Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-08, 01:24

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by brostenen

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Dude just put it up for sale cheap never know someone might need something from it or might be able to fix it.... The motherboard? I am going to keep the rest. Just feel it is like ripping people off. Hate it, when I see something cheap, only to find out that it's not working. You know.... Can't …

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Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-08, 00:55

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by brostenen

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I think that I will give up on this motherboard, I will dump the whole thing, only keeping the CPU and Mem. It was fun though, recapping the motherboard and all that. Sadly it is beyond my skill's to fix it. :depressed: Perhaps I should keep the case too.... Will be a cool thing to build something …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-07, 14:29

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by brostenen

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Good catch on that AT case. They are nowere to be found in Denmark, and especially not as "NOS".

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Re: Advice on 90s DOS/Win95 Build

Posted on 2016-07-07, 12:44

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by brostenen

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I like all the platforms. In other words, my collection is not fixed on a single machine. If you were to ask for advice on late 90's gaming-rig (no dos games), I would advice you on a P-III.

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Re: Advice on 90s DOS/Win95 Build

Posted on 2016-07-07, 12:12

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by brostenen

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The machine that would fit these wishes the best, are either K6-III or K6-III+. Make sure to get that 400mhz model. Get a decent cooler if non-plus is chosen. The ordinary K6-III does not let you set multiplier by software, it is running more hot, yet it is just as capable as an plus model when …

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Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-07, 10:20

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by brostenen

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Checkes it again today. True enough, no voltage is flowing through that little sucker. That being with the computer turned on. what I can't get my head around, is if this has some impact on the battery issue. I might be wrong on it all together. I simply can not find any info online. As far as I can …

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Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-06, 16:05

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by brostenen

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Think it is broken. Nothing flows. It does not even have any resistans.

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Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-06, 14:01

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by brostenen

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True.... Googled it. If it is broken, what impact could it have?

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Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-05, 21:59

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by brostenen

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That yellow component! Is that a capacitor? And could that be the culprit? It is linked to the diode somehow and the diode is linked to the battery holder.

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

Posted on 2016-07-05, 16:51

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by brostenen

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Nope... Sorry. 🙁 I think it is controlled by the row of jumpers, found on the edge of the board, close to the CPU. Otherwise, I have no clue. Mine is set up to a Dx2-66. (Factory default)

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Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-05, 16:34

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by brostenen

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Arhhh.... Shit... Way above my league. I am a bit noob on this, so I am doing this as far as my logic goes. Not to say that I do not understand electronics, I just don't have any extensive knowledge or education. 😢

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Re: Going to restore this IBM. Any advice if something to look for!!

Posted on 2016-07-05, 16:21

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by brostenen

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More progress, or rather the lack of progress. I did a complete recap of the motherboard, as well as the caps on the riser-card. Everything is working as they were, before I replaced the caps. So I guess that the recapping in its self, were a success. The bad news, is that the issue were not related …

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

Posted on 2016-07-05, 12:31

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by brostenen

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Hey, I think that's the same board I have! Do you have documentation for it? I haven't tried it yet, but I may get back to you for jumper settings etc. if you don't mind. This is on the backside of the case cover.... Hope you can use it. I have not resized the pictures, so they are easy to read, …

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Re: Need help finding right RAM type for 286 machine.

Posted on 2016-07-05, 00:49

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by brostenen

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Thanks.... I will look into this later, need to get some other project's finished first. 😀

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

Posted on 2016-07-05, 00:41

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by brostenen

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In the process of recapping a IBM 486 motherboard. Hope it all goes well. So far, 50% done today. I have marked the old with color on top. Using some good old-school lead tin. So easy to work with. 😜

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Re: Need help finding right RAM type for 286 machine.

Posted on 2016-07-04, 17:46

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by brostenen

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This is the complete Chaptor 6 in the manual..... There is only 4 page's so I guess that I am missing some more in dept manual or something. Hope this is at some help for you guys. 😀

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Re: Need help finding right RAM type for 286 machine.

Posted on 2016-07-04, 17:34

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by brostenen

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h-a-l-9000 wrote: Yes, pictures. Does the chipset support EMS and/or UMB mapping? Otherwise DOS will only benefit from more memory through the HMA. That I do not know. The manual must give some answers I guess.

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Re: Need help finding right RAM type for 286 machine.

Posted on 2016-07-04, 17:33

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by brostenen

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Well... I have misread the manual. It states that I can install "An additional of 1mb on the systemboard". The system installation floppy disk, does however state 4 megabyte as an example. I think that I will follow what the manual say, as this seems like the most correct answer. Anyway... I will …

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Re: Upgrading Compaq Deskpro

Posted on 2016-07-04, 15:23

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by brostenen

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SB16 or AWE64! Ay? Even better.... ISA soundcard with wavetable header and Dreamblaster-S1. Much the same price (looking at eBay). Much more fun, this way. Get an ISA card with OPL, and without that hanging note bug. SB16 or SB-Pro standard's does not matter. Well... It does if you are really picky. …

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Re: AWE64 not working in Rise of the Triad

Posted on 2016-07-04, 15:12

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by brostenen

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Have you tried to make a temporary MS-DOS-6.22 installation on a different harddrive, to rule Win98 out as the cause of the trouble? It would surely be easier to use a boot floppy. Either way, that sounds like a highly unlikely cause, but I guess it's not impossible. Yes. Floppy can do. I was just …

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