Found a Gateway P5-200 in a trash heap a few weekends ago. Have been working to resurrect it. This post will be the chronicle of the endeavor. Posted some of this on FB but wanted a more permanent log.
Enjoy, if this tickles you like it does for me.
TW
Are you planning on painting it?
Nice Evergreen Spectra. Those upgrades are fetching some money these days. Is it a 333 or 400?
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Anonymous Coward wrote on 2020-09-01, 05:55:Nice Evergreen Spectra. Those upgrades are fetching some money these days. Is it a 333 or 400?
333. How hard would it be to convert to 400 I wonder? I'm looking it over and I'm not sure if it prys up or is soldered on.
Miphee wrote on 2020-09-01, 05:27:Are you planning on painting it?
Yes. I'm derusting and painting. Then creating a custom bezel.
The CPU should be in a LIF socket, and there should be a bunch of DIP switches to control the voltage and frequency. The 333 and 400 both used the same interposer.
It's a pretty nice upgrade that goes really far in the early socket5 systems. I recommend swapping in a K6+ with internal cache.
"Will the highways on the internets become more few?" -Gee Dubya
V'Ger XT|Upgraded AT|Ultimate 386|Super VL/EISA 486|SMP VL/EISA Pentium
Lucky! That socket interposer is even one of the good ones with switching voltage converter.👌
I have the 400mhz evergreen upgrade and its a great part. I've had mine since they where new I used it to upgrade my grandparents computer back in the day.
Very nice find! I also have a Spectra upgrade in my Gateway. I swapped out the K6-2 with a K6-3+ and it wasn't too difficult. Just take your time with removing the processor from the interposer and make sure the voltage jumpers are set right.
Dragon Caesar wrote on 2020-09-01, 23:02:Very nice find! I also have a Spectra upgrade in my Gateway. I swapped out the K6-2 with a K6-3+ and it wasn't too difficult. Just take your time with removing the processor from the interposer and make sure the voltage jumpers are set right.
Wow, didn't know it could take a 3+
I have two of the 450mhz K6-III+ units. May have to try this out.
Thanks!
The unit was "farm fresh" upon opening. Lots and lots of dirt and rust.
Power supply looked very rough.
Inside the PSU.
More pictures inside the PSU.
Bath time for the PSU. Lots of scrubbing. Extensive pitting. Will probably paint this, and replace the decals.
Removed the rusted transformer and rebuilt it. Required lots of rust removal, and then sealed the clean metals with clear nail enamel, and rebuilt. Replaced the fuse holders. Put new thermal paste between the heat shields. Replaced the regulator screws as needed.
Nice job. I can't wait to see the finished system!!
PSU is now tested and confirmed working. Now that it is confirmed working, I will probably replace the caps.
The board needed a good cleaning, and all the rusty items removed.
The motherboard cleaned up well. I need some new, less roached out i/o ports so I've used this donor board that a homeless guy gave me in exchange for giving him a ride to a convenience store. Yes, a homeless guy in a tarp tent. He had a bunch of electronics, and motherboards all over. Said he was using them to make a travel device so he could see his kids again. Most of what he gave me was in trash condition, but I did get a Banshee that was good, but that is another topic.
