I agree. The GUS is a nice touch. If'n only them doo-doo heads on flea bay didn't charge them there cards an arm an' a leg. As what Colonel Sherman T Potter would say: Mule Fritters!

nice, I already made peace with the fact that I will probably never have a GUS ^^

they look pretty good for having been buried in that pile.

https://i.imgur.com/dzXL1T2.jpg

"Serious 486 Systems"

This monster arrived last night. My first ever 486.

that's a nice case... seriously.

Yeah! Dude, it's like brand new. Everything in it is original from the outfit that built it. Dust free, almost like it's never been used.
Can't wait to power it up. even has big fat LED digits behind the black panel at the top.

imi wrote on 2020-02-13, 20:37:

nice, I already made peace with the fact that I will probably never have a GUS ^^

they look pretty good for having been buried in that pile.

I thought I would never have a GUS.. Then not long ago I found a boxed one for sale for $25 + shipping. Don't give up.

Where do you guys find stuff? I only know of one dumping place that'll let you anywhere near their stuff, and that's a 300km drive for me. Everywhere else is locked up tight and they don't respond to emails or anything.

SpectriaForce wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:45:

jheronimus wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:07:

Technically, I could put one of mine SL4KL 1GHz Pentium IIIs into this thing and get a very fast system

Fastest it supports is a 800MHz Coppermine with a FSB of 100MHz (according to the manual, if you have one of the latest revisions).

Finally got time to test my SE440BX-2 with a SL4KL 1GHz CPU. It does work — so like I said, the manual simply was released before that particular CPU came to the market.

Bought a couple of games for my NEC PC Engine. Now have to wait a month for them to arrive.

jheronimus wrote on 2020-02-14, 08:55:

Finally got time to test my SE440BX-2 with a SL4KL 1GHz CPU. It does work — so like I said, the manual simply was released befor […]
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SpectriaForce wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:45:

jheronimus wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:07:

Technically, I could put one of mine SL4KL 1GHz Pentium IIIs into this thing and get a very fast system

Fastest it supports is a 800MHz Coppermine with a FSB of 100MHz (according to the manual, if you have one of the latest revisions).

Finally got time to test my SE440BX-2 with a SL4KL 1GHz CPU. It does work — so like I said, the manual simply was released before that particular CPU came to the market.

I am running a 1000MHz 100FSB in a Vectra SFF based on 440ZX (Mitac HP OEM version). The latest processor the manual states is the 550Mhz PIII 😏
Interestingly... The latest BIOS dates from exactly between the release of the 800MHz model and the 1000MHz model.
So, as expected, while the 800 is identified fine, both the 900 and 1000 versions are falsely reported by the BIOS at startup (879MHz and 962MHz respectively), but they do work fine regardles, and CPU-Z reports the correct values. (e.g. 10x100MHz etc..)

This Primax SoundStorm M16C

I didn't buy, a perfect condition full IBM XT set with monitor/keyboard yesterday... because I was still contemplating if I have enough spoons to make a 3 hour drive for it.

of course today it's already gone... I expect to see it on ebay soon for at least 5 times the price 🙁

jheronimus wrote on 2020-02-14, 08:55:

Finally got time to test my SE440BX-2 with a SL4KL 1GHz CPU. It does work — so like I said, the manual simply was released befor […]
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SpectriaForce wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:45:

jheronimus wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:07:

Technically, I could put one of mine SL4KL 1GHz Pentium IIIs into this thing and get a very fast system

Fastest it supports is a 800MHz Coppermine with a FSB of 100MHz (according to the manual, if you have one of the latest revisions).

Finally got time to test my SE440BX-2 with a SL4KL 1GHz CPU. It does work — so like I said, the manual simply was released before that particular CPU came to the market.

Interesting!

For 120 USD
Onkyo SE-200PCI LTD x 1
M-Audio AudioPhile 24/96 x 2 (in the single box)
Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 Bare card x 1

IMHO, SE-200PCI LTD has a real chance of becoming a modern retro in not-so-distant future.

jheronimus wrote on 2020-02-14, 08:55:

Finally got time to test my SE440BX-2 with a SL4KL 1GHz CPU. It does work — so like I said, the manual simply was released befor […]
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SpectriaForce wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:45:

jheronimus wrote on 2020-02-10, 22:07:

Technically, I could put one of mine SL4KL 1GHz Pentium IIIs into this thing and get a very fast system

Fastest it supports is a 800MHz Coppermine with a FSB of 100MHz (according to the manual, if you have one of the latest revisions).

Finally got time to test my SE440BX-2 with a SL4KL 1GHz CPU. It does work — so like I said, the manual simply was released before that particular CPU came to the market.

It works with BIOS versions from P13, if I remember well, to P16. I have version P17 and it can't go higher then 800 MHz.
Probably Intel restricted the compatibility with faster CPUs on later BIOS versions... to sell newer boards 😁

A little gem:

dionb wrote on 2020-02-15, 14:25:

A little gem:
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Is it soldered to the mainboard?

bearking wrote on 2020-02-15, 18:13:

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Is it soldered to the mainboard?

No, inserted into a LIF socket. That's my trusty DataExpert Opti495SX-VL2 board, with both 132p and 168p LIF sockets for pretty much any 5V 386 or 486 CPU.

Yep, that's a nice mobo...

Picked up two 486 systems today. 1 desktop and 1 tower (Actually a 2nd tower was given for free but has been underwater in a flood.)
The desktop is nice but unremarkable. It is a TriGem 486/33m with an sx2 50mhz installed. Smoke tested the PSU on its own before powering on and it is working great. Including 16mb ram and 204mb HDD.

The tower however( a DECpc 452ST) is probably not significant to many here but something I have not seen in person before:

I smoke tested the PSU and then tried the system but I cannot get a signal from it (Either with the VGA pictured below or a known good ISA vga). More testing will be done once I can fully dissasemble the machine and clean it properly. It has alot of external rust from a damp environment but internally looks good.

Then there is this GPU. It looks fine other than the rusty VGA connector. I cannot find anything about it or get any life from it. I wonder if anyone here knows about it and how to get it working?