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Re: Changing BIOS language

Posted on 2023-07-13, 14:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

iflash.exe is the utility. If somebody else here has the same motherboard, they can save the language flash to a file with iflash /sL english.lng I tried what you mentioned but what I got was this: https://i.imgur.com/RfPkCqul.jpg I might have missed something as I'm not proficient at messing …

Re: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 doesn't show

Posted on 2023-07-06, 20:59

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I had a similiar problem with my Audigy (not 2). Problem was in the motherboard, which wasn't detecting any PCI devices. Try something diffrent, for example an ethernet card.

Re: Siemens Nixdorf Pro C5

Posted on 2023-05-08, 17:10

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry for not responding for so kong, but I found the manual and needed connectors on the motherboard, do no need for sending pictures. You can find a lot of info about the motherboard and the manual here: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/siemens-nixdorf-system-board-d943 Now I need help …

Re: Siemens Nixdorf Pro C5

Posted on 2023-05-07, 04:54

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

what model is the board ? There should be a number on the board on the left side edge or the front left edge. Something like: w26361-D943-xx- Model number is s26361-d943-a12. Post some high quality pictures with the PC and the motherboard (sound chip area and headphone jack area). I will send some …

Siemens Nixdorf Pro C5

Posted on 2023-05-06, 19:23

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi. I have this Siemens pc laying for around 2 years, and I for me it was just some stupid OEM desktop pc. But how wrong was I. It has an onboard Vibra16C chip, so I have a Sound Blaster 16 integrated (really good, couse it only has 3 expansions slots, which 2 I am already using). It didn't had any …

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-27, 19:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I searched, and I wasn't able to find any motherboard that had a keyboard fuse. Even the older AT ones. What should I do?

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 18:30

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ok, I'll look and send a picture if I found one. But wouldn't it be easier to just buy one new? And does it have to be an AT board to steal fuse from. I lack AT boards, but have a lot of ATX ones.

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 18:16

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes. And I have a lot od them from around 1995-2005

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 18:11

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes, but I'm not very good at soldering. But if it's not anything too hard I should be able to do it.

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 18:07

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 18:03

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

bogdanpaulb wrote on 2023-04-25, 17:56: Again, just to be sure, what was the voltage on that pin of the 'black' component ? Because you gave 2 values for nr.4. Becouse you marked 2 sides of the black thing before. The one you marked now got 5.10V

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 17:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So yeah my multimetemer wasn't in the correct mode. The Din connector isn't getting 5V on any of the pins, and the ones you marked got: 1. 5.10V 2. 5.10V 3. 5.11V 4. Top one got 5.10V and bottom got 0.69V

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 16:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Can you confirm: motherboard was turned on, multimeter was set on continuous voltage (e.g. 20v dc) and you used ground for the second lead of the multimeter ? Yes Can you post a picture with the area from the first picture (DIN5 connector area) front and back of your motherboard ? IMG_20230425_ …

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 16:27

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

bogdanpaulb wrote on 2023-04-25, 15:35: Can you confirm: motherboard was turned on, multimeter was set on continuous voltage (e.g. 20v dc) and you used ground for the second lead of the multimeter ? Yes

Re: Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 15:13

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I tested it with a multimeter, and I got 0.8V. I dont't know if I was doing it ok, but it was the only pin multimeter showed anything

Problems with detecting keyboard on socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-04-25, 13:12

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi. I have a PCPartner MB520NH motherboard which I would really want to use for my dos pc, but it's not detecting any keyboard I try. Din5, PS2->Din5 adapter failed, even tho all of the keyboards I tried are working, and get detected on other systems. When I boot the pc, lights on the keyboard don't …

Re: HP OmniBook 3000

Posted on 2023-04-01, 11:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It is connected to the trace but it's not touching any neighboring pins. I'll cut it, and check the results

Re: HP OmniBook 3000

Posted on 2023-04-01, 11:13

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here you go https://www.mediafire.com/view/rekrfv6n1frief … 130230.jpg/file https://www.mediafire.com/view/kmxvwxj3vkeuc6 … 130249.jpg/file

HP OmniBook 3000

Posted on 2023-04-01, 10:54

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have this laptop, and I experienced a few problems so far. For some reason keyboard is not working most of the time, and the only time I'm able to use it it's entering the bios, and when it's in it stops working. Also when booting it says mouse detected, but when I boot into windows setup mouse is …

Re: Problems with IBM 486

Posted on 2023-03-19, 16:53

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mine powers on and it stays like that. Sometimes it don't show anything on the display, and sometimes it does. Maybe in your case it's only spinning fan, but not in mine.

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