Very nice! You even have all of the accessories too.

I bought a nice spice orange GameCube for $40 CAD at the thrift store. Actually, I bought a GameCube component video cable; it just happened to have a GameCube attached to it. But one can never have too many Cubes, so it's all copacetic baby!

The difference between 480i--what I'm used to seeing out of a GameCube--and 480p over component is frankly startling. I was like "aah, this is soo nice." As I usually say when a bit of p happens.

I got bit by the Slot A bug 🐛!
Scooped up this thunderbird locally for 34$! Not prestine, but happy to have it on board! .
I think I'll open this one up and try to replace the core thermal paste/epoxy.

Edit: two more local pickups for cheap!! Starting a collection 😁.

Bought a "parts" ASUS P2B-S... with missing coils.

Oh boy, this gonna be one helluva ride.

Where do you even buy replacement coils?

PcBytes wrote on 2025-01-28, 00:37:

Bought a "parts" ASUS P2B-S... with missing coils.

Oh boy, this gonna be one helluva ride.

I can help with "schematics" probably.
See here for generic p2b.
440bx chip swap with 440gx

Coils are called inductors and they are in any component store

The question is : how many henry's?

myne wrote on 2025-01-28, 05:24:

I can help with "schematics" probably. See here for generic p2b. 440bx chip swap with 440gx […]
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PcBytes wrote on 2025-01-28, 00:37:

Bought a "parts" ASUS P2B-S... with missing coils.

Oh boy, this gonna be one helluva ride.

I can help with "schematics" probably.
See here for generic p2b.
440bx chip swap with 440gx

Coils are called inductors and they are in any component store

The question is : how many henry's?

2x20uH and 2x8uH, from what I remember. Mounted horizontally however I'd guess that in worst case scenario I can manually wound them.

btw I don't have KICAD

Hot DAMN!! This board holds a special place in my heart. I could fall back on it when my "main" would break and it ALWAYS worked. No hassle. I was given the first one by a mentor waay back when (2006-07?) I remember he gave it to me in the box, too(wish I could remember his name). Very inspiring person as he gave me my first Quantum Bigfoot and the BEST OEM copy of windowsXP that I still use to this day. I still can't remember much from those times, but this moment stands out. I got to set-up the whole computer lab at that after-school program (that I was attending) and it was AWESOME.

Now today, I got a BRAND NEW ONE!! I broke the seal to look at the 'ol girl.... MMMmmm Oh, yeah. I'm having such a moment right now. <3

The same guy was selling an Audigy2 ZS Platinum with the front panel AND the box/goodies. No-way I could shell-out $200 for the thing, though.

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of the cards were dead 🤣. However this Unique card actually does work.
Its probably not the most sought after or glamorous card out there, but I have never seen a GF2 MX400 that looks exactly like this. It has an upgraded simultaneous dual monitor capability, which this has got to be one of the first cards to have that feature.

It is a SUMA Platinum Geforce 2 MX 400 "SIF 400"
Information on this particular card is very scarce, and google searches only returns 1 or 2 pictures (there are lots of similar cards, but none of this specific model). It also runs at 183Mhz Memory Stock, which is slightly upgraded from the stock MX400. The other thing I can say is the 2D output is shockingly good, crystal clear with great colors.

I really like how unique it is, and the Gold and black color scheme!

Moving the analog circuitry onto a daughter board like that isolates it from the noise on the main PCB. I've seen this done before but it is very uncommon. I've never seen this in a GeForce MX though; and it's dual head. Nice find.

AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2025-01-29, 03:44:

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of t […]
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So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of the cards were dead 🤣. However this Unique card actually does work.
Its probably not the most sought after or glamorous card out there, but I have never seen a GF2 MX400 that looks exactly like this. It has an upgraded simultaneous dual monitor capability, which this has got to be one of the first cards to have that feature.

It is a SUMA Platinum Geforce 2 MX 400 "SIF 400"
Information on this particular card is very scarce, and google searches only returns 1 or 2 pictures (there are lots of similar cards, but none of this specific model). It also runs at 183Mhz Memory Stock, which is slightly upgraded from the stock MX400. The other thing I can say is the 2D output is shockingly good, crystal clear with great colors.

I really like how unique it is, and the Gold and black color scheme!

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Their site doesn't have much on the card itself, but a little more on their SIF technology / daughterboards...

AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2025-01-29, 03:44:

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of t […]
Show full quote

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of the cards were dead 🤣. However this Unique card actually does work.
Its probably not the most sought after or glamorous card out there, but I have never seen a GF2 MX400 that looks exactly like this. It has an upgraded simultaneous dual monitor capability, which this has got to be one of the first cards to have that feature.

