TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Greenslade]

I think retro is quite relative to how old you are and what era your own personal rose tinted spectacles focus on.

I am touching 40 and my first machine was when I was around 17, which was a Celeron 466 in 1999.

So a Celly or P3 with a Voodoo 3 is my peak retro machine, though my peak interest is prob a year or two later and is reflected in how many socket A boards I repair and post here


That said if you had your first machine say 5-10 years before me that you probably think a W98 machine with a voodoo 3 is quite modern!

Well explained that is what i thought about the age thing.Anything with a voodoo card has to be retro.I
All this guys stuff is Retro

. i enjoy his very informative videos.

 

[FireFox]

So this is what i have been working on and the reason why i was asking for a product key.
don't pay attention to how it looks because i still have to clean the case and all the components and also do the cable management.

LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 HT 600 Prescott 1 core 2 threads 3.0GHz
Asrock 775i65GV
Nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 with AGP8X.

Found it on the street ( outside the building where i live )

It seems that it was left outside overnight because there was some condensation on the right panel but in the inside there was none, to make sure i wouldn't burn something at home or short circuit plugged it to one power socket found outside my apartment, if something went wrong the whole building would remain without power

So, the Pc booted and went into W7 Ultimate , the previous owner didn't delete the HHD so lots of documents and pictures were found, i removed the old HHD and installed an old SSD 840 EVO i had laying around, i installed W7 Pro but no go, had issues with some drivers, moved to WXPbut had issues installing the Product key ( Product key invalid ) at the end i was able to install the OS
thanks to @stinger608

Aida64 Extreme

CPU Z, GPU Z, and Core Temp are missing some info, same HWinfo

Ram are mismatched but that is not a problem because i have 2x Corsair 1GB DDR400 184 PIN that should work, i didn't need to install the GPU driver and that was a good thing.

Thanks to @Jill Christine Valentine for providing me the product key even if it didn't work and also thanks to @Trekkie4

 

[Greenslade]

So this is what i have been working on and the reason why i was asking for a product key.
don't pay attention to how it looks because i still have to clean the case and all the components and also do the cable management.

LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 HT 600 Prescott 1 core 2 threads 3.0GHz
Asrock 775i65GV
Nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 with AGP8X.

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Found it on the street ( outside the building where i live )

It seems that it was left outside overnight because there was some condensation on the right panel but in the inside there was none, to make sure i wouldn't burn something at home or short circuit plugged it to one power socket found outside my apartment, if something went wrong the whole building would remain without power

So, the Pc booted and went into W7 Ultimate , the previous owner didn't delete the HHD so lots of documents and pictures were found, i removed the old HHD and installed an old SSD 840 EVO i had laying around, i installed W7 Pro but no go, had issues with some drivers, moved to WXPbut had issues installing the Product key ( Product key invalid ) at the end i was able to install the OS
thanks to @stinger608

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Aida64 Extreme
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CPU Z, GPU Z, and Core Temp are missing some info, same HWinfo

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Ram are mismatched but that is not a problem because i have 2x Corsair 1GB DDR400 184 PIN that should work, i didn't need to install the GPU driver and that was a good thing.

Thanks to @Jill Christine Valentine for providing me the product key even if it didn't work and also thanks to @Trekkie4

Did it come with all the stuff you have in it ,or did you put a new Psu in ?Seems like a nice thing to find.
Glad to hear you did not blow the block up.I found a PC about ten years ago but it was just a basic PC.It did not work, but at the time i had no idea about repairing a PC.It is only recently i had any idea what to do in a PC to get it to work.I am a late starter on all this .It is never to late to learn.

 

[Trekkie4]

So this is what i have been working on and the reason why i was asking for a product key.
don't pay attention to how it looks because i still have to clean the case and all the components and also do the cable management.

LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 HT 600 Prescott 1 core 2 threads 3.0GHz
Asrock 775i65GV
Nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 with AGP8X.

