Re: Brillianx-I motherboard and video output issue

Posted on 2021-08-24, 07:40

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Update: I was being dense (of course lol) and hadn't cleared out my autoexec. One system had an awe64 and the clone had an SBLive. Cleared all the startup nonsense and: Bob's your uncle. I'm a bit fuzzy on how I got it to boot at all knowing what the fix was now. Because the issue seemed to impact …

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Re: Intel shuttle socket 7 motherboard ?

Posted on 2021-08-23, 22:39

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You've got the header onboard, so maybe stick in an offer for one of these Pentalpha EISCA skt 7 coolers https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=124821443330 EISCA cooler details - https://web.archive.org/web/20000612032342fw_ … ct/sk7EISCA.htm

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Re: Is there an IBM Aptiva "restore CD" with DOS/win3x ?

Posted on 2021-08-19, 20:57

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The process seems basic enough... http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/c52a.htm ...so perhaps its a matter of having the right recovery / exploration CD for your model / region. These were all I could see on Wayback, though nothing specific for 2144-120 https://archive.org/details/aptiva- …

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Re: Is there an IBM Aptiva "restore CD" with DOS/win3x ?

Posted on 2021-08-19, 09:45

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Looks as if it may have been a diskette only install package for Greece / Turkey - http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/4dd2.htm Filename IBM Aptiva 2144-120 Installation Media.jpg File size 104.71 KiB Views 1782 views

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

Posted on 2021-08-18, 07:37

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Robert B , nice write-up as always on the Yamaha. Have just done something very similar with a Yamaha CRW6416S , and it's a really quiet & smooth runner. bjwil1991 , fans on drives is certainly not commonplace - the only two I have are both Yamaha SCSI (didn't know their ATAPI drives could have …

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Re: Missing drivers for Value Stor external parallel port hard drive

Posted on 2021-08-17, 10:11

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Doh!!! - just noticed it says ONSPEC on the controller board IC @lolo799 - your part2 links dont work right (you've missed the last asterisk from the url insert)

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Re: Missing drivers for Value Stor external parallel port hard drive

Posted on 2021-08-17, 09:17

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I tried it with the Backpack driver for hard drives and it said that no Backpack hard drive was found. DAMN!! - beaten to it @lolo799 :) :) Not sure how much closer this'll get you to a working drive, but here goes... According to some of the Valuestor inf files listed on StorageDrivers (but found …

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Re: The forgotten companies of computing - New Entry for DTC!

Posted on 2021-08-16, 04:49

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Sorry to bring up an old topic but am looking for the old website of Always Technology Corporation sellers of HD controllers like the Always AL-500, AL-1000, AL-2400, IN-2000, etc. They were around from about 1990 thru 1996 AFAIK. All of the pictures found of AL-500, Al-1000, etc have no FCC ID …

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Re: The forgotten companies of computing - New Entry for DTC!

Posted on 2021-08-15, 22:53

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Sorry to bring up an old topic but am looking for the old website of Always Technology Corporation sellers of HD controllers like the Always AL-500, AL-1000, AL-2400, IN-2000, etc. They were around from about 1990 thru 1996 AFAIK. All of the pictures found of AL-500, Al-1000, etc have no FCC ID …

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Re: 3C509B-C not recognized by WFW 3.11

Posted on 2021-08-15, 05:19

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Try the following... ...download & run this file http://files.mpoli.fi/hardware/NET/3COM/3C5X9X.EXE to create the install disk ...read the FAQ (first couple of points should cover it for now) https://web.archive.org/web/19970517200246/http://infodeli.3com.com/infodeli/tools/adapters/ethlnk3/faq/ …

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Re: 3C509B-C not recognized by WFW 3.11

Posted on 2021-08-14, 22:36

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someguywithagateway wrote on 2021-08-14, 22:31: Anyone have a link to the driver files? Hopefully something in here will help http://files.mpoli.fi/hardware/NET/3COM/

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

Posted on 2021-08-14, 08:48

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Tested, cleaned and retrobrighted a box of old (1995 - 2001) beige cd drives / writers I got the other week. Not a bad haul in the end as there was only one failure out of 9 so I ended up with 5 ATAPI (4 drives + 1 writer) and 3 SCSI (2 drives + 1 writer). Funnily enough the failure is my 2nd of …

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Re: Bios for AL440LX needed

Posted on 2021-08-13, 08:47

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I found the correct bios and am in the Iflash utility, however it will not let me flash with this error "invalid reserved string in flash image header iflash" which is strange considering the bios string, 4a4ll0x0 is the same as the currently installed P02 version. What's the full BIOS string your …

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Re: Help Identifying Hardware Thread?

Posted on 2021-08-13, 02:33

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Can anyone help with identification of those two cards? The bottom and right ones, the third one is obviously just some random Cirrus Logic VGA card. Both look like PCI video cards, but both are unknown for me and their layouts (and also logos on theirs chips) are unlike anything I've seen before. …

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Re: GA-486SA: RARE EISA + VLB, or proprietary local bus slots?

Posted on 2021-08-12, 22:33

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I have a EISA/VL system built, although its not really fully finished yet. I need to find the EISA Configuration utility. I have the original disk but unfortunately its bad :-( I need to Change both Dallas's on it too as they are dead. My board is a Asus VL/EISA-486SV1 which I currently have a DX2 …

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Re: Help trouble shoot my Intel 430vx motherboard.

Posted on 2021-08-12, 05:55

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Is this not a 'thing' on some FIC boards, if you don't use their supplied cable, and connected to this pinout difference http://www.bodenzord.com/archives/117

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Re: Looking for info/documentation on Dell Dimension XPS R400

Posted on 2021-08-12, 04:57

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Something to get you started https://web.archive.org/web/20001109210100/http://www.support.dell.com/docs/systems/dkhan/ Wow that's awesome, thanks! I didn't even think about trying this or something like the wayback machine. This helps. Glad that helped, though it probably won't mention that the …

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Re: Need help finding a specific 3.5" drive bay cover :)

Posted on 2021-08-12, 04:49

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This is about as close as I have to that though, as an alternative, why not use the nearest fit of whatever covers you do have and hot glue it into place from the back of the case bezel. Filename 3_5 Blanking.JPG File size 397.55 KiB Views 337 views

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Re: Dos / Windows Drivers for LT430TX with soldered-on-motherboard ATI rage II 264GT ?

Posted on 2021-08-11, 05:10

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Seems that Medion shipped a system with an OEM Intel AN430TX (basically what you have here with this Gateway / Intel OEM board, minus the Yamaha OB audio). Found this on archive.org which seems to be the support files for the Medion version, and which includes Win 3.x / 95 /NT graphics drivers, so …

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Re: Looking for info/documentation on Dell Dimension XPS R400

Posted on 2021-08-11, 04:31

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Something to get you started https://web.archive.org/web/20001109210100/ht … /systems/dkhan/

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