Re: Clean blue stuff off Pentium 3?

Posted on 2015-12-08, 15:13

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Nail-polish remover? Just moisten a cloth, don't saturate it because you don't want it to run all over the PCB surface. If it's stubborn then hold the cloth against the thermal material for a bit to soften it, first. I wouldn't suggest this method for a CPU with printed on markings on the heat-sink …

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Re: Make my PC faster and quieter.

Posted on 2015-12-07, 05:30

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PCBONEZ wrote: I like Jags too. Used to cut wrecked ones up to salvage their IRS for hot rods. Same, here. I usually scavenge the engine and transmission, too. Haha can be had for next to nothing, typically.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-24, 02:28

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Bought IBM xSeries 220 server. Sample image: http://images.emarketresource.com/images/productimages/1219.jpg Basic configuration: 2x 1.4GHz P-III Tualatin 512KB 1GB memory 3x 18GB SCSI HDD Geforce2MX I always liked xSeries and just couldn't resist :lol: That is gorgeous! I'll definitely keep an eye …

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Re: What to do with old broken HDDs?

Posted on 2015-11-23, 18:21

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What is it? A BMW? My Paps and I have ressurected many a BMW , with those lifetime fluid transmissions, which were sold because they "need a new transmission", and all they really needed was nice, new fluid. It's not as easy as normal to do because there is no dip-stick/fill-tube. You gotta get …

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Re: What to do with old broken HDDs?

Posted on 2015-11-22, 15:01

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Remove the magnets and put one on the end of your automobiles' oil-pan drain-plug. Next time you drop your transmission pan to change the filter, pop one in there near the original magnet. Or you can make a ring with a hose-clamp and glue a bunch of HD magnets to it and wrap it around your oil- …

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Re: Programs for 486 and early Pentium

Posted on 2015-11-21, 04:01

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An old favorite of mine (and one I still have an unopened copy of as well as my opened copy) is Novell Perfectworks 2.1! It taught me spreadsheets and such. I used to spend hours going through the large magazines and tech newspapers, recording their prices for different PC parts, and using the …

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Re: What terms do your country have for these classes of machines?

Posted on 2015-11-13, 15:32

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I live in the Silicon Valley, and I while I do hear people refer to custom-built computers as custom PC's from time to time, it's actually quite rare. Usually, the average Joe just refers to computers by their brand-name because they probably bought an OE system, but other times they'll just say …

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Re: Anyone else questioning the point of retrorigs?

Posted on 2015-11-11, 15:15

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As many have mentioned, it's really about the game of finding old, desirable hardware and making it function, even if it means I have to bust out my soldering rig and update the hardware with modern capacitors, new solder, newer more accurate resistors, new jacks, etc. It's a hobby, and I haven't …

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Re: got my ps/2 backplate... still no mouse working? PLEASE HELP!

Posted on 2015-11-11, 15:04

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ok logistics..im not interested in arguing with you when there is no benefit to my cause. if u had something more focused + pertinent to what i was trying to do then i would love to talk about that.. but what u are saying is too vague to be of any help to me, im not about to go buy a soldering iron …

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Re: got my ps/2 backplate... still no mouse working? PLEASE HELP!

Posted on 2015-11-11, 02:37

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logistics + tayyare.. if either of you dont have real world experience with this motherboard i suggest u take a moment and review some of the things that people have said about it.. the reason people get the VL/I-486SV2GX4 is because of its build quality... the fact that it has a coin battery. zero …

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Re: got my ps/2 backplate... still no mouse working? PLEASE HELP!

Posted on 2015-11-10, 14:47

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im not an electrical engineer. i dont have multimeters or soldering irons sorry. not everyone has the same background knowledge + skillset. the motherboard is not faulty. its a beauty.. and im proud to have it.. it has no corrosion or damage whatsoever. it looks fantastic. id be really interested …

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Re: got my ps/2 backplate... still no mouse working? PLEASE HELP!

Posted on 2015-11-10, 02:05

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^^^ What he said. And rather than come in here and whine that other users aren't POSTING to help you with your problem, especially when they may not even be aware of your problem. Go Private-Message each of those users since, as you said, you need help from others with your specific board. If you …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-03, 22:07

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Sometimes, they only look like polymers. And as far as looking blown--at times rather than leak out the top the rubber bung in the bottom will bulge, causing the capacitor to lift away from the board. I've had hardware do this to me, where I couldn't find any bad-looking caps, and finally I would …

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Re: nekurahoka's DirectX9 s478 (64-bit?!) Build WIP

Posted on 2015-10-31, 14:13

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That's a good point. However, I would definitely not suggest anyone run 64-but on early 775's that barely had EM64T as it just runs slow. Disabling HT on my old 3.2GHz single core was a huge upgrade in itself, but 32-but XP and 7 both ran better in 32-but, and it had 4GB of RAM.

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Re: nekurahoka's DirectX9 s478 (64-bit?!) Build WIP

Posted on 2015-10-30, 14:15

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As was stated above, it matters not--there is no such thing as a 64-bit s478 processor.

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2015-10-22, 13:42

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I looked up the retrobright stuff and noticed that the parts do yellow, again after some years. I would highly suggest that after a full go of retrobright that one uses something like Meguiars #40, which I believe should keep it from yellowing, again. Or you could probably wax the surface to keep it …

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Re: A couple of strange IDE cables.

Posted on 2015-10-19, 23:08

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I'm not positive, but I don't think the PATA interface says you can only run two devices per channel, but I believe the other two must be something other than hard disk drives. I used to have a CD-ROM that allowed for tertiary and quaternary positions on the IDE channel.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-17, 13:01

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This item should arrive tomorrow. The only retro item I've been actively hunting for is a wavetable daughtercard at a reasonable price. This is the Diamond Monster MIDI 4MB. I've read generally positive things about this board on Vogons. One question I have: Can this daughtercard also be used with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-16, 14:49

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NEC PowerVR PCX2 - Videologic Apocalypse 3Dx 4MB PCI (Boxed) (1997) Explosive acceleration for "3" games.... :D I always wondered if having one of these cards in my system could make it ideal for using a Playstation 1 emulator and ROM's. Not that there aren't better 3D cards which could do …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-15, 00:11

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Mr_ppp wrote: Lots of retro goodies picked up recently Sweet finds, dude! If you need something specific, don't be afraid to post about it so we can try and help you out... and vice versa. 😁

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