Re: Found a Gigabyte GA-7VAXP

Posted on 2016-06-30, 20:45

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by JaNoZ

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What bus clock on the mobile cpu? KT400 can overheat and not like anything stable over 175fsb. XP-M's tired? could be by the different memory bus timings on the bus interface. It uses different romsip table, maybe relaxing the memory, or give the memory a notch extra voltage. Maybe you can set the …

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Re: vinyl making a comeback?

Posted on 2015-01-03, 07:19

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by JaNoZ

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I think pops and hisses are cool if not overpowering the sound. Are there guys that bathe the records as well? to clean from dust? I always hated MP3, such a shame we still use that shitty compression since there are already so much better ones these days instead of sea waves and bubbles etc. I know …

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Re: sc88 sound

Posted on 2015-01-02, 19:56

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by JaNoZ

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What about the U-220 can you use it with pc also? otherwise i need it for the keyboard i have. What about a Korg X5DR for about 50 eur a good deal? How can i see these devices support many channels? i thought multitimbre device was able to. Or at least the spec showing Polyphony - 28 voices etc. How …

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Re: sc88 sound

Posted on 2015-01-01, 12:22

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by JaNoZ

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Bids are 60 euro atm, but i dont know what i should bid max. Also looking to buy a roland u-220 or a jv-880 any thoughts between these? They are listed 40 to 50 euro' are they any good.?

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sc88 sound

Posted on 2015-01-01, 11:44

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by JaNoZ

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Hi guys i am trying to pick up a sc88 from local market but i have no idea what a good deal is. What is this hw worth?

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Re: Help! ACPI BIOS for TX97-X needed

Posted on 2014-12-15, 20:49

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by JaNoZ

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What is the benefit with acpi?

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Re: What cache do I need?

Posted on 2014-12-14, 07:24

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by JaNoZ

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Yes yes yes, cache is good. I did some extensive testing with a sis471 based VLB board lately and found out that particular board behaved much faster without cache chips installed than with cache chips installed and just disabled L2 in bios. I don't know why, or it might be a fluke. cachechk and …

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Re: What cache do I need?

Posted on 2014-12-14, 00:44

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by JaNoZ

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I have the feeling it doesnt, it will never have cache misses and always read instantly from main ram which gives a better overal throughput for slower cpu's. No additional latency due to not having to look in cache. I have used a 486sx25 for many years without cache simple isa mainboard and it was …

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Re: What cache do I need?

Posted on 2014-12-14, 00:08

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by JaNoZ

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Cache is overrated esp for a dx33

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Re: Broken Yamaha SW60XG

Posted on 2014-12-14, 00:06

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by JaNoZ

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Picture please, let me see the component and the spot.

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Re: 440BX memory detection / SPD hacking

Posted on 2014-12-12, 21:51

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by JaNoZ

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Sorry to bother about this, but doesnt spdtool just work on a 440bx? You would need a tool programmed to read the smbus/i2c bus from the mainboard that has already acces to this for read out timing settings for the bios. And btw double banked low density ram sticks are faster than their single sided …

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Re: SIS 85C496 VS UMC 8881

Posted on 2014-12-02, 20:29

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by JaNoZ

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Stojke wrote: replacing the battery is a huge pain, i dont have the proper tools. What do you mean, you can buy a new RTC and replace it, or is there no RTC socket? Opening up the Odin to replace the battery is troublesome i agree, you need to use a dremel and patience for that purpose.

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

Posted on 2014-11-27, 22:54

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by JaNoZ

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@duncan. Your 4DPS might be crying out for a fresh button battery. 😀 Seems the symptom anyway, or bad cache or tag or its timings.

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Re: AT PSU won't power on

Posted on 2014-11-17, 20:04

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by JaNoZ

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This board looks like worth saving with simm slots. The guy sold it cant help the age of the parts, it is good they still sell to be able for us to fix it rather than throwing them in the bin -> then theyre ever lost. so return it, and it turns scrap probably. The -12v should be broken, tantalum …

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Re: Best Slot 1 CPU for a Voodoo 1

Posted on 2014-11-15, 10:53

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by JaNoZ

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So the pII 450 is that scarce? I have two in a tyan thunder board actually.

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Re: LS-486E motherboard problems

Posted on 2014-11-12, 19:56

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by JaNoZ

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Yes amd's are hot, they get me going.....

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Re: Voodoo 5 & AGP 89MHz

Posted on 2014-11-12, 19:40

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by JaNoZ

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I believe he means the card will own hard at that frequency.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-11-11, 21:33

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by JaNoZ

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Yes but back in the day we ran pentiums with 16 or 32mb if we had the money and always worked out fine. I think 32 to 64 is just enough for any 486 system.

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Re: LS-486E motherboard problems

Posted on 2014-11-11, 21:27

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by JaNoZ

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Battery is dead, replace it. 5v cpu should work when setting to 5v regulation it takes the psu 5v right? It takes also some time to warm up.

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Re: A8N-SLI Premium w/ bad caps: recap or toss?

Posted on 2014-11-11, 21:25

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by JaNoZ

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What is a poly mod. Other caps?

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