Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-03, 06:09

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by ChrisK

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MSI K7T266 Pro-R for the usual tenner. Early "DDR" Socket 462 / Athlon motherboard with IDE RAID and AGP pro. Some random AM. Fat, good looking caps. Boots just fine. Apparently, the original VIA KT266 chipset has all kinds of funny bugs to look forward to... This came with surprise CPU that turned …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-01, 09:13

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by ChrisK

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So I now own $18 worth of gold. And it’s at 60MHz. FD09D0F5-2A71-441C-805E-46504D1AFADE.jpeg CEE9C9B1-7468-4C7B-9F8C-4AC68F0772CD.jpeg Question is, how do I get this heat sink off without also losing the text on top? That's a nice and really rare PPGA P60 (one without golden heatspreader). Just …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-06-01, 09:00

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by ChrisK

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Yes I know. I had to add another jumper for the changed BF2 one my board (to not mess with the original three and to maintain conformance with other CPUs). That said, I'm not sure any more if I also tested with the original BF2 on the pin position not used by the Tillamook. I'm pretty sure this did …

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Re: AGP to PCI adapters - any PCB designers here willing to make one?

Posted on 2022-05-31, 18:14

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by ChrisK

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I can see his eyes glow already 😂

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Re: Photos of my Linux ZFS file server

Posted on 2022-05-31, 18:11

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"THOR". Seems to me like the only proper name for it. Very nice machine. And it still has RAM slots free! But it looks a bit like a poor shy dog in its corner there. Something that needs correction 😉

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-05-31, 11:02

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by ChrisK

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I’ve been unable to find a combination of BF pins that allows 4.5x on my 266 or 233 specimens. That's why I've asked for a datasheet. In the one that can be found in the net for the 266 MHz this of course isn't mentioned. In my experience, as soon as BF2 is set, the 266 MHz one is stuck to 4x …

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Re: AGP to PCI adapters - any PCB designers here willing to make one?

Posted on 2022-05-31, 10:21

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by ChrisK

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For a headless build I'm currently working on, I did not want to leave the bandwidth of the AGP port unused. But when looking for information online about using the AGP port for anything else than a graphics card you won't find much, except between the lines of this thread maybe. In most other …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-05-30, 17:44

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by ChrisK

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So they skipped 200mhz? Seems like. At least in PPGA package. Rumors say there are some TCP-320(*) on PGA adapters. But I didn't find such up to now. Don't have a 166 in my collection right now either. Luckily I got another 266 from some chinese seller as they were still offering them for cheap in …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-05-30, 09:04

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by ChrisK

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So they skipped 200mhz? Seems like. At least in PPGA package. Rumors say there are some TCP-320(*) on PGA adapters. But I didn't find such up to now. Don't have a 166 in my collection right now either. Luckily I got another 266 from some chinese seller as they were still offering them for cheap in …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-05-27, 08:47

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by ChrisK

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In the thread I posted actual measurements of various models and types of cpus. They are usually 0.017” to 0.018” if I recall. So yeah, within spec. But at the lower end which means looser. Also, idk if there is even room to add it, clearance is tight as is. For the traces that run around those …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-05-25, 11:23

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by ChrisK

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Oh, I didn't know there are other versions already. Will have a look into these. Just thought it would be nice to not have to solder it directly to the CPU :) As Tillamooks pins have diameter from 16..20mil these are the best fit I could find at a quick look. The linked sockets fit 18..23mil and 15 …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2022-05-25, 07:39

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by ChrisK

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Does this fit into a regular socket when the components / dip-switches on the underside are mounted? I have those sockets with some larger caps or even temp-sensors mounted within the socket cavity in mind. This adapter has to be soldered to the CPU pins right? Any chance to integrate some tiny …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-20, 12:28

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by ChrisK

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🤔 Tell her it's a Picasso!? 😂

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-20, 11:08

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by ChrisK

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Not exactly a van Gogh but worth at least some hundreds of . To some of us it surely is as appealing as a painter's masterpiece to others 😀 Nice card!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-18, 15:45

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by ChrisK

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Here was the biggest surprise - the 486 box had parts in it! My favorite kid of 486 - a modern PCI motherboard. I was so surprised that I wanted to test everything so I quickly pulled it apart and it was full of goodies! A Lucky Star LS486e SiS chipset PCI 486 motherboard with 512KB of L2 cache and …

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Re: SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

Posted on 2022-05-09, 09:41

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by ChrisK

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Sphere478 wrote on 2022-05-06, 21:49: “ https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=136764&mode=view” […] Show full quote “” Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars. In case you missed this^ First thought: WOW! World's first 64bit 4GHz socket 7 CPU. 🤣

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Re: Unichip 367c memory question

Posted on 2022-05-06, 09:40

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by ChrisK

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Great, thank you! So the chips on your 4MB modules are 2k refresh types just like mine. So that shouldn't be the problem... Strange. Will check the board for any damage in the memory slot area. Could you report your BIOS revision please? It's unfortunately unreadable because of the flashlight in …

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Re: Unichip 367c memory question

Posted on 2022-05-05, 10:26

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by ChrisK

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PiotrUU wrote on 2022-05-04, 20:06: my Unichip board works with a 3-chip 4M sim. i have 2 different 4Mx4 kits and it works with any and two at the same time. I can […] Show full quote my Unichip board works with a 3-chip 4M sim. i have 2 different 4Mx4 kits and it works with any and two at the same …

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Re: Unichip 367c memory question

Posted on 2022-05-05, 10:25

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by ChrisK

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Both my 4 MB module types have chips with 2k refresh cycles (GM71C17400AJ6 & MB8117400a-60), hence they should need 11 RAS bits for a complete refresh. Huh ? Both your 4mb ?? Your board needs 4 SIMMS per bank and they should always be matching SIMMS. If you are trying to mix 1Mb and 4Mb SIMM in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-04, 08:51

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by ChrisK

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Is Socket A and coppermine P3 already a thing? I'm getting them all the time (for free, I wouldn't pay for them, I just don't have a heart to allow them go to trash any longer, few years ago we were trashing loads of them at work), but It wouldn't really cross my mind to even show people that I got …

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