Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

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Video: ASUS V8200T2 Pure (GeForce 3 Ti 200) 64MB Looking at the pic, it looks like the GeForce 3 has a custom heatsink + Noctua fan combo? Nice builds, btw! :D Thanks! And yeah, I added chunkier chipset HS + Noctual to the GF3. Single-slot height HS/Fan combos from that era tend to be rattley/ …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-24, 20:30

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Two similar-era cases with very different systems inside: IMG_1126.jpeg IMG_1127.jpeg First one is not actually a Pentium Inside: IMG_1128.jpeg CPU: 486 DX2/66 Mobo: ASUS ISA-486SV2 (Mr BIOS) Memory: 16 MB RAM Video: ATI Graphics Wonder VLB (Mach 32) 2MB Sound: Sound Blaster 16 CT1790 /w …

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Re: Are there regular users here with profession away from tech industry?

Posted on 2024-04-23, 00:07

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I have zero tech/engineering training and my job isn't tech related. That said, I've been in to computers for most of my life and messing around with modern hardware just doesn't interest me too much. So, with a heaping scoop of nostalgia, I'm here as a hobbyist. These days, I'm actively working on …

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Re: How hard is it to find retro/vintage computer hardware where you live?

Posted on 2024-04-20, 16:32

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My job is moving me back east to Ontario this summer, and I'm already checking out Kijiji and such and I'm seeing that while there isn't tons of stuff, there's at least some some stuff as opposed to the total vacuum I'm living in currently. And since I won't be living on an island, I have the option …

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Re: P3 Tualatin and Voodoo 3 worth a try?

Posted on 2024-04-18, 18:23

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As it turns out, I just recently upgraded my Slot 1 system to a 1.4GHz Tualatin Celeron. I had a Voodoo 3000 AGP in it, but after some benchmarking vs some nVidia cards I had, it was pretty evident that it was not the right GPU for the system: Screen Shot 2024-04-14 at 14.28.51.png So the question …

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

Posted on 2024-04-18, 15:06

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Got a NEC MultiSpin the 486 system I'm putting together. It works perfectly, except it emits a very noticeable high frequency squeal when it's reading a disc. Not the jet engine noise of a 52x drive, but it's like I can hear the read head physically doing it's job. I had a MultiSpin back in the day …

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Re: 486 won't see SSD via IDE adaptor

Posted on 2024-04-18, 02:26

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It's not just the size of the partition, but the size of the drive itself. Try limiting it to 128GB using SeaTools as per Phil's guide here and see if that helps. This was the solution, thank you. Instead of using SeaTools, I ended up adjusting the LBA characteristics with Victoria for Windows …

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

Posted on 2024-04-17, 20:05

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Had my HTPC/couch gaming PC on the bench today. The video was cutting out within seconds of booting up, and I was really hoping it wasn't my 2080 Super dying. Was hoping it was maybe a PSU issue. As it turned out, simply uninstalling the EVGA OC util I was using to manage the GPU fans seemed to fix …

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

Posted on 2024-04-14, 21:41

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Got a 1400MHz Tualatin Celeron working in my Gigabyte GA-6BA last night. Thanks to a tip from a 20-year-old post on a German forum, I tried a BIOS from a GA-6BXD and got it to POST! It only showed 635MHz on POST, but luckily I let it boot up and was able to confirm that it was working at the proper …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-14, 16:57

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Hello everyone! This is my first post, so I would like to introduce my crew. The First system I will be sharing with you is my Primary "Retro" rig. It runs DOS 6.22/3.11 and Windows 95. I haven't been able to find any branding on the motherboard, but it is a 440LX with a Pentium II 266 and 256 MB ( …

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

Posted on 2024-04-08, 22:13

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Flashed a Maxdata OEM CUSL2 to retail and currently installing XP on a spare 15GB Quantum LCT15. Also running the MX460 I had repaired a few pages back. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=190423 https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=190422 Love your workbench …

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Re: USB HID Devices on PS/2 and Gameport.

Posted on 2024-04-08, 22:10

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Cool project! I just built a HIDman adapter over the weekend, which does what it intends to do but isn't terribly robust/flexible with its USB capabilities. I'd really like a solution for HID KB/Mouse that will play nice with the USB hub in my KVM and this looks like it probably will. Def going to …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-06, 22:47

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AndrettiGTO wrote on 2024-04-05, 22:16: Additional: Yes! That kind of over-the-top cable management in retro systems is my jam, love it. 😈

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

Posted on 2024-04-06, 22:45

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Finished building a HIDman converter: IMG_1025.jpeg Honestly pretty impressed with myself for accomplishing this, having just bought my first soldering iron barely 6 months ago. 😤 This was so beyond anything I'd attempted before that I kinda doubted my ability to get it running, esp when it came to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-05, 14:38

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A wondrously and evenly yellowed AOpen/Acer AT case (incl. the cdrom!), ca. 1996 I figure. A little too new for it, but I'll be putting a 486 of some sort in it. IMG_1004.jpeg Unfortunately the cdrom doesn’t work. ☹️ Surprisingly not a drive tray/belt issue - once it has the disc, it makes no …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-04, 20:10

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I am crossing my fingers for you, but somewhere around then Acer went to weird not quite standard stuff. Huh, you're not wrong... looks like the slots for the plastic spacers are slightly non-standard. Thankfully, there are also threaded holes for metal standoffs, so looks like I might have dodged …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-04, 04:56

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Nice board, Mr BIOS and I see three brands of cache memory. 25 and 20ns? Now I wonder how SRAM speed corelates with cpu speed. I.e: do you need 10/12/15ns cache in order to run a 133MHz CPU perfectly stable, or does 25ns suffice as well? Yeah, the board came with that odd assortment of cache memory …

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Re: Which is the best and cheaper way to use a SSD or a SDCard as a hard disk on a pentium 3 motherboard?

Posted on 2024-04-04, 04:23

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I've had those where the Berg connector is a very tight fit, but never to the point of being a problem. Depends on how much it's been used I guess. I get used to the old worn ones that apart with a gentle tug and then I bend the pins on one that holds tight. Sometimes it's a combination of the plug …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-04, 04:18

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I am crossing my fingers for you, but somewhere around then Acer went to weird not quite standard stuff. Huh, you're not wrong... looks like the slots for the plastic spacers are slightly non-standard. Thankfully, there are also threaded holes for metal standoffs, so looks like I might have dodged …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-04, 03:30

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A wondrously and evenly yellowed AOpen/Acer AT case (incl. the cdrom!), ca. 1996 I figure. A little too new for it, but I'll be putting a 486 of some sort in it. Filename IMG_1004.jpeg File size 710.99 KiB Views 538 views

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