Re: Question about infamous CMD 640 IDE Controller

Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:44

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by NTG2001

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Hmm, maybe it's best to avoid it altogether. The motherboard has a VLSI VL82C594/596 chipset. Don't know much about it, but maybe the chipset itself has floppy support built in and it's using that? The BIOS has an option to enable or disable primary and secondary IDE controllers which kind of …

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Re: please take it upon yourself to list your oldest computers

Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:24

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Actual oldest computer I own would be two VIC-20s, but if we count based on the architecture, then it would be my TI-99/4A. Although the TI is one of the later revision beige ones with an Alps keyboard which is from around '82 or '83 I think. So, physically oldest would still be the VIC-20.

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Question about infamous CMD 640 IDE Controller

Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:18

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by NTG2001

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I recently picked up a system with a CMD PCI0640B on board. I've already accepted that using it as an IDE controller in not wise especially since I'll be running DOS and not a newer OS like Linux that "fixed" its issues. However, this controller also acts as a floppy controller, and it too falls …

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Can't Find Sony Vaio VGC-LV150J Restore Discs

Posted on 2023-11-11, 05:17

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by NTG2001

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Anyone know where I can find the restore discs for this? It's an interesting TV all in one computer I've had for a while but I can't find the restore discs for it. I've checked archive.org, but I can't seem to find it there and Googling isn't really getting me anywhere either. So if anyone can link …

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Re: Should I upgrade the heatsink on my 9800 Pro AIW?

Posted on 2023-08-25, 00:02

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Here's the solution I came up with. I used a 70mm fan that I pulled probably from an old Socket 478 heatsink years ago. It's pretty loud, but it moves a ton of air at full blast and the noise doesn't really bother me that much. It definitely seems to be helping. You can really feel the heat blowing …

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Re: Old Online computer store website. Frozen in time

Posted on 2023-08-24, 20:58

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I always wonder how sites like these stay up for so long. Did they just pre-pay for like two decades of hosting? Are they self hosting it and it just got left on running in the back of a closet somewhere?

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Re: Should I upgrade the heatsink on my 9800 Pro AIW?

Posted on 2023-08-24, 20:50

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Here's the solution I came up with. I used a 70mm fan that I pulled probably from an old Socket 478 heatsink years ago. It's pretty loud, but it moves a ton of air at full blast and the noise doesn't really bother me that much. It definitely seems to be helping. You can really feel the heat blowing …

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Re: A box full of old video cards... are they worth saving?

Posted on 2023-08-23, 02:38

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by NTG2001

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I'd just put them up in a lot on eBay if you don't feel like going through the hassle of listing them individually. You'd make enough even with a low starting bid that it would be worthwhile to do. Could probably hit well over $50 even without the Voodoo 3.

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Re: What is the max output of this old PSU?

Posted on 2023-08-15, 22:36

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90w 5v+3.3v is really nothing special and the 12v doesn't have much oomph either, I'd avoiding using it if you can. Hipros are not known for be especially reliable and it'll probably let out the magic smoke sooner rather than later. If it's all you have, I'd highly recommended testing the rails to …

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Re: I Felt Conflicted at a Yard Sale

Posted on 2023-08-15, 22:25

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When I first started getting interested in computers, I'd take literally anything I could get. The crappiest of Celerons, this week's discarded P4 Dell Dimension, some random old barely functional laptops that a friend's family would give me, etc. Of course as the years went on I'd find better and …

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Re: Should I upgrade the heatsink on my 9800 Pro AIW?

Posted on 2023-08-15, 03:41

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shevalier wrote on 2023-08-15, 02:36: Use a thermal camera (or your finger 😀 . And looped Nature test from 3Dmark03. And everything will become clear. It's been a bit since I've used the card. I don't remember the cooler getting overly hot, but I could always give it the old finger test and see if …

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Should I upgrade the heatsink on my 9800 Pro AIW?

Posted on 2023-08-14, 23:33

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I have a Radeon 9800 Pro All in Wonder that still has the stock heatsink with a fan that still seems to run okay. I've repasted the card, but I'm still worried that the card might die since 9700/9800s are known to drop like flies. I have one of those cheap Chinese eBay coolers, but I'm not sure if I …

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Re: The Goggle.com story

Posted on 2023-07-30, 07:23

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Going purely off my memory, I always remembered hearing that it would do a drive by attack on your system and give you some sort of malware/adware. Never had any first hand experience since I was way too young, but this is what I've always heard about it. Don't know if it was real or fake, I could …

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Re: Infinite Manchester - my first dual-core 939 system

Posted on 2023-03-31, 07:48

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by NTG2001

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It's nice seeing Vista get some love, great machine!

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Re: OLED

Posted on 2023-03-21, 04:05

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I have two OLED panels, one in my original Vita and one in my Vivobook laptop. I think they both look fantastic and I love using them. Haven't really noticed any noticeable ghosting with either, I've seen way worse ghosting on just about every other LCD panel I've ever used. That's not to say there …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-03-15, 03:04

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I've been upgrading several Optiplex 3040s for my mom's work. A couple of which had failing Seagate hard drives so... that was fun trying to back up. Also these machines require DDR3L instead of just regular DDR3. I wish I had known that before opening one of the packages of new RAM I had bought …

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Re: Windows 98SE is running on Intel 9th gen platform (bare metal)

Posted on 2023-03-15, 02:59

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Wow, that's very cool to see. Is there any issues with performance or is it as good as one would hope it would be?

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Re: Were you ever hurt by a computer?

Posted on 2023-03-11, 22:02

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I burned my finger on a Athlon XP once because I was an idiot and ran it with no heatsink. In my defense, I thought the motherboard was dead and was trying to see if I could get life out of it. It happened to come to life at the worst possible time... Had a pretty nasty blister for awhile.

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2023-03-11, 21:57

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I have a 3dfx Voodoo 4 4500 that I got by pure luck many years ago, but I kinda hesitate to call that actually rare. Although it is one of the harder Voodoo cards to find and it's cool owning their last product.

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Re: Need help selecting graphics card for new Windows 98 system.

Posted on 2022-10-20, 04:36

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by NTG2001

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I would personally pick the GeForce 4, my Ti 4200 has never given me issues under 98. Ti 4600 is a DirectX 8 powerhouse and since that's the kinds of games you're looking to play, for me at least I don't see a big reason to go with anything higher. Going with the 9800 Pro would be a bit of a waste …

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