Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-15, 15:41

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Just went trough my video cards and found this beast. Elsa Gloria XL. It's from 1997 according to vgamuseum.info. Not sure what to do with it if anything since it's mainly for CAD

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Re: Anyone got an Ambra Sprinta 386 Motherboard Manual?

Posted on 2020-08-14, 05:37

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always nice to hear from other Ambra owners! I have Ambra 486 and also pretty much missing every available document.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-12, 11:40

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Replaced Dallas RTC battery for Pentium motherboard. Luckily it was already socketed

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-10, 15:50

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Sorry about that I didn't realize you were in the EU I hope you can find something you like locally. How's your system performance? no worries, it's good to have options! I can't remember the score for 3DMARK03 but I finished Far Cry with this build as a stress test. Specs are: - Intel D865GLC …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-10, 15:15

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I think I found two that would look good with your case. https://www.frozencpu.com/products/11217/bus-227/Lamptron_20W_-_4_Channel_Aluminum_Rheobus_w_Multi_Color_LED_Display_-_Silver_FC-6.html?tl=g34c17s286 https://www.frozencpu.com/products/9198/bus-198/Logisys_525_Full_Color_Thermal_Clock_Control …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-10, 05:14

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My Windows XP build is almost finished. That case is so made for Windows XP silver theme. No idea about the brand or model. That little orb unfortunately does not light up or do anything fancy. Any tips for silver front panel fan controllers?

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-04, 06:28

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keenmaster486 wrote on 2020-08-04, 05:53: So far I like this setup. We’ll see how well it pans out long term. Nice looking setup! What do you think of that IBM mouse? I have the same one and rarely use it.

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Re: My youtube channel: Necroware

Posted on 2020-08-02, 17:29

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haven't seen enough of these channels so i subbed!

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Re: Voodoo 2, no image with Glide games

Posted on 2020-08-02, 14:55

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it might not be the case with this card but i had a Voodoo 2 with similar symptoms. Turned out the card was faulty

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-01, 06:18

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That rack setup you have is brilliant. I just might have to copy that idea Thank you! It has been on the to-do list for a while and I was finally able to find suitable old stereo rack for it with minimal modifications. Keep in mind that cable management might be the hardest part. Mine didn't fit …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-08-01, 06:13

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What do you have in the lower left case? I have the exact same case and it houses an Am386SX-25 build for me.. Here's the hardware, starting from top: - Roland MX-5 audio mixer - Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55 and KVM - IBM Aptiva 2144-131 with 150 MHz Pentium, 32 Mb of RAM, 1 Gb hard disk, Compact …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-07-31, 17:12

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My retro rig is actually a retro rack that consists of 4 systems. Built to be easily accessible and movable since I don't have much space for retro hardware. Every system is connected to a KVM switch and audio mixer inside the rack.

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Re: My Socket 478 Build (Win 98se)

Posted on 2020-07-30, 09:25

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socket 478 cooler mounting bracket gives me nightmares. Have you thought about replacing it with new cooler as well? Best Byte seems to have ones made of steel.

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Re: I recently bought an IBM APTIVA, and i need some tips...

Posted on 2020-06-23, 19:04

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Thank you so much for the info! Just bought a L2 module on ebay. Now i'm thinking of buying a new pentium 200mhz processor too, and upgrade my 133... My problem is: will my heatsink work with a 200mhz? It doesn't have a fan... does the 200mhz need a specific heatsink with a fan? If it does, i'm not …

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Re: I recently bought an IBM APTIVA, and i need some tips...

Posted on 2020-04-28, 16:28

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have you tried measuring the voltages from the cpu and see how it looks from inside? Of course if you are not comfortable doing this then I would suggest taking it to someone who is

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Re: IBM Aptiva 2134 recovery disks

Posted on 2020-04-16, 10:22

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is this information located in the recovery media or somewhere else? They can be identified by part number (in this case 76H3725 and 76H3721): http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/deca.htm Original (uncracked) version of these images is here: https://archive.org/details/BetaArchive_PC_OS_ …

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Re: IBM Aptiva 2134 recovery disks

Posted on 2020-04-16, 06:38

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ArtiomWin wrote on 2020-04-15, 20:23: vellu wrote on 2020-04-15, 14:06: I already downloaded and tried this one: https://archive.org/details/1996aptivacracked That cracked disk is for Aptiva 2159 Stealth models. is this information located in the recovery media or somewhere else?

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Re: I recently bought an IBM APTIVA, and i need some tips...

Posted on 2020-04-15, 14:09

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great machine! Just got one too and restored Windows 95 plus from recovery disks. Time to upgrade that Pentium 120 MHz and Crystal PNP audio

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Re: IBM Aptiva 2134 recovery disks

Posted on 2020-04-15, 14:06

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thank you! I'm going to download those for later testing. I already downloaded and tried this one: https://archive.org/details/1996aptivacracked It installed just fine. Only thing it is missing is the video drivers for SiS 6205 but i found them elsewhere.

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IBM Aptiva 2134 recovery disks

Posted on 2020-04-14, 19:16

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Hello! I recently found this IBM in nice condition but unfortunately the hard disk is wiped clean. I've been hunting for the recovery disks for this model but haven't been able to find one. Archive.org seems to have several recovery disks for Aptiva but not for this exact model afaik. It's Pentium …

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