Re: Asus P5A wierd boot issue

Posted on 2015-03-03, 22:09

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by brostenen

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Some boards have BIOS setting what should it do after power outage, you might want to check that. Also if the CMOS battery is running low, and when 5V standby voltage fades away, battery might not keep the chipset RTC clock ticking even if it preserves settings. When there is no clock in the …

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Re: Asus P5A wierd boot issue

Posted on 2015-03-03, 22:05

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by brostenen

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it is booting whenever the power to the PSU is connected This is unclear. Are you suggesting that you cannot turn the system off, and that it keeps coming back on whenever you try to shut it down? That sounds like it might be an issue with the power switch in your case. Otherwise, perhaps you have …

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Asus P5A wierd boot issue

Posted on 2015-03-03, 20:58

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Hi all. I have this issue with my Asus P5A board, wich is that it is booting whenever the power to the PSU is connected. It does not come right away, as I have to let it sit with the wall-socket-power-connector disconnected/pulled out. What could be the problem? As of now, I am thinking that it is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-03-03, 09:46

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by brostenen

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Finally arrived.... Happy.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-03-02, 19:59

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The prices of Voodoo5's are only going to go up with time, there's only so many that were produced. So.. they're usually not found "cheap" unless you get extremely lucky.. like me and others have and find them in the wrong place on accident sold by people that have no idea what their value is. I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-03-02, 19:50

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I have allways said, that I would pay for a Voodoo card if the price was right. In other words... Common V-prices are simply just too high. Found a V3 3000 AGP for less than 15 US Dollars. Just paid for it.

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Re: SB-Link connector

Posted on 2015-03-01, 10:03

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It was used in Boards from around the late 90's. The Boards that I have equipped with SB-Link or Pc/Pci as it is also called are: Intel VC820,and Epox MVP3-C. Boards from around 97/99. And yes. There's not much info around, regarding the SB-Link technology. Most that I have found, is located here on …

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Re: ct4520 AWE64 ISA

Posted on 2015-02-28, 10:08

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Yeah... PNP is sometimes a bitch. These drivers here, are MS-DOS-6.22 only... (not Win95 and later, just 6.22 and earlier) Install PNP manager first. They are from Phil's website..... http://www.philscomputerlab.com/drivers-for-awe64-gold.html

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Re: Socket 370 system board with RAMBUS

Posted on 2015-02-28, 08:24

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For Win98se. My system with RD-Ram is stable. Performance wise, well. I do not really see anything that makes me go for SD or RD. They just plain works fast enough. Both technology. Old tests like the ones on toms hardware and stuff, are all saying the same. That back in 99/00, RD's were not worth …

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Re: Which AWE64 gold to look for?

Posted on 2015-02-28, 08:16

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Yes. The TNT2 ultra is a mighty card for games up until 1999. And I love the G400 as well. That card is really great too. I guess I have all I need for that 99 rig that I need as of now. Only reason to get that V3 is to make a true gamers choice from 99. My dos machine is running Cirrus Logic PCI. …

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Re: ct4520 AWE64 ISA

Posted on 2015-02-28, 08:08

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VOGONS Driver Library In this section there are drivers for a lot of stuff. And yes. If Win98 can not see the card at all. There are a big problem somewhere.

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2015-02-26, 17:55

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If the PCB manufator could do a specific colour, when ordering say, 100 pcb's. Why not give the final product a funky colour, that makes it stand out? Orange? Dark purple? Anything?

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Re: Which AWE64 gold to look for?

Posted on 2015-02-26, 17:50

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I would keep one Voodoo though. They're a nice piece of history. Nope... Done with Voodoo, all games I play, are not limied to Glide-only. The only reason for a new Voodoo purchase, would be to make my 99-rig even more 99'ish. It's running TNT2-Ultra at the moment, and I need to check it out with …

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2015-02-26, 09:39

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Marmes wrote: We need first to make the sch to understand how it works, then, we can add what is possible to add I understand that. Was just an idea or thought. Gonna follow this project on the side line. Just interesting to see what people will figure out.

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Re: 486sx cpus great for dos gaming?

Posted on 2015-02-26, 07:19

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Hehe.... Company-secrets, stored in the dark corners of an old archieve. Makes me think of a plot for a movie about stealing information. 😁

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Re: Socket 370 system board with RAMBUS

Posted on 2015-02-26, 07:15

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As for the Tualatin issue - i820 was released in late 1999 and was originally meant for the PIIIB (133MHz FSB) - both Katmai and Coppermine. It was a replacement for i440BX. Yet, they recalled 820-board's, running SD-Ram, as they were simply not cabable. 820 systems ran horrible unstable using SD- …

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Re: Socket 370 system board with RAMBUS

Posted on 2015-02-26, 07:10

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Have seen reports here on Vogons regarding a certain socket 478 board that are really unstable. As for P3 with RD-Ram, I only have experience with my Intel VC-820 board. This board is not Socket-370, it's a Slot-1 and it run's rock solid and stable with a P3-500. I have 2 x samsung PC-800 memory …

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Re: 486sx cpus great for dos gaming?

Posted on 2015-02-26, 06:57

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Many of them were simply 486DX's with the FPU disabled; this was achieved by cutting away the connections to the die with a laser. Remembering how people back in the early 90's explained this to me, as Intel were not good at producing fail-free DX chips. If it was a biased argument towards AMD, I …

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Re: Soundblaster 32 PnP (8MB) or Soundblaster AWE64Gold (4MB)

Posted on 2015-02-26, 06:27

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Stick with the GOLD, unless you can find a different AWE32. Only reason I would use AWE32's are if they have a real OPL-Chip. AWE64's (GOLD) rule over non OPL-AWE32's if you ask me. It's really a question of personal taste and gaming need.

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Re: 486sx cpus great for dos gaming?

Posted on 2015-02-26, 06:21

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It was actully a "shitty" repack of a 486 cpu. Internally 486slc/dlc are 486. Ahh... I see. It was basically one of the worst for Doom and games alike. I remember feeling ripped off, as not even Epic Pinball ran good on that machine. I had virtually no idea what I bought at that time. Just …

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