Alright.. my issue has been resolved. I went through the jumper settings for cache, planning to lower it to 128KB, when I found one cache jumper (out of seven) that was set improperly . I haven't touched the cache jumpers since I bought the motherboard; looks like that one was set incorrectly …

Hi all, I have a QDI 486 motherboard with SIS 471 chipset and 256KB L2 cache that has been awesome to use.. I have used all sorts of CPUs in this motherboard, including Intel 486 DX thru DX4 CPUs, AMD 486 and 5x86 CPUs, all sorts of Cyrix CPUs, and a few of those AMD 5x86 QFP overdrive-style chips …

Thank you; I appreciate the help with this. It's just what I needed to know!

Hi, I recently received a Creative Phone Blaster, model CT3110.. and when cleaning it of dust, a ceramic capacitor fell off the back of card. Attached is a pic of that capacitor. When searching online for pics of the CT3110, to determine the solder points for this capacitor, I discovered that there …

Thank you all for the insights. So it sounds like I ordered the right type of memory; must be some incompatibility with the motherboard. Regarding the PCPartner Opti VIP motherboard, that does look like the same layout; in similar fashion to the MP032, this one also has some jumpers that, in mine, …

Hi, I have built a 486 with a VIP motherboard that has the Opti 82C895 chipset and an Enhanced AMD 486 DX4-100 CPU (8KB write-back cache). I don't know the brand of the motherboard, but it is quite similar to an Edom MP032 motherboard for which I found a manual and diagram online. The layout is …