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Bought these (retro) hardware today

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Reply 41040 of 52352, by bestemor

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Never noticed that modded resistor on the back there, what might that one be for ?

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Do all the ET6100 or ET6000 cards have this ?

Reply 41042 of 52352, by AppleSauce

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HanJammer wrote on 2021-11-07, 23:15:
AppleSauce wrote on 2021-11-07, 06:32:

I have similar looking ET6100 with 4,5MB... But again - that's overkill for those cards.

That's Gainward.

Oh wow thanks for letting me know. One more mystery solved 😀

Reply 41043 of 52352, by mpe

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Finally traced down a 386 model that was missing in my collection.

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Reply 41044 of 52352, by Nexxen

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mpe wrote on 2021-11-08, 10:43:

Finally traced down a 386 model that was missing in my collection.

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Any future build in mind?

PC#1 Pentium 233 MMX - 98SE
PC#2 PIII-1Ghz - 98SE/W2K

Reply 41046 of 52352, by Nexxen

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mpe wrote on 2021-11-08, 11:07:

I'd love to. But this seems to be a J38605DX model which is a variant that needs its own mb. Need to do some research.

Post on cpu world.

PC#1 Pentium 233 MMX - 98SE
PC#2 PIII-1Ghz - 98SE/W2K

Reply 41047 of 52352, by OMORES

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This AMD 386 board with no liquid damage. (thanks to GS Saft "Sealed NiCd battery")

Standby Mode (Am386SXL/SXLV Only)
The true static design of the Am386SXL/SXLV micro-
processor allows for a Standby Mode. At any operating
speed, the microprocessor will retain its state (i.e., the
contents of all its registers). By shutting off the clock
completely, the device enters Standby Mode. Since
power consumption is proportional to clock frequency,
operating power consumption is reduced as the fre-
quency is lowered. In Standby Mode, typical current
draw is reduced to less than 20 microamps at DC. Not
only does this feature save battery life, but it also sim-
plifies the design of power-conscious portable applica-
tions in the following ways.

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Reply 41048 of 52352, by Aublak

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More ewaste junk

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Creative Voodoo2 12mb
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Just some bent pins but overwise a healthy looking V2 1k.

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It unfortunately has some bad tearing. We'll see what can be done with it.

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PNY Geforce4 ti4600
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Runs great, without any problems. I love that purple pcb.
I bought a brand new Geforce4 heatsink off Ebay some time ago and it only felt right to give it to this one. It almost looks brand new now.

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GF4 Ti 8x (4800SE) and a Voodo4 4500
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The ti4800SE is just missing that unique heasink. Seems to be in good condition.

I finally found a Voodoo4. In theory, it still may be repairable. The pcb is intact with no broken traces. However I'm not skilled enough to ball solder a new VSA100, let alone have the tools. If nothing else, I could use it to repair any Voodoo4s I may come across in the future.

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Geforce256 and a Mach64 PCI
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I'm pretty sure its a GF256. That heatsink is glued on tight. And I'm afraid of removing it. The only question is whether its an SDR or DDR version.

I never used a Mach64. I don't know much about it.

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Reply 41049 of 52352, by Aublak

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Sound Blaster 2.0 and a Tseng 4000AX ISA
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The SB2.0 is missing its OPL chip. I don't have any spares, but one of my other cards can loan it for testing.

This Tseng card seems perfect for my 386 build.

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A very dirty Kelvin 64-VLB
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Its missing its eprom. Not sure what chipset its using.

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Now here's something interesting. A Nvidia NV1, which is unfortunately missing its eprom.
I didn't see any memory expansion modules at the ewaste site.
I already ordered a Sega Saturn controller breakout card off Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324735975372?h ... w6Z5g8NeS I don't have any of the cables that I need for it though.

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Minor rust on the slot cover.
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Reply 41050 of 52352, by TheMobRules

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Aublak wrote on 2021-11-09, 14:00:

A very dirty Kelvin 64-VLB
Its missing its eprom. Not sure what chipset its using.

I think the Kelvin 64 VLB uses a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434, it should be pretty fast.

Reply 41051 of 52352, by Unknown_K

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Aublak wrote on 2021-11-09, 14:00:
IMG_20211109_075008.jpg The SB2.0 is missing its OPL chip. I don't have any spares, but one of my other cards can loan it for te […]
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The SB2.0 is missing its OPL chip. I don't have any spares, but one of my other cards can loan it for testing.

This Tseng card seems perfect for my 386 build.

IMG_20211109_092210.jpg
Its missing its eprom. Not sure what chipset its using.

