Re: Mixing different 72-pin EDO SO-DIMM ( Laptop memory RAM ) ?

Posted on 2018-01-07, 17:08

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Here the original setup is 16MBx2pcs = Total 32MB.... Original is Siemens HYM324025GD-60 RAM EDO 72-pin 16MB That's the text on the sticker, which sounds legit - but double-check whether the chips themselves (those black things) show the same code. - Looks like there are 4 slots to use ? That's …

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Re: Upgrading Opti 495SLC

Posted on 2018-01-06, 22:58

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Hi, I'm trying to locate the proper jumper settings for my particular motherboard revision and having a heck of a time. It's an Opti 495SLC 3/486 board marked Rev. B and none of the documentation I can find online has the jumpers in the right place to match my board. The BIOS string is 40-040B- …

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Re: Smallest Socket 7 Motherboard

Posted on 2018-01-06, 22:17

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Just remember industrial boards do not support AGP, or at least I have not seen one that does. There are some that do support AGP... good like getting a full set together though. http://www.ewayco.com/26-Backplanes-PCI-ISA-PICMG-AGP/PCIAGP-13S2(R).html PCIAGP-13S2(R)_500.jpg Of course, that one's …

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Re: Super socket 7 and AGP cards

Posted on 2018-01-06, 11:35

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After going through my graphics cards, I found asus agp-v3800 magic/16Mb. It is based on TNT2 M64 which has good compatibility with dos. There also exists PCI version of TNT2 M64, so I was wondering does it use the AGP features that causes problems with super socket 7 or would it work same as PCI …

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Re: Mixing different 72-pin EDO SO-DIMM ( Laptop memory RAM ) ?

Posted on 2018-01-05, 20:07

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The only thing that could break stuff is an incorrect pinout or an incorrect voltage. Which SO-DIMM is in the laptop now? Looking up that module's exact specs should tell you the type of module and the voltage. Then you can check whether other SO-DIMMs correspond to that. Best way to look it up is …

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Re: 600Mhz Pentium III-EB on i440BX?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 22:36

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The Motherboard is a P2B from ASUS I didn't say "exactly" for nothing - there are quite a few revisions of the P2B ;) Fortunately it's one of the best documented boards of its era, so if you can check which version it is, this site will tell you what will work with it: http://homepage.hispeed.ch/ …

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Re: 600Mhz Pentium III-EB on i440BX?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 21:09

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Exactly which i440BX board do you have? And which RAM? The BX was famous for being able to overclock well past 100MHz, frequently up to and beyond 133MHz, but you have a few dependencies: - the Coppermine (E-series Pentium 3) CPU runs at 1.65V-1.75V (depending on CPU), which is a lower voltage than …

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Re: Promise FT440BX Slot 1 Mainboard - Any Infos?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 01:54

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Good to see the board already has a BIOS that does what you need. Enjoy! If slapping a sticker on a board and throwing out a press release makes someone a motherboard vendor, Packard Bell, HP and Dell suddenly became major board vendors ;) That on the top left is not a sticker but silkscreened on …

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Re: Smallest Socket 7 Motherboard

Posted on 2018-01-04, 01:18

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Sadly you'd also need one with at least some of its cables and accessories, since it has onboard video and audio and only one PCI slot, but has no actual ports on the board itself. I must say, one of those boards, complete, with all of the appropriate ports and such, could make for a really cool …

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Re: PcChips sucks!

Posted on 2018-01-04, 00:58

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PcBytes wrote: Seeing their VX boards were VIA and TX was ALi & SiS, I wonder what did they ever come up with for HX? http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/chipset-aliase … -vx-pro-and-co/ HX Pro ALi M1521 (Aladdin III) PCChips M539 😉

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Re: Super socket 7 and AGP cards

Posted on 2018-01-04, 00:45

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What exactly are the issues you experience with SBLive? I used to have one installed in my VIA-based SS7 board, and don't recall anything particularly terrible. My best guess: it probably depends on the southbridge. The 686A was used on some of the last MVP3 boards, and although it was generally …

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Re: My MMX rig

Posted on 2017-12-28, 09:52

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M558... that brings back memories. Probably the most obscure chipset even PC Chips ever used. I remember it not being able to run Linux (at least, not the Knoppix LiveCD I used around 2005-ish). It looked like it was BIOS/IRQ related, and certainly IRQs were a mess on that thing, which might be why …

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Re: Upgrading your laptop cpu.

Posted on 2017-12-28, 09:41

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The only way to answer that question is to check CPU usage during gaming. If you're stuck at 100% when things start to slow down, you're CPU limited. If you are well below that, you are GPU (if you can call a Blade XP that) limited. Edit: Hang on... is that a dedicated Trident Blade XP chip, or does …

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Re: Promise FT440BX Slot 1 Mainboard - Any Infos?

Posted on 2017-12-28, 09:39

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Thanks so far. I will just try with the Pentium III today and see if it boots (the CPU is a SL35D, btw, which can run at 600 MHz :) ). I have a Pentium II 400 MHz as well, but that one is not meant for usage, but for display (may not even work, dunno). So it's a Chaintech board (figures as Promise …

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Re: Help to configure a PCchips m915i motherboard

Posted on 2017-12-28, 00:08

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[...] Is it possible that you've mistaken this motherboard for one containing the SiS 496/497 chipset, like the Tomato 4DPS or Luckystar LS486E? Definitely not one of those. It was dark green, backed with antistatic plastic, and absolutely tiny - no wider than an ISA slot was long, about 1.5x …

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Re: What is this Tseng ET-4000 PCI Card?

Posted on 2017-12-27, 23:20

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Quick google shows 2 for PLN 150 (EUR 35) in Poland: http://allegro.pl/grafika-tseng-labs-et6000-2mb-pci-warszawa-i6605420318.html?reco_id=d6c7ae93-eb24-11e7-b4ea-246e9680cb48&bi_m=reco&bi_c=Product&bi_s=archiwum_allegro http://allegro.pl/grafika-tseng-labs-et6000-2mb-pci-warszawa-i6592976756.html? …

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Re: Promise FT440BX Slot 1 Mainboard - Any Infos?

Posted on 2017-12-27, 23:11

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Got this Promise FT440BX Slot 1 mainboard, but I'm not able to find any infos on it. Is it any good? Has RAID on-board, it seems. Would like to get my hands on the manual. [...] Mainly interested if it works with a Pentium III 450 MHz. It's a very early BX board (note the date sticker on the BIOS), …

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Re: What is this Tseng ET-4000 PCI Card?

Posted on 2017-12-27, 17:00

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Tseng ET4000 cards are fine DOS VGA cards, but buying this beast just as a retro gaming card is like buying a large truck to do your daily groceries. Yes, it can do it, but it's unnecessarily big, unnecessarily expensive and you wouldn't even use half the functionality it offers. You can get an …

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Re: Help to configure a PCchips m915i motherboard

Posted on 2017-12-27, 16:32

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[...] Is it possible that you've mistaken this motherboard for one containing the SiS 496/497 chipset, like the Tomato 4DPS or Luckystar LS486E? Definitely not one of those. It was dark green, backed with antistatic plastic, and absolutely tiny - no wider than an ISA slot was long, about 1.5x …

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Re: What is this Tseng ET-4000 PCI Card?

Posted on 2017-12-27, 00:53

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by dionb

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Tseng ET4000 cards are fine DOS VGA cards, but buying this beast just as a retro gaming card is like buying a large truck to do your daily groceries. Yes, it can do it, but it's unnecessarily big, unnecessarily expensive and you wouldn't even use half the functionality it offers. You can get an …

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