Re: Can a VLB contact be replaced?
Posted on 2021-04-23, 16:09
Oh yes it is. It's something I wish I was better at. I have very basic soldering skills but something like this is currently outside of my wheelhouse
Re: Can a VLB contact be replaced?
Posted on 2021-04-23, 15:57
Excellent work I'm glad to see you were able to fix the slot and get it functional again.
Re: age of empires 2 bad performance on pentium iii
Posted on 2021-04-22, 21:20
It was me and 3 other AI players it was a larger map with a decent amount of water. I have roughly 170 population. The games isn't finished yet but one of the AI players has similar population. Next time me and my son play again I'll get more specific details.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2021-04-22, 20:03
Those look like a cooler master cm-690 case. I have one of them since 07 new in box. Hopefully this summer/fall I'll have time to swap my daily 775 build into it.
Re: Need help with old 468
Posted on 2021-04-22, 19:47
I've used clear nail polish in a pinch. But you can buy a bottle of solder mask or a bottle of conformal coatings
Re: Need help with old 468
Posted on 2021-04-22, 19:17
Before you worry about fixing that trace I'd use some vinegar and give that board a good cleaning and then a rinse with some IPA and then some distilled water. As long as the alkali material from the battery is still on the board it'll continue to corrode and eat away at the motherboard.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2021-04-22, 18:50
Wow!!! That's a hell of a dumpster find. Nice going
Re: Duals for all ages - build suggestions thread
Posted on 2021-04-22, 13:57
This is a very exciting sounding idea I'll be watching with great interest. I love dual cpu systems
Re: SiS 635T (ECS P6S5AT) – Hail to the King
Posted on 2021-04-22, 12:56
Is there a jumper setting to change between the two ram formats?
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2021-04-22, 12:54
I couldn't agree more Chinny!
Re: age of empires 2 bad performance on pentium iii
Posted on 2021-04-22, 12:50
Could it just be lack of ram? I have AOE 2 gold installed on my son's socket A Thunderbird system and even with the 200 pop cap the game runs fine. Athlon t-bird@1200mhz Abit KT7a-raid 1.5gigs pc-133 ram GeForce 4 MX460 64meg X-FI fatality 250gig at 133 drive XP Pro SP3
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-22, 12:41
Salvaged some nice e-waste from the shredders today: IMG_20210422_170323.jpg IMG_20210422_170736_1.jpg Managed to grab a Commodore 128D unit and a Link MC5 serial terminal (both missing keyboards, alas) along with a nice vintage '96 beige box PC. I was a bit sad because the PC's video card had …
Re: Hybrid Leadtek GeForce2 GTS/PRO?
Posted on 2021-04-21, 19:29
Can you post a good close up shot of the memory chips?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-21, 19:10
Wow that's a great deal for 5 bucks. It's borderline theft.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-04-21, 12:46
I sold a Dell Celeron 433 and prepared an HT 3.0 for sale, and then, something I've been wanting to do for a long time... Preparing these: https://i.imgur.com/n8QT2R5h.jpg To be benchmarked here: https://i.imgur.com/bNPrFgmh.jpg They range from SX-20 (not sure if I'll be able to get the ISA-486SV2 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-21, 00:57
Actually she really doesn't mind as long as I go overboard. Now my collection of different kinds of string trimmer lines that one gets me a few glances.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-21, 00:24
bofh.fromhell wrote on 2021-04-20, 23:38: Now repeat after me: "What? that old thing?, I've had that for ages!" […] Show full quote wiretap wrote on 2021-04-20, 22:59: Just bought this.. wife is on a plane so I couldn't consult her first. 😁 Now repeat after me: "What? that old thing?, I've had that …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-20, 22:20
Nice. I was looking for a G400 max and assumed that the dual head ones were mislabeled.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-04-20, 22:00
I never realized the G400 max came as a dual head card. That's a really nice lot you picked up lots of fun stuff to play with.
Re: benchmarks for a 486 ?
Posted on 2021-04-20, 20:20
I'd give Phil's benchmark pack a try. https://www.philscomputerlab.com/phils-ultima … se-project.html
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