Since the dawn of the PC / networking, we have always craved / demanded extra bandwidth. The 386'DX' is a 32-bit processor, whilst the regular old ISA is 16-bit and can prove to exentually become a bottleneck depending on the application. To upgrade from this bottleneck there can only be one of two …

Really? Interesting to hear you say... I was under the impression that the 386 can utilize VESA hardware however it's effectiveness depends very much on chipset and board settings, also the VLB card itself. Can I ask if this is the only experience you've had with a 386/VLB system, or have you also …

Anonymous Coward, I seem to notice our hardware collection is closely aligned. I remember seeing somewhere you had an ALI board (1429 chipset) with VLB which was pretty fast and worked fine until you discovered mold or something under the onboad processor which you removed? You also speak of an Opti …

btw... Mau1wurf1977 I just put 2 and 2 together... You're the guy that made the video on Youtube comparing the LAPC-I and DB50XG on a bunch of games. Was a really good video and instrumental (excuse the pun!) in my decision making... so thanks!

Guys, Thanks for your replies! Yea the batteries were removed as soon as the boards arrived. Sorry about the pictures, they are unfortunately the only pictures I have at the moment (old ebay ones!) as i'm at work, away from home... soon to be returning where I plan on working on a new build, using …

Hi Stiletto, Thanks for doing that... i'm still getting used to the different forums of the site. Regards

Hello! New to these forums and thought to post my first hardware issue. I bought these two motherboards from ebay (2 of many!) sometime ago and they came with no manuals or indication of manufacturer and have since been attempting to modify the cache settings and FSB frequency of the boards, …