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

Posted on 2023-09-02, 02:29

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by Repo Man11

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Last fall I bought an assortment of old stuff that was quite a haul, and I've been working my way through it. It included two Socket 370 boards; one had a bad BIOS flash and the other needed new capacitors. After fixing both, I wanted to try to use one of the Tualatin CPUs that were included. I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-30, 19:14

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I was in the neighborhood of my local computer store and today's find was a five dollar, 512 megabyte AGP 7600 GS. So far it is working perfectly, and slightly outscored my slightly overclocked Ti 4600 in 3D 2001 in my Soyo Dragon system. This was after I cleaned it, replaced the thermal paste, and …

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Re: Socket A (462) motherboard recommendations

Posted on 2023-08-30, 16:30

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One might argue that for your specs, some stable, good quality KT266A or KT333 board is completely enough. There are just so many of them. Read some old reviews from Anandtech and similar sites, they have good roundups of different boards. Are you using a PCI sound card and do you plan to use it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-29, 23:35

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I was in the neighborhood of my local computer store and today's find was a five dollar, 512 megabyte AGP 7600 GS. So far it is working perfectly, and slightly outscored my slightly overclocked Ti 4600 in 3D 2001 in my Soyo Dragon system. This was after I cleaned it, replaced the thermal paste, and …

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Re: K6-3+ 600 Socket 7 System - DISASTER

Posted on 2023-08-29, 21:26

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I've run 2.0 volt K6-+ CPUs at 2.4 volts with good cooling for years, 2.1 volt shouldn't be a problem at all. I ran my 1.6 volt K6-3+ 400 at 2.4 volts for some time, it survived unscathed. Maybe its life span was reduced, but at this time it still works fine.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-27, 19:36

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No pics because it needs surgery first, but got a LuckyTech P6VBX7. If the TRW wants hi-res photos of it as is, let me know and I'll take some as soon as I get home. Socket 370 on Baby-AT form factor? Wow, I haven't seen one in my lifetime. :smiley: Learning new stuff everyday. I had a couple of …

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Re: PIII Boot problem and getting back into hardware

Posted on 2023-08-26, 20:30

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Remember, only OEM Win98 CDs were bootable.

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Re: Getting the most out of a K6-2 machine

Posted on 2023-08-26, 17:38

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This was the best I could achieve with my MVP3G-M, a K6-3+ @616 MHz, and a GeForce 3 Ti 200.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-08-20, 18:44

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Well, I just finished sorting trough it(scavangeing) at the comp. Was not quite what I expected, the one pc , the net..switch... Fridges(don't care) ,crt tv's(I didn't bother with), vacuum cleaner?a few printers that I don't know if worth fixing/takeing... Fax- left it there , analog phone, lan …

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Re: Help locating a motherboard component (solved!)

Posted on 2023-08-18, 05:08

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by Repo Man11

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At 146 Mhz FSB, everything works fine, but as soon as I bump it up to 147, it will lock up during the Dragothic test. The temperature doesn't seem to be a factor, and bumping up the CPU voltage makes no difference. I think the 9800 is holding me back because it cannot tolerate the out of spec PCI …

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Re: Asus p5b-a rev.1.04 what should I do to use a K6-III+?

Posted on 2023-08-18, 01:16

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There is a BIOS that supports the Plus series CPU for this board here: http://www.steunebrink.info/k6plus.htm As you have the 1.04 version of the board, that's all you have to do. Phil had a video that shows the performance difference. It's noticeable, but it's still a K6-2, so you can't expect …

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Re: Help locating a motherboard component (solved!)

Posted on 2023-08-18, 00:45

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This seems to be the limit with this board/CPU. I'd like to try an XP-M 2600+, but good luck finding one. There have been times in the past where I could have picked up old laptops that may have had a mobile Socket 462, but I passed because they just seemed old and useless to me - I'll definitely be …

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Re: PCI Video Card Installation Issues

Posted on 2023-08-15, 18:36

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by Repo Man11

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Have you tried any other PCI video card beside the Radeon 7000? My worry is that the Radeon 7000 is too new to function in your setup. I know Feipoa and others have tested alot of PCI cards in their 486's (even older that your socket 7), full thread here https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t= …

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Re: I Felt Conflicted at a Yard Sale

Posted on 2023-08-15, 16:15

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Last fall I was lucky enough to get a grab bag of stuff for $50.00. It included a VooDoo 3 PCI, and Nvidia 6800 Ultra, and several motherboards. I've had a great time with this stuff. Two of the motherboards needed to be recapped, and after doing so they worked perfectly. I've played many hours of …

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Re: Should I upgrade the heatsink on my 9800 Pro AIW?

Posted on 2023-08-15, 02:53

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by Repo Man11

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I use those coolers on both of my 9800 SE's and my Ti4600 and Quadro4 700 XGL cards. Not the best fit for your card, but it's probably worth the effort.

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Re: Best gpu for maxing out a athlon 1400 ?

Posted on 2023-08-14, 20:00

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Here's a typical 3D 2001 score for an XP 2200+ in a KT400 motherboard with a Quadro4 700 XGL (equivalent to a Ti4400).

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Re: Sound Blaster Live! Cd audio and Spdif input not Working!

Posted on 2023-08-13, 04:48

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by Repo Man11

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Other than this the sound card is working normally? Did the CD audio accidentally get muted? Does CD Audio show up normally when you open volume control?

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Re: Sound Blaster Live! Cd audio and Spdif input not Working!

Posted on 2023-08-12, 22:43

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I have my Win98 SE computer updated with the update CD from here: http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=873 I mention that because for all I know it might make a difference, but probably not in this case (it does now have WMP 9). I have an SB Live 5.1 card, and one of the optical drives …

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Using AMIBCP to add overclocking options to an Asus A8V-X

Posted on 2023-08-12, 18:16

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by Repo Man11

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I have an Asus A8V-X Socket 939 motherboard, and though it is very similar to the A8V Deluxe, it lacks the overclocking options that the Deluxe has. I tried the Deluxe BIOS, but it wouldn't POST. Here are both BIOS opened in AMIBCP and the System frequency/voltage control section is missing in the …

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Re: Help locating a motherboard component

Posted on 2023-08-10, 23:37

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It now works with both an XP2200 and an XP2400+! That makes me happy since limiting this board to a 2100+ Palomino seemed like a shame to me.

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