IMG_20211109_075034.jpg
Now here's something interesting. A Nvidia NV1, which is unfortunately missing its eprom.
I didn't see any memory expansion modules at the ewaste site.
I already ordered a Sega Saturn controller breakout card off Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324735975372?h ... w6Z5g8NeS I don't have any of the cables that I need for it though.
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What part of Ohio are you finding all this vintage ewaste?

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Reply 41052 of 52352, by Unknown_K

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Aublak wrote on 2021-11-09, 14:00:
IMG_20211109_075008.jpg The SB2.0 is missing its OPL chip. I don't have any spares, but one of my other cards can loan it for te […]
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IMG_20211109_075008.jpg
The SB2.0 is missing its OPL chip. I don't have any spares, but one of my other cards can loan it for testing.

This Tseng card seems perfect for my 386 build.

IMG_20211109_092210.jpg
Its missing its eprom. Not sure what chipset its using.

IMG_20211109_075034.jpg
Now here's something interesting. A Nvidia NV1, which is unfortunately missing its eprom.
I didn't see any memory expansion modules at the ewaste site.
I already ordered a Sega Saturn controller breakout card off Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324735975372?h ... w6Z5g8NeS I don't have any of the cables that I need for it though.
IMG_20211109_075100.jpg

What part of Ohio are you finding all this vintage ewaste?

Collector of old computers, hardware, and software

Reply 41054 of 52352, by Caluser2000

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Law212 wrote on 2021-11-09, 18:39:
Found this bad boy the other day. Whats a good way to clean it up? https://i.imgur.com/MKLzPPU.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GbXD2iH. […]
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Found this bad boy the other day. Whats a good way to clean it up?
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Just plain old dish wash liquid and hot water with a cotten rag will be fine for the most part. Just be care around the top vent. Using a few cotten buds for them i'd say.

There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉

Reply 41055 of 52352, by Law212

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-11-09, 18:43:

Just plain old dish wash liquid and hot water with a cotten rag will be fine for the most part. Just be care around the top vent. Using a few cotten buds for them i'd say.

Thanks!

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Reply 41056 of 52352, by Aublak

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Unknown_K wrote on 2021-11-09, 16:34:
Aublak wrote on 2021-11-09, 14:00:
IMG_20211109_075008.jpg The SB2.0 is missing its OPL chip. I don't have any spares, but one of my other cards can loan it for te […]
Show full quote

IMG_20211109_075008.jpg
The SB2.0 is missing its OPL chip. I don't have any spares, but one of my other cards can loan it for testing.

This Tseng card seems perfect for my 386 build.

IMG_20211109_092210.jpg
Its missing its eprom. Not sure what chipset its using.

IMG_20211109_075034.jpg
Now here's something interesting. A Nvidia NV1, which is unfortunately missing its eprom.
I didn't see any memory expansion modules at the ewaste site.
I already ordered a Sega Saturn controller breakout card off Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324735975372?h ... w6Z5g8NeS I don't have any of the cables that I need for it though.
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What part of Ohio are you finding all this vintage ewaste?

Near Cleveland

Reply 41057 of 52352, by Caluser2000

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Law212 wrote on 2021-11-09, 18:58:
Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-11-09, 18:43:

Just plain old dish wash liquid and hot water with a cotten rag will be fine for the most part. Just be care around the top vent. Using a few cotten buds for them i'd say.

Thanks!

You are most welcome.

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There's a glitch in the matrix.
A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉

Reply 41058 of 52352, by Joakim

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Law212 wrote on 2021-11-09, 18:39:

Found this bad boy the other day. Whats a good way to clean it up?

I think you want to open that bad boy up and see if he's got a tummy ache as well. The batteries tend to leak.

Reply 41059 of 52352, by DaveJustDave

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Take it apart. Top and bottom halves of the clamshell you can wash in your kitchen sink with a sponge and dish soap. If there are stubborn stains, use a magic eraser/melamine sponge. Take care not to agitate/loosen the labels on the bottom.

If any of it looks yelllowed, now would be an excellent time for retrobrite.

Pull each keycap and put in a solution of dish soap and hot water, then rinse/wipe clean. The area under the keycaps is going to be FILTHY. i don't recall if the A500 was individual switches or membrane, but you're going to have a TON of debris down there that will need to be blown out.

Pick up a set of antistatic plastic bristled cleaning brushes from ebay, and brush off all the electronics and blow them out with an air duster.

Open up the floppy drive, and clean the drive heads with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol. Put a small drop of lithium grease on the drive mechanism (should look like a long corkscrew)

Law212 wrote on 2021-11-09, 18:39:

Found this bad boy the other day. Whats a good way to clean it up?

I have no clue what I'm doing! If you want to watch me fumble through all my retro projects, you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDavejustdave