Re: VIA C3 compatibility and slotket/mainboard question

Posted on 2023-10-26, 13:17

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by Pino

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great info gents, really appreciate. I'll keep looking for a cheap slocket. Still debating if I should go the Slot 1+C3+440BX route or SS7+ Via MVP3+K6-2+, I already have both motherboards, but I need to invest on the CPUs. I have a descent selection of sound cards and video cards, and I don't care …

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Re: VIA C3 compatibility and slotket/mainboard question

Posted on 2023-10-25, 18:54

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by Pino

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I was about to post the exact same question as you, I have been reading about Via C3 / slocket combination for some time now and the more I read the more confused I get. I have a Supermicro P6SBA 2.0, the VRM at this board supports Vcores from 1.35V to 3.5V, but there is no option to set the vcore …

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Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 23:20

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by Pino

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Yeah it looks pretty old, it says 1989 on it. Sorry for the bad picture, still need some more cleanup.

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Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 20:08

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by Pino

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Stop wasting time and let the heatsink where it is. It's a hobby, the whole point of this is to "waste time" and hopefully learn something in the process. :-) I appreciate everyone's input, great discussion!! I agree. Also I take it back. Please remove the heatsink. We have a lot of guesses already …

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Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 13:43

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by Pino

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Thanks everyone for the tips, I will try to remove the heatsink. If it doesn't work I will test it on one of my socket 3 motherboards with the jumpers set to DX2-66Mhz and 5V. Stop wasting time and let the heatsink where it is. It's a hobby, the whole point of this is to "waste time" and hopefully …

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Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-08, 21:18

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by Pino

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Thanks everyone for the tips, I will try to remove the heatsink. If it doesn't work I will test it on one of my socket 3 motherboards with the jumpers set to DX2-66Mhz and 5V.

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Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-08, 15:13

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by Pino

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Hello everyone, I got this socket 3 CPU with a glued heatsink/fan that I can't remove. Is there a way to know what it is by the inscriptions on the bottom? (see attached picture) Any tip to un-glue the heatsink? I tried immersing it in isopropyl alcohol for a few minutes but it is still completely …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2023-08-10, 17:24

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by Pino

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keropi wrote on 2023-08-10, 15:11: vswitchzero just posted a review on youtube about the LT board: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03xrEIiZZTk 😀 Great review, as usual, from vswitchzero and great sound card.

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Re: Add wavetable pins for Compaq Premier Sound

Posted on 2023-07-31, 13:32

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by Pino

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Great information guys, I really appreciate. Unfortunately it's not the same card as the one on the other discussion, sounds like it's not worth the effort.

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Add wavetable pins for Compaq Premier Sound

Posted on 2023-07-30, 00:14

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by Pino

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I have now a descent number of ISA sound cards on my collection, but I keep coming back to this ES1869F card, it just sounds clean, compatibility is spot on and I actually like the ESS FM implementation better than the real Yamaha OPL. The fact that is supported flawlessly by Unisound is another …

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Re: Which sound card for Windows 95 ?

Posted on 2023-07-29, 12:34

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by Pino

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Option 2 will sound better 99% of the time and will have great compability

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-22, 00:44

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by Pino

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All this for $5, gotta love recycling centers. I'm lucky to have one not far from my house, I try to go there at least every 2 weeks. The employees there look at me like I'm an alien. Ps.: AWE64 value and AWE64 Gold tested and working great

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Re: Help with instructions to use Ultramid with GUS PNP clone

Posted on 2023-06-22, 15:29

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by Pino

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UltraMID is not a GM emulator that captures port 330h, but it is a driver that provides an application interface (API) to games that use the audio interface library (AIL). Thus, after loading UltraMID the new API is present. The basic idea of UltraMID is to split the GUS hardware resources for …

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Re: Capacitors for Supermicro P6SBA motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-22, 13:28

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by Pino

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Yes, my board have the same capacitor values. Good luck repairing your board, it doesn't have a lot of fancy BIOS options, but it's rock solid, great slot 1 board.

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Help with instructions to use Ultramid with GUS PNP clone

Posted on 2023-06-21, 15:43

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by Pino

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Hello everyone, I'm a happy owner of a STB Ultrasound 32 Pro (Compaq Interwave sound card) and thanks to the work of our friend cyclone3d I have it working perfectly as a GUS PNP clone. I have it installed on a Slot 1 440BX platform with a Pentium II 450Mhz, 128MB of RAM, Windows 98 and I manage to …

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Re: Need help, trying to use DVI output with modern LCD monitor

Posted on 2023-06-21, 15:25

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by Pino

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Got a new DVI to HDMI cable to replace the DVI-HDMI adapter+HDMI cable and all my problems are gone. Not sure why the ATI video cards were more sensitive to the first combo I used than NVIDIA's, I always thought that DVI to HDMI adapters where just a passive adapters. Anyway, lesson learned not all …

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Re: Capacitors for Supermicro P6SBA motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-12, 15:42

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by Pino

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I also have a v 2.0 on my main retro machine, it's only about 15 capacitors, so I would be glad to help if you confirm your board is the same revision.

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Re: Need help, trying to use DVI output with modern LCD monitor

Posted on 2023-06-05, 17:30

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by Pino

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Thanks Progman had some time this weekend to play with it and I was able to get the FX5700Ultra working with a different Forceware version, strangely as soon as I finish the driver installation it kicks the TV connection wizard, like I had a TV and a monitor connected to the video card, which I …

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Re: Dead Radeon 9800 Pro AGP, for a change...

Posted on 2023-06-05, 17:17

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by Pino

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Played a little more with my dead 9800PRO AIW this weekend and stil can't figure out what is wrong, using a PCI card in conjunction I can see the 9800 is recognized in Windows and even by the Catalyst driver. Using ATI DOS flash tool I was able to access it, save the original VBIOS and flash a VBIOS …

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Re: Dead Radeon 9800 Pro AGP, for a change...

Posted on 2023-06-02, 18:00

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by Pino

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Welcome to the team!! Radeons 9*00 are my all time favorite video cards, but to be honest I'm afraid of using mine, I have a 9700PRO, a 9800PRO AIW and a 9800XT. My 9800PRO AIW is also dead, so I will be following this topic as well. Yes, you should see the AGP card in that list.

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