Re: Back To The Future - Sempron 2800+
Posted on 2016-02-20, 01:18
Some memories there. Any pictures?
Re: I need even more 286 help.
Posted on 2015-06-06, 16:15
If the PSU is shutting down you have a short circuit on a voltage rail. Take a multimeter and measure the resistance between each voltage pin and ground on the AT power connector, once you identify the shorted rail we can start narrowing it down. OK. I dug out my multimeter and I'm trying to figure …
I need even more 286 help.
Posted on 2015-06-06, 00:08
I recently acquired this little Motherboard: http://i62.tinypic.com/2yzbqmc.jpg It's a beauty, but for some reason, will not boot. Every time I turn on the AT PSU, it just quietly clicks at me (fan moves very slightly on PSU). My 486 motherboards work with the PSU, so I think that I've narrowed it …
Re: IBM PS/2 286
Posted on 2015-05-30, 15:12
No, thats for something else. Video probably. As for the floppy drives, i'd clean it up with alcohol as best as possible. if that doesnt work, the drive probably needs new caps. This is actually pretty common, especially in the Alps drives. If you have the time, could i get an image of those dos …
Re: IBM PS/2 286
Posted on 2015-05-29, 14:53
Another question: I noticed that the Clock Crystal Oscillator near the CPU is rated at 48 MHz. Does this mean that the system could potentially support a 20 MHz CPU, or am I completely misunderstanding the concept?
Re: IBM PS/2 286
Posted on 2015-05-29, 14:36
Nice pickup! Seeing as that particular PS/2 doesn't have Micro Channel slots, I'd recommend tossing something like an SB 1.5 in it. Also, I'd recommend trying to clean the 1.44MB floppy drive. I actually was starting to go through my ISA soundcard collection to see what I had along those lines, …
IBM PS/2 286
Posted on 2015-05-28, 22:26
I was recently given this unit from a friend. He kept it in excellent condition, but decided that it was no longer suiting his needs for computing. http://i59.tinypic.com/15y9pw7.jpg It's an IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 10 MHz Intel CPU. I haven't double checked the RAM, but I think it was 1 MB. The RTC …
Re: Anouther dual Tualatin machine.
Posted on 2014-06-29, 13:52
I was going to say the same thing about the DVD drive.
Re: Modified Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
Posted on 2014-05-30, 22:05
Isn't that the Clock Crystal Oscillator? Probably put a different one in to make it go zoom zoom.
Re: Return to BiS
Posted on 2014-05-30, 22:01
I'm having some issues with operating system and some hardware, but once I iron those out, are there any particular benchmarks that I should try first? I'm looking to see how it would compare to P4 2.0GHz systems from 2001 as well.
Re: Games you played on obsolete hardware
Posted on 2014-05-29, 23:11
I have far too many to mention all, so I'll list two of my favorites: Need for Speed: High Stakes on a 486 (or was it a 5x86) Cyrix based CPU @ 80MHz. Even at lowest settings, it was a slideshow. Also ran Need for Speed III on the same system. I'm not sure how it even worked since it supposedly …
Re: The Ultimate 486 Benchmark Comparison
Posted on 2014-05-28, 23:52
feipoa wrote: Is there a FPS result at the end of that timedemo? I did not see one. Now that you mention it... I didn't see one either. 🙁 Sorry.
Re: The Ultimate 486 Benchmark Comparison
Posted on 2014-05-28, 22:07
Duke Nukem 3D - does that have a timedemo? It seems to exist. There was a video on YouTube that appears to demonstrate one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbSJj_5ffLk
Re: What's the Toshiba 430CDS (and probably others) CD/floppy connector?
Posted on 2014-05-28, 21:55
Keep us posted. I'm curious myself.
Re: What's the Toshiba 430CDS (and probably others) CD/floppy connector?
Posted on 2014-05-28, 01:49
Isn't that something like IBM's ultrabay? I've seen that type of connector for a lot of IDE devices for Toshiba, but I'm not sure of the name either.
Re: Hardware Gore!
Posted on 2014-05-28, 01:46
I could be very wrong, but a lot of those look either intentional or maybe props. On the other hand, I've seen some crazy stuff when it comes to computers. I never took pictures of it, but my family had an old 486 with a 56K modem in it that got hit with lightning (if I recall correctly). The modem …
Re: Return to BiS
Posted on 2014-05-22, 18:16
I've settled on the AMD 1900+ CPU My potential parts are: 1900+ AMD CPU (surprise!) ATi 8500 GPU (AGP) Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 80GB 7200RPM (IDE) Audigy Platinum EX soundcard The case is going to be from an old CyberPower *(from 2001) Still working on the rest...
Re: Game of thrones is written on WordStar 4.0
Posted on 2014-05-18, 16:53
I suddenly have even more respect for that guy. That's freakin' hardcore! Maybe I too should write my novels in DOS-.... wait... who am I kidding? I need ALL the help I can get. 🤣
Re: Stuff you did with the PC's at school
Posted on 2014-05-14, 14:54
Wow. This brings back some memories. I attended a private school for a little while and they had all kinds of vintage machines. Mostly 286s, but a few 386s and 486s existed (previously government/business machines, I don't remember much about the specs, except that most were Zenith brand). At one …
Re: Return to BiS
Posted on 2014-05-13, 23:36
OK. So I have dug up a few more parts and even set aside a PIII to test some of the components. The Motherboard is one that I've listed before and shared pictures of already (GA-6OXET), so I won't bother relisting them. The board maxes at a whopping 512MB of ram. Hence this: http://imagizer. …
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