Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-04-15, 06:03

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Woah really? The computer was black also? I'm in a group that collects Packard Bell machines on Facebook and they only have one photo of a Black Packard Bell and it's a Packard Bell Pro 66TV. lol This computer and a case style they call the 2x2 are basically mythical legends. lol No one owns one, …

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Re: Help with case corrosion

Posted on 2018-04-15, 05:55

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There is a spray-on zinc coating available. It's used to 'patch' repair? galvanized metal after it's been welded on or cut. Usually near the chain-link fence stuff in the hardware store. Sometimes by the galvanized roofing. It does not require a primer IIRC.

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Re: Help with case corrosion

Posted on 2018-04-15, 05:42

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I've never used a rust conversion paint. Sounds like a hype product to me actually. I have several times used full on rust converter (intended for car restoration) and then painted it. I didn't have any issues with the paint later on. Real rust converter is an oxidizer. It converts iron based red …

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Re: DVD not showing up in XP

Posted on 2018-04-15, 03:10

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Of course you could find your controller chip's AHCI driver for XP.

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Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 02:57

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Should have done the Cap-Map....... Identifiying burnt transistor on a Intel SE440BX-2 board .

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Re: Do all old computers go to Africa ?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 02:41

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Do all old computers go to Africa ? Only on holiday. Never for buisiness. 🤣 🤣 🤣 .

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Re: DVD not showing up in XP

Posted on 2018-04-15, 02:34

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When XP starts up it scans the system for PnP devices and installs the appropriate drivers (from it's drivers library) for whatever it finds. Your XP installation is screwing that up. Probably some corrupted DLLs or maybe INFs. I would reinstall or run a repair on XP. Another possibility is bad …

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Re: DVD not showing up in XP

Posted on 2018-04-15, 02:28

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I tried both of those solutions. It is not a hardware detection issue because both the BIOS and Win7 show it fine. Something in XP is failing to detect all of a sudden. When I tried the registry thing, there were no upper and lower entries at all. If it's as you said and completely missing in XP …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-15, 02:23

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Back in the day, I had a thing that was supposed to help overclocking socket 7 CPUs. Basically, you slid it on the CPU pins before putting the CPU in the socket. All it was was a thin plate with a bunch of extra smd capacitors on it. Guessing it was supposed to help make the power going to the CPU …

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Re: DVD not showing up in XP

Posted on 2018-04-15, 02:03

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If that doesn't work I remember something about a registry edit for High and Low filters.... But I don't remember enough about it to be a guide for that. Other members or google I guess.

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Re: DVD not showing up in XP

Posted on 2018-04-15, 01:56

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I haven't had this happen for years so I'm a bit rusty as to the fixes. Try this. Power down. Disconnect the drive. Boot all the way into XP (with no DVD drive) Power down again. Reconnect the drive. Boot into XP again. If it doesn't find the new device then try the "Find New Hardware" wizard. .

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Re: Help with case corrosion

Posted on 2018-04-15, 01:38

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@ OP, your pics are not working. Try uploading them here instead of using photobucket. I've restored a few cars. Just sanding and painting don't work well if there is any pitting. Slows it don't. Doesn't stop it. Rust will grow back from the bottoms of the pits and bubble the paint If there is …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-04-15, 00:23

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Woah really? The computer was black also? I'm in a group that collects Packard Bell machines on Facebook and they only have one photo of a Black Packard Bell and it's a Packard Bell Pro 66TV. lol This computer and a case style they call the 2x2 are basically mythical legends. lol No one owns one, …

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Re: DVD not showing up in XP

Posted on 2018-04-14, 18:27

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Look in Control Panel => Administrative Tools => Computer Management => Disk Management See if the DVD is there but with the wrong or no drive letter assigned.

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Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?

Posted on 2018-04-14, 17:56

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Not rebuilding radios here. RF + Mobo = bad bad bad It's EMI to a mobo. Since we went there.... A good share of those tiny caps, especially those near ports that connect to external wires, are there to filter out RF EMI. Some by the add-in slots are for the same in the event that the add-in card …

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Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?

Posted on 2018-04-14, 16:34

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Just a quick reminder: higher frequency = more noticeable effects of esr(equivalent series resistance) and esl(equivalent series inductance). Looking up the capacitor datasheet you can find out how it will perform on the specified task. For a psu the switching speed will be about 40~400 kHz (more …

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Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?

Posted on 2018-04-14, 16:13

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Great info Bonez - you should defninitely write a book and pusblish it. One more thing... the dude i bought my last CRT from, said that if I put in a new cap which has not the exact same specs as the old one i should be looking at +20% capacity max and same or higher voltage. Is this a good rule of …

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Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?

Posted on 2018-04-14, 15:02

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What for kind of solder, flux, solder tip and temperature setting do you guys use then? You make it look so easy but my experience is different. " look so easy" = Are you watching me? = How you doing that? = Now I'm feeling paranoid! :lol: :lol: My toolbox is a bit excessive for part-timers or a …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-04-14, 10:04

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Well guys, as usual Friday the 13th was a lucky day for me and I found something completely unexpected!!! I just scored a BLACK Packard Bell monitor! I'd heard about these black Packard Bell computers from around 1994 but this is the first time I've ever seen any bits of such a system in person. …

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Re: Cannot load DOS CD-ROM drivers when using Promise Ultra 100 TX2

Posted on 2018-04-14, 09:44

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The promise site has 3 different firmwares (BIOS) for the card. (One is for the WD version.) I've had some Promise cards the were picky/weird as to Master/Slave/CS jumper settings on the drive. I don't remember exactly but was something like. Drive was wired (cabled) as Master but it wouldn't work …

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