Sound blaster live and live drive question.

Posted on 2020-09-27, 01:00

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by Mephusto

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Hi all! I have a sound blaster live, CT4620 with the CT4660 board, with the connecting cable. I also have a live drive CT4860, but it did not have any cables. Does anyone know where I can find the cables or how I can make them? I am currently trying to build the 98 pc I did not have money to build …

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Re: Your 'formula' for system specs and operating system matching

Posted on 2020-09-22, 10:50

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I have a Hardware By Year table I swear by: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fqh7aMYe6_3aah4WJytsdHiL6HDWICALkdi8mjLNwCQ/edit?usp=sharing I think it's pretty accurate and spot on for period correct builds, including OSs available at the time. Most components listed are for top of the line …

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Re: Your 'formula' for system specs and operating system matching

Posted on 2020-09-22, 09:13

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I have a Hardware By Year table I swear by: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fqh7aMYe6_3aah4WJytsdHiL6HDWICALkdi8mjLNwCQ/edit?usp=sharing I think it's pretty accurate and spot on for period correct builds, including OSs available at the time. Most components listed are for top of the line …

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Re: Photographing processor silicon - starting with a Pentium Pro

Posted on 2020-09-14, 03:19

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by Mephusto

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Those are amazing pictures. I would love to have them for wallpapers

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Re: Parallel Port Compact Flash card reader for very old PCs

Posted on 2020-09-09, 03:16

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by Mephusto

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Hey I just got a similar one from Ebay the other day myself. I've only tried it on windows 98 so far but it works well for me. I just have a 2GB cf card but it had no trouble transferring. I'll get some pictures and post them on my next day or if I can remember

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Re: Today is Windows 95's 25th Birthday. Share your memories.

Posted on 2020-09-03, 14:53

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Good luck! 🙂👍 For hardware that new, I recommended using a later version of Win95 or installing that AMD K6 (?) speed patch, at least. Edit: Me wasn't as bad per se. It has a pretty CD, for example. And it was gifted with cool Windows 2000 components. One problem was that it came pre-installed with …

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Re: Gateway roadside rust bucket.

Posted on 2020-09-03, 14:41

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by Mephusto

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Very awesome restoration job. I am looking forward to seeing the finished pc

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Re: Is anyone excited for the Nvidia 3000 series cards

Posted on 2020-09-03, 10:11

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I am still rocking my 1070 and havent seen a good reason to spend the money on the new cards. But then again I still havent played the new flight simulator either. 🤷🏼‍♂️ I am rocking a 6700k 32gb ram and my 1070 and 1440p is fine for me right now.

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Re: Today is Windows 95's 25th Birthday. Share your memories.

Posted on 2020-09-03, 09:43

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Good luck! 🙂👍 For hardware that new, I recommended using a later version of Win95 or installing that AMD K6 (?) speed patch, at least. Edit: Me wasn't as bad per se. It has a pretty CD, for example. And it was gifted with cool Windows 2000 components. One problem was that it came pre-installed with …

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Re: Faux86 - an 8086 emulator for Raspberry Pi that runs bare metal

Posted on 2020-09-03, 09:26

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I need to know more about this! I've always been interested in the raspberry pi but Ive never had a good reason to buy one until maybe now.

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Re: Today is Windows 95's 25th Birthday. Share your memories.

Posted on 2020-08-31, 09:34

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I still have not used windows 95, or 3.1 for that matter. My first windows pc experience was with ME. I can remember it having issues and a friend of the family came and changed it to 98se. I am currently in the process of going through some old pcs that were given to me and I plan on making one …

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Re: Turn on AT PSU without Motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-26, 13:58

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Yeah I will. I usually dont mess around anything that is still connected to an outlet or with large capacitors. Electricity is very respected by me.....I'm scared of it. You can also bypass the PSU rocker switch with a single switch adapter, that way you don't have to touch the PSU at all. Just …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-08-26, 09:20

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The one thing that always jucks me up is a machine coming from a heavy smoker and - of course - that was not mentioned in the listing. Getting the smell out of a ThinkPad keyboard is almost impossible. I mostly throw those away and order a replacement one. I wish people would just be honest and …

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Re: Turn on AT PSU without Motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-26, 05:52

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Yeah I will. I usually dont mess around anything that is still connected to an outlet or with large capacitors. Electricity is very respected by me.....I'm scared of it.

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Re: Turn on AT PSU without Motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-26, 04:46

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gdjacobs wrote on 2020-08-25, 06:15: Careful with AT PSUs as that cord to the front carries mains voltage. Thanks so much! I didn't know that and I probably would have gotten zapped. I never would have thought they'd have mains voltage on them. I'm off the next 2 days and I am planning on working …

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Re: Turn on AT PSU without Motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-24, 01:51

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Assuming yours is the type with the power switch on a thick black cable, it will turn on immediately when you press it. Okay. Yeah mine has a thick black cable that goes to the front of the case to a big switch. Thanks so much. I have to work for the next few days, but when I get it tested I will …

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Re: Turn on AT PSU without Motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-24, 01:29

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Thanks I have a couple I can attach. Do you know what wires to jump to start it? I cant find info on Google it just shows ATX

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Turn on AT PSU without Motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-24, 00:52

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by Mephusto

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Like the title says, I was wondering if anyone here can tell me how to turn on an AT PSU without a mobo attached so I can check it for voltages with a multimeter? Also if you have any insight into how to check and what to look for I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you! Oh and looking inside, the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-21, 04:41

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That's a nice system you got. Have you tried powering it on yet? I've cleaned the dust out of it all and notice two caps beginning to bulge, but only just barely - decided to push it. Also noted that the heatsink on the northbridge needs new paste - it was(is) completely loose. It did boot into …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-20, 14:21

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Williwinner wrote on 2020-08-20, 12:52: Today was apparantly christmas. Got a TNT2 Ultra, a NVIDIA Quadro dcc (GF3) and Diamond mx300: 20200820_113633.jpg 20200820_1144 […] Show full quote Today was apparantly christmas. Got a TNT2 Ultra, a NVIDIA Quadro dcc (GF3) and Diamond mx300: 20200820_113633 …

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