Re: Changed system top to bottom - same problem

Posted on 2022-01-09, 02:03

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by Horun

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Curious what the GPU temperature is if the computer is left on for a few hours if the computer is just sitting idle. Been running Win 7 Sp1 on multiple computers with out issue, best one is Asrock Z370 with I7-8770K since 2018 with GTX960 and been rock solid and the GPU idles for hours at 21c just a …

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Re: Victor V386MX

Posted on 2022-01-09, 01:36

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by Horun

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Sorry to bring up an old topic but compiled a pdf with jumpers for some Victor computers. Added to Vogons Drivers here http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?file … 7&menustate=0,0 bofh.fromhell hope you do not mind me using your CPU card picture.

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Re: Victor V386MX jumpers and stuff?

Posted on 2022-01-09, 00:12

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by Horun

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Yes I refer you to this: Victor V386MX

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Re: EISA configuration .CFG files. Does anyone have any?

Posted on 2022-01-08, 17:41

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by Horun

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I found some original Gigabyte files thru way back machine while searching for older 486 bios. These are the original file sets with *.cfg's, cfg.exe, readme's, etc. that may be of value though you already have all the .cfg from inside pa.zip listed on http://66.113.161.23/~mR_Slug/EISA/ Note: 386ps …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-486AM/S: two questions

Posted on 2022-01-08, 17:24

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by Horun

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Great ! you should be able to use a HD up to 2GB using LBA mode. For a larger drive you probably need a Disk Overlay util like Drive Pro or Disk Manager.

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Re: Gigabyte GA-486AM/S: two questions

Posted on 2022-01-08, 03:35

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by Horun

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The 2094 date issue usually has to due with specific Award BIOS versions. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=76349 If the Dallas is a DS 12887 version it is already Y2K compliant good thru year 2099 so if the CMOS does hold the configuration then it is a BIOS issue if the year changes. If CMOS …

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Re: Need help getting a BIOS image for 486 Asaki motherboard

Posted on 2022-01-08, 03:15

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by Horun

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Agree they look identical except for some missing jumpers. Spaces for them on MV045 and pins on Asaki...

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Re: old big scary monochrome monitors

Posted on 2022-01-07, 04:46

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by Horun

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Scary monitor ? Only if it has ghosts or snap-crackle -pops when in use 🤣. Nahh do not know anything about big mono monitors. Biggest mono I had was a 14" though did see a bigger maybe 17" grey scale mono once or it could have been a grey scale VGA, not sure...

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Re: Found a Way to access the old DFI motherboard site.

Posted on 2022-01-07, 03:29

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by Horun

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evasive wrote on 2022-01-06, 19:15: 11/16/96-i440FX-8669-2A69HD49C-00 v4.51PG […] Show full quote 11/16/96-i440FX-8669-2A69HD49C-00 v4.51PG added to the UR page: https://www.ultimateretro.net/en/motherboards/1797 that is still missing good pictures of the board (wink wink)

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Re: Need help finding jumpers for DFI Concorde-L 286 motherboard

Posted on 2022-01-06, 02:07

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by Horun

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In the mean time, PM me that link and whatever we find can be added here: https://www.ultimateretro.net/en/motherboards/10173 bios dump is welcome too. Ok sure ! I figured out some of the SW1 settings and also found some memory utils for it though untested but from DFI archive for the 286 Concorde …

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Re: "CMOS inoperational System Halted" error on Unknown 386 board

Posted on 2022-01-06, 01:51

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by Horun

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Good work !

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Re: SORD M23EX

Posted on 2022-01-06, 01:50

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by Horun

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Found a bit more info. Cannot help with the manuals but you should be able to run DOS+ (or DOS Plus) but it has to be put on a floppy disk that is formatted exact to the machine. Those at WInworld are formatted for Amstrad... https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.cpm/c/wp_oQTON7EA look for poster …

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Re: SORD M23EX

Posted on 2022-01-05, 05:01

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by Horun

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Do you have pictures ? The info on the M23 is that the board is built into the keyboard assembly like a Commodore VIC20 or C64. The floppies are in an external enclosure. With the M68 case the board was inside the floppy enclosure which sort of resembled a thin clone XT case according to this …

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Re: Newbie needs some help. Comtex 386 resurrection

Posted on 2022-01-04, 02:33

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by Horun

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No do not post a new thread (that means a new topic in most forums) to add pictures here in this topic/thread... Just start a new comment here in the "quick reply box" (like: here are the pics) and then click the word "Full editor" below the text box, then click Attachments and then Add files and …

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Re: Octek Hippo 15 stuck on C5 code

Posted on 2022-01-03, 23:45

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by Horun

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Glad you figured it out, my next guess might have been a bad rom chip or something else unrelated 😀 At least you did not force flash a soldered ROM chip with wrong BIOS like someone did, I can neither confirm or deny that it was me 😁

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Re: BIOS image collection - requests, discussion etc

Posted on 2022-01-03, 04:20

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by Horun

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Uniflash may work as well. This board is already in ultimateretro :) https://www.ultimateretro.net/en/motherboards/5289 Ah, thanks! I searched for it but couldn't find. Better to have doubles than missings I guess. :) You probably want Uniflash 1.40 or earlier if you have not found it yet. Those be …

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Re: Octek Hippo 15 stuck on C5 code

Posted on 2022-01-03, 02:23

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by Horun

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Good eyes snufkin ! Yes would set the voltage to 5v instead of Auto. And Yeah manual says same thing: TAG For 33MHz clock, the tag RAM 32Kx8 is used 20ns and 40MHz or 50MHz system, 15ns RAM is used (U2). And it appears it does not matter what size cache is installed or else they would state so as in …

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Re: Any one have info on NorthGate P4 motherboards and some CRT monitor labeled 5B5 ?

Posted on 2022-01-02, 14:49

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by Horun

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Thanks ! That is way better info than I found.

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Any one have info on NorthGate P4 motherboards and some CRT monitor labeled 5B5 ?

Posted on 2022-01-02, 05:06

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by Horun

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Local sale of a Northgate P4 computer with 15" CRT monitor. Have found little info on any Northgate P4 and the big question is the monitor: a 5B5 ? Found a few references to a Viewsonic but nothing conclusive. Yeah the monitor is only 1024x768, 0.28 pitch, 30-55Khz from the box. Still waiting for an …

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Re: scsi controller on 486 and boot from cd-rom

Posted on 2022-01-01, 23:43

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by Horun

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Yes if the SCSI adapter has it's own BIOS and allows boot from CD. Some controllers have issues with booting off the NT4 cd... ("The Adaptec 1540 series does not support the bootable format on the NT 4.0 bootable CD. ") Which IBM do you have ? May be easier to just use an IDE and boot from floppy …

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