TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Ahhzz]

Boss cleaning out the office a bit today, and I may post up some of our older systems later... came across this in a box full...

 

[Fouquin]

I don't have the disposable income for it, but I've been watching this on eBay for like 2 weeks really hoping the guy will change the listing to accept a best offer. Not that the price is bad, I just want to be cheap:

My only justification to myself for not buying it with savings is, "It's scratched too much and I'd rather have a nicer one." But I know it's a lie...

 

[Trekkie4]

Finally, back in business Am working on getting the necessary parts I need, to complete couple of builds that's been unfinished & sat around for quite some time now, including that Celeron from couple of pages ago. Also booted up Pentium Pro for the 1st time, which (I'm sorry to say) didn't quite worked the way I was hoping to... CMOS battery was dead, so I had to take it apart just to replace it - but more importantly, I can't seem to get SCSI controller up & running, for some reason it's conflicting with on-board ATA/IDE controller & can't seem to find obvious solution for this problem.

More information & pics coming soon!

 

[GreiverBlade]

I know AGP gpu had some low profile but did they ever made PCI low profile?

well ... that FX5200 is a PCI LP

 

[Trekkie4]

Thanks guys Forgot to mention this in my previous post, but the hardware which I'm about to get (well, technically buy) is a working AMD Athlon 2500+ system. After considering few options & going through couple of online ads, I've realized that I should probably go with complete (and working) build, rather than buying parts individually, which would easily stack up & cost me twice as more money for what I paid for this system (7, 50$) Besides, most of the parts I'm going to keep for myself, except for the mobo, CPU & case which are most likely get donated, given away for free as I really don't need any more of those. Anyhow, full specs are down below, in case you're interested in details:

- CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2500+ SC 1.86GHZ (already got one, don't need it)
- GPU: ATI Radeon 9200SE 128mb 64-bit (got dozens of AGP cards, but it MAY come in handy, in case I decide to put together something more powerful than average S3 and/or SIS graphics)
- RAM: 1GB DDR RAM (definitely going to keep this one, none of my DDR1 builds have 1GB of RAM)
- 400W PSU (need it to finish Intel Celeron build)
- HDD 60gb (need it to finish AMD Duron build)
- LG DVD/RW Drive (very useful, might even shove it inside my "active" retro-gaming PC, Athlon 1800+ with GeForce4 4200Ti and a pair of Voodoo2 in SLI)
- LG CD/R Drive (meh, somewhat useful but otherwise going to be considered as "spare" and/or replacement unit)
- Floppy Drive (ran out of floppies, so I'm definitely holding onto this one)
- Midi Tower (unless it's something awesome & highly unusual, giving it away for free)
- Gigabyte Socket 462 Mobo (already got 2x spare Socket 462 boards, both in working condition)
- Pre-installed Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit & all the appropriate drivers (riiiight, as if anyone would use Vista, especially on 15yr old computer )

 

[stinger608]

One of our older members, @aven000 , has started a forum site regarding to ole nostalgic Pentium processors and asked me to toss it up here for all our great nostalgic members to check out and if you'd like to join his forum.

http://pentiumownersclub.boards.net/

So, lets show him some support for his new forum site.

In case this post gets lost in the shuffle, I'll add the forum address to the original post.

 

[Deleted member 41019]

One of our older members, @aven000 , has started a forum site regarding to ole nostalgic Pentium processors and asked me to toss it up here for all our great nostalgic members to check out and if you'd like to join his forum.

http://pentiumownersclub.boards.net/

So, lets show him some support for his new forum site.

In case this post gets lost in the shuffle, I'll add the forum address to the original post.

Thank you Stinger

 

[Trekkie4]

While I'm waiting for the hardware to arrive (most likely tomorrow), here's something I took earlier today, specially for the new Pentium Owners Club forum

 

[T-Bob]

@Trekkie4 Nice Pictures

They brought back memories of the first 2P system I built.

Spoiler

Dual Pentium iii 733Mhz chips on a Tyan Tiger 100 board.
-Admittedly the pic isn't mine as I don't have the system anymore but thought I would share the memory anyway

 

[Trekkie4]

@Trekkie4 Nice Pictures

They brought back memories of the first 2P system I built.

Spoiler

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Dual Pentium iii 733Mhz chips on a Tyan Tiger 100 board.
-Admittedly the pic isn't mine as I don't have the system anymore but thought I would share the memory anyway

Thanks, T-Bob! Slot-1 CPUs, especially Pentiums 2 are my #1 favorite, I got tons of sentimental memories tied to those machines.


Finally got the AMD machine today... Have to admit, it looks so much better than I've expected and most importantly - it's all working as it should! Well, kinda ... I had tons of problems booting it up for the 1st time, but that was due to missing CMOS battery & (corrupted?) memory settings.


