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

Posted on 2020-06-28, 16:14

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by aha2940

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These days I've been playing Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. I have had this game since a long time ago (like since 99) but had never made it past the first sith you face (Level 7). Now I've made it past him, I'm up to level 12 (from 21) now. It's a very good game with some unique mechanics (the …

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

Posted on 2020-06-28, 16:12

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by aha2940

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These days I've been playing Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. I have had this game since a long time ago (like since 99) but had never made it past the first sith you face (Level 7). Now I've made it past him, I'm up to level 12 (from 21) now. It's a very good game with some unique mechanics (the …

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Re: 10GB drive + Award BIOS problems

Posted on 2020-06-27, 03:53

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by aha2940

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There is an untested patched version of a BIOS for one of the AI5TT variants (there are at least 2) that purportedly allows drives up to 127GB . Please post your BIOS ID string (starting with 2A59) so I can confirm which version you have . You will see the string at boot . EDIT : Please post the …

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Re: 10GB drive + Award BIOS problems

Posted on 2020-06-26, 23:29

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by aha2940

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That is likely BIOS limitation/bug . Your board board is old enough that its BIOS will likely not be able to support anything over 4.2GB (or possibly 8.4GB) without either a BIOS update, patching the BIOS (if possible), an XT-IDE BIOS, a PCI IDE/SATA controller with a BIOS that can handle the drive …

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Re: 10GB drive + Award BIOS problems

Posted on 2020-06-25, 04:57

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That is likely BIOS limitation/bug . Your board board is old enough that its BIOS will likely not be able to support anything over 4.2GB (or possibly 8.4GB) without either a BIOS update, patching the BIOS (if possible), an XT-IDE BIOS, a PCI IDE/SATA controller with a BIOS that can handle the drive …

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10GB drive + Award BIOS problems

Posted on 2020-06-24, 22:41

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Hi everyone! I'm having issues with a socket 7 motherboard that fails to correctly see a 10GB hard drive (seagate drive, taken from an OG xbox, the drive is unlocked correctly). The PC sees it as a 4228MB drive. The board uses an award 4.51PG BIOS and yes, I tried to reset it to default settings. I …

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Re: Ps2 mice on the serial port and adapters

Posted on 2020-06-23, 17:31

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Is there an easy way to identify if a P2s mouse will work with a Ps2 to serial port adapter or if its just Ps2 only? I have 2 Logitech mice from the late 90's 1 M-C43 3 button and i cant remember the other one ill have to look for it when i get home it has a wheel on it.. the M-C43 with the Ps2 to …

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Re: How to open 1995-96 IBM soap box mouse ?

Posted on 2020-06-19, 20:11

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Hello 93F2379 How to open the soap box IBM mouse ? - There is only 1pc screw but the top plastic is still attached with some kind of plastic clips on the cable side. - Worried I'm going to break those clips. Strange, I just opened mine like any mouse: remove the single screw, start pulling both …

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

Posted on 2020-06-19, 19:59

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Today I ran out of space on my Pentium MMX machine. It seems the 4GB of the CF card I used with it were not enough for DOS+Win98. So, I looked for (and found!) my xbox's original 10GB hard drive. It has been stored a long time (like 5-6 years) since it was replaced by a 320GB SATA drive. But the …

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Re: 486

Posted on 2020-06-19, 04:19

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Here are photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SpZCi7op1ycTQLDQ8 Presumably a Socket 3 CPU will work on both ZIF and LIF sockets ? From your pictures, it seems the switches SW1 and SW2 are set for an Intel 486 @ 100MHz, however you have an AMD CPU, so SW1 5-8 and SW2 seem to need adjustment, maybe …

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

Posted on 2020-06-19, 03:56

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by aha2940

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Today I ran out of space on my Pentium MMX machine. It seems the 4GB of the CF card I used with it were not enough for DOS+Win98. So, I looked for (and found!) my xbox's original 10GB hard drive. It has been stored a long time (like 5-6 years) since it was replaced by a 320GB SATA drive. But the HDD …

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Re: Alternative to 'Box full of old cards' storage ideology

Posted on 2020-06-13, 03:44

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by aha2940

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I currently store my unused cards on a box, but each card is inside an anti-static bag. So far, it has worked fine for me.

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Re: toshiba portege t3400ct broken pointer/plugging in a mouse?

Posted on 2020-06-13, 03:03

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by aha2940

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You can connect Serial mouse via serial com port: https://i.postimg.cc/TP1wMt3q/Screenshot-1.png However, there are no optical mice compatible with serial ports, you'd have to get an old ball mouse. Really? https://www.ebay.com/itm/OPtical-Laser-Serial-Ball-Mouse-Legacy-9-Pin-Serial-Style-Mouse-NEW …

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Re: toshiba portege t3400ct broken pointer/plugging in a mouse?

Posted on 2020-06-13, 02:48

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by aha2940

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The only option you have to connect an external mouse to that laptop is using the serial port (the 9-pin one) on the back of the laptop. However, there are no optical mice compatible with serial ports, you'd have to get an old ball mouse.

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

Posted on 2020-06-10, 22:25

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That is a strange keyboard layout.. Yep, bless the French insisting on their own keyboard layout *rolls the eyes* and of course the French speaking Belgians had to copy the French so now us Flemish are stuck with a keyboard layout only used in two countries in the world. On the other hand, this …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread)

Posted on 2020-06-10, 22:13

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SITUATION REPORT The project is not dead… Though I suspect it’s pining for the fjords. The PCB was approved by manufacturing engineer. I only need the plastic ports for final measuring and fitting. The ports meant for measurement were supposed to arrive not later than last week. The cargo jet …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-10, 02:30

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I find it funny when you get an item (a video game cart for instance, or a laptop) in really bad condition: dirty, beat up, scratched but you try it and it works perfectly. But then you get another one in pristine condition, like it's new and it won't work and even be non-repairable (it happens with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-08, 21:02

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Anyway I know it's probably the usual well known "how the market works" but some prices nowdays are becoming "ridicolous" for some components. I know that when things become more and more uncommon and rare people think they are selling "gold" but it's not always that way. I suppose it may be …

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Re: Multi-boot pc

Posted on 2020-06-07, 14:49

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by aha2940

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Errius wrote on 2020-06-06, 17:38: Ah, interesting. I thought Windows didn't like being installed on logical drives. The boot partition must be primary, the operating system itself can be on a logical partition.

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Re: Help replacing laptop CMOS batteries

Posted on 2020-06-06, 13:33

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Thanks for your insights guys, it seems choosing a replacement battery is not as simple as it seemed at first. I got confused by this though: Lithium batteries are not rechargable so don't use that. However the listing for the Varta 3V battery says it is rechargeable, and the original VL2020 battery …

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