TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[hat]

The reason I put it on here was people had stopped posting in there.
Yes, I realize that about playing discs. should I just go for the Sony 8Mb Free MCboot?And install from the disc. Too true, I will get a SATA network adapter they no longer have the network on them they just have a label covering over where it should have been. I have an adapter for the 2.5drive and an external caddy for the 3.5. I don,t see any of the IDE adapters with the network. Thanks for your information. This is a straightforward way to do it with this video. Yes I saw that in another video about USB being so slow as it is only USB1

I'm not sure where you're looking, but I can still find plenty of Sony IDE network adapters on eBay. Still, you should be able to use the SATA version just fine, especially if you're only installing from the discs. You should still be able to push ISOs from your computer if you choose to do so with some utility... I know there was one that could do it with IDE drives. I wouldn't think it should matter if the drive is IDE or SATA for that, but I've never done it personally. You should also be able to install Free MCBoot this way... to the hard drive. That's called FreeHDBoot. Same thing, just on the hard drive instead of the memory card. Still, I feel like the memory card method (FreeMCBoot) would be more reliable. Speaking of reliability, do stick with the 8MB Sony cards. There are aftermarket memory cards that go up to at least 128MB, but there have been reports of them being unreliable. If you can, maybe even get a second memory card for Free MCBoot. There's no need to purchase another Free MCBoot memory card, though, any old card would do, even one you may have laying around already. Once you're able to run FreeMCBoot in the first place, you will be able to install it to other memory cards yourself.

Side note: I'm sure if you had posted in your original thread, you would have gotten responses there.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Finally got some improved soldering equipment including a Pinecil v1. Still fairly basic and inexpensive equipment but a good base to build off of.

First project with it was to replace the couple of bad capacitors on this Gigabyte 754 board. Only issue was the replacement caps have a larger diameter than the ones they replaced so fitment isn't perfect.
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I also replaced the 2 bad caps on the vrm card. Took a bit of scrubbing to remove the guts of the one capacitor off of the board and get it as clean as below.View attachment 262638
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Will test this board tonight.

That did the trick. Board posts.View attachment 262649View attachment 262650
I wasn't expecting the vrm fan to have LEDs on it. This will pair nicely with my led DDR.

Nice.

 

[mplayerMuPDF]

Im testing old video cards with 3dmark01se on a chinese platform Zhaoxin KX-5640 (somewhat new chinese goverment pc 2018 but using old via/se technolgy)
Windows XP it runs well, the sound (default xp drivers) and the lan (downloaded realtek) works but the igp is not. (drivers needed)
Voodoo3 2000 (pci-agp adapter), Leadtek 8500GT, X300Se
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So Lenovo makes Zhaoxin-based PCs too for the domestic market?

 

[masterdeejay]

So Lenovo makes Zhaoxin-based PCs too for the domestic market?

Mostly for the chinese goverment. (there is even a chinese gov edition windows 10 that is much faster than the original and no telemetry but i cant install any language pack just chinese, i used it for testing)
Outside china the support dont know what is this motherboard.
(i asked the lenovo english support for just a stock cooler part number for this motherboard, but they dont know that this motherboard even exist)
They dont have any license to make via/s3 or other x86 cpu so they cant sell outside china. But they needed a domestic made x86 cpu that is not intel or amd because it is a long trade war between usa-china, and also they dont want any backdoor like the intel management engine or any MS telemetry.

 

[Audioave10]

Love to see about these old PC's...

 

[Greenslade]

If someone says a D pad on a controller is iffy ,does they mean it is no good?I take it is does.I will be quite honest with you all have not used one before

I'm not sure where you're looking, but I can still find plenty of Sony IDE network adapters on eBay. Still, you should be able to use the SATA version just fine, especially if you're only installing from the discs. You should still be able to push ISOs from your computer if you choose to do so with some utility... I know there was one that could do it with IDE drives. I wouldn't think it should matter if the drive is IDE or SATA for that, but I've never done it personally. You should also be able to install Free MCBoot this way... to the hard drive. That's called FreeHDBoot. Same thing, just on the hard drive instead of the memory card. Still, I feel like the memory card method (FreeMCBoot) would be more reliable. Speaking of reliability, do stick with the 8MB Sony cards. There are aftermarket memory cards that go up to at least 128MB, but there have been reports of them being unreliable. If you can, maybe even get a second memory card for Free MCBoot. There's no need to purchase another Free MCBoot memory card, though, any old card would do, even one you may have laying around already. Once you're able to run FreeMCBoot in the first place, you will be able to install it to other memory cards yourself.

Side note: I'm sure if you had posted in your original thread, you would have gotten responses there.

If i got the IDE one i would have to get a IDE to Sata adapter. so i could use it on my PC to get the stuff on the HDD.That would be extra expense.I do have an IDE PC.I do have an external powered caddy for a Sata 3 .5 i also have a caddy for a 2.5.

 

[hat]

Not necessarily. You can connect to your PS2 over the network and push things that way.

 

[Greenslade]

Love to see about these old PC's...

We all fo on this Forum Here is another one from are number one Retro guy.

Not necessarily. You can connect to your PS2 over the network and push things that way.

I don,t see any with the network conecter on them.With a sticker over where it should be.

Why don,t pictures on Ali express come up the same way as all other pictures? The seller is mucking me about ,his trying to get it sent to another pick up point and not the one i put on the ebay order,

Love to see about these old PC's...

Any one for a Viagra mouse

good old Clint.funny enough a young guy asked me if i wanted some, and then said i suppose not.It was when i was coming outside to drink my pint of real ale.

 

[hat]

I don,t see any with the network conecter on them.With a sticker over where it should be.View attachment 262876Why don,t pictures on Ali express come up the same way as all other pictures?

