Re: pc chips mainboard M573 resurrection

Posted on 2021-10-15, 09:49

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by Ydee

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I found some photos of two revisions of the mainboard. I'm posting them here. JP10 for the sound chip are different: 2-pin vs 3-pin. But the problem seems not in the BIOS. I agree with @ Ydee . Maybe chip has loose contact or something similar. edit: correct grammatical mistakes. I don't think it's …

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Re: pc chips mainboard M573 resurrection

Posted on 2021-10-14, 07:58

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by Ydee

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According to the BIOS string there you have the correct BIOS for the M573 and the NSSI gives an inaccurate figure. There were 3 BIOSes in total, this is the second. Now why your sound card isn't working: You wrote that once you managed to get your sound card activated: I managed only one time to see …

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Re: pc chips mainboard M573 resurrection

Posted on 2021-10-13, 08:58

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by Ydee

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It's weird. NSSI identifies BIOS as M537DMA, yet there's 573+ITE8661F in BIOS ID string, so 0430s should really be designed for this board (M573). What do you see on the initial screen at the bottom, I mean BIOS ID - can you take a photo?

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Re: K6-2+ Questions

Posted on 2021-10-13, 08:27

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by Ydee

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I have tested the functionality of Voodoo3 2000 PCI even at FSB 83MHz on almost the same board (M590). But it doesn't have an AGP port, so I can't test the AGP cards. The integrated one (SiS 6326 AGP 2x) works on FSB 83MHz without any problems either. You have a more powerful and faster CPU, but …

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

Posted on 2021-10-11, 08:51

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by Ydee

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I tried running the Coppermine family CPU on a slot1 board with i440LX, so far it didn't look hopeless on the quick test, but I'll see after I plug in and install OS (W98SE). If the HDD controller bites the FSB 83MHz, I'd have a decently variable allrounder DOS/W9x.

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Re: How do i remove this f*cking heatsink?

Posted on 2021-10-11, 08:44

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by Ydee

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Some of the boards had protective foil taped under the clasp handle, precisely because of the numerous damage caused by the screwdriver slipping.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-11, 08:24

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by Ydee

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Aublak wrote on 2021-10-11, 02:30: I have to do a lot of digging. And I get pretty dirty. Pretty dirty, but rich and lucky, it is not right?:)

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Re: pc chips mainboard M573 resurrection

Posted on 2021-10-11, 07:59

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by Ydee

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Can you post a photo of the entire board and revision? There have been several revisions and even models whose ID string is the same, making it difficult to find the right BIOS for the board. Also, try to contact the member https://www.vogons.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=32449 who owned the …

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

Posted on 2021-10-09, 13:49

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by Ydee

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Is that the one with the cougar on the wallpaper?

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Re: Questions on K6-2 Build

Posted on 2021-10-07, 16:24

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by Ydee

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I have almost the same board, M590. The FSB 100MHz is not stable, but 83MHz yes. I have a K6-2 300@380 at 83x4.5 and it's faster than @400 at 66x6. The downside is that according to Sandra, the FSB/PCI is synchronous, so 41MHz instead of 33, but the HDD controller manage it and the cards too (V3 …

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Re: Got sold a broken Voodoo 2 -- do I try to fix it?

Posted on 2021-10-07, 16:10

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by Ydee

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It is not possible for such damage to occur during transport and the packaging does not show anything. In addition, the capacitor was damaged when the card was connected in the slot, which the carrier excludes. So it looks like the seller gave false information and sent the malfunctioning electrical …

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Re: Questions on K6-2 Build

Posted on 2021-10-06, 17:06

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by Ydee

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I have almost the same board, M590. The FSB 100MHz is not stable, but 83MHz yes. I have a K6-2 300@380 at 83x4.5 and it's faster than @400 at 66x6. The downside is that according to Sandra, the FSB/PCI is synchronous, so 41MHz instead of 33, but the HDD controller manage it and the cards too (V3 …

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Re: pc chips mainboard M573 resurrection

Posted on 2021-10-06, 07:09

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by Ydee

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This BIOS should be for your board, M573. Drivers for the sound card you tried installing? When booting, you should see the card loaded in POST :

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Re: pc chips mainboard M573 resurrection

Posted on 2021-10-05, 18:15

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by Ydee

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thank you all for your answers. i test every bios and also i test a lot of combinations with jumpers, different cpus ram vgas. i use NSSI to check if any audio hardware is detected. I managed only one time to see active the sound card in hundred tries , then i just reboot the pc without any change …

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Re: Does anyone have a GeForce 6600 AGP card to help test for a graphical glitch?

Posted on 2021-10-03, 12:22

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by Ydee

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What chipset did that give you trouble on?

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Re: Upgrading to faster Slot 1 Pentium 3

Posted on 2021-10-03, 12:14

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by Ydee

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Even a plain Slot1/PPGA slocket is enough, a simple modification allows the Coppermine CPU to function. One wired connection and insulation of one pin, schematics abound on the internet.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-03, 12:05

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by Ydee

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Then some speakers for a buck, IDK if they're any good, shoulda taken a pic of the other one, it's got knobs on. Looks like one of the clones of the immortal plastic "Encore" PC speakers, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVET_1Tb6HU&t=643s How does that sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= …

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Re: Upgrading to faster Slot 1 Pentium 3

Posted on 2021-10-02, 09:16

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by Ydee

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I was interested in a similar option with my Compaq Deskpro EN SFF (BX440) with the original PII 350 Deschutes. Compaq offered the maximum possibility of upgrading PIII 550 Katmai, but the board has VRM 8.4 specs, so I also ran Celeron 900 Coppermine over the slocket reduction, as you can see on the …

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Re: What am I missing with the 6800 GT?

Posted on 2021-10-01, 14:10

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by Ydee

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I like my MSI NX6800 128TD. At the time it was presented, I had something from the red camp (maybe unlocked Radeon 9800SE?, I think), so years later I was happy to get something from the competition for the next retrobuild. It may not have been a groundbreaking GPU, but it's nice to have something …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-30, 16:20

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by Ydee

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With a decent PCI sound card (ESS, ALS, maybe even Aureal or Yamaha too?) it will serve in DOS even without an ISA slot, as long, as it has drivers for DOS.

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