Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-07-06, 23:31

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SB Live Platinum from a Goodwill auction. Box is in kind of rough shape, but the rest looks good. Hopefully it works. And, missed out on a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP on a Goodwill auction.. I had a bid of 109.99, and someone got the high bid in the last second of $110.99. bah :depressed: http://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-07-01, 12:18

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It has a PCI arbiter and clock buffer, so I'm going to see if it has a performance impact or not. If it does, I'll have to find a PCI-->2PCI which has a bridge chip that fits in the case. I know a guy who is using one with the same 2PCI board as I ordered, but mine just has a ribbon instead of the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-30, 23:01

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Bought a PCI --> 2 PCI riser cable so I can hook up two Voodoo 2 12MB in SLI on my next build, based on either the VIA EPIA CN10000EG or a MSI MS-7199 (both VIA C7). I have both motherboards on the way, so hopefully one of them works with the riser. Previous VIA C3 builds work with the riser that …

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

Posted on 2018-06-30, 22:18

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Went thrifting today. Hit up 3 stores nearby. Saw 2 computers -- one Compaq Evo D5S that I wasn't interested in, and a custom built AM2 w/ Sempron that I wasn't interested in. Saw several PC games, mostly just the clam shell versions of the Sims, and Spore. Didn't buy those either. Saw some …

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

Posted on 2018-06-27, 18:41

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Destroyed the Compaq 6910P I just got not even 48 hours ago. Accidentally broke out one of the tail lights on my relatives vehicle backing out which means I won't see any of the money from the first paycheck from my shitty minimum wage job. My reponse was to underarm punch the laptop straight …

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

Posted on 2018-06-21, 15:46

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Went on my first ever thrift store run. Sadly disappointed, haha. I found a copy of The Sims 2: Pets on PC-CD, and a bunch of 15-17" Dell LCD monitors that were all scratched up. No purchases this time. But it was fun seeing weird stuff that people donate for resale.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-21, 01:08

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Oh man, I printed so many color banners on those ImageWriter's in elementary school, haha. I still remember the sound and how slow they were. Awesome find.

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Re: Has anybody tested this Chinese S478 ISA Mobo?

Posted on 2018-06-21, 01:05

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Somewhat of a risk at that price IMO. They can be hit or miss, but mostly miss -- from other socket no-name Chinese motherboards I've seen reviewed. If I had to guess, it will mostly work -- but probably with a lot of BIOS menus that don't do anything when you change the values, and probably some …

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Re: Capacitor replacements ?

Posted on 2018-06-20, 21:07

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Recommendation: Practice first on hardware that you don't plan on saving and that's already broken. Watch Youtube tutorials, or go for an IPC 7711/7721 class where you can become proficient. That way you don't further damage a board that you plan on saving. 😀

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Re: Capacitor replacements ?

Posted on 2018-06-20, 17:41

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I use Kester no-clean flux, low-tin / high lead solder. (90Pb/10Sn)

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Re: Capacitor replacements ?

Posted on 2018-06-20, 15:24

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Identifying capacitors: http://www.robotoid.com/appnotes/electronics-capacitor-markings.html https://www.elprocus.com/capacitors-types-applications/ https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/capacitor/cap_3.html https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/definitive-capacitor-identification-chart-(w-pictures …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-20, 11:38

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Scored a 3Dfx Voodoo 3 3000 16MB PCI and a Creative 3Dfx Voodoo 2 12MB PCI on Ebay late last night. Got the Voodoo 3 for $27, and the Voodoo 2 for $65. Both hardly appear used, stickers not yellowed and very minor dust. It looks like they were his dad's who was dumping his old computer stuff and he …

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

Posted on 2018-06-19, 17:38

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If it was me, I would just buy the same 6V Ni/Cd battery, then remote mount it somewhere else in the case so it doesn't corrode on the board again. No chance in hell I'm using Ni-Cd again. Ni-MH all the way, they don't spill like that. From my experience, it usually takes about 15 years for a NiCd …

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

Posted on 2018-06-19, 12:01

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Not really sure of the write endurance of this CF drive, but I'm not concerned. If it dies, I'll just buy another and re-image it. It's better IMO than dealing with dozens of bad sectors on old IDE HDD's.

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

Posted on 2018-06-19, 01:05

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Today I got my Pentium III rig cleaned up a little better.. but it still isn't looking how I want it to interior-wise. I need to rework the wire management better, probably with a different power supply and new fans. I also got the front USB ports working since the motherboard has a USB header, but …

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

Posted on 2018-06-19, 00:37

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revive.jpg Of course, it was not the end of the story. As I looked closer, it turned out that BIOS battery has spilled: this_cant_be_good.jpg It's too late to do it right now, but next task is to cut it out and clean the mainboard. Argh! A couple questions to people who are more experienced: what …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-18, 03:37

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Wow, bad ass! that's definitely a collector's item. Would love to see more pics of it in action. It arrived today.. the Sony Vaio PCV-MXS20. Exterior is in excellent shape, and the interior is just a little dusty. It has the full OEM factory load on it, untouched. All components are working, and it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-16, 02:51

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The minidisc drive goes to a controller that's attached to the bottom of it, which then connects to a USB header on the motherboard. It's essentially like a portable NetMD drive that's inside the PC. It looks like it also has some other direct digital I/O which I haven't traced down yet -- it either …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-16, 02:17

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It arrived today.. the Sony Vaio PCV-MXS20. Exterior is in excellent shape, and the interior is just a little dusty. It has the full OEM factory load on it, untouched. All components are working, and it looks like the Minidisc drive was replaced in 2013 with a new one. The original owner told me he …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-13, 22:12

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Purchased a Sony Vaio PCV-MXS20 supposedly in mint condition from an avid Sony collector (also worked for Sony) today on Ebay.. without seeing any pictures, lol. We'll see how it is once it arrives. With Ebay bucks and 10% cash back, I nabbed it for under $200 (US), so I figured it was worth the …

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