Re: DVD-RW drive Plextor reads CDs always only at 8X. Should be 24X-48X.

Posted on 2024-03-30, 04:07

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Well, I tested 50 optical drives over 3 years, and only this Plextor doing this. (and one TEAC, but it is limited at 20X speed) I have bunch of test CDs. They are burned, yes. Original CDs, not blank CD-R and burned at home. They all work good... going full speed in any functional CD-ROM/DVD-ROM …

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DVD-RW drive Plextor reads CDs always only at 8X. Should be 24X-48X.

Posted on 2024-03-30, 01:23

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Any solutions? https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=189436 Well, first, why it happens? (I have also other CD-RW TEAC, that reads only 20X, cannot go above it). It is slowed down? Well, it works like this in new computer, without any programs, I've got the drive, and it was like …

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Re: Slow Socket 7 system

Posted on 2024-03-04, 13:18

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Revision 1.2 and 1.3 of Zida Tomato 5SVA are different, here it is mentioned: https://www.svethardware.cz/zakladni-deska-tomato-5sva/1352 (use translator) for k6-2 266 Mhz and higher, you need to use version 1.3 of the board. ver: 1.2 works only up to K6-2 233 Mhz. also BIOS needs to be 1.40 or …

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Re: Pentium MMX Multipliers

Posted on 2024-03-03, 17:21

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Today, I've come across another Pentium 166 MMX, same type - SL27K (so I have two of them ). I've got two another socket 7 boards, this time with VIA VPX/97 chipset. This one is earlier, date code is 9740 so 40th week of 1997. I've tested both of them on FIC VA-502. So QDI motherboard had probably …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-27, 00:52

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Got two socket 478 boards: MSI 845E MAX (Intel 845E) and MSI 651M-L (SIS 651) https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=186662 https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=186663 MSI 845E MAX MSI 651M-L Yesterday and today, I've tested them, both working. My findings about …

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Re: Little trick to try to boot with USB removable Flash disk on vintage motherboards

Posted on 2024-02-26, 02:52

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You know... SIS chipsets are something else... 😀

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Little trick to try to boot with USB removable Flash disk on vintage motherboards

Posted on 2024-02-25, 04:34

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Just happened to me very weird thing... often, on older motherboards from 2000-2004 -ish era, USB flash drive is not recognized and cannot be booted to (for example Hiren's USB flash drive). Same thing happened to me on MSI 651M-L motherboard, I've tried every boot option USB-FDD, USB-HDD, USB-CDROM …

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Re: Intel 440BX motherboards 40-pin vs 80-pin IDE cables

Posted on 2024-02-23, 21:56

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It's ok, I have many 40wire and 80wire IDE cables, I just use 40pin cable... even on ATA-100 Hard-drive. UDMA33 on integrated IDE controller, would still limit it around 20-25MB/sec, so I think 80wire cable wouldn't make any difference. But I've heard, they have better signal transfer than over …

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Re: Intel 440BX motherboards 40-pin vs 80-pin IDE cables

Posted on 2024-02-23, 19:50

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From what I see, 6BXC rev1.7 also has the missing pin, at least from Robert B's photo. You can just clear the hole that's missing on the 80pin cables - I usually do that so I don't have to swap cables when moving mainboards. (e.g MSI 694D Pro-AR and DTK PRM27i E0) No, it doesn't have, it's …

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Intel 440BX motherboards 40 wire vs 80 wire IDE cables

Posted on 2024-02-23, 17:23

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Why Gigabyte GA-6BXC rev 1.7 has only 40 wire PATA connectors while UDMA-33, but Gigabyte GA-6BXC rev 2.0 has 80 wire PATA connectors (with missing pin) while still being UDMA-33? https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/gigabyte-ga-6bxc-rev-1-7 https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/gigabyte-ga-6bxc- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-22, 04:16

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That's good idea, I didn't check it. Thought, it will be bad memory chip. Video memory stress test under DOS (VMTCE) marked like 12000 errors on memory bits. I have these photos. But I don't find it worth of repair. These MX440-8x 64-bit are very often cheap. I have already 4 of them, and already 2 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-22, 01:24

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Got Diamond Viper V770 32MB aka NVidia Riva TNT2 chip. Untested, with two other lowend cards (Ati Rage 128 Pro XPert 2000pro and Asus MX440-8x), so it was risk. Out of 3 cards, only one didn't work , Asus MX440-8x 9180SE version, well it had bad memories, so artefacting, and after installation of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-22, 01:18

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Picked up this AT case locally because I needed the case, and because it's my first case with a speed display. What I don't like is the turbo switch controls the display, but I want the MB turbo output to control the display so a little controller board is in order. Have that case, just with 3xCD/ …

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Re: Powerleap PL-IP3/T and GA-6BXC MB

Posted on 2024-02-22, 00:52

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Thank you for identifying that Powerleap adaptor. So, the BIOS that was on the board, was maybe asociated with that specific Adaptor? Will the BIOS work also with previous PowerLeap Adaptors with Tualatin processors? Like The PL-iP3/T ? Or only this adaptor needs to be used with that BIOS in GA- …

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Re: Powerleap PL-IP3/T and GA-6BXC MB

Posted on 2024-02-20, 20:27

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I've got several years ago GA-6BXC rev 2.0 with BIOS with this string: 06/30/2002-i440BX-8671-GA6BXC00C-00 It writes in first starting post screen at the top of the screen: "6BXC Tualatin Support BIOS........................www.ROM.by" (without dots... had to use them, because vogons removed the gap …

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Re: New powersupply killed my motherboard

Posted on 2024-01-26, 19:29

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What mainboard is it? A possible scenario is a tantalum cap has failed on the 5volt rail, which took the PSU beyond it's rating and kaboom....it failed before the tant. exploded....and that capacitor is still shorted on the mainboard (hence no boot and squeaky beep) ~ you would need remove cards/ …

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Re: IDENTIFY MOTHERBOARD thread - if you don't know to identify motherboard, post here

Posted on 2024-01-24, 05:49

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Thank you. It differs from photo on TRW. But I've found another one, and it's matched, so it's indeed FA31. https://cdn.aukro.cz/images/sk1700929421107/r … -177947529.jpeg

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Re: IDENTIFY MOTHERBOARD thread - if you don't know to identify motherboard, post here

Posted on 2024-01-23, 22:56

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Don't have another photos Tried with this search (1 3.3 AGP, 3 PCI, 1 ISA, microatx socket 370) https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/?page=1&itemsPerPage=48&showImages=1&formFactorId=7&cpuSocket1=10&expansionSlotsIds%5B0%5D%5Bid%5D=1&expansionSlotsIds%5B0%5D%5Bcount%5D=3&expansionSlotsIds%5B0%5D% …

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Re: SB PCI128 or SB AudioPCI ESS1371 - Which is better?

Posted on 2024-01-13, 20:11

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Hello, I have this Soundblaster PCI 64. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=182835 According to this thread, it should have relabeled ES1370 chip. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=72180 To my suprise, HWInfo detected it as ES137 1 . Now I've heard, that ES1370 is slightly …

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Re: How do I locate the address of the linear framebuffer in my VGA card?

Posted on 2024-01-12, 00:59

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Ok, my second question is answered. To my suprise, I've found out, that UNIVBE works with Acumos AVGA2, but you need to use older version. It was dropped in newest version 6.7. I've tried 5.1 and it works. That contains VBE 2.0 only.

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