Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX

Posted on Yesterday, 06:33

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dreamblaster wrote on 2022-05-26, 16:08: A last small 'limited edition' batch of Yucatan Fx is available now : https://www.serdashop.com/YucatanFxLimited N🍦! Have you changed something compared to the retired version?

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Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality

Posted on 2022-05-23, 13:51

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Wow, what a work of art and (reverse-)engineering. 😮 How many hours did you put in this project?

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Re: NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4200 triage and repair

Posted on 2022-05-23, 09:56

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Wow, impressive repair job with those tiny resistors. What microscope did you use for this? I'm also very impressed by the repair job of that fan. Somehow the few fans from that era I tried to repair could not be disassembled at all. 😑

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-28, 13:24

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I have acquired this somewhat large hoard of PC/mac/random stuff from a local collector / hobbyist who passed away. his widow was about to send it to the dump. cost for everything after a few individual items were sold separately was C$4500. at some point I'll have to recruit some locals to help me …

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Re: Radeon X850XT and Windows 98SE problems

Posted on 2022-04-14, 13:08

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Nice to see that this solution here helps. 😊 I guess nobody really tested and cared about the Win98 driver with those cards. Especially in 2004/2005 were everyone was already moved to XP and were XP runs fine with it. For the time being "If it works with XP, then install XP" is an answer on many …

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Re: Biostar M5ATA inductor blown - repair hints?

Posted on 2022-03-11, 16:16

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Might be worth checking if those surface mount capacitors have gone short. Something must have caused the inductor to blow, and a shorted capacitor might cause that. And then the inductor blew in time to save the fuse. If there is a short then putting a wire in will probably (hopefully) blow the …

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Re: Biostar M5ATA inductor blown - repair hints?

Posted on 2022-03-07, 19:32

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Thanks. I did some measurement with the multimeter: From AT Connector +5VDC is going to F1 (Fuse) then to L1 (blown) to BC1 (SMD cap) then to GND, then to the bigger cap TC1 (25V 10µF) and also to Pin4 for PS/2 +5VCD. I can't figure it out properly atm. 😓 (Maybe BC1 and TC1 are caps in parallel to …

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Biostar M5ATA inductor blown - repair hints?

Posted on 2022-03-05, 23:41

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hi, I totally forgot about this M5ATA board in the basement. It has the L1 inductor(?) blown, next to the AT power connector an the fuse F1. First, It seems the damage was done because someone put in the AT power plug the wrong way round. But then I poked around an the connection goes to PIN 4 of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-02, 10:53

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Thanks for the recommendations. As for now, I will try to avoid falling into this socket7 rabbit hole. ( I bravely closed all Ebay tabs, but It could be to late already...😬)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-01, 16:07

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I just got 4 Pentium 233 MMX (SL27S) for 20€. Some bent pins and scratches, but none missing. Now I need a working Socket7 mobo that supports it. Any recommendations?

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Re: ESS Solo 1 different versions

Posted on 2022-02-25, 21:00

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Just for the sake 😅 of it: The TTSOLO1-SL VER1.2 - No wavetable - No amp - But SB-Link

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-25, 20:55

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There it is, the TTSOLO1-SL including packaging, this variant has even less components than the other: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=70746 (Thanks https://www.vogons.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=46331 for the link to the thread.) The back of the package even mention the fish: 🐟 " …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-22, 14:40

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Even if that is the case (no pun intended :) ), the beige/grey ones are all over the place but finding a black one is more difficult Yes, exactly. I have a few beige Sony MPF920, but only one black one. Need 2 more, but I won't pay 15€ for one. I have more than 20 beige floppy drives but only a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-22, 12:55

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Black ones are actually more valuable, because they're more rare. What brands? Sony MPF920 by any chance? Could give ya beige plates in exchange. :D Black ones, really? From my point of view beige is the new black for old cases. 😉 Bought a Terratec 128i PCI sound card with box for 6€ including …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-21, 15:49

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OMORES wrote on 2021-12-21, 14:03: This Sun motherboard with 512MB SD-RAM and a 440Mhz UltraSPARC CPU... The ATX connector looks like a very standard one, but it's not ... (or maybe I have to try an older PSU) Nice board. The connector looks very similar to the ones Dell had: A Permanent Solution …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-20, 08:43

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I got myself two PCI graphic cards or a good price: Geforce FX5500 (256MB/128bit) and Matrox G450 (32/64bit). 😊

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-17, 15:27

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Got 5 silent ATX PSUs for cheap (16€ including shipping): FSP300-60HHN(85) All are used but in quite a good shape. Sadly two of them got damaged during transport, the motor of the fan rippt themselves loose from the frame. A litte glue fixed that (hopefully), they are good as new now. Can you …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-17, 14:53

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Got 5 silent ATX PSUs for cheap (16€ including shipping): FSP300-60HHN(85) All are used but in quite a good shape. Sadly two of them got damaged during transport, the motor of the fan rippt themselves loose from the frame. A litte glue fixed that (hopefully), they are good as new now. Can you …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-26, 07:50

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Thanks, now I see the similarities. 😁 Very low-budget soundcards I agree, however the prices (on Ebay Germany) for obtaining them are ramping up, to a point where it is litte too spicy for my taste. As a standalone wavetable module, the prices can go even higher. 😪 As long as the design isn't too …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-25, 15:28

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QDSP QS700, it's equivalent to the very first one listed there: https://www.wavetable.nl/wp-content/uploads/Ast-Advantage-Wavetable-Card-DB-IIA-REV-1.1-Front.jpg it may be rare in this specific form, idk, but like I said it's not really that special ^^, you can find many sound cards with a QS700, …

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