Re: I think I'm giving up on this project (Abit BX6)

Posted on 2018-06-25, 18:10

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by Intel486dx33

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I have had several of these mobo's with no problems. I have one setup right now with P3-500mhz. and Win98se. Sounds like a bad CMOS battery. Did you replace the battery ? A fresh $1.50 battery can work wonders. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC2.A0.H0.X+ …

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Re: I doubled my PCs performance!

Posted on 2018-06-24, 17:06

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by Intel486dx33

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What is the HOT key to enable / disable turbo mode ?

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Re: SB16 + Audigy 2ZS in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-24, 11:02

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by Intel486dx33

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Where did you get the Audigy 2zs DOS drivers ?

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2018-06-24, 10:55

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by Intel486dx33

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I have a Lucky Star LS-486 mobo with PCI slots and 256kb cache. Intel DX4-100

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Re: The Grand OPL3 Comparison Run!

Posted on 2018-06-22, 23:21

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by Intel486dx33

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I am confused. I just want a good sounding 486 build. I need to use ISA cards. What is the minimum chipsets I need ? Yamaha OPL chipset ? Sound Blaster chipset ? Crystal chipset ? I don't want to use a Roland MT-32 ( to hard to find good parts and I don't have the room for it ).

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Re: Roland MT-32 , Do I need one ?

Posted on 2018-06-22, 22:59

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by Intel486dx33

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It's getting the MPU-401 MIDI interface that seems to be expensive and illusive. I have some sound cards with Yamaha YMF chipsets but I dont know which chipsets #'s I need ?

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Re: HP Vectra and other non-supported oldies

Posted on 2018-06-22, 22:39

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by Intel486dx33

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I have a Vectra VL5 I think it is. loaded with hardware and WinNT2000. runs okay with pentium CPU ( 200mhz I think ). But for a gaming computer , I would go with a IBM Aptiva with AMD k6-2 3+ CPU. you can find these used on eBay for about $100. Just add a Sound blaster live and Voodoo card and you …

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Turtle beach Monte Carlo ?

Posted on 2018-06-22, 22:28

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by Intel486dx33

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Hi, I just got in the mail a Turtle Beach Monte Carlo ISA sound card model # PCBSP16&2#31 p\n 500.2 Is this card any good? I want to use it in a 486 build with Win3x or should I use Win95 or Win98 ? It has a Crystal chipset CS4248-KL and a Yamaha OPL YMF-262-M chip. I bought it because I remember …

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Re: Mac-only or Mac-best Games

Posted on 2018-06-22, 13:21

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by Intel486dx33

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I have a G4 too. After allot of trial and error I figured out that all I have to do is partitioned my hard-drive with one partition and install Mac OS tiger and then copy into it the Mac OS 9.1 system folder. Then in control panel setup to run 9.1 on startup along with tiger. Now you can run old …

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Re: Hardware for Win3.11

Posted on 2018-06-22, 12:58

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by Intel486dx33

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IBM thinkpad 380 with 166mhz pentium CPU and 32gb of ram and stock IBM travelstar 3gb. Hard-drive. IBM provides drivers for DOS/3x/NT351/NT4/95/98 and more. I have one running NT 351 for networking. Even surfs the net with PCMCIA ethernet 3com 3cxxxx card. The display is not that great but it has a …

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Re: Capacitor replacements ?

Posted on 2018-06-20, 16:14

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by Intel486dx33

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What is the best type of solder and flux to use when soldering capacitors ?

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Re: K6-III+ build

Posted on 2018-06-20, 15:24

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by Intel486dx33

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I want to build a retro gaming computer too, But good motherboards with AGP slots are hard to find. Super socket 7 mobo with AGP is rare and expensive. So I selected an Intel BX440 mobo with AGP slot and a P-3 500mhz. CPU. Is this adequate or is an AMD K6-2 3+ CPU better. Will be using with 256 ram …

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AMD K6 3+ vs. P3 500mhz.

Posted on 2018-06-20, 15:18

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by Intel486dx33

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Hi all, I am interested in building a retro gaming PC However old Motherboards are hard to find. Super socket 7 motherboards with an AGP slot are rare and expensive. I find that BX440 motherboards with AGP slots are more available. So what do you think. Is a Pentium-3 500mhz okay or do I need an AMD …

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Re: My 99% Finished 486 PC

Posted on 2018-06-20, 15:06

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by Intel486dx33

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I am working on a 486 build too, I hope to get started on someday when I get all the parts in. Where can I get that "Dynamic Drive Overlay software" it appears to be removed from "Philscomputerlab" https://www.philscomputerlab.com/dynamic-drive-overlay-software.html Was it hard to figure out the …

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Roland MT-32 , Do I need one ?

Posted on 2018-06-20, 14:55

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by Intel486dx33

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Hello, Isn't a Sound blaster AWE 64 good enough or do I need a Roland MT-32 also ?

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Capacitor replacements ?

Posted on 2018-06-20, 14:47

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by Intel486dx33

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Hello, I am interested in repairing some of my old computers with bad capacitors. but I don't know how to interpret the identifiers on the caps and how to select replacements. I saw this video by Phil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vY3DgUbtSM Does anyone know of a good website that helps to …

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DOS or CP/M for 486 build ?

Posted on 2018-06-14, 17:26

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by Intel486dx33

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Is it possible to install CP/M on a 486 computer ? I don’t even know where to get CP/M but it sounds intriguing. I would like to install it on my IBM 486 PS/1 computer. Is this possible ?

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Re: Dual Tualatin Voodoo 5500 build

Posted on 2018-06-07, 16:17

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by Intel486dx33

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Make a better quality video building this beast with good music and you should get allot of hits. I would use a Lian Li aluminum case because this build is not really period correct. I think I am going to build a PhilsComputer lab Modern parts build because good old parts are hard to find and …

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Re: Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 ?

Posted on 2018-06-07, 01:05

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by Intel486dx33

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Would you rather these old electronics be in an electronic recycle center because that's where they where headed. Some of these cards where assembled in USA and designed here. This is old Silicon Valley 1990's tech. thats why old tech electronics is so hard to find because everyone is sending these …

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Re: Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 ?

Posted on 2018-06-06, 20:38

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by Intel486dx33

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For the first video, the PAS is a great card, but the PAS16 isn't completely compatible with it. For the second video, the Jazz16 chipset is really nice, but it isn't completely compatible with the PAS16. Okay, I have 3 cards. 1) Pas 16 2) MV 16 Pro 3) MV 16 ISA cards. What is the best type of …

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