Re: Spam, spam, spam
Posted on 2019-10-19, 06:56
(All this spamming and double (triple) user trolling would go away if active members had to register a phone number to be able to comment. It works just fine on other forums.)
Re: Restoring a dead PSU of an IBM 330-P75, need help figuring out part numbers
Posted on 2019-10-19, 06:37
SSTV2 wrote: The last symbol in the model number is an uppercase letter i, though it's easy to confuse it for 1, when a string of numbers is in front of it. Indeed, many sources in Google mention it as API-31891 instead of API-3189I.
Re: The risks of using period correct power supplies
Posted on 2019-10-17, 06:54
I have a reliable test PSU that I use with all my hardware. I also use a 240V-220V step down converter to protect old hardware that require 220VAC instead of the 240VAC we have now. After cleaning I test every PSU I get for stability in a test computer. I measure output voltages under load. Since …
Re: Is there a way to backup a clicky HDD?
Posted on 2019-10-17, 06:09
Interesting...didnt know you can open a hard disk and you are still able to read the data. It's not something I recommend if the data is important. I was lucky this time. One thing is sure: I didn't open it in a dust-free room and I wasn't gentle with it. Didn't use any gloves and moved the head …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-10-16, 04:25
HanJammer wrote: My 12" mono monitor arrived... It works!!! Love it!!!
Re: Anyone collecting old storage media?
Posted on 2019-10-16, 04:11
Disks are part of a drive but I don't collect them specifically. Floppys were unreliable back then and the past 20-30 years didn't help their reliability. I don't even buy software on floppys because a few of them always have errors. The last thing I bought was a MS Word 5.0 pack on 5.25 and half of …
Re: Help identify hardware.
Posted on 2019-10-15, 22:14
I'd buy the motherboard because of the ASUS media bus.
Re: Help identifying this EGA card
Posted on 2019-10-15, 20:25
I'd use this as template. https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/graphics-cards/A … GA-EGA-CAR.html
Re: Restoring a dead PSU of an IBM 330-P75, need help figuring out part numbers
Posted on 2019-10-15, 18:58
Correct model number is API-31891.
Re: Is there a way to backup a clicky HDD?
Posted on 2019-10-15, 18:29
Well, I told you I was desperate and I mean DESPERATE. I tried the freezing method, no change after 1 hour of freezing. Same clicking and the drive eventually shut down. I then took the PCB off and cleaned all contacts thoroughly, no effect. I started shaking and (not so) gently tapping the drive …
Re: Is there a way to backup a clicky HDD?
Posted on 2019-10-15, 12:55
Thanks for the tips, I'm trying them now.
Re: Is there a way to backup a clicky HDD?
Posted on 2019-10-15, 12:12
Not for too long to prevent condensation on the circuit board. 30 minutes at most.
Re: Is there a way to backup a clicky HDD?
Posted on 2019-10-15, 12:09
Already done that, no effect.
Is there a way to backup a clicky HDD?
Posted on 2019-10-15, 11:57
I have a Samsung HD321KJ HDD. It is recognized, I can copy a few files then the clicking starts and eventually the drive disappears from the device manager. After restart it reappears again. I start copying and the same thing happens. Any techniques I can use to save the data? It's nothing important …
Re: Anyone have a seemingly working harddrive fail on wake up?
Posted on 2019-10-13, 05:14
DIY is never a course of action with these things. Hard drives are so overly complicated in their design and manufacture, almost feels like they do this on purpose to make people continue to buy these things. I don't really have any other option so I guess I'll just wait for a miracle. You are very …
Re: Anyone have a seemingly working harddrive fail on wake up?
Posted on 2019-10-13, 03:47
My old ASUS A6500U just did that a month ago. If you live in poverty you can't afford a professional. It's crazy expensive. If the data is irreplacable then you just have to start saving money. You could try DIY but it will probably just make things worse.
Re: This forum is very hard to use from a mobile device
Posted on 2019-10-12, 19:00
schmatzler wrote: No that's not the reason. On a mobile device I cannot read the posts properly, because on every sentence I have to scroll left and right to be able to fully read it. Not on my Xperia. I simply double tap and the text zooms in wall to wall. I use Brave browser.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2019-10-12, 16:14
Got this Supertron SV1482 yesterday that was wasting away in the attic at some guy's house. After a cable change the image isn't half bad, sharper than I expected. Needs extensive cleaning inside and out.
Re: How do you store your "jewels" and other stuff without box ?
Posted on 2019-10-12, 12:32
I'm hoarding tons of cardboard boxes in all sizes, bags, etc. so I can pack away smaller pieces easily. But in the end, all stuff is grouped and will end up in those IKEA boxes: I'm doing the very same thing. Cardboard first, plastic box later except for motherboards. I store them in pizza boxes …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2019-10-12, 07:09
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