Re: LCD monitor VGA compatibility database

Posted on 2015-09-16, 18:06

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I recently found a place that sells tested "old" LCD monitors for 20kr = 2 euro each :). They have alot of brands in all sizes up to 20" but only 4:3 models with D-sub only input. I have a feeling I will hoard quite a few different LCDs if the 4 I already bought turns out to be in OKish shape, they …

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Re: Ridiculous Win98 Gaming Machine (Lots of Photos)

Posted on 2015-09-16, 17:05

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I can see the pictures now, I could not see them before so the issue is fixed. Nice system!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-15, 19:11

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I've had more issues with supposedly working things not working than I have with untested things not working, to be honest! This is my experience when using the Swedish Ebay clone Tradera as well :). I guess I have been unlucky when using Ebay, at least the "tested to BIOS" boards out of Ukraine …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-15, 17:12

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I bought some new stuff. First this QDI PX486SOJ. Its basicly the same as the QDI PX486P3 but with 128KB soldered cache (and 128KB socketed). The board was sold as "untested" and comes from Italy. I thought the memory looked somewhat fancy and hoped they were at least 4MB sticks but they were 1MB …

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Re: PC Chips M209 286 motherboard, maximum onboard memory...

Posted on 2015-09-14, 16:50

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I have one 286 board with SIMMs and it also takes 16MB (4x4MB). Although it is slower with this amount of memory - memory transfer rate drops a few MB/s. I did not see any performance degradation but I have only benched MIPS and Landmark so far, not really state of the art benchmarks even for a 286 …

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Re: LuckyStar LS486E rev.C2 and Cyrix 5x86@133

Posted on 2015-09-14, 16:39

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kixs wrote: I have set the JP19 to 1:1/2 so PCI speed shouldn't matter. The PDF manual for the clock chip lists 55 MHz as an option but I guess there is no way to set that speed as we have tried all the jumper settings by now.

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Re: LuckyStar LS486E rev.C2 and Cyrix 5x86@133

Posted on 2015-09-14, 16:33

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Could it be 55 MHz if you have the PCI/FSB jumper on 1:1? I think very few PCI video cards will work at 55 MHz PCI.

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Re: LuckyStar LS486E rev.C2 and Cyrix 5x86@133

Posted on 2015-09-14, 16:29

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I'm just testing this board... but there is no revision # anywhere. My board also has 1-2 and 5-6 as 33MHz. Now it runs my ADZ at 3x60 and only shows 1st screen at 3x66. This is all at 4V. I have two more ADW but only one boots at 3x60 but not always. The other one doesn't boot at all. They all …

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Re: LuckyStar LS486E rev.C2 and Cyrix 5x86@133

Posted on 2015-09-14, 16:11

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Any idea what is the 50MHz FSB jumper setting for this board? It depends on revison I think. For revision C2 it should be 1-2 but both my C1 boards have the jumper block inverted compared to the manual for the C2 board with 1-2 beeing 33 MHz. 55 Mhz is probably 3-4 -5-6 for the C2 revision and 1-2 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-13, 20:45

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The Voodoo III should be a decent DOS card for non 3d games if you dont like it as a 3d card 😀 The Voodoo II is for nostalgia and for playing Unreal in situations where using a Voodoo III isnt possible. That SB128 CD needs to be uploaded to VOGONS Vintage Driver Library if it isnt there already.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-13, 20:29

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Last week there were two auctions with video cards I wanted but didn't win on the Swedish auction site Tradera. I have a habit of throwing in a minimum bid of 1kr = ~0.1 euro on every other interesting auction a seller has if I'm going to bid on something and I think I'm going to win. I ended up …

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PC Chips M209 286 motherboard, maximum onboard memory...

Posted on 2015-09-13, 19:58

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Im starting to really REALLY like this motherboard. The maximum amount of onboard memory the PC Chips M209 supports is supposed to be 4x1MB SIPP modules as the board can not use its 8 DIPP sockets at the same time to get the 5MB many other 286 boards support. But wait a minut, what is this? Click …

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Re: Voodoo 5500 Stuck at 640X480

Posted on 2015-09-12, 16:32

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Im glad it worked 😀

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Re: Voodoo 5500 Stuck at 640X480

Posted on 2015-09-12, 15:53

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Try changing the monitor type to Plug and Play monitor 😀

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Re: LuckyStar LS486E rev.C2 and Cyrix 5x86@133

Posted on 2015-09-12, 13:08

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Today I tested the other LuckyStar LS486E rev C1 from Ukraine, its not from the same seller as the first. This board seems to have a newer BIOS than the first LS486E I bought although I have to admit I diddnt really pay attention to what date the other boards BIOS is from. I can not recommend the " …

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

Posted on 2015-09-11, 17:47

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I had good experience with the german seller "Electromyne", wich is an online eBay-shop. They are top rated seller, so I guess it depends on if they are shop's or private sellers. Same here. I've purchased an item or two from Electromyne. I can't speak for all of them, of course, but Electromyne …

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Re: Picked up Socket 7 hardware.

Posted on 2015-09-11, 17:27

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Not sure where you can get this motherboard for 20 dollars. I've looked around and can't find it for any less then 50. With patience :) The prices on Ebay are higher most of the time but the numbers above are more in line with what you would get as a seller if you wanted things to sell fast. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-11, 17:06

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Last week there were two auctions with video cards I wanted but didn't win on the Swedish auction site Tradera. I have a habit of throwing in a minimum bid of 1kr = ~0.1 euro on every other interesting auction a seller has if I'm going to bid on something and I think I'm going to win. I ended up …

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Re: Picked up Socket 7 hardware.

Posted on 2015-09-11, 14:01

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Picked up the below hardware in a single ebay auction for 70 USD. Think I got a decent deal. Asus P5A Rev 1.04 Socket 7 ATX Motherboard - ALi M1541 A1 100 MHz I/O Shield for Motherboard AMD K6III 400MHz w/CPU Heatsink & Fan 384MB RAM (3X 128MB SDRAM PC133) 6 GB IDE Hard Drive ATi Rage IIC AGP Video …

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

Posted on 2015-09-11, 07:34

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The 16 MHz 286 with Neat chipset is working perfectly again. It was a typical user error :) It turned out that the board did not like having one of its 36 memory chips mounted with one leg outside the socket shorting against a solder pad... With all legs inside the socket everything works fine, …

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