Re: Posts photos of your favorite 386/486 computer.

Posted on 2019-10-23, 23:37

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by Intel486dx33

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Actually, These cases with shinny metal where made of thicker gauge sheet metal. This is more like what my original case sheet metal was like. It did not have sharp edges but was also hard to work with.

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Re: What case do you prefer?

Posted on 2019-10-23, 22:29

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by Intel486dx33

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For old 386/486 computers the tower was probably preferred because you had to have extra cards. like video, IDE controller, sound card, modem, network, SCSI, CDROM controller, etc. So you needed a motherboard with allot of expansion slots and a case to go with it. But some old OEM 486 computers with …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2019-10-23, 21:02

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German Chocolate cake from a local grocery store bakery. Man, This is the best chocolate cake topped with coconut frosting. It’s really rich in ingredients. $4 for a BIG slice. Enough for two people. Will satisfy anyone’s chocolate cravings.

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Posts photos of your favorite 386/486 computer.

Posted on 2019-10-23, 18:11

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by Intel486dx33

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For me it was my first custom build computer from 1993. Case - Beige mini tower AT case. Intel 486dx-33 upgraded to Intel-486dx2-50 ISA motherboard which I later upgraded to a VLB motherboard 4mb of ram upgrade to 8mb ram 128kb of cache later upgraded to 256kb cache Oaktec ISA VGA later upgraded to …

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Post photos of your favorite 1990’s computer.

Posted on 2019-10-23, 17:41

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Hi, I would like to see photos of your favorite 1990’s computer. For me it was my upgraded HP Kayak XU with dual Pentium-3 500mhz CPU’s 512mb ram Matrox G450 dual monitor graphics card Dual HP 10,000rpm SCSI drives. HP DAT SCSI HP Ethernet / SCSI combo card. IOmega Zip drive. Advanced Logic audio …

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Re: Battle of the Made in U.S.A 486 computers.

Posted on 2019-10-15, 23:35

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by Intel486dx33

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I have a Gateway 2000 486 too.

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Re: Battle of the Made in U.S.A 486 computers.

Posted on 2019-10-15, 22:00

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Quote: Buy American Act — Requires that a product be manufactured in the U.S. of more than 50 percent U.S. parts to be considered Made in USA for government procurement purposes. https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-made-usa-standard I am just bench marking "Made in USA …

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Re: Intel vs AMD?

Posted on 2019-10-15, 17:27

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by Intel486dx33

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There is more to think about than just CPU types. Motherboards RAM PSU Slot types Compatible case And most importantly what type of cards do you plan on putting in this computer ? ISA / PCI / AGP / From my experience the Intel BX 440 motherboard without audio is most Versatile usually having 3 ISA, …

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Re: New Very Powerful computers coming soon.

Posted on 2019-10-15, 17:19

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Looks like Apple is dictating the game again. Allot of OEM manufactures are trying to ride the NEW Mac Pro computer design.

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Re: Battle of the ALL U.S.A 486 computers.

Posted on 2019-10-15, 17:07

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by Intel486dx33

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Caluser2000 wrote: Intel486dx33 wrote: More IBM PS/1 Essentials 486dx2-66 ( IBM Blue Lighting ) ( Assembled in USA ) Lets see the manufacturing label my good friend. Okay.

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2019-10-14, 15:25

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Rachael Ray or Martha Stewart ? Rachael Ray = Quick server healthy hot meals. Martha Stewart = Slow cook , Rich, fatty ingredients, Wealthy elite fancy meals. America needs to SLOW down and enjoy the meals.

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Re: Help repair my 486 DELL 433/L motherboard

Posted on 2019-10-12, 16:35

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by Intel486dx33

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The power supply does have a fuse. I checked it and it tested okay but it does look blown. The tube is all white as if the fuse blew. So maybe it is not fully functioning. I am going to replace the fuse and test again. Well, I replaced the fuse but still nothing. So the problem must be in the …

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Re: Help repair my 486 DELL 433/L motherboard

Posted on 2019-10-11, 04:37

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The power supply does have a fuse. I checked it and it tested okay but it does look blown. The tube is all white as if the fuse blew. So maybe it is not fully functioning. I am going to replace the fuse and test again.

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Re: Battle of the ALL U.S.A 486 computers.

Posted on 2019-10-11, 04:25

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by Intel486dx33

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More IBM PS/1 Essentials 486dx2-66 ( IBM Blue Lighting ) ( Assembled in USA )

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Re: Battle of the ALL U.S.A 486 computers.

Posted on 2019-10-11, 04:23

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IBM PS/1 Essentials 486dx2-66 ( IBM Blue Lighting ) 128kb cache, 20mb ram. ( Assembled in USA )

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Re: Help repair my 486 DELL 433/L motherboard

Posted on 2019-10-11, 01:43

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by Intel486dx33

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Okay, I tested again and this time I noticed that the keyboard lights continually flash and do not stop.

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Re: New Very Powerful computers coming soon.

Posted on 2019-10-11, 01:20

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by Intel486dx33

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I am just glad some one else is building nice aluminum cases. I was getting tired of these plain Lian Li cases.

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Re: Help repair my 486 DELL 433/L motherboard

Posted on 2019-10-11, 01:15

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by Intel486dx33

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Caluser2000 wrote: May I suggest getting a copy of this 20191011_132044[1].jpg It's very good and covers 486s. Those SAM’s books are for beginners. I need a Schematic of the motherboard form DELL.

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Re: Help repair my 486 DELL 433/L motherboard

Posted on 2019-10-11, 01:13

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by Intel486dx33

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Two ways this is asserting reset low stuck is from power supply is partially bad, (one wire is "Power GOOD" which is a reset held low for a few millisecond while the power voltages settles out at instant of power up or found internal problem with power supply and is not letting it de asserting low …

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Re: Repair my 486 DELL 433/L motherboard

Posted on 2019-10-10, 21:40

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by Intel486dx33

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Key is indeed the always-on RESET-LED. It should be off most time, also with CPU, RAM and all cards removed. Something is blown on your board... I figured that. So where should I test on the motherboard to see what is blown ? Anyone have a Schematic or diagram for this motherboard ? If I hit the …

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