Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-09-26, 12:18
Scored two free copies of NT4 + Service Pack 4. One was already opened, the other is still fully wrapped. Both seem to include every little bit with nothing missing.
Re: What's the latest chipset you know of that runs Award 4.51PG?
Posted on 2021-09-25, 05:49
Well, color me surprised. I legit never expected that ASUS and MSI had 4.51 on their AMD751 iterations, and thought that MSI used the usual 6.00PG and ASUS used Medallion (similar to their CUSL2 and TUSL2 boards.) As for the EPoX I listed: 694X + 686A. Basically a mATX 694X mobo, and it's fast and …
Re: What's the latest chipset you know of that runs Award 4.51PG?
Posted on 2021-09-24, 19:22
IIRC, EPoX also used 4.51 on the EP-3VCM I have, though newer subsequent releases run 6.00PG I think. As for AMIBIOS 6, I have a strong feeling ASRock used it up until they implemented i848P/865P/PE/GV Pentium 4 solutions. IIRC all their Socket A mobos use AMIBIOS 6 I think (or a close variation …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-09-24, 17:22
One of my aunts' ex husband is a great friend of mine and often he used to bring me lots of retro boards from nearly all eras. He just stopped by today and left me this awesome combo free of charge. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=120308 Lucky Tech P5MVP3 rev 1.3 mobo, with a …
Re: Retro computer builds that surprised you the most because they worked better than expected
Posted on 2021-09-22, 11:04
Let me add another one: AT based Celeron 533 build w/ PCChips M726MRT. It's a surprise that: - this thing doesn't lock up like crazy (I bet one of the reasons of bad rep PCChips/Amptron/Elpina/Matsonic got was purely lock ups all around.) - works absolutely brilliant with a GF2 MX400 (or any nVidia …
Re: Voodoo 3 bought second hand - dead or not?
Posted on 2021-09-22, 10:34
Mine is pretty much glued (I tried removing the heatsink and gave up in fear of ripping the chip, considering this is my only Voodoo card that's working - I am set to find a working V2 as well but funds are short right now) and no signs of tampering beforehand. And yes, it's a standard STB branded …
Re: Voodoo 3 bought second hand - dead or not?
Posted on 2021-09-21, 08:09
Add to it the fact that the heatsink is glued on V3 cards, making it quite painful to remove. Only on Voodoo3 2000, on standard 3000 and 3500 they are fixed with two pins and some tin foil. Mine is pretty much glued (I tried removing the heatsink and gave up in fear of ripping the chip, considering …
Re: Voodoo 3 bought second hand - dead or not?
Posted on 2021-09-20, 17:43
Add to it the fact that the heatsink is glued on V3 cards, making it quite painful to remove.
Re: A new 95 Build.
Posted on 2021-09-20, 10:44
Maybe just me, but I'd go with the Diamond Stealth 64 PCI and a VLB IDE controller.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-09-18, 13:26
I'd go with running the CPU for a good while until it gets hot enough. I know this from the OG Xbox (HUEG) where most people run it enough for the heatsinks to get soft enough to be twisted.
A cheap Celeron and a black Pentium II.
Posted on 2021-09-15, 19:23
As the title says, I have built (and rebuilt) two machines I have been fiddling with: Cheapo: CPU: Celeron 533MHz PGA37 MB: PCChips M726MRT - ALi Aladdin Pro II PSU: ASTI LC-200C 200W ODD: H-L GSA-4167B DVDRW + ASUS DRW-1814BL HDD: Quantum Fireball LCT15 15GB GPU: Geforce 2MX 400 64MB Soundcard: …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-09-13, 08:54
More updates on the retro machine I got for free - was given also the LCD (some 15 inch Belinea I trashed as I had no use and space for it), as well as a Genius DIN5 keyboard and Serial DB9 mouse.
Re: Can you identify this 90's Socket 7 Mainboard?
Posted on 2021-09-11, 19:22
That might be a PCChips. That yellow "BURN-IN 24HR" sticker was usually their thing. EDIT: Found it, you had a PCChips M550. https://wiki.preterhuman.net/PC_Chips_M550#/m … a/File:M550.jpg
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-09-11, 19:18
I only took the case, I let him have the board, as I didn't have any need for it (I have a i3 540 which is enough for any "modern" needs, besides my main i5-3470 machine) and also it didn't have RAM. I do have to get a FX-4100 board he found at the trash (and I wish I would be joking) and see what …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-09-11, 18:37
Took a case from a friend which originally stored some low end Celeron G530 on a MSI H61 mobo. It's a bit futuristic (even has a Win7 Home Premium COA on the sidepanel!) but it will make a nice case (JNC built so I can swap sidepanels like crazy) for my ASUS P2B based machine.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-09-11, 18:25
Been given a freebie PC. Robert B, I figure you remember these cases? 20210911_195935.jpg Mine came in PRISTINE condition (the PSU only has some very very early and slight rust spots) with the following parts: - PCChips M726MRT mobo - looks promising, quite unusually packed knowing PCChips is …
Re: Let's destroy the 440BX myth :-)
Posted on 2021-07-26, 18:08
Both my ASUS P2B rev 1.02 and Soyo 6BA+IV are rock solid. The only issue that might arise with the P2B is that I'm not certain whether it has Coppermine support, although I have a HIP6019CB VRM controller on it.
Re: Late 90's Windows 98 - Internet Explorer build
Posted on 2021-07-25, 17:34
I have two of those "Internet Explorer" cases, made by JNC/ANS, two well-known Deer subsidiaries in the Eastern Europe. Usually came with craptacular PSUs that, more often than not, loved to go kaboom.
Re: Help installing Win98SE on Thin PC without CDROM
Posted on 2021-07-15, 08:01
1.Using another PC, boot into a 98SE bootdisk with CD-ROM drivers - FreeDOS is quite picky with 98SE's installer - I've had issues with it on three diferent retro machines (P3 650, P2 400 and AMD K6-2 500) where it would get stuck at "preparing setup files" with a "INSERT DISK IN DRIVE A" text at …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-07-15, 07:38
My IBM Netvista went from a crippled 815E mobo to a pretty slick Epox EP-3VCM. That thing can take any mATX board, so in theory I could go oeuvre's way and stick a powerful SFX PSU in and just go bonkers with a 1156 build w/ either a HD7870 or a GTX670. Then there's a Gateway GP6-400 done in the …
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