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Re: I'd like to build a VLB system

Posted on 2020-01-10, 17:48

My first PC build was a 486DX 50 VLB and it would not work with a VLB Graphics card. I had to buy a fast ISA graphics card, Tseng ET4000. I had a computer shop at the time and I am sure I would have tried all the VLB graphics cards I had.

Re: SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-09, 16:51

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Should I be buying any particular type of FPM to test this motherboard? With Parity, without parity? Single or double sided....

Re: SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-08, 13:41

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

On the plus side I fixed the AT PSU. It was capacitors as I guessed. It runs sweet now and no longer hisses like a snake. It just needs a fan but that's OK I have some good spare used ones lying around.

Re: SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-08, 11:34

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK The RTC is built into the SIS85C497 chip I figured that out by looking with a multimeter to see where the 3V from the CMOS battery went to. I then checked the datasheet for that chip and it does contain the RTC. I assume the CMOS is also in that chip I've cleaned the board. I tried reseating the …

Re: SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-07, 18:24

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mine is SIS496 NV Also I am assuming the SIMM that came with it is the correct type. I have no idea as I got it all 'as is'.

Re: SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-07, 16:43

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ahh OK I just thought it looked like a stick of EDO RAM (looks like same size at a glance) The one I have is the original one that came with the motherboard so I guess it is the right sort. You are probably right it is not EDO RAM. In that case I won't have any known good ram to test the board I'll …

Re: SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-07, 13:45

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK so it's not working but I think it can be resurrected The AT PSU (I used an old IDE HDD as a load instead of the motherboard seeing as I didn't know it's condition) powers up but makes a hissing noise and generates low voltages (about 0.7V on 5V and 1.8V on 12V) I cleaned all the dust out, the …

Re: SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-05, 18:32

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks Gryzb, it's good to know I have the CPU the right way round The BIOS sticker says 1995 so you are spot on. I already have a similar working 486DLC 40MHz machine I picked up out of a trash skip (dumpster) last year for DOS games, plus a SS7 with K6 CPU and ISA AWE32 that can also play DOS …

SIS 496-PCI question

Posted on 2020-01-05, 12:56

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi guys I picked this up at the flea market today SIS 496-PCI motherboard DX4-100 4Mb RAM Cirrus GD5436 PCI Graphics Card ISA multi IO card AT PSU White 3.5" Floppy drive I have no idea yet if it is all working, I will test it when I go to the workshop Tuesday (tomorrow is a public holiday here). It …

Re: FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

Posted on 2019-11-25, 13:06

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well the i7-920 PC does work at least, I have it in the workshop now. There are no options to overclock the CPU using this mobo, and used X58 mobos with 3 channel DDR and overclock options are rather expensive so I don't see any point in upgrading the machine for fast XP gaming, I may as well use …

Re: FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

Posted on 2019-11-24, 22:09

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah some do look like that. Some only have 2 dimm slots and even say dual channel in the description.. Actually a lot of the three channel ones being sold in completed listings are making quite a lot of money! I found the user manual for the Pegatron. It's an AmiBIOS, it doesn't mention very much …

Re: FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

Posted on 2019-11-24, 19:59

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for the video link. Yeah I am sure you are right, for what games I want to play the i7-920 should smash it. In fact I was quite surprised how capable these old processors are! I will definitely like to overclock the CPU, I'm not sure if that Pegatron motherboard would be up to overclocking or …

FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

Posted on 2019-11-24, 12:41

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

HI guys How do these various processor types compare for performance when used to buid a fast XP gaming rig? Socket 1155, 1156, 1366? I was thinking of putting a second SSD in this machine which I already have (so I can boot Windows 10 or XP), And install either a GTX 750ti or a GTX 780ti to build a …

Re: QDI Legend PlatiniX 2 drivers required for Win98

Posted on 2019-11-11, 18:05

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK thanks I'll give that a go, looks like they are here http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/companies/263.htm?o=8

Re: QDI Legend PlatiniX 2 drivers required for Win98

Posted on 2019-11-11, 12:15

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you. I was looking for Windows 98 SE drivers I've installed the chipset drivers and audio drivers from the links you posted. All seemed to install to be OK but when I boot into windows I get a message to say the audio hardware i not responding correctly. If you click it three times then …

QDI Legend PlatiniX 2 drivers required for Win98

Posted on 2019-11-07, 12:50

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi guys I'm struggling to find Windows 98 SE drivers for this old motherboard Does anyone here have them?

Re: Old ATX PSU connectors question

Posted on 2019-11-05, 13:36

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

"The aux power cable was added to provide extra wattage to motherboards for 3.3 and 5 volts. This connector is rarely used anymore. It's most commonly found on older dual CPU AMD motherboards. You're more likely to sight Bigfoot than a motherboard which uses this connector. It plugs into the 6 pin …

Old ATX PSU connectors question

Posted on 2019-11-05, 12:21

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi guys I have a QDI PlatiniX2 motherboard (socket 478) I've got it working now, just needed a few leaking caps changing on the Vcore rail, but it still wouldn't boot, which turned out to be because the old ATX PSU was faulty - it would power up and immediately shut down again, then not power up …

Re: Do I have a corrupted BIOS?

Posted on 2019-07-25, 12:30

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK back to the Asus P5P43TD I downloaded the latest version and flashed the BIOS . In this case it did not make any difference, the POST still hangs on F0 I've taken the heatsink off the North Bridge it is an AC82P43 SLB89. The heatsink compound was all hard and powdery like cement. Maybe that is a …

Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2019-07-25, 10:43

by dicky96

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This is my Super Socket 7 Rig K6-350 Gigabyte GA-5AX ISA AWE 32 It's work in progress - I want to buy a Voodoo 3 and a K6-III+-450 or 550 to complete it I don't know what the case is or if it has a brand or a model type, I picked it up at the flea market as a complete PC and built my SS7 into the …

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Re: FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

Re: FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

Re: FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

FAst XP gaming PCs - socket 1155, 1156, 1366?

Re: QDI Legend PlatiniX 2 drivers required for Win98

Re: QDI Legend PlatiniX 2 drivers required for Win98

QDI Legend PlatiniX 2 drivers required for Win98

Re: Old ATX PSU connectors question

Old ATX PSU connectors question

Re: Do I have a corrupted BIOS?

Re: Show us your retro computer cases