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Found it on the street ( outside the building where i live )

It seems that it was left outside overnight because there was some condensation on the right panel but in the inside there was none, to make sure i wouldn't burn something at home or short circuit plugged it to one power socket found outside my apartment, if something went wrong the whole building would remain without power

So, the Pc booted and went into W7 Ultimate , the previous owner didn't delete the HHD so lots of documents and pictures were found, i removed the old HHD and installed an old SSD 840 EVO i had laying around, i installed W7 Pro but no go, had issues with some drivers, moved to WXPbut had issues installing the Product key ( Product key invalid ) at the end i was able to install the OS
thanks to @stinger608

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Aida64 Extreme
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CPU Z, GPU Z, and Core Temp are missing some info, same HWinfo

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Ram are mismatched but that is not a problem because i have 2x Corsair 1GB DDR400 184 PIN that should work, i didn't need to install the GPU driver and that was a good thing.

Thanks to @Jill Christine Valentine for providing me the product key even if it didn't work and also thanks to @Trekkie4

I didn't help much, but you're welcome, glad you finally got it up & running!

 

[FireFox]

I didn't help much, but you're welcome, glad you finally got it up & running!

We're not done yet, you're getting a PM in a few minutes

 

[Bungz]

Lovely find.

Nice choice of OS too

I spy a domed cap near the NB, good time to learn to solder a little

I like those Asrock boards, full fat 865 chipset with dual channel ram in matx.

 

[FireFox]

Did it come with all the stuff you have in it ,or did you put a new Psu in ?Seems like a nice thing to find.

Yup, everything inside of it it's the original parts except the SSD

 

[Ruru]

Lovely find.

Nice choice of OS too

I spy a domed cap near the NB, good time to learn to solder a little

I like those Asrock boards, full fat 865 chipset with dual channel ram in matx.

Sucks though that it doesn't support Core 2 based ones. Though I'd get a cheap Pentium D for it and clean the whole rig from dust.

edit: Also, get proper drivers for that GF4. I recommend those 71.89s I mentioned before

 

[FireFox]

edit: Also, get proper drivers for that GF4. I recommend those 71.89s I mentioned before

Only driver i found was this:

 

[Ruru]

Only driver i found was this:


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WinXP/2k - (71.89)|NVIDIA

NVIDIA

www.nvidia.com

 

[Greenslade]

Just looked on eBay someone is trying to sell a damaged untested.CPU?
Who in the right mind would buy it Having said that I just saw this video by Mr. Tech the one and only Linus

 

[Ruru]

Just looked on eBay someone is trying to sell a damaged untested.CPU?
Who in the right mind would buy it

Which CPU? If it has like few broken pins, it could be a repairable one.

 

[Greenslade]

Which CPU? If it has like few broken pins, it could be a repairable one.

I did not take note of what CPU it was Jill. This is my one that is too far gone. All through the CPU is working, but with two Ram slots not working. From what he said in the video that could be to do with the pins in the CPU unit. I have given it up as a step too far for me.

 

[Ruru]

I did not take note of what CPU it was Jill. This is my one that is too far gone.

Yeah looks way too bad. Maybe that could be repailable, but I wouldn't bother as it looks like an OEM 115x board.

 

[Greenslade]

Yeah looks way too bad. Maybe that could be repailable, but I wouldn't bother as it looks like an OEM 115x board.

Yes, it is. People on here told me it was too far gone, but were surprised I got it working. I am not going to try I have given it up as a bad job. I now see the limitations of those motherboards. I tried to put an i7 in there but it did not work. On Dell.s page it did say the board only supported i5,s. But a couple of people said they had put an i7 in there and it worked. And this guy on youtube did with success.

 

[onemanhitsquad]

2006 AMD gaming looked like this and is still alive ...the wife had this setup as well , I think that may be the memory that she bought as I had Corsair...good to have something in common!

