Re: Best way to manage disabling hardware in Windows 9x and/or XP?

Posted on 2024-02-29, 23:18

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by kingcake

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Both Win98 and XP support hardware profiles, so you could create separate hardware profiles with the devices you want active. This You MIGHT run into a situation where XP wants to assign a PnP device to a different IRQ from Win98, so be careful to force those configurations to match to prevent …

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Re: Rare storage media aficionado build

Posted on 2024-02-29, 22:05

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They make floppy -> USB adapter boards for internal use. Some have internal USB 2.0 header connectors. You can always adapt the A connector to a header. Screenshot 2024-02-28 222433.png Do these adapters work both ways ? USB floppy drive --> motherboard with regular floppy connector. Retro floppy …

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Re: Dead Compaq Deskpro XE 450 AT PSU

Posted on 2024-02-29, 04:28

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by kingcake

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Check those power resistors in the bottom left. Those are probably used to bootstrap the supply and get it running. They often fail open after running hot for many years.

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Re: Rare storage media aficionado build

Posted on 2024-02-29, 04:25

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Well the HD4670 and HD 3850 are super expensive and the only AGP cards with unified shaders and any kind of modern video acceleration. For cases if you want to stick to Beige check out the Antec SX series, and the Cheiftec branding of it. Now, if using a single floppy drive isnt an issue I had an …

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Re: Would a cedar mill pentium 4 for overclocking be a good upgrade for a Optiplex GX620 for running UNIX?

Posted on 2024-02-29, 03:54

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by kingcake

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You'd get much more benefit from a better CPU. Even moving to a C2D would net you 2x-3x in performance. Also, I don't understand what your driver not loading has to do with bitrot. Surely you can obtain another copy of it.

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Re: My 15 Retro PC KVM Setup aka the "RetroRacks Project"

Posted on 2024-02-29, 01:39

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by kingcake

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This is very impressive.

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Re: Orange spider web on the screen , Help :(

Posted on 2024-02-29, 01:39

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by kingcake

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Looks like when Fungus grows inside old camera lenses.

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Re: What to do with a Core 2 system (...now that there's better stuff around)

Posted on 2024-02-29, 01:23

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by kingcake

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Core 2 Duos also still run 64-bit linux really well. Especially with lots of ram and an SSD. On my retro network I use a SFF Lenovo C2D PC as a Linux server. It serves telnet, web proxies, FTP, Fog (Ghost server clone for imaging), pihole, and other stuff I can't remember right now.

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Re: FIC PA 2002 is not saving BIOS settings

Posted on 2024-02-28, 23:04

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by kingcake

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The BIOS settings are stored in the CMOS ram which is traditionally in the RTC chip. On later motherboards it was integrated into the chipset along with the RTC. A quick test of the cmos/rtc health for integrated chipset solutions is to measure the current draw from the battery with the machine off. …

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Re: Via Epia 5000 ITX Build

Posted on 2024-02-28, 22:37

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Dont know that... According to its manual, find attached the info about USB front ports... I am not going to use them anyway.... Any suggestion for the pico PSU? Yes, it clearly says those are the non-standard ports... Hit me up if you ever decide to use them. You'll need a USB-CV1 board or my …

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Re: ISA Riser problems

Posted on 2024-02-28, 22:36

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by kingcake

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thanks again. How I can make sure those spots are actually well connected and suitable spots for caps? What should I be looking for? Btw looks like there may be another set of 2 or 3 above the middle ISA connector. Looking at the photo, It would seem that both locations are occupied by the ISA slot …

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Re: PCISA Riser Search

Posted on 2024-02-28, 18:10

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by kingcake

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Recently saw one with that type of edge connector in a Packard Bell tower video on youtube. Not sure if the slots are on the right side for you for those though. I am wondering if there's a semi-standard for the "almost an ISA 16bit slot but there's 4 pins in the middle where the notch would be" …

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Re: ISA Riser problems

Posted on 2024-02-28, 17:47

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by kingcake

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Here's a Packard Bell riser I just recapped with those caps. Filename IMG_1765.jpg File size 1.22 MiB Views 349 views

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Re: PCISA Riser Search

Posted on 2024-02-28, 17:41

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by kingcake

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I've never heard it called "PCISA"... PISA is the search term you want.

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Re: ISA Riser problems

Posted on 2024-02-28, 17:40

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by kingcake

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I would use Kemet A758EK226M1EAAE050 in those spots.

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Re: ISA Riser problems

Posted on 2024-02-28, 16:32

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by kingcake

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No ground is extremely common on risers (you don't want big ground loops on digital stuff) and is not a problem. It's grounded through the motherboard. It's the caps for the VGA noise. I restore tons of Packard Bells and they all have ISA/PISA risers. I replace all the 10uF cheapo electrolytics on …

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Re: Via Epia 5000 ITX Build

Posted on 2024-02-28, 04:25

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by kingcake

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Does that board use the proprietary front USB header the other EPIA boards use? If so I made an open source clone of VIA's USB board. https://github.com/chadr/VIA-EPIA-USB-CV1-Clone/ I can send you one if you need it.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-28, 04:17

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Found this fancy PCI POST card. Can't find much info on it. It has a serial port! I need to hook it up and see what it outputs to the terminal. Filename IMG_1764.jpg File size 1.48 MiB Views 1052 views

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

Posted on 2024-02-27, 01:02

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by kingcake

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Argh, what was supposed to be a simple speaker replacement has gone a bit wrong! the unobtainable ribbon cable that connects the HD in my Tecra 520CDT just ripped in half - the repair attempt was not successful! >:( Seems ironic, I helped with fixing this one, but now mine is broken: https://www. …

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Re: What do you stockpile?

Posted on 2024-02-27, 00:56

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Nothing annoys me more than having a machine clog up my workbench for a week because I'm waiting on a small part to finish the refurb process. I hoard everything. But especially fans, cables/adapters, and components. I have two giant bins of new fans of every size. 2-wire, 3-wire, 4-wire, 5V, 12V, …

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