Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-06-22, 23:24
Re: Ryzen snoozer build.
Posted on 2019-06-20, 00:27
I tried to report this thread to the mods. But "too damn awesome" isn't a "valid reason".
Re: Pentium 4 System
Posted on 2019-06-19, 03:55
pete8475 wrote: NICE! What's the white thing on the back of the video card? aluminum heatsink for the rear memory.
Re: The great Pentium Pro haul of 2018
Posted on 2019-06-17, 21:00
Burn, baby, burn! Like any good action flick with explosions at the end, my third to last drive in this batch of testing just blew its motor at power on. Ahhh... the smell of burning motor parts and sizzling circuits gets me hungry. it_go_boom.gif I shit you not, if Yankee Candle came out with a " …
Re: Pentium 4 System
Posted on 2019-06-16, 21:08
Truth be told, I was being a smart-ass.
Re: Pentium 4 System
Posted on 2019-06-16, 13:20
oeuvre wrote: how loud is that GPU fan? Its silent.
Re: Pentium 3 SMP setup and questions
Posted on 2019-06-16, 10:06
SCSI 160 to SD (or CF) adapter and boot off that. Once you see the price of those adapters, you're likely to change your mind. If you do follow that particular rabbit down its hole, be super careful which adapter you get. My biggest single limitation is no built in sound which means to do anything …
Re: Dell 2007FP - Good choice for composite monitor?
Posted on 2019-06-16, 05:47
ok, I suppose the 2007 is different than the 2008 I have the 2408WFP for the record. It still does have the inputs OP describes, and I stand by my feeling for the display. (svideo, composite,etc)
Re: Pentium 3 SMP setup and questions
Posted on 2019-06-16, 05:20
Not only is it a server motherboard, but its a RACKMOUNT server motherboard. Its designed to fit into a rack. You are going to have to fight to get it to work in anything else. That scsi connector will be a PITA to finger out. but to answer your questions: 1: Quite a few video cards will work fine …
Re: Dell 2007FP - Good choice for composite monitor?
Posted on 2019-06-16, 04:34
welcome! As a PROUD owner of the 24" version of that monitor, I can say it was VERY handy to have when I play with my Apple II stuff.
Re: This POS EVGA PSU died 3 days ago...
Posted on 2019-06-15, 09:09
I always get a kick out of things like this. ONE psu goes nuclear, and so many of you people act like its the second coming and the world's about to end. It's as if people don't realize that there will ALWAYS be a certain percentage of failed units, and the probability goes up with usage/time/moon …
Re: This POS EVGA PSU died 3 days ago...
Posted on 2019-06-13, 23:56
Solarstorm wrote: AFAIK, EVGA and Corsair buy their PSUs from Seasonic. And Seasonic is usually good. Edit: I might be wrong on the EVGA buys from Seasonic part. Seasonic is basically a competitor to Delta. Sorry for your loss, hopefully the machine is fine, but it sounds like you just got unlucky. …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-06-13, 23:53
Downloading the whole Stason.org TULARC website for my personal archive. (tons of retro hardware info like motherboard models, diagrams, jumper settings, video card info, I/O card info, etc) I'm using HTTrack for the download.. I'm at about half a gig worth of information right now and there's no …
Re: Old hard disk data recovery - swapped controller board, still nothing (SATA WD GREEN drive)
Posted on 2019-06-13, 04:27
Going from memory here, but you need to collect some data from the old pcb's firmware, and flash it to the new one. How? No clue, never done it. Side note: When the hell did a 750gb drive become OLD?
Re: Unidentifiable 386DX motherboard being picky with video (won't POST, 8 beeps)
Posted on 2019-06-12, 21:58
jesolo wrote: One suggestion I can offer is to replace the Dallas RTC module. I recently bought the DS12887A replacement on eBay for a 286 motherboard of mine or, you can go the dremel route. +1 Quite a few early boards get really fucky without a bios battery.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-06-12, 20:48
i got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07542D82F/ … 0?ie=UTF8&psc=1 works perfectly, if you go slow and take your time. I recently desoldered 2x 387-pin cpu sockets and had zero issues.
Re: Unidentifiable 386DX motherboard being picky with video (won't POST, 8 beeps)
Posted on 2019-06-12, 06:38
I'm like 10 for 10 on "unidentifiable" boards if memory serves, but I need a halfway decent pic of the board.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2019-06-10, 20:49
oeuvre wrote: thanks for the Windows 95 key Oh please. Just use 11111-OEM-1111111-11111 Been using that one for decades now.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-06-10, 03:49
OMG, that case is hideous! I love it!
Re: Using multiple floppy controllers?
Posted on 2019-06-09, 07:10
First, the jumpers need to be set properly. The controller should tell you a "primary" and "secondary" setup. 2nd, get personal with Driver.sys. I've never done it (in dos) but you should be able to add as many floppy drives as you wish. resources: https://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/floppies.html …
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