Re: Story behind your avatar?
Posted on 2020-06-06, 12:00
Due to the nature of my retro rig in sig.... my avatar is quite fitting as the OS of choice.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-05-21, 05:04
Been lQQking for one of these "special" units for a good while... Nvidia 256 DDR 32mb VGA/DVI Ooooooh very nice! DVI is really nice to have on older cards. Is it an OEM card with any part numbers on the back? Not sure about it being OEM, best i can do for the back side picture if you looking for …
Re: 2001 Dream PC project
Posted on 2020-05-19, 11:23
Looking good, i have somewhat my own dream machine from 2001 as well.... rig info in sig.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-05-15, 22:48
Been lQQking for one of these "special" units for a good while... Nvidia 256 DDR 32mb VGA/DVI
Re: Need for speed 3 Hot Pursuit on Win98SE
Posted on 2020-02-15, 23:18
Hard to believe you are having that one issue with so many different pieces of hardware, the ONLY thing left to ask... what PSU are you using? Frequent crashes and freezing, especially under load (gaming), is usually a telltale sign of a bad unit or else it's flat out not providing the steady/ …
Re: Soldering Polymer Capacitors ?
Posted on 2020-02-14, 01:25
Liquid/paste flux is your best friend. Example video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dFPohUHxa8
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-02-03, 22:17
MSI GF2 MX400 64mb AGP VGA /DVI Figure this will go great with my WIN98 P3 500mhz skt370 system thats all wrapped up in a Dell Dimension 3000 case for much older games that can be played on a LCD monitor.
Re: Need for speed 3 Hot Pursuit on Win98SE
Posted on 2020-01-28, 01:28
As you can see, i run a similar win98 system in my sig, zero issues even with NF3 installed along with other games... currently using v6.3.0.1007 intel chipset driver and v28.32 nvidia driver with great results. GL
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2020-01-23, 04:57
Not much gaming lately with the oldy but goody rig in my sig.... i've been using my more modern and powerful rig on a daily basis, and my old school favorites to date is DOOM ULTIMATE/DOOM2/FINAL DOOM using the GZDOOM Brutalv21 mod, much better eye candy graphics and hilarious game play shinanagins …
Re: What do you drive?
Posted on 2020-01-11, 22:27
This is my truck, it's a 1990 Chevrolet C1500. This photo was taken by my Father before I purchased it from him. He called me one day and said "I want to sell the blue truck on Kijiji", so I went there and bought it from him. Nice peice, but that truck is 30yrs old, now considered a classic, smog …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-01-11, 16:33
Nothing worse than buying a 3DFX v5 5500 and finding the power circuit damaged or messed with.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-01-09, 01:14
ELSA ERAZOR X2 GEFORCE256 DDR 32mb
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2019-12-28, 12:27
Tis ok, a wee bit hard on the eyes, but i liked it the way it was as i found it when i joined.
Re: Asus Tusl2-c BIOS issue
Posted on 2019-12-25, 21:59
EPoX wrote: Bige4u: do you happen to have the original driver cd that came with your Asus Tusl2-c ? i have been looking for an image for preservation purpose Unfortunately i dont... i bought the motherboard second hand and nothing else came with it.
Re: Asus Tusl2-c BIOS issue
Posted on 2019-12-24, 23:31
Ok, i retract my previous statement about the backside sticker not being present when new. woops I just had a look at a couple of brand new energizer single packs put aside for future projects, and i see the small white tag from the protective sticker showing from the edge of the battery like in …
Re: Asus Tusl2-c BIOS issue
Posted on 2019-12-24, 20:10
Thanks again for everyones replies and suggestions.... i didnt have to resolder/reflow the battery holder connections from the back side of the motherboard after all. After doing a thorough check first, i found there was a tiny bit of wierd gunk, not exactly corrosion, on the tip of the spring like …
Re: Asus Tusl2-c BIOS issue
Posted on 2019-12-23, 01:46
i just checked the backside of the cmos battery holder posts on the motherboard and to my surprise, only .400v comes through showing on the dmm.... the solder joints appear to be correct, but slightly dull looking in appearence, i'll have to reflow them to get it back in working order. With the …
Re: Asus Tusl2-c BIOS issue
Posted on 2019-12-23, 00:49
Thanks for the info and possible fixes.... i'll take my system apart and check the cmos battery terminals and proper stand offs for the mobo/chassis ground.
Asus Tusl2-c BIOS issue
Posted on 2019-12-22, 18:10
System spec in sig. The BIOS setting seems to reset itself back to default as if there is no battery, cpu @ 700mhz, time @ 00:00:00, year @ 2000, etc, but only after the system has been unpluged at the power supply from the wall. The cr2032 in use is brand new and showing 3.1v with a multimeter, …
Re: Looking for CD-R writer/burner drives the late 90s
Posted on 2019-11-16, 03:45
Here in the US, back in mid 1998, i remember paying $500 retail for a 4x burn/8x read ide CDR drive from a store called comp-usa, i dont remember the brand unfortunately, i used it for like 2weeks trying it out, worked great, but couldnt justify keeping it for that price, so i returned it. I …
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