Re: Showing Off CRT Monitor I Got Today

Posted on 2019-03-11, 17:49

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I might be mis-remembering this but a card I owned in the early 90s - the Number Nine GXiTC, actually shipped with a DSub to BNC cable and I'm sure they said it gave better image quality than a standard cable. Probably marketing hype but luckily my Iiyama (or maybe Taxan?) monitor had BNC connectors …

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Re: Desperately need for Motherboard Soyo 6BB BIOS

Posted on 2019-03-11, 16:20

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Yeah, my searches / posts were a bit out-of-(logical)order. I'd seen the board info & files at a Soyo support page on archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20001217201700/http://www.soyo.com.tw/cgi-bin/prodinfo.exe?track=regular&board686=6BB&bios=1 and as those links are dead I'd pointed you to …

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Re: Desperately need for Motherboard Soyo 6BB BIOS

Posted on 2019-03-11, 03:34

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This seems to be a later bios revision for the first board version file name: 6bb-1a8.bin checksum: 4CAD release date: 01/20/1999 BIOS revision: BB-1A8 Changes: The default value for the year is 1999 when CMOS is reset. The supported range of CPU frequencies is raised to 466MHz. Fixed a problem …

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Re: Desperately need for Motherboard Soyo 6BB BIOS

Posted on 2019-03-11, 03:05

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Based on this quote from Soyo, that's a possibility 6BB BIOS files explanation The 6BB board comes in two versions. Please look at your current BIOS revision to determine what type of BIOS you have to download. The 2 board versions are BB-xxx and BB V1.0_xxx. Make sure to select the correct file. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-10, 20:08

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Picked up a few slot 1 cpus at the end of last year, so this year I'm looking to expand my very limited collection of slot 1 boards for testing and benchmarking - this is one I picked up last week, the multi-socket Jetway 913AF based on the i810E variant Filename Jetway 913AF.jpg File size 1.01 MiB …

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Re: Should I sell my Dell Optiplex desktop?

Posted on 2019-03-10, 17:58

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Filename aSHOP.jpg File size 184.11 KiB Views 1624 views

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Re: Intel PD440FX with PII 350?

Posted on 2019-03-09, 04:24

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According to Intel the board is listed as supporting up to Pentium II 333 MHz with 512KB L2 cache (qualified) and Celeron 333MHz (unqualified) Filename PD440FX_jmp.jpg File size 103.91 KiB Views 1588 views

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Re: Help needed for Cooler Master Cavalier 2 case VU meter

Posted on 2019-03-05, 22:27

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Hope some of these help installation guide - https://web.archive.org/web/20061207124031/http://www.coolermaster.com/installation_manual/final.pdf datasheet - https://web.archive.org/web/20070415102631/http://www.coolermaster.com/product_common_images/cavalier24.pdf VU-Meter Howto - https://web. …

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

Posted on 2019-03-02, 19:18

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Wired up some ATX PSU adapter cables for old Dell motherboards

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Re: Apricot MS540 - Password Help

Posted on 2019-03-02, 19:03

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Ah, OK - I was only searching sold listings when I spotted the Bristol one. Still, have you contacted your own seller?

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Re: Apricot MS540 - Password Help

Posted on 2019-03-02, 18:11

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Suppose the obvious answer is 'ask the seller' - if it's the listing I'm seeing (Bristol, UK perhaps?) they claim to have test booted the machine into Windows 95 and tried games & apps, so they must have got beyond the fingerprint password (actual or fallback) to do so. If they didn't provide you …

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Re: Intel 82706 Graphic Card

Posted on 2019-02-27, 20:49

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It's a VGA / TIGA Hercules Graphics Station Card https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LIpQYrLA2GIC&pg=PT241&dq=hercules+graphics+station#v=onepage&q=hercules%20graphics%20station&f=false There were a few cards in the range - the 1024, 1024 Gold and the SuperStation 3D (TMS34020-based) Used to own one …

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Re: I had to say farewell to a long time gaming buddy of mine tonight...

Posted on 2019-02-27, 15:51

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A poignant & uplifting story for sure, but I think we all know that this particular dog has had its day 🤣 - respect, and of course 'apologoes in advance' for Filename ChieFtec.jpg File size 153.94 KiB Views 709 views

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Re: Help ID a Soyo HX board please

Posted on 2019-02-25, 21:11

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Only speculation, but this board does seem to have similar variants all using the same bios files - 5TS (from the press release - https://web.archive.org/web/19970204221644/http://www.soyo.com/netscape/english/news/index.html ) 5TS0 (from the manual) 5TS2 5TS5 Also, the 'A' variant bios does exist …

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Re: Help ID a Soyo HX board please

Posted on 2019-02-24, 21:16

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You're welcome (Grasshopper 🤣 ) - this appears to be the latest bios http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/archive/soyo/bi … 586/5ts-c-4.bin

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Re: Help ID a Soyo HX board please

Posted on 2019-02-24, 20:47

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https://web.archive.org/web/19970605161027/ht … m.tw/sy5ts2.htm manual - http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/archive/Soyo/ma … l/586/5ts20.pdf

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Re: Can you ID this card ?

Posted on 2019-02-23, 20:52

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A Pertec Interface card for this Filename Pertec Cable.jpg File size 109.84 KiB Views 364 views pinout - http://www.sydex.com/overcbl.html more info - http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?174 … star-tape-drive

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

Posted on 2019-02-23, 04:38

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Was picking out a psu from my 2nd tier stock to use in a open bench system for some benchmarking and my first choice, a Priver Corp. PPA-0300-01 from an old 2005 Silverstone HTPC case, promptly let out the magic smoke on power-on. Can see at least one blown cap, but they're coated in so much of that …

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Re: What Video Card?

Posted on 2019-02-23, 04:26

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Thanks people...help yourselves 😀 Filename cookies.jpg File size 198.05 KiB Views 293 views

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What Video Card?

Posted on 2019-02-22, 21:05

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Can anyone id this card - may have shipped with a Dell P3 system Filename dellvga.png File size 984.28 KiB Views 390 views

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