TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Ruru]

Yeppers, it's got XP drivers:

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-r7-series/amd-radeon-r7-200-series/amd-radeon-r7-240

Excellent. That would be a perfect card for that HP machine.

The Xeon sticker arrived!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Why the hell I didn't think of this before, that R7 240 is perfect for my XP machine (with a Pentium D 925 & 3GB), I suppose it has XP drivers?

That would be yes.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/previous-drivers/graphics/amd-radeon-r7-series/amd-radeon-r7-200-series/amd-radeon-r7-240

Scroll down to the Windows XP Professional/Home and the 13.12WHQL drivers are waiting for you.

Yeppers, it's got XP drivers:

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-r7-series/amd-radeon-r7-200-series/amd-radeon-r7-240

Ninja'd.. This is what happens when I take a phone call before posting a response.. LOL!

 

[Greenslade]

The horror!
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What happened to the component you plugged it into?

 

[Splinterdog]

What happened to the component you plugged it into?

As far as I remember, this has happened at least three times and the drives survived. Two DVD drives and a 2TB HDD.
Interestingly, I was given a flooded Toshiba 1TB HDD a few years ago that had been underwater for a week following a flood and it still works flawlessly in an old machine I use occasionally

 

[Ruru]

People say that the sticker is too modern for X58 Xeon - well, the case is too. I love that Corsair 4000D Airflow.


edit: The other case badges:

 

[Greenslade]

As far as I remember, this has happened at least three times and the drives survived. Two DVD drives and a 2TB HDD.
Interestingly, I was given a flooded Toshiba 1TB HDD a few years ago that had been underwater for a week following a flood and it still works flawlessly in an old machine I use occasionally

You were certainly unlucky there. that is weird that the Toshiba 1TB HDD works fine after being underwater for a week it must have dried out after that time.I have a 1 TB 2.5 I am putting it in one of these trays. Do I need to put this in 291 jpg?
It was taken out of a Mac Mini and had that under it.

 

[stef]

I ran into sasquatch (or two) lately. It doesn't happen often .

PowerColor Evil Master II Pro (AR2TD):

Sparkle GeForce FX5700 Ultra:

This was original packaging :

Фото дня: Sparkle SP8836U-PT на GF FX 5700 Ultra. Карта в банке

Компания Sparkle продолжает выпуск своих топовых видеокарт в оригинальной баночной таре. Идет время, растут габариты карт, соответственно, вырастают габариты упаковок.

www.ixbt.com

 

[Greenslade]

Yep. The only real risk with adapters like these is that SATA power connectors are rated for lower power than Molex, and aren't really suited for high power applications at all. I see no reason why a Molex to SATA power adapter would cause problems unless it was just inherently faulty, whether from a bad design or production errors.

Thinking about it in hindsight, with what you say about Molex. I could have got one with it and used the PSU Molex connecter. And would not have needed a splitter for the Sata one I have. And saved 1 pound and 2,40 for the splitter. Too late now ofcourse.

 

[Ruru]

I ran into sasquatch (or two) lately. It doesn't happen often .

PowerColor Evil Master II Pro (AR2TD):
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GeForce FX5700 Ultra (I think XFX maybe?):
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Weird how it says DDR2, not GDDR2. Cool card btw!

 

[stef]

Not sure why. But it is "cool". Runs in high 40s and cooler was never off. Screws look untouched. Fan needs some lubrication.

 

[Ruru]

Not sure why. But it is "cool". Runs in high 40s and cooler was never off. Screws look untouched. Fan needs some lubrication.

Repaste it, I can imagine how dry the 18yr old TIM is..

 

[lexluthermiester]

Repaste it, I can imagine how dry the 18yr old TIM is..

This! A repasting for cards that old is always a good idea!

 

[Ruru]

This! A repasting for cards that old is always a good idea!

It doesn't need to be even that old card for me to repaste it... Everytime I buy an used card, no matter how old it is, I test that it works and then I clean and repaste it

 

[Greenslade]

It doesn't need to be even that old card for me to repaste it... Everytime I buy an used card, no matter how old it is, I test that it works and then I clean and repaste it

Isn,t that what we all do, well repasting on a used card anyway?

 

[Ruru]

Isn,t that what we all do, well repasting on a used card anyway?

What I meant is that I also usually disassemble the cooler and clean it from dust and clean the fan with q-tips etc

 

[droid-I]

^^and, the purpose of "open-the-hood", to see what you have there, service, and make it run (a bit more)

 

[stef]

Screws are black, I don't want to nick them . Also, I'm not sure if lubrication will solve fan rattle. I already have FX5900XT with Zalman VF900 as a working/expendable example of FX series.
This one is for glass cabinet. I know ... lame .

 

[Ruru]

Screws are black, I don't want to nick them . Also, I'm not sure if lubrication will solve fan rattle. I already have FX5900XT with Zalman VF900 as a working/expendable example of FX series.
This one is for glass cabinet. I know ... lame .

Lame? Oh hell no, 5700U looks cool and it is kinda of a collectible these days! Either it's the GDDR2 or 3 version, a cool card anyway.

 

[Greenslade]

What I meant is that I also usually disassemble the cooler and clean it from dust and clean the fan with q-tips etc

I get your point there the guy I bought my one said he had done that already. Whether or not is another thing altogether.

 

[stef]

I hate when people do that just to hand it over to me . I've seen lots of messed up and overtighten screws. Also chips with no corners.

 

[FireFox]

Pulled out the last 2 HDD from a 20TB backup server i built back in 2010, i didnt even remember those HDDs existed it was a coincidence to find them.

They should be about 8 or 9 years old, i don't remember if there is any data on it, will check later.

This! A repasting for cards that old is always a good idea!

When i disassembled my old Ti4800SE-VTD8X to clean it and re-paste it the thermal paste was so dry that there was almost nothing left of it

 

[Ahhzz]

Do these count for hardware?

 

[droid-I]

^^

Pulled out the last 2 HDD from a 20TB backup server i built back in 2010, i didnt even remember those HDDs existed it was a coincidence to find them.

They should be about 8 or 9 years old, i don't remember if there is any data on it, will check later.

cool. from the date code on those, mfd. year 2012, week 35, day or line 6. factory Wuhan, CN, maybe.
Good for a RAID-0 set in a "classic" game machine

 

[Greenslade]

I got a PCI USB3 for my usb2 PC. I was disappointed that you can,t boot from an external drive from it. From someone with the same problem.
*So I am just wondering if there is any method to boot up my USB 3.0 devices? Is there any bootup software that extends the support of USB 3.0 expansion cards? *
From the forum post, someone said*The card itself must support booting, via its own boot ROM.*Are there any cards that you know that have a Rom on there for Booting?*Someone in another post gave a link to one but it was discontinued. Even if there are any cards with the Rom on them I suppose there will cost a lot more than my 10 one. My one is a powered one. And what can you do with a non-powered one?

 

[Ahhzz]

I got a PCI USB3 for my usb2 PC. I was disappointed that you can,t boot from an external drive from it. From someone with the same problem.
*So I am just wondering if there is any method to boot up my USB 3.0 devices? Is there any bootup software that extends the support of USB 3.0 expansion cards? *
From the forum post, someone said*The card itself must support booting, via its own boot ROM.*Are there any cards that you know that have a Rom on there for Booting?*Someone in another post gave a link to one but it was discontinued. Even if there are any cards with the Rom on them I suppose there will cost a lot more than my 10 one. My one is a powered one. And what can you do with a non-powered one?

This is WAY off topic. Stick to your original post thread and questions, please, don't continue this here.