Re: 386 CONTAQ CACHE PROBLEM..

Posted on 2011-06-11, 18:34

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Ok thank you all, its solved.. Only have to wait on my new AT case and then i can build my new 386 system. :happyhappy: Cool ;) Where did you manage to find an AT case btw? Local find? Edit: And do take pics! :D For my AMD k6 Rig i find it on marktplaats.nl There i bought also my first AT case new, …

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Re: windows 95 on a 386

Posted on 2011-06-11, 18:33

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I think you were able to use just one of the two simm banks when you installed a dimm. Nowadays I have two boards of that exact model (5va2), and it seems that it's very hard to find a compatible dimm. I've got only 4-5 that it would recognize, and all of them are 32mb... It just won't work with …

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Re: K6-2 / Gigabyte GA-5AA - Unstable?

Posted on 2011-06-11, 18:30

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Yeah, there's a huge fan welded to the bottom of the ATX PSU. While I could slide the AT PSU in, there's a metal bar across the case that blocks the ATX from going in-- partially because of the slightly taller nature of the ATX, but also this huge fan. Unfortunately, like some other computers I …

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Re: Power cable question - 3 pin cable in 2 pin connector

Posted on 2011-06-11, 15:21

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So I'm going to just buy a 3 pin to 2 pin adaptor. Which is still not going to do you any good because the header on that motherboard is wired opposite of the modern standard fan header. Perhaps you should consider listening to the people who already suggested swapping the wires around in your …

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Re: 386 CONTAQ CACHE PROBLEM..

Posted on 2011-06-11, 15:19

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Robin4 wrote: Ok thank you all, its solved.. Only have to wait on my new AT case and then i can build my new 386 system. 😁 Cool 😉 Where did you manage to find an AT case btw? Local find? Edit: And do take pics! 😁

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Re: windows 95 on a 386

Posted on 2011-06-11, 15:18

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I think you meant to say a S IMM instead of a DIMM ;) A DIMM is basically 2 SIMMs stuck on the same little PCB back to back. Nope, I mean dimm! I had a Soyo 5va2 which has 4 simm sockets and 1 dimm socket. I had 2x4mb edo simms and after a couple of years I bought a dimm, whose price at that time …

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Re: Tillamook

Posted on 2011-06-11, 15:14

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If those 2 duo's of pins are connected, think it will make Tillamook work correctly again? I'm tempted to try out myself but am reluctant to go through all the mess in my attic right now to set up a test bench :( And Mystery, great find!! Edit:I'm thinking of putting 2 pieces of papertape (and hope …

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Re: Tillamook

Posted on 2011-06-11, 14:32

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Made a new post instead of another edit. I found this in the Pentium MMX (desktop) datasheet: ADS# O The address strobe indicates that a new valid bus cycle is currently being driven by the Pentium processor with MMX technology. ADSC# O The address strobe ( copy ) is functionally identical to ADS#. …

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Re: AMI Enterprise motherboard help

Posted on 2011-06-11, 14:02

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I have another question. If I manage to find an ATX case that will be big enough to fit the motherboard, then there is a problem that the power supply will not suitable for the AMI motherboard because the connectors of the power supply are for ATX motherboards. Could I use this to connect the AMI …

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Re: windows 95 on a 386

Posted on 2011-06-11, 13:50

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I remember about 1,5 year ago, I had been given an old AT case that had a 486dx/33 board inside with 8mb ram and a 130mb seagate hd. It had the greek version of windows 95 installed, and it was really disappointing... It took ages to load, and was really slow. I think my 386 is faster than that. …

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Re: max processor speed, max ram and running 95

Posted on 2011-06-11, 13:15

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Malik wrote: Hehehe... Tetrium... you're good at organizing databases! 😁 Hehe, thanks for the compliment Malik!! 😁 I'm actually VERY chaotic but I'm good at google searches ;D And I have to organize if I make threads like this one L O L

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Re: Who else here hoards "insane" amounts of hardware?

Posted on 2011-06-11, 13:02

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Is this insane enough? Doin some sorting of collection, so i took photo of almost all mine cards. So far i tested 232 working cards + still have some that cannot be tested (non pc + few dead ones) or have them in various models. So think it will be about 300+ cards. DOWNLOADED!! :D You mean those …

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Re: My Pentium 133 build

Posted on 2011-06-11, 12:57

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Only problem with 8x and below drives is that the older the drives are, the greater the chances are it will have trouble reading burned disks. Btw, aren't the most modern CDROM drives quieter anyway?

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Re: Tillamook

Posted on 2011-06-11, 12:55

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Just found this in the Tillamook specs from intel: Signals Removed from the Low-Power Embedded Pentium® Processor with MMX™ Technology Signal Function ADSC# Additional Address Status. This signal is mainly used for large or standalone L2 cache memory subsystem support required for high-performance …

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2011-06-11, 08:24

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feipoa wrote: Any ideas? Have you tried the driver provided on this page? http://nt4ref.zcm.com.au/usb.htm

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2011-06-11, 08:03

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I like the rubber bands! Those things fix everything. They dry out after a while though, better is to use those iron wires coated with plastic. Well, I like them for their flexibility and strength. It's clearly a provisoric mount as I often change the configuration in this computer. For example, …

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Re: Duke Nukem Forever...and ever......and ever.........and ever............?

Posted on 2011-06-11, 07:51

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It's not surprising they didn't include a level editor. It just means they plan to release sequel after sequel or expansion pack after expansion pack and they don't want you to be able to get new levels anywhere else but through them. How do they sell their crappy expansion pack when there's a …

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Re: Power cable question - 3 pin cable in 2 pin connector

Posted on 2011-06-11, 07:47

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Theres also 5cm fans that you can hook up to a Molex. This was very common during the P1 and before age 😉

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Re: SIIG controller card

Posted on 2011-06-11, 07:45

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I wish I had a dual ISA (E)IDE card 🤣

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Re: Biostar MB8433 Owners

Posted on 2011-06-11, 07:45

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An old PCI bus that cannot work at 33 MHz may be the result of the growth of crystalline impurities within the chipset(s). In otherwords, a rotten lemon. I'm sure at one point it did work at 33 MHz, as this was the PCI spec, but this boy is past his prime. Now this is a legit argument, forgot about …

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