Why AliExpress? Is there some reason you can't use eBay? There's plenty of them there.

 

[Greenslade]

Why AliExpress? Is there some reason you can't use eBay? There's plenty of them there.

They are a lot cheaper on Ali express but the prices on there vary so much.The cheaoer ones seem to charge more fot postage.

I went to what we in the uk call a Bootfair which is set in a big field.I bought this PsU for £4 but when i bought it home i saw that a bit of plastic had broken off. on of the plugs I will have to put tape on it to cover it up.I also got 16 PC games for just £2.

 

[Valantar]

They are a lot cheaper on Ali express but the prices on there vary so much.The cheaoer ones seem to charge more fot postage.

I went to what we in the uk call a Bootfair which is set in a big field.I bought this PsU for £4 but when i bought it home i saw that a bit of plastic had broken off. on of the plugs I will have to put tape on it to cover it up.I also got 16 PC games for just £2.

Man, you really need to check the focus of your camera before taking photos. Neither of those are legible whatsoever.

 

[Greenslade]

Man, you really need to check the focus of your camera before taking photos. Neither of those are legible whatsoever.

Hope this is better.I see it is a cheap one but for £4 thats a bargin.

 

[Retrorockit]

Before Texas Instruments invented the digital calculator in 1968 this is how it was done. The Curta portable calculator. Bigger photos and caption in my album below.

http://www.overclock.net/g/a/1298590/default#

NOBODY MOVE! I have a math grenade and I know how to use it.

 

[QuietBob]

NOBODY MOVE! I have a math grenade and I know how to use it.

A math grenade?? Must be a distant relative of the Bombe

 

[Bones]

NOBODY MOVE! I have a math grenade and I know how to use it.

Also used to calculate and grind the precise number of coffee beans for the perfect cup of coffee based on actual cup size.

 

[68Olds]

I'm still playing with the Celeron D 352. The PC5300 RAM gave out when I tried to go from 4.4GHz to 4.5GHz, so it's been swapped with some PC8500 RAM. Here's a 3dMark2001SE run and the score has increase from ~14k to 26.5k. The vcore is set to 1.33v in BIOS & I can run P95 small fft for longer than I care to wait. lol

 

[Robert B]

Got me a DEC in need of repairs.

EISA FTW!!!

I still need a BIOS chip and a BIOS file which are both missing. If chips aren't a problem as I have about 200 EPROMS, the BIOS file will be a challenge. I didn't find anything on the net yet. I'll gave to scour the Internet Archive and even that is not a sure thing.

My first and only EISA board. Digital Equipment Corporation PRIORIS MTE with integrated VGA Socket 2. A 5V 486 DX2 66 is what I'll install in it.

It's missing about 8 inductors and a ceramic cap but those are easy fixes.

I am pretty sure that the board is still alive. These relics run even when they are knee deep in the dead.

 

[Mr.Scott]

I'm still playing with the Celeron D 352. The PC5300 RAM gave out when I tried to go from 4.4GHz to 4.5GHz, so it's been swapped with some PC8500 RAM. Here's a 3dMark2001SE run and the score has increase from ~14k to 26.5k. The vcore is set to 1.33v in BIOS & I can run P95 small fft for longer than I care to wait. lol

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NICE!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Got me a DEC in need of repairs.

EISA FTW!!!

I still need a BIOS chip and a BIOS file which are both missing. If chips aren't a problem as I have about 200 EPROMS, the BIOS file will be a challenge. I didn't find anything on the net yet. I'll gave to scour the Internet Archive and even that is not a sure thing.

My first and only EISA board. Digital Equipment Corporation PRIORIS MTE with integrated VGA Socket 2. A 5V 486 DX2 66 is what I'll install in it.

It's missing about 8 inductors and a ceramic cap but those are easy fixes.

I am pretty sure that the board is still alive. These relics run even when they are knee deep in the dead.

Nice! Make sure you use a heatsink on your DX2 CPU. That level of heat wasn't considered a serious problem BITD, but we know better now. I'm certain you have compatible heatsinks laying around.

BTW, nice Doom reference!

 

[Valantar]

Do you want the speed and simplicity of flash storage in your retro rig, but miss the authenticity of old school head seek noise? Look no further:

HDD Clicker – HDD Sound Simulator v0.1 – Retroianer

All it needs is to also emulate motor noise, and it'd be perfect. Maybe make one for floppy emulators too?

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

All it needs is to also emulate motor noise, and it'd be perfect

Just get a fan, cut off the blades, and run at full RPM.

 

[Valantar]

Just get a fan, cut off the blades, and run at full RPM.

That won't come with all the joyful noises of an old drive initializing

 

[Audioave10]

testing scrap motherboards...

 

[lexluthermiester]

testing scrap motherboards...

You get to have some fun!

 

[Greenslade]

I went to my local market today and got 13 PC Games 1 XBOX and four DVDs,s one was Walking dead double , I know DVDs,s are worth diddly squat, all a bonus. All this for £5 As I was walking past another stall
I found a pound coin One of them was Assassins creed 111 unopened As you can see in the photo with the price on it for £34.99And the other one in the picture is in a tin which youtube videos collectibles don,t think I could take the unopened one to CEX they would probably think I nicked it. There is another Assassins creed one RevelationsHave to check the prices on CEX,i have yet to get any PS3 at my price point
i see i will have to pay £1 pound and over for them on CEX, the only ones I see in charity shops are the football ones which I can get for 50p from CEX.I also got MATRIX
for 49P
On line which i thought was worth a few bob ,as i saw one going for £40?But i see it was an inflated price.As someone else on ebay is selling it £20 pounds unopened

must