Capacitor lists for motherboards

Posted on 2021-12-30, 21:52

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by khyypio

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I did a full recap on my Abit IS7-E V1.2 and wrote down every single cap with their values and dimensions. Since these lists seems to be rarely available, I thought my notes would be very valuable for the community. I also hope that you guys would participate in this too: if you do/have done full …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2021-12-22, 15:32

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Ironing a game box: https://youtu.be/8fyAMgoQeB0

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2021-12-11, 07:44

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I consider my Windows 98 build with all it´s upgrades being complete as it is now and I thought I should make a new presentation video: https://youtu.be/otT4KVn_dgQ

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Re: My Pentium III build

Posted on 2021-12-10, 15:04

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by khyypio

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I made a new presentation video of this retro PC: https://youtu.be/otT4KVn_dgQ

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Re: Abit IS7-E recap problem

Posted on 2021-12-02, 15:06

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by khyypio

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chrisfuk wrote on 2021-12-02, 12:43: Hi On my IS7 E version v1.2 the caps are 100 uf 25v and 2200 uf 6.3 v Thank you so much, this is very helpful! Now I know what to order, I really don´t feel comfortable using anything else than caps with original values.

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Re: Abit IS7-E recap problem

Posted on 2021-12-01, 19:01

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by khyypio

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2000µF is a very(!) uncommon value today. You can be sure this was 2200µF. If you find a 2200µF/10V low ESR type from one of the Tier 1 brands (Rubycon, Panasonic, Nichicon, Nippon Chemicon) - with the same form factor (=diameter and pitch), you should use it instead of a 6.3V model. As for the 100 …

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Re: Advice about retro speakers

Posted on 2021-11-21, 17:25

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by khyypio

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This is how I executed my "retro" sound setup: https://youtu.be/VeVgns9m2YI I did it this way because I wanted to have retro aesthetics but just can´t stand the sound quality of old computer speakers. This solution isn´t exactly cheap nor easy but then again, I didn´t choose this hobby to save money …

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Re: Using Audigy drivers with a Sound Blaster Live

Posted on 2021-11-20, 13:07

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by khyypio

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Damn it, I forgot to mention this previously: Audigy SB0090 confirmed to work flawlesly with this driver setup. I used this method with my audio upgrade of which I made a video about. I also credited Joseph_Joestar and Phil in it for your work :) Cheers! I have a separate guide for Audigy cards , …

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Re: Using Audigy drivers with a Sound Blaster Live

Posted on 2021-11-20, 09:47

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by khyypio

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Damn it, I forgot to mention this previously: Audigy SB0090 confirmed to work flawlesly with this driver setup. I used this method with my audio upgrade of which I made a video about. I also credited Joseph_Joestar and Phil in it for your work 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeVgns9m2YI

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2021-11-20, 09:21

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Made a video about making your own insert trays for big box PC games from cell foam. A cheap and easy way to help preserving your precious retro games! https://youtu.be/LoOrp3_EJTA Finally an actual use for the cutting mat that everyone of us is using for soldering! :-D Yeah, haha! :D Honestly, I´m …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2021-11-11, 17:19

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Made a video about making your own insert trays for big box PC games from cell foam. A cheap and easy way to help preserving your precious retro games! https://youtu.be/LoOrp3_EJTA

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Abit IS7-E recap problem

Posted on 2021-10-16, 15:30

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by khyypio

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I want to do a full recap for this motherboard, especially since the previous owner had already done couple of questionable cap-swaps. I mean look at this, very shoddy! Instead of properly mounting them, he/she just cut of the legs and soldered new caps on them: IMG_20210325_145531.jpg IMG_20210325_ …

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Re: Win98SE + P4 Build

Posted on 2021-09-14, 04:49

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by khyypio

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- You should be able to run pretty much all of those games with this setup. - Manufacturers like Dell used have its own version of SB Live in their computers and they didn´t work very well. I have used both SB0100 and SB0060, I recommend either one of them. Just make sure you use the right drivers. …

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Re: My Pentium III build

Posted on 2021-07-18, 08:36

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by khyypio

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An audio upgrade for my retro build. Original multimedia speakers from FujitsuSiemens. New 3" full-range drivers from Peerless, amplifier is SMSL Q5 Pro and soundcard is Sound Blaster Audigy SB0090 1.jpg 2.jpg IMG_20210514_192837.jpg IMG_20210708_200008.jpg setup.jpg Here´s a video: https://youtu.be …

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Re: Compaq Presario 9538

Posted on 2021-06-23, 04:25

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by khyypio

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Okay, so I got me a brand new 2 Gb CF card and plugged it in. It detects as type 65, as it should, but after I boot, it just hangs with a blinking dot in the upper left corner. I think I might have wrong BIOS boot (PC setup). Could you provide a link to the correct download?

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Re: My Pentium III build

Posted on 2021-06-23, 04:21

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by khyypio

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Great job on replacing the motherboard capacitors..... what did you use to unsolder them with? Figure, if and when i t came time for me to do the same with my motherboards and/or video cards, this unsoldering gun seems top notch, albeit expensive, but highly worth it from the YT videos i've seen. …

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Re: Building a good Windows 98 gaming pc

Posted on 2021-05-22, 10:30

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by khyypio

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Would this be any good? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pentium-4-Windows-98-XP-Dual-Boot-Retro-Geforce-Gaming-PC-/334003491942?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 A custom PC without specs nor even pictures of the machine? I´d say NO because this seller has provided so little information, it´s almost …

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Re: Compaq Presario 9538

Posted on 2021-05-22, 10:07

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by khyypio

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Sorry for being so passive in this thread! :D I managed to talk myself into a great job which requires me to relocate, so I´ve been looking for a new apartment and packing my stuff for the past month or so. I´ll get to start working on this again sometime in June. Thanks for your input, I´ll report …

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Re: Building a good Windows 98 gaming pc

Posted on 2021-05-22, 09:50

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by khyypio

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Would this be any good? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pentium-4-Windows-98-XP-Dual-Boot-Retro-Geforce-Gaming-PC-/334003491942?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 A custom PC without specs nor even pictures of the machine? I´d say NO because this seller has provided so little information, it´s almost …

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Re: Compaq Presario 9538

Posted on 2021-03-30, 15:55

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Surrat wrote on 2021-03-30, 15:19: On mine, when I got the 1790 error, it seems to be caused by not having a bios partition on the hard drive. After I created the bios partition, using the setup and diagnostic floppy disks, the 1790 error stopped. How do you create the partition? I mean step-by- …

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