939 Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 , Asus A8AR32-MVP Deluxe (first full 2x pcie x16) ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200 chipset , ATI X1950 Crossfire Edition , Patriot Extreme PDC1G3200LLK 2x1gig sets , Creative X-Fi Extreme Music , Enermax PSU (still measures to spec) , WinXP Pro , newer case

 

[r0x]

2006 AMD gaming looked like this and is still alive ...the wife had this setup as well , I think that may be the memory that she bought as I had Corsair...good to have something in common!

939 Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 , Asus A8AR32-MVP Deluxe (first full 2x pcie x16) ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200 chipset , ATI X1950 Crossfire Edition , Patriot Extreme PDC1G3200LLK 2x1gig sets , Creative X-Fi Extreme Music , Enermax PSU (still measures to spec) , WinXP Pro , newer case

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Brutal setup, except cpu cooler
Upper right cap on mobo looks bad.
Judging by cables and connectors, you have enermax liberty inside, great PSU with 1 common problem: 12v rail caps. Even with bad caps, spikes are minimal and ripple/noise acceptable.

 

[Bungz]

Chemicons
Prob wanky KZGs

 

[lexluthermiester]

Upper right cap on mobo looks bad.

Yup, looks like it's ready to pop. Put a load on and it likely will.

2006 AMD gaming looked like this and is still alive ...the wife had this setup as well , I think that may be the memory that she bought as I had Corsair...good to have something in common!

939 Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 , Asus A8AR32-MVP Deluxe (first full 2x pcie x16) ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200 chipset , ATI X1950 Crossfire Edition , Patriot Extreme PDC1G3200LLK 2x1gig sets , Creative X-Fi Extreme Music , Enermax PSU (still measures to spec) , WinXP Pro , newer case

You will want to replace the cap circled in green very soon!

Just a heads up. Would hate to see that classic board go belly-up on you..

 

[Ruru]

A new video from CPU Galaxy

2006 AMD gaming looked like this and is still alive ...the wife had this setup as well , I think that may be the memory that she bought as I had Corsair...good to have something in common!

939 Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 , Asus A8AR32-MVP Deluxe (first full 2x pcie x16) ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200 chipset , ATI X1950 Crossfire Edition , Patriot Extreme PDC1G3200LLK 2x1gig sets , Creative X-Fi Extreme Music , Enermax PSU (still measures to spec) , WinXP Pro , newer case

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Totally love these reverse sleepers. I'll probably make something similar one day.

 

[onemanhitsquad]

Yup, looks like it's ready to pop. Put a load on and it likely will.

You will want to replace the cap circled in green very soon!
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Just a heads up. Would hate to see that classic board go belly-up on you..

yep...there are a couple of them...it went in line on the bench when I got it out for the picture...there are a couple of more systems to examine before they are powered...this forum thread got me looking at these machines again

 

[agent_x007]

"New" PSU I bought
LC Power LC6550 version 2.03

Insides :







Connectors :
7x "Molex" (one has SATA adapter on it )
2x "Berg" a.k.a. Floppy
1x EPS 4-pin
1x 20-pin ATX
1x 6-pin "P10" (for AT stuff I think)
Cables :
2x "2x Molex + 1x Berg"
1x "3x Molex"
1x EPS 4-pin + 1x ATX 20-pin + 1x 6-pin "P10"

Nothing fancy (I think) ?
It's for old things that require high-ish 3,3/5V rails and -5V for ISA ports.
An addition to my AX860 modern test PSU.

 

[Valantar]

Aren't LC Power PSUs among the ones famous for exploding?

 

[agent_x007]

I think it depends on model than brand itself ?
(at least for this old thing)
Also, I probably won't get anywhere close to max power of 550W on it, so it should held up pretty good.
From visual inspection, only one cap is slightly bulged so far (and there are quite few 105C rated ones in there).

 

[pavle]

That is a group regulated 275W power supply. With too much load all voltages will have high ripple. LC Powers that are better are the newer active-pfc units.