Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-25, 05:48

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I think that for the exact reason mentioned by you we love these type of cases. They meant the world to many of us. The interior is the same as the wide majority of the AT cases and just the front is different. Back in the day buying a brand name system was totaly out of the question. Good thing …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-24, 15:40

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Check this out! Funky EDO RAM 2x4MB TELBUS MCM Design - TM 513201-70 / Si-Die 2195 TI - 03.1995 The casing is made from a hard plastic. The SLEEPER is full of surprises. :) https://i.postimg.cc/N2GTbpgK/PRW-EDO-00.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vDGWQHWG/PRW-EDO-01.jpg All systems NOMINAL! https://i. …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-23, 08:10

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A Make Gainward Great Again hat? :lol: I think that Made to be Great Again in general is my kind of hat. :D :) Ahmet Kilic & Eyup Celik Snap VS Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own (Massive mashup) THE SLEEPER! :) :) :) :D :D :D :) :) :) https://i.postimg.cc/1gdscwQT/PRW-SLEEPER-01.jpg This PUPPY …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-19, 18:55

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SVET. feat. SevenEver - Is It Love Another GAINWARD wonder ... is it love? " Is it love, love, love Love, love, love that I'm feeling?" Oh boy ... here we go! Before everything I must confess an obvious secret... I'm a sucker for Gainward cards . :D I'm referring to the cards released during their …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-18, 17:04

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@amadeus777999 - you have the most awesome comments this side of vogons! :D I still remember this one: New victims for Robert's dungeon... lots of "torture cleaning" ahead. :-D I switched the retaining clips on the heatsink of the Slot A CPU cooler but I kind of liked them in the "wrong" …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-17, 06:28

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Uhhh silly me! :D You might have something there! :D I'll see if it is possible to switch the clips around. The heatsink doesnt fit the other way around and the clips come off easily. If I try to mount the heatsink the other way around, the holes where the clips go do not align properly. While I …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-13, 19:39

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I'm glad that you managed to sort out those S423 motherboards. :) Now you are the proud owner of TWO of those babies. :) Thank You for sharing your findings. :) I remember that I read in the manual of my Gigabyte GA-8TM that there was a part that underlined the importance of the CMOS battery. That …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-06-08, 19:16

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@peido - I hope that I will repair the V5 5500 some time in the future too. It is not a priority just now. Iris - Somn bizar (Official Music Video) - 1996 SDRAM Adventures As it was the case in the past, this came out of nothing. Like a spiral of cosmic dust, a few scattered bits and pieces have …

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Re: ZIDA 4DPS – the story of repairing

Posted on 2019-06-06, 19:10

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From the pictures I see that the BIOS chip is missing the silver sticker that protects the data on the chip and now it only has a strip of black tape. The chip looks to be a fused quartz window. One of the sides is visible. If that part under the glass is exposed to light it can lose its data. I am …

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Re: Cannot enter BIOS setup on my Pentium 60

Posted on 2019-06-06, 16:39

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@xboingx - THANKS xboingx!!!! :D :D :D The GSETUP utility saved my A$$ too. Thanks for uploading it! https://i.postimg.cc/w10cKF5z/PRW-P60-01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Lq5kmfv1/PRW-P60-02.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/94kd0MNN/PRW-P60-03.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/N26mdxGW/PRW-P60-04.jpg https://i.postimg. …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-04-24, 20:44

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MY VooDoo 5 5500! While I write down these lines I still can't believe that in my collection I have a 3dfx VooDoo 5 5500. About four years ago, when I started my journey into the past, I thought that it will be some time before I would get my hands on this legend. After I obtained this card, there …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-20, 18:16

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Enhanced VGA Tseng ET4000AX 1MB - ISA P/N 2142S00105 Filename PRW-FM19-07.jpg File size 1.24 MiB Views 2007 views Filename PRW-FM19-08.jpg File size 1.12 MiB Views 2007 views SDRAM 2x256MB PC133 with blue heatspreader - 256UCURTWGBA SDRAM 2x128MB PC150 with blue heatspreader Filename PRW-FM19-09. …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-04-19, 18:45

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A KEYBOARD STORY The moment when I had to tackle a keyboard came in the end... I had to take care of an old keyboard found in an old building... true story. :D The owner of the keyboard asked me to clean it as a gift for his birthday. So, this story was born. A keyboard story . I wasnt able to …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-04-18, 17:43

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VooDoo RUSH, such a rush... NOT! Back in the day , in highschool, when I was reading IT magazines(CHIP/Game Over) between classes and I could not afford a 3dfx card, I used to drool when I saw the VooDoo Graphics, Rush, Banshee, VooDoo 2/SLI adds. I saw price tags of thousands of $ for systems …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-04-05, 21:19

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Timpuri Noi - Perfect Stayin' Alive Some time ago, my highschool buddy, which happens to still be my best friend, Mr. R. , informed me that an acquintance of his, has an old PC which he wants to throw out. Nothing out of the ordinary until here. Right? At first, I was told that it might be a …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-03-24, 11:58

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Thanks verysaving . I still need to emprove my soldering procedure. I used a liquid flux but later I switched to gel which stays better in place. Because the tip of my soldering gun was bigger than needed, I had to use more solder as I feared I might damage the laquer or the PCB. I learned a lot …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-03-23, 17:32

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Bad day at the flea market today ..... I found a 3dfx VooDoo 5 5500 AGP for little over 1 EURO ... https://i.postimg.cc/Hj9fnyTH/FM23032019-01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/HVWFykLM/FM23032019-02.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/bZsMmVkN/FM23032019-03.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/TLqHKzMQ/FM23032019-04.jpg https:// …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-03-23, 12:41

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Sis - Lola The PHOENIX aka The MS-6168 VER:2 I think that you wonder which is the piece of hardware that made me think about the Phoenix? Until today you have been accustomed to many other success stories that could've had the same exact title. Why would this story be any different? Like the …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-03-12, 19:07

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Shall I tell you I managed to get my hands on a Riva 128ZX, a Matrox Millenium MGA AGP, a Geforce 2 Pro, a 7900GS and a 9800GS? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: hehe jk, nice stuff you have over there though. Looking forward to The Next Episode GOOD STUFF! 128ZX, Matrox Millenium, GF2 PRO, 7900GS, 9800GS. …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2019-03-10, 18:15

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NEXT EPISODE WILL BE A WHOPPER!!! MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Can't touch this! 😁 Hammer time!!! When in doubt HAMMER IT OUT!!! 😁 😁 😁 More laterzzzZZzzZZzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

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