Re: Can't boot Amstrad pc 1640 from CF

Posted on 2024-05-11, 14:54

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm not sure I understand exactly the problem. Is it creating a bootable CF on a different machine and then using on the Amstrad, or the XT-CF doesn't work with it? Or you don't know which of the two? If it's the XT-CF and since you mentioned a previous owner, I'd start by making sure that the BIOS …

---

Another Voodoo3 repair attempt - asking for suggestions/ideas

Posted on 2024-05-08, 10:49

by

by konc

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Hi guys, another Voodoo3 repair attempt thread. I got this card in a sad state as non-working. It was missing the bracket, the heatsink, the 3 capacitors on the right and the one next to the feature connector. V3.jpg But it's working, Glide included, and no stability issues so I thought it's worth …

---

Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-02, 09:15

by

by konc

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I believe what was meant was "speakers built into the monitor" (or possibly attached to it, though that's fallen out of fashion when CRTs went away). Actual "studio monitor" speakers usually qualify as good ones... Oh of course you're right! I'd completely forgotten these and immediately thought of …

---

Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 18:04

by

by konc

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

RetroGamer4Ever wrote on 2024-05-01, 17:37: EAX + Monitor speakers = You're about to get slapped upside the head. Wait is this good or bad? First time I encounter this expression😄 Because I am using decent studio monitors.

---

Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 12:33

by

by konc

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thanks guys, that was good feedback. It seems that 2 speakers + EAX doesn't necessarily mean total disaster as I thought it does, but even with this setup it can be a positive addition. It's certainly worth a try then!

---

Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 11:19

by

by konc

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Assuming only 2 speakers will be used (not headphones, not a surround setup), does it make any sense to switch to a Live! card supporting EAX 1.0/2.0 for same era Win9x games? I have experienced EAX back in the days with a 5.1 setup and I do have a positive opinion about it. According to my …

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-30, 15:53

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

johnvosh wrote on 2024-04-30, 11:36: My NOS Case Logic 280 CD Wallet from 2005 arrived Those are excellent and last a lifetime even with everyday professional use, for example dj-ing. Just a note in case it's not obvious, store vertically like a book!

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-30, 07:41

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

When I got this card one of the caps was damaged, so I replaced all of them with these beautiful ELNA caps. They look really nice! Can you please share a photo showing the memory chips, both the soldered ones and the expansion? Or just tell me the markings, whatever is easier for you. Thanks :) IMG …

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-29, 17:16

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

dominusprog wrote on 2024-04-29, 16:45: When I got this card one of the caps was damaged, so I replaced all of them with these beautiful ELNA caps. They look really nice! Can you please share a photo showing the memory chips, both the soldered ones and the expansion? Or just tell me the markings, …

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-29, 15:43

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

bestemor wrote on 2024-04-29, 15:22: @konc: it is probably meant as 2,5hrs per day for a full year, 365 days - then it makes more sense, seeing the current prices being around 30cents in California. Oh of course, this makes much more sense!

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-29, 15:19

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

2.5 hours per day with California electricity prices comes to around $50. Throw in CRT (100W) and we are at $85. 😮 my quick and rough calculations say that if ~150W for 2.5h cost $50 and 100W for 2.5h cost $35, the price of 1KWh is approximately $140. Is it really that expensive? Unless I screwed …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-26, 15:19

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Check the thermal paste on these old passive heatsinks. They are often dried out and the card, which already gets extremely hot, is often overheating to 100C or more as a result. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=97533 Jeez 100C! I did change it as part of the initial cleaning, you can't …

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-26, 15:13

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

5160s don't have onboard IDE but I have seen a lot of later Turbo XT clones with IDE on board, along with a full whack of i/o and even video. There are also some 8 Bit IDE cards, but they are nowhere near common. You've seen a lot of XTs with on-board IDE? Could you share some of them? Integrated …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-26, 11:11

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I couldn't pass on some cards sold locally for a very good price. Among an ATI 9550 SE whose speciality I believe is being the slowest card in the entire 9000 series and a beautiful Audigy 2 that I just found out it never had official win9x drivers so it won't replace a Live!, there where these 2: A …

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-26, 06:34

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

5160s don't have onboard IDE but I have seen a lot of later Turbo XT clones with IDE on board, along with a full whack of i/o and even video. There are also some 8 Bit IDE cards, but they are nowhere near common. You've seen a lot of XTs with on-board IDE? Could you share some of them? Integrated …

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 11:07

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Built an ISA ROM card, hope to use it as an XT-IDE card for a possible future Turbo XT build.. Out of curiosity, where do you plan to connect the IDE device since this is just the ROM? Directly to the motherbaord or to a separate dumb Multi-IO ISA card. That's exactly what I was thinking, XTs don't …

---

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 10:18

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

appiah4 wrote on 2024-04-25, 09:45: Built an ISA ROM card, hope to use it as an XT-IDE card for a possible future Turbo XT build.. Out of curiosity, where do you plan to connect the IDE device since this is just the ROM?

---

Re: UDMA 5 with DOM's & CF's

Posted on 2024-04-25, 07:16

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Question guys, what happens when you connect pin 34 to a ground pin and then attempt to use the CF adapter/DOM on an older controller? Let's say one that maxes out at UDMA2/ATA-33 or is even PIO-only, will it still be functional like before or is it affected in any way? (other than not being able …

---

Re: UDMA 5 with DOM's & CF's

Posted on 2024-04-24, 18:32

by

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Question guys, what happens when you connect pin 34 to a ground pin and then attempt to use the CF adapter/DOM on an older controller? Let's say one that maxes out at UDMA2/ATA-33 or is even PIO-only, will it still be functional like before or is it affected in any way? (other than not being able to …

---

Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-04-18, 05:57

by

by konc

in Milliways

in Milliways

Wow I can't believe that MS really changed your background to tell you, in a sloppy way, that win10 will be simply unsupported a year later. I really can't, I'd do some more checks and googling to verify that this is legit. https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-begins- …

---