Pretty simple & straightforward inside, it's all on-board except for GPU which in this case is ATI Radeon 9200, as mentioned before.



CPU heatsink has a Thermaltake fan on top of it. Not sure if it's the actual Thermaltake CPU cooler or just the fan itself, but it does seem to do its job pretty good!


Pre-installed Vista is loading...


Began removing parts... 1st to address was this nice Maxtor HDD, I know a perfect place (and purpose) for this thing, so stay tuned for more updates throughout the next month or so


Interestingly enough, neither of LG units are DVD RW drives ... instead, one seems to be just an ordinary CD-RW and the other one DVD-ROM. Oh well, I'm sure they'll come in handy sooner or later.


This black Samsung FDD belongs to the same category as previously mentioned Maxtor HDD - I got something special in mind for those 2!


Yet another hard drive ... this time Western Digital 20 GB. Both seem to be working OK, although I didn't get to officially test this other one


While removing the parts from the case, I found this Delta fan loose inside... Definitely going to keep it, as I might swap it for other, identical Delta fan on a OEM Pentium 2 CPU which uses specialized fan header, designed for Digital Celebris machines


GV-R92128TE Gigabyte video card, it was the actual card used inside the system.


7VT600-RZ Gigabyte Socket A board, which does seem to be working perfectly normal. Not that I need any more of these, but it would be a shame to throw it away so I'll either keep it or give it away for free, to someone who might need it more than I do.


A fine example of good RAM memory Joke aside, I couldn't boot the system up with these modules so they're either having some kind of a problem OR (most likely) there was a conflict with the BIOS for some reason. Either way, I'm going to keep those.


And last but not least, another video card, also ATI... The label says 7500, 64MB and yes, as you can see from 3rd picture it does seem to be working, except the cooling fan is all seized up


Overall speaking, it was well worth the money. I'm already working on finishing that Celeron from couple of pages ago, which has a tons of problems of its own, but more about those tomorrow. Also planning to finish Duron 750 build & upgrade HDD on Athlon 1000, now that I can & have decent HDD to use it. But no, I'm not referring to Maxtor - that one will be a separate project on its own

 

[dorsetknob]

you could get insane overclocks with slot 1 Pentiums ( and Celerons )
100% overclock was very possible.
I overclocked my 1st P2 300Mhz to 550Mhz straight out of the box and i was not pushing it very hard ( took it briefly to 650Mhz before i chickened out and brought it back to 550Mhz )


edit slot 2 to slot 2

 

[Trekkie4]

You probably meant Slot-1, right? Because AFAIK, Slot-2 was never used for consumer-grade models, only for servers & professional equipment. As for the OC, yeah so I've heard. Part of me would like to OC it, just to see how high it could go before it would crash &/or burn. But then the common reason kicks in & tiny voice inside my head reminds me how old (and somewhat rare, I guess) these things are nowdays, even though you can actually still find them around the junk piles, so it only makes sense to use genuine Slot-1 Pentium 3 instead, 550MHz for example & have that Pentium 2 live another day! Because, you know... One day these things WILL be incredibly rare & impossible to find

 

[dorsetknob]

so it only makes sense to use genuine Slot-1 Pentium 3 instead, 550MHz for example & have that Pentium 2 live another day!

edited above post

you can also use the Slot1 to socket 370 flip chip adapter ( which i have of course )
That enables you to use socket 370 P111 and Celerons up to the max those little dip switches or jumpers will let you clock to

PS I Have a FEW slot one Cpu's like matched pair of 233 Mhz P2 matched pair of 266Mhz P2
+ a assortment of Celerons in slot 1 no working boards tho

 

[Trekkie4]

edited above post

you can also use the Slot1 to socket 370 flip chip adapter ( which i have of course )
That enables you to use socket 370 P111 and Celerons up to the max those little dip switches or jumpers will let you clock to

Right, I actually got several of those "Slockets" laying around, they've came with couple of S370 Celerons, that have been used on Abit Slot-1 boards. I still got all of them with me, it's just that I've removed adapters & used Abit boards with the real thing, Pentiums 2 and 3 ... let me see if I can dig out the pic!

http://postimg.org/image/8iz2ajn8d/ http://postimg.org/image/mn4q4q0dn/ http://postimg.org/image/xcn0aq1kb/

 

[dorsetknob]

ha beat you posted way earlier in this thread

 

[stinger608]

Haha, good ole "Slocket" !!!!!! I still have one of those dudes new in the package!
Talk about some cool innovation now. Ability to install a socket 370 chip in a P2 board.

 

[Trekkie4]

Haha, good ole "Slocket" !!!!!! I still have one of those dudes new in the package!
Talk about some cool innovation now. Ability to install a socket 370 chip in a P2 board.

