Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-01-12, 21:46
Yes, usually
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-01-08, 21:49
Hello slot 2 xeons! I see you!
Re: Possible new build (Dual Tually) questions
Posted on 2020-01-05, 07:21
looks like #3 doesn't have anything shared with it.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-01-05, 04:43
@FluffyBunnyFeet The ibm model F is designed for XT class machines only. It won't work in anything but, without a converter.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-01-04, 22:40
OMG, I have a special space in my heart for Iwill dualies. They tried so hard, and yet failed. If you decide you want to let this beauty go, let me know. BTW, that is a "stock" socket 603 xeon heatsink setup. The 603 & 604 sockets were designed to screw directly into the chassis. So that is a option …
Re: How to discharge a PSU completely before changing the fan?
Posted on 2019-12-30, 03:51
not much of a hole. As dangerous as it sounds, you are likely to get pinhead of a hole, and a black skid mark to go with it. I speak from experience, I did this OFTEN as a kid. ^.^
Re: Possible new build (Dual Tually) questions
Posted on 2019-12-28, 22:56
Very true. Unless this machine is going to be your daily driver, a SSD is highly unlikely to ever need trim, but I'm ultra-paranoid about it, so without trim support, I wont use an SSD. And honestly on an new sata drive, the difference is negligible, at best.
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2019-12-28, 22:20
@Agent__x007 Man, that looks horrid. But I'm like 95% certain its a setting of your browser. Mine looks NOTHING like that (will attach). I'm overall happy with the change, with 1 major and 1 minor exception. #1: The auto scrolling effect bothers me in a way I can't properly put into words. I feel …
Re: Possible new build (Dual Tually) questions
Posted on 2019-12-28, 22:11
It seems AGP performance is something that no chipset maker ever really got 100% correct (non-intel anyway). I think that's half of the appeal of the 440BX chipset. I personally believe it is down to the motherboard manufacturer. If a slapdash company used a via chip to save cost, and did a poor job …
Re: Possible new build (Dual Tually) questions
Posted on 2019-12-28, 19:31
Several things: #1 The CUV4X-DLS is a coppermine board. It does not natively support Tualatin. #2 Its VERY easy to saturate the pci bus with a just Pentium pro and a regular sata drive. (i've done it) Its also a non-issue. You have AGP video, you will be just fine. #3 Also I've paid several hundred …
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2019-12-28, 11:05
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2019-12-28, 11:04
I'm not giving a special rank that that 486dx33 BOT. I'd rather see some sort of combo of time / quality posts. Manually assigned to a select few.
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2019-12-27, 21:51
I'm happy to report it looks nice on my 16:10 monitor. I too get the error directly above. I think this was a long time coming and well worth the effort. *EDIT Ok the scroll 'effect' when you click a link that takes you to some post halfway down the page, no offense, but that can fuck right off.
Re: How to discharge a PSU completely before changing the fan?
Posted on 2019-12-26, 06:12
If its unplugged, its fine. If it does bite you when its unplugged, DESTROY IT; a PSU that does not discharge its primary caps is a death trap and shouldn't be used. PERIOD. If they cut cost by the 2 PENNIES those bleeder resistors cost, they cut costs EVERYWHERE and it's a trash unit. That said, …
Re: Are these PSU capacitors bulging? (with picture)
Posted on 2019-12-24, 20:20
Those look like primary caps. (high voltage) And it's not uncommon to cover the metal with plastic for safety concerns. (think electrical shorts) I have yet to personally see a primary side capacitor fail in anything i've re-capped. And I've only replaced them twice, and in both instances, I did so …
Re: Dual Pentium III Scsi Raid Workstation Build
Posted on 2019-12-19, 09:21
I presume you mean the chipset. I have nothing against VIA. Would I have picked it for myself? Not likely; and don't think of that as a criticism! Just because I personally gravitate to the extreme end of the workstation dual-cpu boards has no bearing here.
Re: Dual Pentium III Scsi Raid Workstation Build
Posted on 2019-12-19, 09:02
That SCSI cable origami makes me moist. I love it when anyone builds a dualie.
Re: Something a little different, blasphemous and pointless
Posted on 2019-12-11, 20:42
That's really a shame. I honestly believe Atom was an AMAZING product, just marketed poorly. People shat on the processors for being in notebooks and for not being "As fast" as the cpu's that took 2-3x more power and 2-3x more die space. for 2008 to have a 2.5W (up to 8w) CPU that could do light …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-12-08, 21:51
I REALLY like these old dell screens. usb hub, composite, svideo, component, halfway decent speakers. And they tend to be very stable in terms of build quality. Only thing missing is an RF tuner... But I've made an adapter for my TI-99/4A to use composite instead.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-11-26, 06:21
ok, I have a Compaq and its EERILY similar.
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