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Re: Athlon 64 3700+ persistent overheating issue

Posted on 2024-03-07, 03:30

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The bracket in question. As I stated before, the HSF mounting bracket for Socket 939 isn't as rigid, so the HSFs for 939 have a longer throw on the clamping mechanism to make sure there is enough clamping force on the CPU. AM2 → have a shorter throw, which can be an issue. And some AM2 → HSFs have …

Re: Athlon 64 3700+ persistent overheating issue

Posted on 2024-03-07, 01:42

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The bracket in question. As I stated before, the HSF mounting bracket for Socket 939 isn't as rigid, so the HSFs for 939 have a longer throw on the clamping mechanism to make sure there is enough clamping force on the CPU. AM2 → have a shorter throw, which can be an issue. And some AM2 → HSFs have …

Re: Athlon 64 3700+ persistent overheating issue

Posted on 2024-03-07, 00:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Socket 939 and AM2 (and later) are somewhat interchangeable, but not completely. I've tried AM2 coolers that would not properly fit a 939 bracket (couldn't make proper contact with the CPU), and one AM2 cooler I used made me realize that they changed the mounting bracket between 939 and AM2. The AM2 …

Re: Scroll wheel support in Windows 98 SE?

Posted on 2024-03-03, 18:00

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've a rather generic (Dynex) optical PS/2 mouse that I've used on all of my Win98 machines, and in all of them the scroll wheel has worked with no extra effort. In Device Manager it's labeled "HID-compliant mouse."

Re: How to reattach AMD K6 heat spreader?

Posted on 2024-03-03, 13:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There would be a concern about the adhesion of the thermal paste overcoming the adhesion of the RTV when you take it off though. That's what happened when I tried J.B. Weld epoxy. As strong as that stuff is, it was too inflexible. The RTV has withstood numerous heat sink removals, and I'm pretty …

Re: How to reattach AMD K6 heat spreader?

Posted on 2024-03-03, 04:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There would be a concern about the adhesion of the thermal paste overcoming the adhesion of the RTV when you take it off though. That's what happened when I tried J.B. Weld epoxy. As strong as that stuff is, it was too inflexible. The RTV has withstood numerous heat sink removals, and I'm pretty …

Re: How to reattach AMD K6 heat spreader?

Posted on 2024-03-03, 03:59

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There are a number of different methods used in this thread - I used Permatex Ultra Black gasket maker to secure the heat shield after doing the mod myself. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=85071 Ultra Black and Ultra Grey are great, I use them on cars all the time when needed. But I've …

Re: How to reattach AMD K6 heat spreader?

Posted on 2024-03-03, 00:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There are a number of different methods used in this thread - I used Permatex Ultra Black gasket maker to secure the heat shield after doing the mod myself. SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

Re: Need Power Supply pinout to power this Compaq D815E Motherboard

Posted on 2024-03-01, 20:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is yours the same as the one in this thread? Compaq Deskpro ATX connector

Re: FIC PA 2002 is not saving BIOS settings

Posted on 2024-03-01, 16:41

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OP, what is the history of this motherboard? Looking at the jumper manual from https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/fic-pa-2002#docs , it appears there is a jumper setting to choose between two different EEPROMs (J2) - this is almost certainly a voltage setting. If it isn't set correctly, it could …

Re: installing PROMISE SATA150 TX2plus without OS

Posted on 2024-02-29, 20:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

IMO PS/2 mice and keyboards are your best bet with Win98.

Re: SB Live! and VIA Apollo Pro 133?

Posted on 2024-02-27, 16:20

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a system based on a Soyo SY 7VMA-B (Apollo Pro 133Z) with an SB Live SB0100 and I've had no issues with it. I haven't used it for any DOS games (I've never played a DOS game) so I cannot comment on that aspect, but it has worked fine for Half-Life. You might have to swap it from one PCI slot …

Re: Poll. How did you handle AGP to PCI Express stepover?

Posted on 2024-02-26, 16:00

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I had the money for a major upgrade in early 2006, so I moved from a Socket A system (8RDA3+, Mobile Athlon, 9800 Pro) to 939. Epox 9NPA3 Ultra, 3200+, and a PCIe 6800 GS 256 megabyte.

Re: Chinese FX5500 PCI on old Socket 7 mobo

Posted on 2024-02-25, 16:19

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

There is a known issue with those cards - they need 3.3 volts from the PCI slot, something that many older motherboards do not provide. Re: What PCI graphic for specific setup Direct link to the relevant Atheatos video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8W6A-VKroE&t=473s

Re: installing PROMISE SATA150 TX2plus without OS

Posted on 2024-02-22, 23:07

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've gotten into the habit of using Super Fdisk to save time. It allows a very quick partition and format, then I copy the .cabs to the hard drive, then navigate to that folder and run the installation. Here's is Phil's video on Super Fdisk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ivV5tyfRs

Re: installing PROMISE SATA150 TX2plus without OS

Posted on 2024-02-22, 21:07

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

When installing Windows 98 on one of these you don't need to do anything other than run setup (best done by saving the .CAB files to the hard drive). You can install the Promise driver after installation finishes. Windows 2000 on, you have to install the driver during setup.

Re: What kind of problems should I expect when overclocking the FSB from 66Mhz to 83.3Mhz?

Posted on 2024-02-21, 23:33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've run many Socket 7 boards at 83 MHz (both Intel and Via), and never had an issue. The only AGP system where I've ever run the AGP bus way out of spec was an Epox 8K3A+ (KT333). I ran that board at 209 MHz FSB (209/5= 41.8 MHz, 83.6 AGP) for years. Anything higher than that and my hard drive …

Re: GeForce4 Ti 4200 replacement fan?

Posted on 2024-02-21, 16:08

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

You can buy them from Ebay vendors, or Ali Express. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox- … DIA+ATI+Geforce

Re: Getting Trouble with some old Nvidia, Pentium 3 stuff

Posted on 2024-02-21, 03:42

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

My one experience with the "Windows 98 Service Pack" wasn't good, so I've not installed it again. In this case, it adds another complication. Do you have a spare hard drive that you could install and try a clean installation of Win98 on that? One other thing that occurs to me is that is a late 2001 …

Re: What TV shows are you watching now?

Posted on 2024-02-20, 22:39

in Milliways

in Milliways

Masters of the Air has been enjoyable so far. The part of WW-2 history has always been an interest of mine, and so far it has been as authentic as I think it's possible to be given the constraints of the budget and making a show that people will be willing to watch.

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