Re: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Posted on 2013-12-25, 02:19
Merry Christmas!
Re: Any of you got a 1GB DDR1 SODIMM for my little Inspiron 500m?
Posted on 2013-12-22, 09:14
Try to clean the slot and the memory with alcohol. Did you try running a single module in the "bad" slot. Try with both modules to be sure that it isnt a bad memory module. A 512 MB DDR SODIMM cost about $2 shipped but a 1gb mobule is probably $10 + shipping if not more.
Re: I need help with identifying some hardware
Posted on 2013-12-21, 23:50
The components on themselves are familiar to me, but the card is not. The part number led to this website: www.multiwave.com It has a daughterboard driver, wonder what that does. Perhaps that driver is for the smaller daughterboard? The box states the card has a "Audiowave 3d Space Sound Processor" …
Re: I need help with identifying some hardware
Posted on 2013-12-21, 22:07
can you remove the daughterboards from the soundcard and post photos? it will help see what they really are... just pull them, they are not locked and you won't break anything. Just be carefull when you put them back of the pin alignment so all male pins go to their female counterparts... ;) from …
Re: I need help with identifying some hardware
Posted on 2013-12-21, 20:12
The hero IBM Deathstar 30gb that survived a 4 ft free fall. That's quite impressive :O I was testing one of these once, it was really loud so I suspected the ball bearing was a bit worn out. I tapped it lightly with a screwdriver handle (while spinning) and the bearing just exploded with a loud …
Re: I need help with identifying some hardware
Posted on 2013-12-21, 19:55
Thanks I read that F in Freetech as a P The txt file with jumper settings will be useful 😀 The sound card seem to have it all exept Soundblaster 16 compatibility..
I need help with identifying some hardware
Posted on 2013-12-21, 16:03
Someone must have done a big clean out because the electronic waste container in our "garbage room" had some useful stuff in it for once :) Its a bit unlucky that the container was otherwise empty so the hardware had to endure a 4ft free fall. There were plenty of dented and bruised IDE disks but …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-20, 10:36
So it takes a 4.7GHz Pentium D to match a 2.4/533 Pentium M in 3DMark01. :lol: PM 745 @ 2.4 on i915GM with 2GB dual-channel DDR2-533 and GeForce GTX260 = 37102 (win XP) and 26490 (win7) Can't wait to see your S939 results! I just had to do one more quick run with with the Pentium D setup. Slower …
Re: Old Mobo Recap: 440BX Tekram P6BX-An
Posted on 2013-12-19, 17:46
That looks great I should order some new caps. I have the bad habit of only replacing bloated ones and only with other old used caps.
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-19, 12:25
Its time for another update. Im more or less done with all the Pentium D testing. I diddnt post the results for the Pentium D 840 in the last post since I wanted to compare it against the Pentium D 9xx CPUs I tested the Pentium D 935 and 945. I will post results for the 935 @ stock 3.2 ghz to …
Re: Retro gaming: truth or fiction? :-)
Posted on 2013-12-15, 20:50
For me it depends. Some months or years when I have been unemployed with lots of spare time but little money I play lots and lots of games. But when I work and therefore have more money but less spare time the hardware takes the overhand. I do not enjoy fractional gaming. If I like a game I want …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-15, 15:00
I have messed with two 805s and they nearly ruined a board lol (overclocking) and yes they are faster. Try the 9xx series as they are closer to c2d performance than the 8xx. I am finally done with the Pentium D 8xx testing. No motherboards were destroyed benchmarking these CPUs The Pentium D 9xx …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-14, 16:07
I wonder how much the scores will change if you benched with a board running DDR3, I know the boards are getting rare but from my test with core 2 laptops running ddr3 there is a noticeable difference compared to anything from the time that used ddr2. The reason why the scores are fsb dependent is …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-14, 14:17
Its time for another update. I noticed how the 500 series Prescott seemed notably slower in 3dmark 2001 than the 600 series Prescott. Lets see how the Prescott 570 stand up against the 670. System spec Asus P5W DH Deluxe i975X Pentium 4 570 3.8 ghz 2*1gb DDR2 (some old Crucial Tracers) Video Card …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-13, 18:15
Any plans on trying out any of the Cedar Mill chips? Those have been mostly forgotten since they were pretty quickly overshadowed by the Core2, but they were kinda the 'last hurrah' for the single-core P4... I do not own any Cedar Mill CPUs but I am keeping my eyes open. There are unlimited numbers …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-13, 14:44
Nice round, tried any modern games on it yet? I think I will wait with modern game tests until I test Pentium D and Athlon X2 CPUs Although I do install Need for Speed Underground 2 on all systems to see that they work. So far they all run the game flawlessly using max settings @ 1280*1024 :P Using …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-13, 13:33
^ That poor Panny MBZ at the left! Help him! :lol: To get that cap strait I would need to re-solder it :) The next platform on the test bench is the Intel 975X. The i975X is a platform from late 2005 and it is the last chipset Intel released before the Core 2 Duo release. The i925XE would have been …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-12, 15:06
Danamics LMX Superleggera You get a gold star! I like that the reviewing site got a box for the 3.5 inch PSU that drives the pump. This is how my PSU looks like. Safety first!! I got the cooler in a store clearance for ~40 euro a couple of years ago. New in a sealed box. I do not think the company …
Re: Let's tinker with pre Core 2 Duo Windows XP era platforms
Posted on 2013-12-12, 13:47
Finally an Intel system on the test bench that is faster than the Socket 754 Sempron 2800+ ! :D The 2004 platform Intel 925XE with a Pentium 4 670 CPU. The Prescott 600 series were released winter 2004 - 2005 and the Pentium 4 670 is the fastest non extreme edition CPU the i925XE chipset supports. I …
Re: Which soundcard for which system?
Posted on 2013-12-11, 14:49
286 SB PRO 2 386 SB PRO 2 (or the vibra 16) 486 SB PRO 2 (or the vibra 16) SS7 AWE32 CT3670 + Sound Blaster Live! That AWE 32 should not have the hanging note bug since it is AWE 64 based? Buy moar sound cards :P On a serious note the SoundBlaster PRO 2 is the only card I have used in 286 - 486 …
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