It is a SUMA Platinum Geforce 2 MX 400 "SIF 400"
Information on this particular card is very scarce, and google searches only returns 1 or 2 pictures (there are lots of similar cards, but none of this specific model). It also runs at 183Mhz Memory Stock, which is slightly upgraded from the stock MX400. The other thing I can say is the 2D output is shockingly good, crystal clear with great colors.

I really like how unique it is, and the Gold and black color scheme!

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Wow, that's one of the more interesting Geforce2 MX cards I've seen. Very cool! I actually saw the lot that came in. Sorry to hear the rest of the cards were DOA. There were a few other fairly interesting ones in there, so hopefully you can fix some of them at least.

A lot of times the cards are damaged by the little ceramic capacitors on the back. It's not too difficult to repair those.

Ozzuneoj wrote on 2025-01-29, 05:44:

AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2025-01-29, 03:44:

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of t […]
Show full quote

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of the cards were dead 🤣. However this Unique card actually does work.
Its probably not the most sought after or glamorous card out there, but I have never seen a GF2 MX400 that looks exactly like this. It has an upgraded simultaneous dual monitor capability, which this has got to be one of the first cards to have that feature.

It is a SUMA Platinum Geforce 2 MX 400 "SIF 400"
Information on this particular card is very scarce, and google searches only returns 1 or 2 pictures (there are lots of similar cards, but none of this specific model). It also runs at 183Mhz Memory Stock, which is slightly upgraded from the stock MX400. The other thing I can say is the 2D output is shockingly good, crystal clear with great colors.

I really like how unique it is, and the Gold and black color scheme!

The attachment PXL_20250129_023312008.jpg is no longer available

The attachment PXL_20250129_024647574.jpg is no longer available

Wow, that's one of the more interesting Geforce2 MX cards I've seen. Very cool! I actually saw the lot that came in. Sorry to hear the rest of the cards were DOA. There were a few other fairly interesting ones in there, so hopefully you can fix some of them at least.

I think the only other card that was good was a ATI Radeon 8500LE 128MB.

PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2025-01-29, 05:34:

AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2025-01-29, 03:44:

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of t […]
Show full quote

So, this one is interesting,.. It came to me a while ago in an "untested" GPU Lot status., and true to eBay, the majority of the cards were dead 🤣. However this Unique card actually does work.
Its probably not the most sought after or glamorous card out there, but I have never seen a GF2 MX400 that looks exactly like this. It has an upgraded simultaneous dual monitor capability, which this has got to be one of the first cards to have that feature.

It is a SUMA Platinum Geforce 2 MX 400 "SIF 400"
Information on this particular card is very scarce, and google searches only returns 1 or 2 pictures (there are lots of similar cards, but none of this specific model). It also runs at 183Mhz Memory Stock, which is slightly upgraded from the stock MX400. The other thing I can say is the 2D output is shockingly good, crystal clear with great colors.

I really like how unique it is, and the Gold and black color scheme!

The attachment PXL_20250129_023312008.jpg is no longer available

The attachment PXL_20250129_024647574.jpg is no longer available

Their site doesn't have much on the card itself, but a little more on their SIF technology / daughterboards...

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Interestingly the "B" card which is similar to mine, doesn't have TV out, but this one does?

Kahenraz wrote on 2025-01-29, 06:11:

A lot of times the cards are damaged by the little ceramic capacitors on the back. It's not too difficult to repair those.

Yes, that was my first thought when looking at the listing. It was literally a box of loose cards. With a few being later cards with heavier heatsinks, there is certainly some SMD damage.

Thankfully, most of them are older cards so the SMD stuff isn't microscopic.

Also, give them a good cleaning (and drying!) and use a pencil eraser on the contacts... that'll bring back a surprising number of cards. 😀

Major Jackyl wrote on 2025-01-29, 02:18:

Hot DAMN!! This board holds a special place in my heart. I could fall back on it when my "main" would break and it ALWAYS worked […]
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Hot DAMN!! This board holds a special place in my heart. I could fall back on it when my "main" would break and it ALWAYS worked. No hassle. I was given the first one by a mentor waay back when (2006-07?) I remember he gave it to me in the box, too(wish I could remember his name). Very inspiring person as he gave me my first Quantum Bigfoot and the BEST OEM copy of windowsXP that I still use to this day. I still can't remember much from those times, but this moment stands out. I got to set-up the whole computer lab at that after-school program (that I was attending) and it was AWESOME.

Now today, I got a BRAND NEW ONE!! I broke the seal to look at the 'ol girl.... MMMmmm Oh, yeah. I'm having such a moment right now. <3

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The same guy was selling an Audigy2 ZS Platinum with the front panel AND the box/goodies. No-way I could shell-out $200 for the thing, though.

These early 2000s box arts are gold. Great find by the way.

Nothing special... MSI MS-6153 v2.1.

As well as another P2B-S. Me want scoosie on ze board!

Sealed 6800u
Hit jackpot

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