Re: Asus P3V4X Motherboard repairs.

Posted on 2023-03-03, 15:07

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by TrashPanda

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I have that board but will be a number of hours before I can snap some pics for you. That would be great, I'm not near the board right now might not be till mid week..depends on work but finding out the caps and some replacements was first on my hit list. Can you check for continuity between ATX …

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Re: Asus P3V4X Motherboard repairs.

Posted on 2023-03-03, 12:42

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by TrashPanda

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Slotket has one missing too. Slotket will get repaired later as all the caps on that are identical so makes for an easy repair, the board though needs some TLC. I don't honestly know a ton about caps but IIRC I can use higher voltage ones so long as the other details remain the same. If so then …

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Asus P3V4X Motherboard repairs.

Posted on 2023-03-03, 12:29

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by TrashPanda

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Got this Asus P3V4X Motherboard and the poor thing is sadly missing a few caps on the board I have identified the two larger missing caps (In Blue) but the small cap at CE29 I have no good pictures of to ID it. Does a fellow user have this board and can ID the cap at CE29 (Yellow Circle) for me ? …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-03, 12:01

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by TrashPanda

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Take the value of CE19 for the board. Same for the slotket, use the value of one of the still existing ones. Appear to be 6.3v 1000uf caps, likely filtering caps for the SDram slots. Sounds reasonable and would be a typical value. When I look again at the pictures there's also CE29 missing, just …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-03, 08:51

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by TrashPanda

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There are at least two electrolytic caps missing, next to the "P3V 4X" text (CE20, CE23). Wouldn't fire it up before replacing them... Good spot, was going to go over it while cleaning it, any idea what these caps should be ? Also noticed the Slotket may also have one missing (EC6) - Jinx Take the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-03, 08:34

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by TrashPanda

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Nabbed this untested Asus P3V4X 1.02 board today, comes with a iWill FC-FPGA compatible slotket too. No idea what CPU it has under that cooler and the seller doesn't want to pull it apart, which I can understand so itll be a surprise to find out. The board looks like it has been pulled and left as …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-03, 08:23

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by TrashPanda

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I really vibe with the look of this Dell box, I know some have issues with the Dell brand but their early systems look ok. I feel you may have problems finding much about the early Dell builds, much like there isnt a lot of info about other brand from this era. This one has a nice two tone retro …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-03, 06:29

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by TrashPanda

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Nabbed this untested Asus P3V4X 1.02 board, comes with a iWill FC-FPGA compatible slotket too. No idea what CPU it has under that cooler and the seller doesn't want to pull it apart, which I can understand so itll be a surprise to find out. The board looks like it has been pulled and left as was . . …

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Re: Re-making worst mouse ever

Posted on 2023-03-02, 13:36

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TrashPanda: Yeah, I know the ones, the iMac look-a-likes. Well, sure, but there has to be a better designs out there to work off... The only reason for this is to replicate my original setup. To have a mouse somewhat like what this computer originally had... Coming to think of it. The original iMac …

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Re: is this null modem cable pinout in reverse?

Posted on 2023-03-02, 11:55

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by TrashPanda

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_modem Have you tried Wikipedia, has wiring diagrams for Null modem cables, and there is a number of null modem cable designs depending on handshaking. yeah, it has the exact same diagram i used, but the pins are in reverse order which i suspect is the correct …

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Re: is this null modem cable pinout in reverse?

Posted on 2023-03-02, 11:39

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by TrashPanda

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_modem Have you tried Wikipedia, has wiring diagrams for Null modem cables, and there is a number of null modem cable designs depending on handshaking.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-02, 11:27

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by TrashPanda

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Just grabbed a matched pair of these Phenom II X2 521 CPUs for about 5 USD ..shipping thankfully was only 10USD, seems like a rather odd CPU since these are rebadged Athlon II cores, I wonder if they can be unlocked? Better yet can one core be disabled ..making it a stupidly fast AM2 based 98box. …

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Re: Re-making worst mouse ever

Posted on 2023-03-02, 11:12

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by TrashPanda

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AmbraSprintaII wrote on 2023-03-02, 10:53: ThrashPanda: Thanks! Ugh... I felt bad enough about using an optical mouse 😀 I think it being in clear colored plastic would be a great fit for 2000 era colored acrylic cases ..you know the ones with the tacky clear colored plastic on them...the kind you …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-02, 10:13

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by TrashPanda

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It's always a good idea to clean the AGP (or PCI or whatever) contacts with some alcohol (aka IPA) in such cases. Even if they are gold finished and don't seem to be polluted/oxidized in any way. I had cases where cards just didn't run before a little cleaning session. Could also have been that …

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Re: Re-making worst mouse ever

Posted on 2023-03-02, 09:58

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TrashPanda: I don't think you need to worry. Even with my half-assed resurrection attempt, they are very much extinct. devius: Yeah, it's not great. But, it is actually not as bad as it looks. You just kind of rest your fingers on the top edge of the buttons, and it click pretty much like a ' …

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Re: Re-making worst mouse ever

Posted on 2023-03-02, 08:42

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by TrashPanda

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WTF is that mouse...???? (Not your printed one) Oh god just put it back in its box before it breeds.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-02, 08:32

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by TrashPanda

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Yes, this is a behavior of electrolytic capacitors. I don't have any information on how this may affect the health of the component. I've experienced this on expansion cards as old as ISA Sound Blasters without any noticable complications afterwards. heh, I understand the card should be perfectly …

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Re: what do you think is the best 440bx mainboard in the world?

Posted on 2023-03-02, 07:28

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by TrashPanda

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I'd tend to agree with what some of the others say about it being a matter of personal preference. And this makes sense as most of the features that may uplift any particular board to "best bx board in the world"-status is down to personal preferences. I would argue that one that everybody can …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-02, 07:23

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by TrashPanda

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I have always suspected that this is due to aged capacitors reforming over subsequent reboots. I have even managed to bring a card that just wouldn't work back to life by installing it as a secondary graphics card and letting it idle for 30 minutes to an hour (I can't recall anymore, but it was a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-02, 04:43

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by TrashPanda

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AGP graphics can be weird as hell also in that you test on board 1, acts dead, test on board 2 comes alive and seems perfect, move it back to board 1 and it's working there now too, just being an awkward bugger. ...I fucking hate cards that do this...makes me want to pull my hair out. I have a …

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