Freetech Falcon P5F76 wont post with a Trident 9680

Posted on 2020-01-25, 22:47

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P5F76, Pentium-S 133, 32MB SDRAM I was going through, testing boards today and came across something that caused me to scratch my head. I'm sure there is a simple explanation. I just dont know what it is and I'm hoping someone here does. My go-to video card for testing and workbench things is a …

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Re: any use for broken hard drives?

Posted on 2020-01-25, 22:31

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quicknick wrote on 2020-01-25, 20:53: Well... https://youtu.be/Oym7B7YidKs?t=60 That was outstanding. I got a good laugh while also being highly captivated and intrigued.

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Re: Socket 3 vs Socket 4 build

Posted on 2020-01-25, 18:10

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I would not, personally, pass on a Socket 4. To me, there is great historical value in that platform as it is the first for Pentium socket. Or as Doornkaat simply put it, its a cool thing to have. What I find the most fun, in my opinion, with retro tech, is chronicling its advancements and having …

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Re: any use for broken hard drives?

Posted on 2020-01-25, 17:50

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The do make amazing paperweights. That is for sure. I didn't think to salvage them for their magnets. Good idea! Not sure if I want to tile my bathroom with them though 😒 I may try an art piece though. Concentric platter overlay in a round frame? That may actually look kind of cool...

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Re: Buying new boxes to store motherboards individually

Posted on 2020-01-25, 17:38

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When it comes to storing my hardware, I don't mess around. I use Protektive Pak. Anti static, industrial rated, expensive as hell, but specifically designed and purpose built for storing printed circuit boards. https://protektivepak.descoindustries.com/ Specifically for motherboards I use the 37330 …

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any use for broken hard drives?

Posted on 2020-01-25, 03:46

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i have about half a dozen mid 90's hard drives that don't work. is there a market for them as parts? i am resisting the urge to send them to the recycle on the idea they me be valuable to someone looking for parts. is that a thing?

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 )

Posted on 2020-01-25, 03:41

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very nice case. for the low, low price of $300 i too could have one from eBay. i almost pooped myself when i saw the price.

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2019-12-29, 04:52

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the buy/sell are went away with the new upgrade. can we get it back please.

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Re: Period appropriate CRT monitors?

Posted on 2019-12-10, 03:39

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I have an old packing slip here I am looking at for an Optiquest 17" V75 I purchased on October 7, 1998. I also have a packing slip for a Viewsonic 17" E773 I purchased on Decemebr 1, 1999.

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Re: GPU to pair with this system?

Posted on 2019-11-24, 06:58

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I played doom iii on a 3200+ and a radeon 9800 pro. it was doable, but less then optimal. I would go a few generations a head of a 9800 pro. an x1950 perhaps?

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Re: Recommend me a good 4:3 LCD monitor for hybrid modern/retro usage

Posted on 2019-11-24, 06:32

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the 2007fp is my go-to lcd for turn of the century use cases and test bench applications. dos games, as mentioned get a little scetch on it though.

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2019-07-25, 09:08

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How do you whiten the case plastic? I would like to renew old case. I use the hair care product method similar to the one described by HanJammer above. Salon Care makes a product called "20 Volume Creme Developer". I think the number, in this particular product, 20, refers to its strength. Salon …

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2019-07-25, 08:51

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HanJammer wrote: ...I had to make a new button from a modelling putty (came out nicely). I have the same problem. Modelling putty sounds like a great idea. Doing a little tutorial on how you did it could be quite helpful.

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Re: Dell / Sony CRT

Posted on 2019-07-16, 14:39

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Just wanted to say. I replaced the front panel switches on a Sony CPD-100ES a few weeks ago and it was probably one of the most fun projects I've ever done. Easy to take apart. Easy soldering. Just a really super enjoyable project. If this is a capacitor issue it could be a lot of fun to tackle it. …

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Re: Anyone out there have a ECS P4VXASD2+? Trying to flash the BIOS but cant get the flasher.

Posted on 2019-06-20, 15:42

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see attachment That was quick! Thank you, Sir. I appreciate it!! Hi, I wanted to tell you about my unfortunate experience with the BIOS update of an MB ECS. Before proceeding with the update, create a copy of the one currently present in your MB. Unfortunately in my case, ECS has two models of the …

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Anyone out there have a ECS P4VXASD2+? Trying to flash the BIOS but cant get the flasher.

Posted on 2019-06-20, 14:57

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Greetings everyone. Does anyone have the original CD for the P4VXASD2+? An ISO of the original CD would be amazing! I've scoured the internet, but cant find the flasher proper flasher. And of course, ECS's website doesn't have it. You can download all the other files for this motherboard, but not …

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Re: Your worst "terrible packaging from eBay sellers" experiences

Posted on 2019-06-18, 14:07

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Last year I received a motherboard shipped naked in a box. No anti static bag. No padding. No nothing. Just rattling around in a box. I thought that was the worst packing job I had ever seen.. until today. I just received a CRT (Sony 100ES) shipped with nothing more then tissue paper. The seller …

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Re: Fun fact

Posted on 2019-06-15, 16:11

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I was just thinking about this.. games even 20 years old are arguably serviceable by today's standards.

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2019-06-14, 20:42

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Anybody know what circa the LCD mhz displays were prevalent? Where they standard? In the late 80s early 90s I don't remember anybody having a computer with LCD display megahertz on it. All my friends had OEM computers but I had a beige box generic 386dx 40 that didn't have megahertz display either. …

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Re: Benchmarking early to mid 90's video cards

Posted on 2019-06-04, 05:31

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Would it be a fair judgment to go based off the date on the chip? In order of relevance/importance. Date on chip Date on PCB Date on BIOS

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