Re: Socket 7 motherboard condition? Totem TM-586 TX4
Posted on 2022-03-21, 14:16
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I will be away from the board for quite a long time, so those photos are the best I could do.
Re: Socket 7 motherboard condition? Totem TM-586 TX4
Posted on 2022-03-21, 12:17
If time isn't an issue, I could look for mine. I have a TM-586TX4 as well, never recapped, all original caps intact. EDIT - here are some photos for the database. As for the caps near the CPU, they all have 1500uF 6.3v printed on them.
Re: what projects have you yet to get to?
Posted on 2022-03-20, 06:28
'ight, let's see. 1. Run my newly bought Chaintech 5AGM2 on a test bench. I have it almost equipped (sans a case, of course) w/ 256MB RAM and a K6-2 500 (non-plus.) 2. Repair a 8IPE1000 which ticks on power on continuously. It's been recapped as the Nichicons were actually SHORTING the whole mobo, …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-03-19, 07:21
I needed to install a PCI card that has a fan on it next to an ISA slot with a Sound Blaser. Unfortunately, this particular Sound Blaster has a very large capacitor that interferes perfectly with the fan blades. So I removed the capacitor and added a new one that I've laid down on its side. The …
Re: What's better then a Ferrari?
Posted on 2022-03-18, 15:21
I remember seeing this on an episode of LGR. It's an impressive laptop, but curved keyboards make my brain hurt. Whomever thought that this was a good idea must have never used as keyboard before in their life. What's worse is that they continued the trend well into 2008. Just look at some of the …
Re: Need PWM Spec of Asus P4T-E rev 1.0 mobo
Posted on 2022-03-16, 21:34
Q14 appears to be a 50N03 or 60N03 (whichever will work, one is 50A and the other is a 60A) according to this pic I found on Imgur Q12 and Q11 seem to be the same so that leaves you with Q13, Q15 and Q17.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-15, 11:27
Prolly best thing to happen to the GA-7VAX, Gigabyte never got their VIA socket A boards up to the standards of everyone else, i.e. 100% stable at stock and free of constant niggles. If you wanna get tinfoil hatted about it you'd figure they were taking backhanders from intel to screw them up on …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-13, 19:14
Lots of stuff today as the local bazaar just reopened legally. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=132625 - Chaintech CT-5AGM2 mobo - the only one working without issues. - Biostar M7MKA mobo - unfortunately didn't work, had some ripped mosfets - Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 - …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-10, 16:36
HanSolo wrote on 2022-03-10, 15:10: Bought a NMC-5VM5e (Super Socket 7) which is supposed to be a rebranded EPOX EP-MVP3c. Unfortunately it's not working. I only get a neverending beep as soon as a CPU is installed 🙁 NMC5VM5e.jpg I'd check different RAM. Continuous beep is RAM issues.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-04, 15:54
Although it was free, I got this 8IG1000 Pro just yesterday from a AGFA dlab.1 machine I had to repair. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=131875 It works but there's a ton of bad batch nichicons (and a round of OSTs) that NEED to go. The photo shows both versions - left is the …
Re: Retro-Console Compact Entertainment Platform
Posted on 2022-02-24, 08:24
NLX were usually IBM and Compaq territory AFAIK. Same goes for my GP6-400. It's almost the same mainboard as yours (WS440BX with an Creative branded Ensoniq ES1373) except mine seems to have shipped with a 400MHz Pentium II instead of Pentium III as yours did. The only reason I'd want to replace it …
Re: Retro-Console Compact Entertainment Platform
Posted on 2022-02-21, 22:29
You really made me want to pull up my old GP6-400 (it's the desktop version, same case as yours but mine has a P2 400) and try to pimp out the hell outta it. IIRC, I have a ASUS P2B sitting and doing nothing that I suppose I could use, but seriously, has ANYONE else than me had the issue where no …
Re: The coolest socket 7 motherboard that you’ve never heard of
Posted on 2022-02-20, 02:29
oh BTW, here is this :D this is pulled from the bios. if someone can figure out how to put it in the new bios that would be cool Although slightly risky, CBROM should do that considering your bios is Award. And if my memory serves me right... it was something along the lines of "cbrom biosfile.bin …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-02-19, 14:21
I'd think IPC had asked Mitac to slightly modify it. The reason I say this is because I recall the original Mitac manual stating there should be 64MB onboard RAM. So, the best explanation I can think of is that IPC (which btw, is from Austria, not Russia, as the rumors were circulating - makes sense …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-02-19, 12:41
Bought some rather obscure (at least for me) laptop. It's an IPC 7521T, which in turn is a rebranded Mitac 7521. Some specs: Pentium III 1100MHz (Coppermine, and it's a desktop chip. SL5QW.) SiS 630 Chipset + iGP (not the best but better than i810, I guess.) 20GB HDD Teac DVD-ROM/CDRW 384MB RAM ( …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-02-19, 12:02
Bought some rather obscure (at least for me) laptop. It's an IPC 7521T, which in turn is a rebranded Mitac 7521. Some specs: Pentium III 1100MHz (Coppermine, and it's a desktop chip. SL5QW.) SiS 630 Chipset + iGP (not the best but better than i810, I guess.) 20GB HDD Teac DVD-ROM/CDRW 384MB RAM ( …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-12-27, 16:35
All I see are 570s, but has anyone seen a true 500? My K6-2+ actually reads 500 on the chip.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2021-12-27, 07:15
I would dismantle everything down and repaint it. Something tells me the strong paint thinner smell that's used in spray paint should get the piss smell off if done in big quantities. I've personally had the occasion to gift one of my friends a classic PS1, model SCPH-7502. Not only it smelled of …
Re: My experience with a weird VPD SATA adapter
Posted on 2021-12-26, 20:11
Considering the specs, I would ditch the idea of going passive for two reasons: 1. The way you explained it, efficiency is going to be an issue with those - especially since newer units are designed with 12v heavy stuff in mind. 2. They're wayy overkill for what you're running in there. The most …
Re: My experience with a weird VPD SATA adapter
Posted on 2021-12-26, 13:42
It's probably either the JMB controller or the onboard regulators that might pull enough to bump your system's stability after all. I just noticed you're having ChengX caps on the controller. Not the brightest but will hold up rather good (I don't see them being in a very hot area either.) so you …
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