Re: Can anyone recognize this 486 motherboard?

Posted on 2017-04-06, 19:43

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by clueless1

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Just the memory is probably worth more than $35. And the cpu probably goes for $15 by itself. So it seems to be a very good deal, assuming it works. Can't tell from the photo, but the condition of the barrel battery could be a deal-breaker. It doesn't *seem* like it's leaking from the blurry pic, …

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

Posted on 2017-04-06, 19:05

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by clueless1

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Spent all my free time at work trying to figure out my build plans.. What's throwing a spanner in the plans is that I have no Voodoo 1. What I currently have: P166MMX, 64MB, Matrox Mystique 220, Voodoo 2 (GPU too fast but can do Quake respectably, probably main PC for retrogaming) PIII-450, 256 MB, …

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Re: So is this an 850MHz processor or an overclocked ~700MHz processor?

Posted on 2017-04-06, 18:39

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by clueless1

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Run an instance of Prime 95 while running CPU-Z to be sure Speedstep is not slowing it down.

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Re: Monkey Island Intro on Dreamblaster X2

Posted on 2017-04-06, 15:06

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by clueless1

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I didn't think Monkey Island supported GM -- only FM and MT-32.

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Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2017-04-06, 15:02

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Enjoyed. I smell a celeron 300a review on the horizon. 😉

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Re: Last game made for mt 32

Posted on 2017-04-06, 10:41

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No, I doubt that is something anyone could know for sure. We can narrow it down, though. I know, for example, that Albion shows MT-32 as a music option, and it is a 1995 game. There are probably more recent games than that. Moby Games can help, but it mixes in re-releases in its search results, so …

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Re: Newbie installing DOS for the first time: Where is "COMMAND"?

Posted on 2017-04-06, 10:33

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by clueless1

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COMMAND.COM is in both the root and DOS directories on my 486. That said, my memory says that COMMAND.COM has always lived in root. I've seen it so many times after running a directory listing, it would look out of place if it weren't there. It's probably always been in C:\DOS too, I just don't …

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

Posted on 2017-04-06, 01:25

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by clueless1

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Someone gave me a early 2000s system they aren't sure is working. It's an custom machine built by Systemmax which were sold by TigerDirect online and via mail in the US. It's an Athlon XP with a Geforice Ti 4600 AND is watercooled. I have not powered it on yet as I am not sure how I'm going to go …

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Re: MS Office password recovery

Posted on 2017-04-05, 18:42

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Try opening them with LibreOffice. Sometimes it will open such files without a password prompt. In case that doesn't work, try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdnBGs5ndcM http://www.isumsoft.com/office/forgot-passwor … book-sheet.html

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Re: Newbie installing DOS for the first time: Where is "COMMAND"?

Posted on 2017-04-05, 16:58

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by clueless1

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What type and size of hard disk are you installing to?

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Re: 7-zip benchmarks for over 60 CPUs

Posted on 2017-04-05, 16:56

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by clueless1

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Hey I have some questions. When these results are taken is background processes being halted/closed while the testing is happening? And when I'm reading 2x or 4x in front of the model/name is that referring to the number of cpus being used? Just wondering. You should not have any other programs …

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Re: Clean install - modern Windows 10 devices?

Posted on 2017-04-05, 02:16

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luckybob wrote: gotta love the Cenovo "brand". Just a step below Menovo. That unit would make a good firewall with one more NIC. I guess you could put a USB one on there, then install pfSense or IPFire and you've got a powerful IDS.

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Re: Best LGA775 Cooler for under $25

Posted on 2017-04-04, 16:07

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Jade Falcon wrote: Dose your motherboard support 45nm CPUs? If so you could get a 45nm Xeon for cheap. They have a lower TDP if I recall and they're a faster cpu. No, I wish. Intel D946GZIS I'm lucky it has undocumented support for the X3230.

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Re: Best LGA775 Cooler for under $25

Posted on 2017-04-04, 13:07

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by clueless1

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Any thoughts on making a shroud? The case I'm using kind of sucks. On the one hand, the top and sides are kind of this sieve-like (tiny holes everywhere) so air flows in from everywhere. On the other hand, there's no shroud/duct built in and it's all-round old and crappy. I think I bought it around …

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Re: Best LGA775 Cooler for under $25

Posted on 2017-04-04, 11:49

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by clueless1

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Put a higher CFM exhaust and added a 120mm low speed to the side panel, blowing on the chipset heatsink. Helped drop temps a few degrees, but I'm still not happy with cpu temps climbing into the 60s with just light gaming, and hitting 70+ with p95. I went ahead and ordered the Cooler Master Hyper …

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Re: Clean install - modern Windows 10 devices?

Posted on 2017-04-04, 10:49

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Let us know. 😀 I've never messed with different language versions of the OS. Isn't that something you can just change in the OS without having to reinstall?

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Re: Clean install - modern Windows 10 devices?

Posted on 2017-04-04, 10:40

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Awesome. I think you will learn you don't need to extract the license key next time. :) I remember testing this when the ISO came out. I had an old laptop that I gave the free upgrade to. Activated it, then wiped it out and did a clean install from the ISO and it just activated itself in the …

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Re: Clean install - modern Windows 10 devices?

Posted on 2017-04-04, 10:22

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My understanding is the licensing is tied to the hardware and stored on MS servers. You should be able to wipe the drive, do a clean install from an ISO, and the next time you connect the machine to the internet, it will automatically activate the OS (so long as it's currently activated). edit: …

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Re: New DreamBlaster S2 !

Posted on 2017-04-03, 15:24

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by clueless1

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^ MT-32 needs MT-32 stuff to sound great, GM on it is just wrong. Even with the special midi that remaps and programs missing GM sounds the result is not that great. Agreed. There are patches, for example, to convert Ultima Underworld MT-32 files to GM. I tried this briefly, but found it sounded …

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Re: Rusty Chokes Are The New Leaky Caps

Posted on 2017-04-03, 00:25

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Chances are that humidity was the cause not a leaky block or bad loop, in some parts of the world this is unavoidable. As long as board manufacturers continue to cut corners quality wise there will always be problems with each generation of hardware and even more so when there is design faults or …

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