Re: hdd replacment - sd card, cf card or scsi

Posted on 2020-11-26, 16:24

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by Robhalfordfan

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Sorry yes you are 100% correct and I am wrong re the scsi card. I'm just too used to old adaptec cards and the like, I tend to forget about these new aspi based cards With windows if all drives were equal then wouldn't be much benefit of windows on another drive but windows will benefit been put on …

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Re: hdd replacment - sd card, cf card or scsi

Posted on 2020-11-26, 12:28

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by Robhalfordfan

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thank you so far for advice and comments i did cross my mind to keep the old seagate drive for the sounds and slight nostalgia and use a cf/sd/scsi card/adapter for performance increase on games where this build meets the requirements no issues but doesn't preform well as i said pure dos is ok (so …

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Re: hdd replacment - sd card, cf card or scsi

Posted on 2020-11-26, 12:20

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by Robhalfordfan

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Does your Bios have any built in limits? https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/Large-Disk-4.html If you can find a drive that fits your needs and doesnt exceed your bios limit, it may make the retro computing more enjoyable. Overlays can help, but can also give you headaches if you move the drive …

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Re: hdd replacment - sd card, cf card or scsi

Posted on 2020-11-25, 12:59

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by Robhalfordfan

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thank you so far for advice and comments i did cross my mind to keep the old seagate drive for the sounds and slight nostalgia and use a cf/sd/scsi card/adapter for performance increase on games where this build meets the requirements no issues but doesn't preform well as i said pure dos is ok (so …

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hdd replacment - sd card, cf card or scsi

Posted on 2020-11-24, 20:05

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by Robhalfordfan

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hello all i been working on 486 build (using a different motherboard for now, till i can get old one working again) i have noticed there is bottle neck somewhere (not within dos itself but in windows 3.11) the hdd that came with pc is old seagate 3000rpm -ish ide hdd and it does work but i was …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-11-18, 16:58

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by Robhalfordfan

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i am trying look for pin compatible option on my programmer to read the cache chip and i have no idea which would be pin compatible and same memory size the programe i am using is one that came with programmer which xgpro

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-11-02, 18:52

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by Robhalfordfan

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i actually do not have that option in the software and searched for model with all and sram/nvram option it doesn't appear There's definitely an option compatible with those chips somewhere. You can use any 256kbit chip with a compatible pinout ok, will try at some point - giving myself a break …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-31, 13:08

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by Robhalfordfan

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i didn't know that - what would the chip type be there as i have selcet the ic type before reading the chip Manufacturer: "Standard SRAM", Model: "62256" (For the usual 256kBit chips, where 8 of them yield 256KByte L2 cache), at least that's how it's printed in the "supported devices list". i …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-29, 18:10

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by Robhalfordfan

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I wouldn't mess with ORI_BIOS. It's corrupt. I'm almost certain that the 4umw002.bin bios you found is what you had originally. Your TL-866 II can test SRAM chips, by the way. I don't think it's thorough enough to tell whether a chip is slower than advertise, but it can identify if one is dead. i …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-28, 14:34

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by Robhalfordfan

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I thought the original backup was maybe it did get corrupted while backing up How did you dump the backup? The good news for troubleshooting is I'm pretty sure it is just a corrupted version of the V3.20 bios you posted. The compressed original.tmp is stored in the first 0xff49 bytes; only a few …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-28, 14:26

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by Robhalfordfan

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my flash rom arrived and flash the bios from the weblink above which is v3.20 and with l2 cache on it gets past updating escd... and starting booting from hdd or a floppy disk and say starting ms-dos and then nothing but again turning off l2 cache altogether works fine changing the l2 cache to …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-28, 14:21

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by Robhalfordfan

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debs3759 wrote on 2020-10-28, 00:34: Any sram chip with the same specs would work. ok thank you, was not sure if some were compatible and some was not

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-27, 23:48

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by Robhalfordfan

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Maybe a simple way to compare Bios's is to generate a hash via the crc/sha functionality that comes with 7zip - right click after install and you can generate "hash" keys from files. Maybe one of your srams is defect... you may need a second set for testing. i have no idea how to do that and could …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-26, 18:13

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by Robhalfordfan

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my flash rom arrived and flash the bios from the weblink above which is v3.20 and with l2 cache on it gets past updating escd... and starting booting from hdd or a floppy disk and say starting ms-dos and then nothing but again turning off l2 cache altogether works fine changing the l2 cache to write …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-25, 21:15

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by Robhalfordfan

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Return to the old BIOS and try the configuration, no cache + DX4, to see if the instability issue persists. Also the new / different BIOS may not be fully compatible - I had a similar issue with a P60 board where a "compatible" BIOS version would screw up everything. Getting new cache chips is …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-24, 11:25

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by Robhalfordfan

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Couple things: Your cache cannot go bad just because you flashed the BIOS. It looks correct for 256K using 4 chip+TAG. TRY: Set the L2 Cache Update Scheme to WR-Through like L1 is and see what happens. ( I can see that is the other choice in the new BIOS) Ok I cannot extract the "original.tmp" from …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-24, 11:20

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by Robhalfordfan

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Can you remember whether the original BIOS had that "Plug and Play BIOS Extension"? PnP BIOS and ESCD are intertwined, and I believe ESCD requires a flash BIOS. So that may be related since we thought your board isn't capable of flashing a BIOS. I think it did have plug and play bios extension, …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-23, 21:56

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by Robhalfordfan

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been looking for my original bios just in case if my backup is screw in some way and found this and it seen to be closer or was my original bios http://chukaev.ru54.com/bios_en.htm#z3zzm002:~:text=%3D%3D%3D%3D%204umw002.zip%20%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D% …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-23, 19:56

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by Robhalfordfan

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What BIOS version did you come from and go to? Are you sure the BIOS you upgraded to is not for a different revision of the motherboard? Are the cache jumpers set properly? the cache jumper set when i got the mobo original and worked before and haven't changed anything there i can't remember what …

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Re: external l2 cache issue - 486 socket 3 mobo

Posted on 2020-10-23, 19:23

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by Robhalfordfan

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When you flash a BIOS, settings can be restored to defaults. The -15 in the name can mean 15ns, go through the BIOS and see if there is anywhere to set that. It also looks like you have 256KB of cache as you have 4x512Kb and the 256Kb may be a parity chip. had a look and defaulted the bios and can …

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