Re: Voodoo 3500 Low Resolution with VGA Switcher

Posted on 2022-10-06, 23:40

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fsmith2003 wrote on 2022-10-06, 21:16: Carrera wrote on 2022-10-06, 09:09: Did you mention whether the card is AGP or PCI? If it is AGP it likely just doesn't like sharing-.... It is AGP yes. How's testing those drivers going? Any updates? Maybe we can help move you forward.

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Re: Voodoo 3500 Low Resolution with VGA Switcher

Posted on 2022-10-05, 02:44

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How do you know the VGA switch is the problem? I've never heard of this happening. There's a bunch of tests, like does it happen when the computers trade positions? Based on what's here I'd hazard to guess it's on the software side. Maybe clean out old drivers in safe mode or try a clean install of …

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Re: Help me debug a motherboard - no AGP video

Posted on 2022-09-22, 01:46

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Thank you! Glad to see more OR840 users out there… there's dozens of us, dozens! Have you tried recapping the 606? User doogie had a revision which wasnt compatible with 512MB RIMMs and the only difference seemed to be 270uF caps instead of 470uF caps used in later revisions. I guess what I'm …

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Re: Help me debug a motherboard - no AGP video

Posted on 2022-09-22, 01:09

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I thought about this previously, but I have no other "real" 3.3V card to test. What I did was I faked a 3.3V card by grabbing an old Geforce2 MX and making a small cut to the A2 pin. This sets the card in AGP 2x, so supposedly 3.3V. I had no luck with that, I'll try to find a real 3.3V AGP card to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-09-22, 00:35

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7000 and 8000 series all had horrible solder and were prone to just dying, even if never used and still in a sealed box they can still just up and die after a few months due to the shit solder used. This is nasty.. I have luck with most nVIDIA cards, and they work, no artifacts or BS. Still u can …

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Re: Help me debug a motherboard - no AGP video

Posted on 2022-09-22, 00:13

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"Voodoo3 and Voodoo5 are not real AGP cards" Another clue might be that those are 3.3V only cards while the others (i think) are 1.5V capable. Maybe try another 3.3V only card and see if that works?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-09-16, 05:25

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It reads fishy. He wont even show you the bad side and whether or not it has that burnt taco look. The 7800GS AGP I ordered arrived today, tested but of course no picture of it working. *sob* R.I.P. G71.

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Re: Help with removing goop from a fake Lian Li case

Posted on 2022-08-25, 05:32

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Pfft, who doesn't have a non-functioning PE.

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Re: Help with removing goop from a fake Lian Li case

Posted on 2022-08-25, 04:51

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Lighter fluid is another good idea. I need to try these solutions on a small area to see if they discolour or stain the aluminum. Inside or not I want to keep this job looking as stiffy as possible. X850 XT PE was also the last, greatest native AGP card from ATI if I recall correctly. Definitely a …

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Re: Help with removing goop from a fake Lian Li case

Posted on 2022-08-25, 03:30

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Disolving sounds like a better approach for something like this, I'll look into a citrus oil based cleaner as well, but even the WD40 sounds like it's going to be messy. Whatever it is, it'll be worth saving a case like this. Check it out this rad sticker on side of the drive rack. That alone is a …

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Re: Help with removing goop from a fake Lian Li case

Posted on 2022-08-25, 03:02

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I haven't and those are good ideas, I'll look into WD40 since I need a new can. I'll check out what other cleaners they have, hopefully something that wont damage the aluminum if possible. There were some velcro pads on the outside too but those cleaned up nicely with a hairdryer and iso. What a …

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Help with removing goop from a fake Lian Li case

Posted on 2022-08-25, 02:35

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Hello, There was an ad in my local buy-and-sell stating 'Free Cases and Power Supplies'. Expecting fully what the ad said, I was pleasantly surprised to see motherboards and each turned out to be basically a full system with one part missing from each. But it wasn't long until I noticed why they're …

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Re: Partially fried MB

Posted on 2022-06-21, 03:43

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Is it possible that only part of the mobo is fried? Definitely, and no guarantee that continuing to run it wont cascade into another failure point, so don't use parts that you that you want to keep but by all means continue to test it. Have you isolated failure point to the ISA slot? Do you think …

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Re: Ti 4600 vs FX 5600 Ultra/5700

Posted on 2022-06-08, 00:30

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I've had good results overclocking a FX5500, stock 270/400 overclocked to 310/500, which puts it into FX5600 territory. The next step up would be the cards you're considering and for the performance gain I don't think they're worth the price. My system is similar to yours, an underclocked/ …

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Re: GA-5AX prices on Ebay are outrageous; why?

Posted on 2022-05-13, 03:49

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Yea, I'd say most of them were recycled long ago and for those that already own them, who would want to sell them when they're irreplaceable? I asked an eBay seller once why he thought a Tandy 1000RL was worth almost a $2000 asking price. His response was that he always started way high and then …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-05-13, 02:47

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They probably just did that because you're a Canadian. Believe me, I know what I'm talking aboot. The bottom four SLI sticks are pretty nice.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-04-18, 23:19

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I'm using a PS/2 keyboard with an adapter, not ideal since they weren't 100% backwards compatible but unfortunately that's all I have to test with. I remember that switch now that you mention it. :) To put things straight: PS/2 keyboards and AT keyboards with a DIN connector are 100% compatible. …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-04-18, 18:21

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Damn, it's an intelligent computer? Where did you find that thing???? :P hal9000.jpg Here's a picture of the case these were in. My coworker had already pillaged all the Voodoo cards from the other boxes so I just grabbed what was left. The "EA" probably is a hexadecimal error code. Are you aware …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-04-18, 17:34

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1. Maxware 8086 (NEC V20) The NEC V20 is the replacement for the 8088, while the v30 is the replacement for the 8086. V20 is likely correct, and 8086 wrong. The board looks like the standard mid-80s XT clone board, and the XT is designed around the 8-bit data bus of the 8088. As there is no crystal …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-04-13, 05:13

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I had the same question a while ago . I'm 99% sure you can safely plug your AT PSU to this connector (provided of course you stick the black wires next to one another, the same way you would with an AT board) Thanks for the confirmation. I'm pretty sure it will too, I'll post an image of it running …

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