Couple of Slot 1 BX boards - a Gigabtye GA-BX2000 and an Intel/Dell SE440BX-3
wrote:Couple of Slot 1 BX boards - a Gigabtye GA-BX2000 and an Intel/Dell SE440BX-3
keep in mind the Dell OEM boards of that time (Pentium II and Pentium III) are known for having propietary power pinout and needing the aux connector to work, this SE440BX-3 is one of them
More info: https://www.smps.us/power-connectors.html
wrote:wrote:Some Chinese electronics to enhance my Gotek 'drives'. […]
Some Chinese electronics to enhance my Gotek 'drives'.
Interesting, can you tell me more about those parts?
Absolutely 😀
I intend to install a new firmware on the Goteks, FlashFloppy (https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy). The USB thingie on the right is a USB-TTL adapter to flash the firmware. More info here: https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Fir … are-Programming . Another option is the HxC firmware http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/ … irmwareForGotek One thing this does is simplify the method of putting the floppy images on the USB stick, just put the images on there instead of using that awful tool.
The other things are 0.91" 128x32 OLED screens to replace the 7/8 segment displays. More information here: https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Hardware-Mods
The USB TTL adapter was about $1.50 on eBay, the OLED screens are around $2.50.
1982 to 2001
I bought these two lovely boards,while I was looking for a P5A (non B)
AMD K6-2 400 and 450 was included along with two 64mb PC100 modules.
I really appreciate the fact that there exists ATX socket 7 form factor boards.
ASUS P5A-B
Gigabyte GA-5AX
Have a nice day
I will also find an AGP Super Socket 7 board one day.. I wil.. You'll see..
@appiah4 I am sure you will, persistence is key. I also have a couple of goals that are unlikely to acquire for a reasonable price and one I am not sure that I will ever find
Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 (Extra) (Boxed)
Picked up this as I kinda liked that "nerdiness" on the box cover art. Besides, I have not seen many boxed Aztech cards recently and Sound Blaster Pro compatibility is never a bad thing.
wrote:keep in mind the Dell OEM boards of that time (Pentium II and Pentium III) are known for having propietary power pinout and needing the aux connector to work, this SE440BX-3 is one of them
More info: https://www.smps.us/power-connectors.html
@Carlos S. M. ; appreciate the heads-up, but luckily I've been making my own ATX/AUX adapter cables for these quirky Dell boards for a number of years. Thx 😁
wrote:wrote:keep in mind the Dell OEM boards of that time (Pentium II and Pentium III) are known for having propietary power pinout and needing the aux connector to work, this SE440BX-3 is one of them
More info: https://www.smps.us/power-connectors.html
@Carlos S. M. ; appreciate the heads-up, but luckily I've been making my own ATX/AUX adapter cables for these quirky Dell boards for a number of years. Thx 😁
Ok, now you have to share with us the secrets of this sorcery because goddamnit I have a Dell Optiplex SFF that apparently has a busted PSU (won't power up - fans spin for a moment then stop..)
I'm only talking about Dell boards with the oddly wired 20 pin ATX + 6 pin AUX connectors - is that what your OptiPlex SFF has? If it's one of the other ones with a "mini" 24 pin ATX, you can buy adapters for them too.
wrote:I'm only talking about Dell boards with the oddly wired 20 pin ATX + 6 pin AUX connectors - is that what your OptiPlex SFF has? If it's one of the other ones with a "mini" 24 pin ATX, you can buy adapters for them too.
It's a 20+4AUX
wrote:I bought these two lovely boards,while I was looking for a P5A (non B) […]
I bought these two lovely boards,while I was looking for a P5A (non B)
AMD K6-2 400 and 450 was included along with two 64mb PC100 modules.
I really appreciate the fact that there exists ATX socket 7 form factor boards.ASUS P5A-B
Gigabyte GA-5AX
Have a nice day
Nice boards. Good find.
wrote:Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 (Extra) (Boxed) […]
Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 (Extra) (Boxed)
Picked up this as I kinda liked that "nerdiness" on the box cover art. Besides, I have not seen many boxed Aztech cards recently and Sound Blaster Pro compatibility is never a bad thing.
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Very nice. I have a boxed one as well but, sadly, mine is missing the manuals.
Only downside of this particular model is that it has reverse stereo output.
@Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 (Extra) (Boxed)
Can you upload the install disks and media CD's ?
wrote:@Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 (Extra) (Boxed)
Can you upload the install disks and media CD's ?
Available on Aztech's FTP site and Vogonsdrivers - search for I38-MMSN812.
No CD's bundled with this sound card (early days before CD's were common).
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wrote:wrote:Some Chinese electronics to enhance my Gotek 'drives'. […]
Some Chinese electronics to enhance my Gotek 'drives'.
Interesting, can you tell me more about those parts?
Absolutely 😀
I intend to install a new firmware on the Goteks, FlashFloppy (https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy). The USB thingie on the right is a USB-TTL adapter to flash the firmware. More info here: https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Fir … are-Programming . Another option is the HxC firmware http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/ … irmwareForGotek One thing this does is simplify the method of putting the floppy images on the USB stick, just put the images on there instead of using that awful tool.
The other things are 0.91" 128x32 OLED screens to replace the 7/8 segment displays. More information here: https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Hardware-Mods
The USB TTL adapter was about $1.50 on eBay, the OLED screens are around $2.50.
for ff you dont need the flash-usb-ttl adapter
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Interesting, can you tell me more about those parts?Absolutely 😀
I intend to install a new firmware on the Goteks, FlashFloppy (https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy). The USB thingie on the right is a USB-TTL adapter to flash the firmware. More info here: https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Fir … are-Programming . Another option is the HxC firmware http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/ … irmwareForGotek One thing this does is simplify the method of putting the floppy images on the USB stick, just put the images on there instead of using that awful tool.
The other things are 0.91" 128x32 OLED screens to replace the 7/8 segment displays. More information here: https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Hardware-Mods
The USB TTL adapter was about $1.50 on eBay, the OLED screens are around $2.50.
for ff you dont need the flash-usb-ttl adapter
Yeah I read you can also use a USB-A to USB-A cable (which I also did not have) 😀
1982 to 2001
Not really purchased, but after helping my mom clean her house this morning we found a box with some computer parts and she let me keep them. I scored the following:
* HP CD-Writer Plus from 1998
* HL CD-RW from 2004
* ADS 2-port USB PCI card
* Diamond Monster Fusion (16MB AGP Voodoo Banshee)
* 16MB Voodoo3 2000 PCI
* I/O Magic MagicWave V1 PCI (Aureal Vortex)
Scored all four.... $20 shipped.
Pentium3 1400s/ Asus Tusl2-c / Kingston 512mb pc133 cl2 / WD 20gb 7200rpm / GeForce3 Ti-500 64mb / Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 SB0100 / 16x dvdrom / 3.5 Floppy / Enermax 420w / Win98se
Ahh, 133 mega of Hertz and 256 mega of Bytes for all your Hertz and Byte needs.
World's foremost 486 enjoyer.
