Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-13, 13:33

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Thanks very much. 😀 In the meantime, here's some pics of my old RAM. Can you spot anything which might be useful to try? Also, I am a bit worried that the BIOS is "broken" somehow. The reason is because I hear no beeps from the speaker. I think the PSU is OK.

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-13, 10:02

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Must...stop...buying...more...junk...on ebay...ARGH! It's just no good - I've bought another socket 7 mobo. It's a Gateway mobo, and I even found the Gateway support page for it! http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/INTEL/SAC032AB/MC032Bnv.shtml I've put a classic Pentium 100 in it. Luckily, on …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-13, 09:46

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Proof it works http://cid-1fa95f4397ce8214.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Ebay/486sp3%5E_2.m4v Either jumpers are set wrong, wrong type of RAM In that video, you're using a type of graphics card I haven't seen before. I'm guessing it's an ISA card. Unfortunately I don't have any ISA graphics cards. …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-13, 09:40

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Proof it works http://cid-1fa95f4397ce8214.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Ebay/486sp3%5E_2.m4v Either jumpers are set wrong, wrong type of RAM In that video, you're using a type of graphics card I haven't seen before. I'm guessing it's an ISA card. Unfortunately I don't have any ISA graphics cards. …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-13, 08:39

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Proof it works http://cid-1fa95f4397ce8214.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Ebay/486sp3%5E_2.m4v Either jumpers are set wrong, wrong type of RAM In that video, you're using a type of graphics card I haven't seen before. I'm guessing it's an ISA card. Unfortunately I don't have any ISA graphics cards. …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-13, 06:35

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I have just attached a "mobo testing kit" speaker to the mobo's speaker pins. All tests below produced no sound: Both video card and RAM inserted. Video card removed. RAM inserted. Video card removed and RAM removed. Also, I have tried booting with and without the HDD/FDD plugged in to the mobo's …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-12, 20:23

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I just bought a Spacewalker Shuttle super socket 7 mobo; HOT-591P, Ver 3.1. Hopefully it will arrive sometime this week. 😀

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-12, 19:59

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Spectacular heatsink! :happyhappy: Regarding a "vanilla" 5V 486 CPU: I currently have an Intel DX/2-66 CPU in it; code SX911. I think this is a 5V CPU. SL enhanced=Yes, Writeback cache=No. Is this SP3 mobo fussy about what SIMMs you can use with it? Would 1 (or 2) stick(s) of single-sided FPM be OK? …

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Re: BIOS repair

Posted on 2010-04-12, 19:02

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5u3 wrote: Hold on a minute... I might have a leftover BIOS chip for PVI-486SP3. Just give me a day or two for locating and testing it... Awesome - thanks very much if there's a chance for me to test a like-for-like BIOS chip. 😁

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-12, 18:54

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swaaye wrote: Ok I brought back my sig just for u. 😁 😁

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-12, 18:50

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I am looking at the mobo at this location: just south of the white PSU socket area, and one inch north from the top of CPU white socket area. There are 2 chips here, which appear to have mini "heatsinks" attached to them. Is this area connected with voltage regulation? One of these mini "heatsinks" …

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BIOS repair

Posted on 2010-04-12, 13:42

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I've got a mobo which won't POST. I was thinking of getting the equipment needed to flash its BIOS. (Of course, it would be useful for other projects, not just for this mobo.) The mobo is an Asus PVI-486SP3 (a 486 mobo), and the BIOS chip has a sticker on it saying "Award". It has 32 legs, 16 on …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-12, 12:06

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I managed to find my box of old RAM SIMMs. I tried half a dozen different sticks - either a single stick or a pair, and I can't get this board to POST. I tried 2 graphics cards, both were PCI. I wonder if I need to try the VESA slot, for the video? Also, I tried a 3rd CPU, this time a DX2-66. No joy …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-12, 10:22

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This is weird. I wrote the information above a few days ago, but did not post this message on Vogons because it wasn't a crucial show stopping problem. However, I decided to set up this hardware again for retesting, and now the situation above cannot be reproduced! I wonder if maybe it's just a bit …

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Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-11, 15:43

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PCB revision 1.2. I'm using a couple of sticks of single-sided FPM 16MB (32MB total) SIMMs. I've tried 2 different CPUs: an AMD DX4-100 (write back model), and also a Cyrix DX-40. At the moment, I've got no other SIMM memory available to test. Is this board/1.2 revision fussy about what memory you …

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Re: FIC 486-PIO3 mobo

Posted on 2010-04-10, 16:09

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Thanks a lot for the CTCM link. Unfortunately, I don't have that FIC mobo immediately available, but I have just tested CTCM on another 486 mobo. It's an MS4144, PCB revision 1.4. (4 ISA, 3 PCI, SIS 496/7 chipset, 256K L2 cache.) It's got an AMD DX4-100 (WB cache) CPU in it, with 2 sticks of 16MB …

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Re: What DOS game are you playing right now?

Posted on 2010-04-09, 13:28

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There's an awesome Ultima IV character editor called u4edit.exe. Using it, I've given myself the "blink spell", and was then able to hop over to an island to chant a mantra at the Honesty shrine. Oh the irony! http://www.ultima-origins.com/ultima4/u4down.htm (u4edit)

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Re: What DOS game are you playing right now?

Posted on 2010-04-09, 11:35

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djp wrote: Two: Simon the Sorcerer and Red Baron (which I actually have on floppies with no floppy drive 😀) - I hit GOG's spring sale. You might like this - http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/?page_id=954 It's an enhanced Simon the Sorcerer music soundtrack. 😀

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-09, 07:16

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LOL!!! The good news is that this will happen! The even better news is that I really was thinking of doing some kind of mega (I am mean MEGA) trouble shooting / testing thread, which involves retesting everything I've bought from ebay over the last 2 years. (This consists of dozens of socket 7 …

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Re: What DOS game are you playing right now?

Posted on 2010-04-08, 10:35

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I've just started Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar. I'm playing this game with the VGA graphics & MIDI music patch. Some original screenshots (CGA and EGA) can be found on this mobygames webpage - http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ultima-iv-q … ameShotId,8162/

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