just not initializing at all. I used one of these when they were contemporary with Windows 95. They're little troopers and we're a delight to use. What are their specs? This …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-15, 23:11

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by EvieSigma

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I got this little friend-shaped Compaq, been wanting one of these...but mine seems to be quite ill, the motherboard is just not initializing at all. Filename PXL_20230915_205956186.jpg File size 229.78 KiB Views 298 views Filename PXL_20230915_211125292.jpg File size 184.7 KiB Views 298 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-23, 01:33

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by EvieSigma

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Bought this HP Pavilion zv5000 at a yard sale for $10 and was very pleasantly surprised to see it's fully working. Filename PXL_20230722_173838316.jpg File size 186.8 KiB Views 483 views Filename PXL_20230723_011015274.jpg File size 29.51 KiB Views 483 views Filename PXL_20230723_011225445.jpg File …

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Re: Identifying Turbo XT motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-21, 22:06

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by EvieSigma

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Horun wrote on 2023-06-20, 23:56: THanks ! It appears to be same board as in this topic: Re: Retrofanatic's "8Mhz TURBO BOARD" NEC V20 XT Build Manual: https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Turb … ion%20Guide.pdf Thanks Horun! This info will help a lot when I get a CGA/EGA card for this system.

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Re: Identifying Turbo XT motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-20, 22:39

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by EvieSigma

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I took a few more pictures, sorry it took a few days. Dunno if any of these help at all. Filename PXL_20230620_215411089.jpg File size 145.38 KiB Views 212 views Filename PXL_20230620_215414535.jpg File size 355.77 KiB Views 212 views Filename PXL_20230620_215423354.jpg File size 248.05 KiB Views …

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Re: Identifying Turbo XT motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-18, 16:15

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by EvieSigma

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I can get a picture of the whole board, I dunno how much help it will be as far as identification given that those BIOS ROMs are the only branding I've found so far though.

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Identifying Turbo XT motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-18, 01:21

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by EvieSigma

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I obtained a generic Turbo XT board in a flip-top case recently and I'm trying to figure out the jumper/DIP switch settings for the motherboard, but I don't really know what board it is. The BIOS stickers say "WASAE CORPORATION TURBO XT MOTHERBOARD" and those are the only branding I can find on the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-12, 00:27

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by EvieSigma

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Big Pink wrote on 2023-06-08, 16:05: BitWrangler wrote on 2023-06-08, 13:18: edit: Aha, it's one of those mythical "Book PC" units. Maybe Amptron made it. It's virtually identical to the i810-based one I have which is variously branded PCChips / ECS / Amptron. This thing is Socket 7 though, and has …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-07, 22:36

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by EvieSigma

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Bought this fun little oddity off Facebook Marketplace, it's one of these super compact Socket 7 PCs you see on YouTube sometimes. Somehow it has a K6-III in it? Filename PXL_20230607_222404506.jpg File size 122.37 KiB Views 980 views Filename PXL_20230607_222419595.jpg File size 148.99 KiB Views …

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How hard is it to rewire front panel headers?

Posted on 2023-06-04, 17:38

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by EvieSigma

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I found a rather nice, sturdy beige ATX case that I want to use for a build but because I'm an often very unlucky person, all the front panel headers are cut off about halfway up the wires. How hard would it be to rewire these headers so I can actually use the case? I've never done anything like …

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Re: CompactFlash card formatting utility

Posted on 2023-05-24, 23:28

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by EvieSigma

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mihai wrote on 2023-05-23, 23:13: ATCFWCHG : http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1862&menustate=0 Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for!

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CompactFlash card formatting utility

Posted on 2023-05-23, 20:45

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by EvieSigma

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I remember seeing a utility in a YouTube video that allowed you to force a CompactFlash card into fixed disk mode so that it will work in an IDE to CF adapter/XT-IDE, but I can't remember what the utility was actually called. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I have a couple CF cards but I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-11, 20:09

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by EvieSigma

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Drove 45 minutes today to get this Macintosh SE/30. I was so relieved when I cracked it open and found an intact battery instead of an exploded mess. Needs cap repair but they pretty much all do at this point. PXL_20230511_174750846.jpg PXL_20230511_175414786.jpg PXL_20230511_175555046.jpg PXL_ …

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

Posted on 2023-04-20, 20:33

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by EvieSigma

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Some laptops (Apple) are picky about SODIMM (DDR2?) speeds. Some modern laptops require LPDDR (DDR3?) and won't work with regular DDR. This is off the top of my head, from personal experience. I definitely had to run PC2-4200 sticks in my PowerBook G4 1.67, it would not recognize anything faster.

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Re: PC tower cases by year

Posted on 2023-03-18, 23:27

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by EvieSigma

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Trying to identify this case...it's got Inwin A500 vibes but it's clearly not an A500, so I don't know if it's a different Inwin case or some kind of Taiwanese clone. Filename PXL_20230318_221431773.jpg File size 279.01 KiB Views 349 views Filename PXL_20230318_221440971.jpg File size 333.58 KiB …

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

Posted on 2023-02-19, 01:10

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by EvieSigma

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Somehow found this Micronics branded dual socket 5 motherboard being thrown out. I sure hope it works because if it does, this is an incredible find! Filename PXL_20230218_234034695.jpg File size 303.25 KiB Views 828 views Filename PXL_20230218_234042348.jpg File size 163.71 KiB Views 828 views …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-05, 20:53

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by EvieSigma

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Duuuuuuuude, I got a Dell. Filename PXL_20230205_151623893.jpg File size 155.56 KiB Views 839 views Filename PXL_20230205_151644409.jpg File size 209.61 KiB Views 839 views Filename PXL_20230205_151650998.jpg File size 203.61 KiB Views 839 views

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

Posted on 2023-01-28, 00:19

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by EvieSigma

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Interesting, does it have some kind of fancy capture card for xray cameras in it or something? The PACS stickers indeed seem to suggest that. If that's the case, more pictures EvieSigma.. pretty please ;) Unfortunately it's been stripped of...basically everything by the time it ended up in my hands …

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

Posted on 2023-01-27, 21:35

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by EvieSigma

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Somehow found this old Dell Optiplex GX100 in the e-waste bin at my hospital job in 2023...it's pretty rough but I felt compelled to save it anyway. and rightly so! hopefully a fairly straightforward rescue Unfortunately the case seems to be tweaked so much that the side panel won't even fit …

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

Posted on 2023-01-26, 21:43

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by EvieSigma

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Somehow found this old Dell Optiplex GX100 in the e-waste bin at my hospital job in 2023...it's pretty rough but I felt compelled to save it anyway. Filename PXL_20230126_203720303.jpg File size 210.11 KiB Views 965 views

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