Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-07-13, 13:00

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by AngryByDefault

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C'mon.. the reall issue here is how a sane person can accurately distinguish, not one, but two ... two cards (!) just by a glance at their backplates???? X-D Amazing... Easy, each card has its own design. there are differences. the Soundblaster lives and audigy's are sometimes hard to tell apart …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-07-09, 17:38

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Well, in his defense USB wireless keyboard/mouse was probably all he had to test with. And please note, you don't mention the seller saying it was tested to work, just tested. So it is all fair in my book. Also, if my eyes are not deceiving me there is a Voodoo 3 3000 AGP and an Ensoniq AudioPCI in …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-06-22, 02:20

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This is my Pentium-133 PC I built for 1993-1995 games. I eventually got a Pentium-133 in 1997, but never owned a Voodoo 1 and made do with a Sound Blaster 16. The small black plastic panel on top left slides to reveal the keylock hole and there is also a red 3 digit MHz display underneath it. Gosh …

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Re: Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-06-13, 14:24

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Mine is VIA branded (maybe re-branded? ) FWIW I just attached an image of it and the BIOS chip, as I can't spot any "revision" information printed on the PCB.... Side note: Bummer... the Soyo board has a couple of bad caps and acts wonky... It came in like that but it didn't seem to be so unstable …

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Re: Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-06-08, 13:28

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by AngryByDefault

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Hi guys! I’m very interested in hearing about your experience with that mvp4 board. Is it overclockable? I haven't had enough time to look much into it, because I have a couple of sound and video cards that I should test and, I don't know if it's them or the Soyo board that are acting up, but I'd …

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Re: Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-05-29, 15:54

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So I got both boards a few days ago. So far I have only made a cursory inspection on them to check they were functional. The Soyo one is nice, and I did want an (extra) ATX S7 board, so I like it. But maybe I am not so thrilled about it because of the MVP4BS7... -> Man, I love this board! It is very …

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Re: MK8330 : new soundcard based on the CMI 8330 chipset

Posted on 2022-05-25, 12:56

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by AngryByDefault

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I just wanna say it' s great what Keropi and Marmes are doing, even more so considering all the time and effort these kind of projects require. I wish nothing but great success for you guys in these endeavours. Hats off!

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Re: Building Retro 486

Posted on 2022-05-17, 02:11

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by AngryByDefault

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Hi! Nice board indeed! To what Cuttoon said I would add removing and reseating your memory SIMMs. Also, if by chance, you have a less valuable video card (i.e. an run of the mill Trident) use that untill you have your basics under control so you're not unnecessarily risking a good card. Cheers.

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Re: Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-05-14, 21:33

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Hi again. Well, a wise fellow in this community once said: "You're asking in the wrong forum... we will only encourage you!".... The "PCPartner MVP4BS7-947" AND the "SOYO Sy-5ssm" are both on their way to my local post office :-P In my defence I'll say that I bargained a bit (these were no auctions …

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Re: Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-05-09, 15:33

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I'm always amazed at the level of engagement in this community, thank you all for you feedback. I'll consider every comment and figure out what to do. I will most likely get one, although they are not outstanding in a good, varied market, around here in my choices are quite limited. For instance, in …

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Would you go for any of these Socket 7 boards?

Posted on 2022-05-08, 23:10

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Hello people! :-) I am looking for some Socket 7 board, and I've come across a few local ads. Truth is... I don't really need another S7 boards as I have 3 already, but it kinda bugs that they are not of great quality and this little devil at my shoulder keeps whispering me to check out for …

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First forays in retrObright... a couple of questions

Posted on 2022-04-26, 10:57

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Hi there! So, before risking to permanently damage any vintage case I have been testing a couple of products and methods from here and there on badly yellowed drive panels. Before: IMG_20220416_094651.jpg After (with non-treated reference): IMG_20220424_105015.jpg I do have a couple of questions …

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Re: Trying to set up a cf card in a 486

Posted on 2022-04-26, 10:20

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Hi!, I have experienced that too, and I went around it by moving the card to a "newer" system (a Socket 7 one) and there I used ontrack disk manager to create two 2 GB partitions, which are then accessible to the 486 system. I reckon I did this among a myriad of software and hardware related stuff I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-25, 00:47

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Got this pack yesterday. The ad had some low quality pics with somewhat dusty parts and a title reading "Assortment of retro cards in unknown condition"; deatils listing "Two old sound blasters, a video card, some pentium processors and memory sticks, and three networks cards of unknown speed"... …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-25, 00:36

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by AngryByDefault

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Made an offer on a PVM-1341 that has composite, s-video (Y/C), analog RGB, and Digital RGB. No audio in for the RGB line and that can be arranged easily by installing a 3.5mm jack and only have mono audio directly to the amp. There might be a mod for that, however. The Sony emblem is missing and I …

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Re: I have 600+ motherboard manuals from mid to late 90s, anything useful?

Posted on 2022-04-08, 11:49

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Nice! Thanks for sharing this!

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Re: DOS Build with no external drives (CD, floppy)?

Posted on 2022-04-07, 22:38

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Hi ! (...)and mounts the three DOS disk images using a floppy drive emulator. Could you elaborate on what software are you using to mount floppy images as virtual floppy drives? (If I understand correctly) (...)only type of device I am missing is some sort of IDE hardware CD/DVD-ROM emulator which …

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

Posted on 2022-03-05, 22:51

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by AngryByDefault

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Hi there, Feeling uneasy about me always making questions and rarely having something to share back I had decided to step back for a while... But today I tested a couple of sound cards and I figured I could share a few pics of the DIY PC Bench I'm using for these tests ( although I took them a few …

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Re: Are all "Goteks" made equal?

Posted on 2021-11-25, 23:36

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by AngryByDefault

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Thanks for the input guys, at least I have some info to go by and I'll see what I can get. Re: pricing, locally they are ranging from u$85 to u$160 so I'd gladly pay 30 bucks for one 😀 This stuff is so so limited around here that this kind of abusive prices are all too common. Thanks again.

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Are all "Goteks" made equal?

Posted on 2021-11-25, 02:55

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Hi there, hope you're all doing well... There is a slight change I get a friend to bring me a floppy emulator from overseas, given that down here they are sold at 10 to 20 times their AliExpress value. But in this forums for instance, they seem to be always referred to as "Goteks" so I wonder if …

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