@dorsetknob @stinger608 To tell you guys the truth, I never quite liked these things... I mean, I can certainly understand why ppl used them back in a day, especially due to Intel's decision to leave Slot interface & return to sockets, but nowdays this thing is completely useless IMHO. If you want Slot-1 system, then you'll get yourself a slot mobo & Slot-1 CPU - same thing goes for S370 since they're both obsolete & very cheap. There's no reason to mix those 2 together... *shrug*

Anyhow, another day & another update My Duron 750 system is pretty much done... I'm hoping to come across better & more powerful CPU (especially since I already own Duron 750, in another machine) so there's no reason to hold onto this one. Unfortunately, this mobo only supports Athlons up to 1700 and all of my spares are 2200 and faster soooo....



Replaced the missing CMOS battery, replaced both ODDs with these LG ones, swapped the hard drive with another system (Maxtor 20GB), replaced the network card from CNR to PCI one, did a (more-less?) decent cable management, took out the single RAM module & sweapped it for 2 identical ones & last but not least added that missing CD-ROM audio cable! Still have to boot it up but it's been tested & works OK!

 

[stinger608]

@dorsetknob @stinger608 To tell you guys the truth, I never quite liked these things... I mean, I can certainly understand why ppl used them back in a day, especially due to Intel's decision to leave Slot interface & return to sockets, but nowdays this thing is completely useless IMHO. If you want Slot-1 system, then you'll get yourself a slot mobo & Slot-1 CPU - same thing goes for S370 since they're both obsolete & very cheap. There's no reason to mix those 2 together... *shrug*

Very true these days man. There is no reason to run a "slocket" in anything...............................Other than............................ya can.

Back in the day they actually became pretty popular although for a pretty short time as most went to 370 socket. I remember when the "slocket" adapters were close to $100 USD especially if you purchased an Asus brand that had all the overclocking DIP switches onboard.

 

[dorsetknob]

@dorsetknob @stinger608 To tell you guys the truth, I never quite liked these things... I mean, I can certainly understand why ppl used them back in a day, especially due to Intel's decision to leave Slot interface & return to sockets

"I Keep one for Nostalga"

Personally i think it is an Idea Intel Should Revive
If Intel was to Redevelop the Slot one Idea where the latest Processor was put on a slot something Daughter board
It would make upgrading easier quicker and more affordable and as such more people would upgrade to the latest cpu ( people are reluctant to upgrade because of the cost involved as its not just the CPU but new Motherboard Ram and often a new cooler as the old one does not fit the new socket )

 

[Trekkie4]

Absolutely, Slot interface was probably the easiest way to upgrade (or to fix) your machine! No need to mess around with the heatsink, thermal material compound, mounting brackets, etc. Just plug & play and you're ready to go *sigh* Maybe that was ONE of the reasons Intel abandoned Slot idea to begin with... Too damn simple!

 

[Mr.Scott]

Anyhow, another day & another update My Duron 750 system is pretty much done... I'm hoping to come across better & more powerful CPU (especially since I already own Duron 750, in another machine) so there's no reason to hold onto this one. Unfortunately, this mobo only supports Athlons up to 1700 and all of my spares are 2200 and faster soooo....

Anything in particular you're looking for? It will cost very little to send a processor from here to there.
I have a few hundred socket A's. I have no problem shipping anywhere in the world.

 

[Trekkie4]

Thanks for the offer, fellow Trekkie I was thinking of Athlon (or Duron? Or even both lol) between 1 and 1.3 GHz Therefore Duron 1000 or Athlon 1500. Something that has enough muscle to "pull" games like Grand Theft Auto 3 & Vice City, yet old & slow enough to keep it compatible with my DFI AK-75EC mobo which doesn't work with Athlon 1700+ and higher. I know that for sure, because I already tried it out once & fried the CPU in the process. Not because of the mobo, but because of the stupid cooler-mounting mistake that I've done because I was in the rush to get it done, but that's a whole other story.

 

[PP Mguire]

In case anybody was wondering what the status was on my 98 box I made a thread for, it was alive and now is getting the full PP treatment. Stay tuned.

 

[uuuaaaaaa]

In case anybody was wondering what the status was on my 98 box I made a thread for, it was alive and now is getting the full PP treatment. Stay tuned.

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NF7 and 6800 ultra? This is looking good!

 

[PP Mguire]

NF7 and 6800 ultra? This is looking good!

Yea my car is getting some much needed love so this is going slowly. I was going to toss it in my spare Enthoo Pro but gave that to the missus instead. So I'm slowly modding my Raidmax Scorpio which was my first aftermarket case to take water parts. Going to be a hybrid rigid and soft tube setup.