Re: What?? Both VLB and PCI slots on a 486 mobo?

Posted on 2023-09-30, 07:24

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by Intel486dx33

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Yes 420mb was the hard drive capacity limit back in 1993 motherboards bios and Win3x drivers. I am using a Cirrus logic x5429 VLB controller and and the default driver limit is 420mb hard drive I don't know if there is a newer driver some where ?

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Re: What?? Both VLB and PCI slots on a 486 mobo?

Posted on 2023-09-30, 00:23

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by Intel486dx33

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The problem with VLB controllers is the drivers only support hard drives up to 420mb. I think if you use a CF card and don’t load the VLB Drivers you might be able to get around this limitation With good performance benchmarks. Or if you use Win95 instead of Win3x. I compared my VLB 486dx4-100 …

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Re: What?? Both VLB and PCI slots on a 486 mobo?

Posted on 2023-09-29, 07:16

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by Intel486dx33

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Ideally, if you plan on running Win95 you should go for a first gen. Pentium 90-thru-233mhz/. This will allow you to play movies and MP3 better than the 486 or 586

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Re: What?? Both VLB and PCI slots on a 486 mobo?

Posted on 2023-09-28, 14:40

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by Intel486dx33

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VLB had a Short life between 1993-95 mainly. If you plan on building a 486 computer I would go with an ISA motherboard or PCI. PCI motherboard will provide best performance and will be less expensive to build with Newer bios too. “Luck Star LS-486 motherboard” with “AMD 5x86-133 CPU” Windows 95 …

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Re: Posts your Halloween/Octoberfest Builds

Posted on 2023-09-28, 13:50

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by Intel486dx33

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This AMD K6-lll+ computer running at 500mhz with Voodoo-3-3000 Is my most Stable and Reliable Voodoo computer build.

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Re: Posts your Halloween/Octoberfest Builds

Posted on 2023-09-27, 05:00

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by Intel486dx33

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I think it might be the capacitors. I have had bad luck with these socket 370 motherboards.

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Re: Voodoo 3 Fan Solution

Posted on 2023-09-27, 03:08

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by Intel486dx33

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I used thin wire that I purchased at dollar store. I did not want to tie it to the heat sink because it might cause the GPU to come loose as the heatsink is glued to the GPU chip Which is soldered to the PCB. So I used the wire and wrapped it around the entire sound card for a more secure solution. …

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Re: Posts your Halloween/Octoberfest Builds

Posted on 2023-09-27, 02:56

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by Intel486dx33

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Well, It’s a Full moon tonight and the Halloween Horror PC has finally Died again. The motherboard is toast. But I still have my other Win98 computers with AMD K6-lll+ and Voodoo-3 That still work.

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Re: The 486 I swore I'd never build.

Posted on 2023-09-23, 09:33

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by Intel486dx33

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I would not worry about motherboard cache. As long as you have it working with 64kb cache that's fine. adding more cache will gain you about a 3% boost in performance. I have performed allot benchmarks on different 486 computers to confirm. The best performance boost is to upgrade the CPU. Intel …

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Re: Need Help finding RAM type for Pentium-lll-s , 1.4ghz CPU

Posted on 2023-09-22, 18:08

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by Intel486dx33

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Okay. It’s IRQ/DMA resource and driver errors. I will work thru it. Thanks for discovering the broken RAM stick. Replacing the Memory stick fixed the memory errors I was getting. Thanks again for your help.

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Re: Need Help finding RAM type for Pentium-lll-s , 1.4ghz CPU

Posted on 2023-09-22, 16:48

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by Intel486dx33

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Okay, I replaced the memory stick with a New one. So the current problem is this Microsoft error “Windows Protection error” Windows 98 installs fine then on reboot I get this error. I think I will try a Standard Hard drive and see what happens. Maybe the computer does not like the SSD and adapter I …

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Re: Need Help finding RAM type for Pentium-lll-s , 1.4ghz CPU

Posted on 2023-09-22, 16:03

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by Intel486dx33

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That stick of RAM in question seems to have a broken (now missing) component, which probably doesn't help matters... Good catch. I did not notice the broken diode. I will try another memory stick. This is STRANGE. The computer was working fine before the Hard drive died. I put in an SSD and Maybe …

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Re: Need Help finding RAM type for Pentium-lll-s , 1.4ghz CPU

Posted on 2023-09-22, 13:55

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by Intel486dx33

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Thanks, I could not consult the manual because I did not know the model of this motherboard.

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Re: Need Help finding RAM type for Pentium-lll-s , 1.4ghz CPU

Posted on 2023-09-22, 13:05

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by Intel486dx33

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Memory type and Motherboard capacitors look okay. Memory is a single stick of SDRAM 133, 256mb Not sure what brand the Capacitor are but they look green and gold color. Maybe Sanyo ? I am not sure about the jumper and frequency switch setting ?

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Need Help finding RAM type for Pentium-lll-s , 1.4ghz CPU

Posted on 2023-09-21, 01:57

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by Intel486dx33

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Guys, I am having trouble getting this Motherboard to work properly. It keeps crashing during install of Win98 and I get Memory errors too. I recently replaced this motherboard. I Don’t remember the Manufacture or Model of the Motherboard But its Has a VIA chipset. Its a Socket 370 motherboard with …

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Re: Apple Silicon computer SSD

Posted on 2023-09-19, 10:14

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by Intel486dx33

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It would be Nice if Apple computer would display a warning when the SSD get down to 90% of its useful life span. This will give users time to backup their Data before the computer dies.

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Re: The 486 I swore I'd never build.

Posted on 2023-09-18, 19:00

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by Intel486dx33

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8mb of memory is enough. If you edit the Config.sys file and load all devices HIGH then you can make it run using only 3mb RAM This Free’s up conventual memory for games and programs. This is a DOS/Win3x computer. For Win95 you really should use a Pentium CPU class computer.

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Re: Apple Silicon computer SSD

Posted on 2023-09-18, 17:45

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by Intel486dx33

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Many Laptop manufactures are using Soldered on SSD’s now so this situation applies to many computer owners not just Apple Silicon. “Backup your important data before your SSD Dies.”

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Re: Which one of theese Pentium 1 motherboards would you recommend me to buy?

Posted on 2023-09-17, 18:30

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by Intel486dx33

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AT Case and Motherboard is More period correct for a Win95 computer designed before 1998 It’s also a Fun Challenge and learning experience to build the connectors for I/R , PS2, and Serial. It’s not that Difficult and there are a lot of examples on how to wire it up online. Win95 build Examples Link …

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Re: Apple Silicon computer SSD

Posted on 2023-09-17, 14:24

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by Intel486dx33

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Guys, This is a Serious Situation. Whether you own a PC or Mac especially a laptop or notebook or tablet. BACK UP Your IMPORTANT DATA before your SSD Dies !….. This Brings back Nightmares of the Western Digital MyCloud NAS Drive Failures. These things All Started Dying at Once because Western …

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