Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-13, 05:09

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impressed those batteries still hold charge! can you mount the drive elsewhere, make it bootable with dos and copy win95 files over then install from there? I did that with a 1998 laptop a year ago and it worked out, though it was win98. That way you can also copy the driver images and a copy of a …

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

Posted on 2022-04-12, 02:28

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I'll give it a try it, one day, and wear glasses in case a tantralum blows up in my face. It's old but hopefully I can use this to verify if my PSU is still working, I also have a 486 that won't fully POST and I'm not sure if it's the 486 or PSU.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-12, 02:17

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You guys are great. I should be able to copy an OS across, I just need to take more time with it.

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

Posted on 2022-04-12, 02:08

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Here's some free stuff that was destined for the dumpster. Filename maxware.JPG.jpg File size 439 KiB Views 1469 views 1. Maxware 8086 (NEC V20) 2. WDC Paradise '88 VGA 16-bit (8-bit friendly) Does anyone know if I can use my AT power supply with this board? There's 12 pins and plug looks similar …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-12, 01:55

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Latest thrift store acquisitions. 730xcdt.jpg 1. BASF floppies - $2.99. Not much to be said. 2. Sidewinder 3D Pro - $3.99. Not as creaky as my other 3D Pro. 3. Toshiba Tecra 730XCDT - $18.99. Score! Working, good condition, all three batteries are holding a charge. It had SuSE 6.4 installed on an …

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Re: Poor abused Voodoo 3 3000 PCI ... could use some help saving it

Posted on 2022-04-12, 01:04

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What about soaking a thread in solvent and sawing through with that? Direct application to the area needed. How come nobody suggests chilling it? That's my first thought. Stick it in a ziplock bag and into the freezer for 3 hours, remove and apply heavy vice grips to a fin, it might tear off the fin …

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Re: Games for AMD K6-III+ with Voodoo-3 ?

Posted on 2022-04-01, 02:40

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Out along the edge, Is always where I burn to be v35-200.JPG . . The further on the edge, The hotter the intensity Eleven frames per second, whether it's 166MHz or 200MHz, 800x600 or 1024x768, tells me that it's ___________. u9-166.JPG . . Highway to the danger zone, Burr-Bah-Burrrr 3dfx2.JPG . . …

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Re: Games for AMD K6-III+ with Voodoo-3 ?

Posted on 2022-04-01, 02:39

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Re: Games for AMD K6-III+ with Voodoo-3 ?

Posted on 2022-04-01, 02:39

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She got you jumpin' off the deck, And shovin' into overdrive Fox Two Fox Two!!! Splash Bogey! splash.JPG . . Highway to the danger zone, Burr-Bah-Burrrr Turn and burn, Goose. Dinner's waitin'. turnburn.JPG . . I'll take you right into the danger zone, Burr-Bah-Burrrr Nice glide slope Mav, but you …

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Re: Games for AMD K6-III+ with Voodoo-3 ?

Posted on 2022-04-01, 02:38

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Alright club members, tonight I have a special presentation for you full of fantastic propaganda for your viewing pleasure. But first let me introduce our special guest Mr. Kenny Loggins who will be supplying the background vocals for us. And later there's a fill in the blank quiz just to keep …

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Re: HP OmniBook 800CT screen went completely blank

Posted on 2022-03-09, 03:49

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How's it going? Any change in display? I think you need to disassemble the Omnibook enough so that you can inspect the flexible display cables for damage and try reseating them into the motherboard. If you're lucky your connector is just loose, but if reseating them doesn't work then you might want …

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Re: SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

Posted on 2022-02-25, 03:10

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Thanks for the screenshots and applying a little heat sounds like a great idea, thanks for sharing. I'm also interested in seeing some numbers for your 550ACZ case if you're thinking about posting them. 😀

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Re: Games for AMD K6-III+ with Voodoo-3 ?

Posted on 2022-02-25, 03:00

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I don't want to steal your thread but I see some club members are posting. Intel486dx33, your choice of Lian Li identifies you as an enlightened individual, your sticker is pretty rad too and so is your BIOS screenshot. Monitors are hard to recommend, there's nothing being made today so look at the …

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Re: Huge number of K6-2E+/570ACZ CPUs for sale on eBay

Posted on 2022-02-11, 03:57

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I'm thinking about getting 3 but I'm gonna wait this gunfighter out. It's a staring contest right now and given his cache size I think I can afford to let him sweat. Maybe in the meantime I'll chide him surreptitiously with some reverse flattery and fatten the pig before the slaughter. My chops are …

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Re: Games for AMD K6-III+ and Voodoo-3 ?

Posted on 2022-02-11, 03:34

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Welcome to the K6-III+ Voodoo3 Club! An exclusive club of particular losers content with inferiority and seemingly bulletproof towards criticism. Generally stupefied, our ranks harbour some the best of the worst and proudly we segregate our shameful existence from those whom are better than us, whom …

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Re: Has anyone gotten the GeForce FX Dawn tech demo to work on Windows 98/ME?

Posted on 2021-09-23, 22:29

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I get the same result as pete8475 but on different hardware. I've tried two demos on two FX cards: Dawn (sourced from Archive.org) and Vulcan (sourced from Nvidia). XP 2800+ - Barton 333 Asus A7V333 - KT333 512MB 333 CL2 FX5500 and FX5900U Win98SE - Vanilla 45.23 Detonator - lines added for FX5500

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Re: Another Radeon 9800 pro with artifacts

Posted on 2021-07-23, 19:26

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I’ve successfully done repairs in the past like replacing capacitors, soldering SDRAM style memory chips, but I’ve never tried the oven reflow, I would if I were left with no other options and I didn’t care if the card was ruined in the process. Be sure to heed that good advice and get a used …

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Re: Another Radeon 9800 pro with artifacts

Posted on 2021-07-23, 01:03

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For diagnosing the memory: Do the artifacts get worse as the card heats up? If the artifacts are the same regardless of temperature then it suggests a loose connection which a heat gun might fix. This can be further confirmed by pressing each chip until you find a loose connection that's fixed by …

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Re: 486 - Brief sign of life upon power up

Posted on 2021-07-10, 03:45

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Usually it's just the +12V line that shorts out, sometimes also the -12V one. You'd have to be unlucky to get any other shorts, but it's not impossible. Get an ohm meter and test all the power inputs to the mobo vs ground, anything below 1 ohm is very suspect. If you do find a short, it's most …

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Re: 486 - Brief sign of life upon power up

Posted on 2021-07-10, 02:41

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Hey guys, Well, party weekend is over. Anyone want to help me diagnose this motherboard? Foremost, I have looked for bent pins that could be touching and haven't seen any, I will keep checking though. I tried powering it up again tonight with different RAM this time to the exact same result: The fan …

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