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[droopyRO]

a core 2 duo and had an AGP and PCIE slot!

AsRock i think made those hybrids. Never did own one tough.

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

This one:

ASRock > 775Dual-VSTA

LGA 775 for Intel Core™ 2 Duo/ Pentium XE / Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron D processors; VIA PT880 Pro/Ultra Chipset; Supports FSB1066/800/533MHz processor, EM64T CPU and H-T Technology; Supports Dual Channel DDR2 667 (DDR2 x 2 DIMMs) and DDR400 (DDR x 2 DIMMs); Untied Overclocking : During...

www.asrock.com

 

[MaxiPro800]

They also made 478 with PCI-E and AGP. (in my photos case', the AGP slot is hidden under the 4870)

 

[Canned Noodles]

When performing memory test, be on a lookout for error reports, which would suggest that you are having corrupt RAM module(s). Sometimes you can experience random issues & data "blackouts" (missing files, corrupt data) due to hardware malfunction and/or incompatible BIOS settings.

You could also try reducing the amount of RAM to 512 or even 256MB (try to keep & group the same RAM modules, without mixing the brands and CL values) ... Otherwise, try resetting the BIOS to default settings & try again. Something is obviously going on with your hardware, otherwise that 440BX system of yours wouldn't have any issues with WinXP.

It passed 25+ hours of Memtest86+ w/ all tests selected & slight overclock
I will try out the other suggestions: setting the partition as "active" and formatting with something other than the built-in utility

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[MaxiPro800]

Received this today.

Need to find out why the power switch on the front panel doesn't work, then polymod it. Was worth the long hunt. Also the fans need oiling... eh, lots of work but all worth it.


btw the NB heatsink came from an A8N-SLi that in turn received a Sapphire 9600 Pro heatsink w/ fan. Not sure who made it but I suspect Thermaltake.

 

[Ruru]

Phil uploaded a video of the (in)famous 3D decelerator card. Let's grab a cup of coffee and watch.

 

[68Olds]

Phil uploaded a video of the (in)famous 3D decelerator card. Let's grab a cup of coffee and watch.

I believe I've got one of those in the basement with a Voodoo2 8mb pci connected to it.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Received this today.

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Need to find out why the power switch on the front panel doesn't work, then polymod it. Was worth the long hunt. Also the fans need oiling... eh, lots of work but all worth it.


btw the NB heatsink came from an A8N-SLi that in turn received a Sapphire 9600 Pro heatsink w/ fan. Not sure who made it but I suspect Thermaltake.

Fixed! It was Q23 being slightly chipped, swapped one from a dead Jetway 7BXAN. Now onto the recap

 

[Mr.Scott]

I believe I've got one of those in the basement with a Voodoo2 8mb pci connected to it.

I have one also. lol

 

[MaxiPro800]

And the BP6 recap is done.

 

[Ruru]

And the BP6 recap is done.View attachment 327400View attachment 327401View attachment 327402

A Zalman northbridge heatsink? I remember using those in few old boards when their little NB coolers were just so annyingly loud. Actually those did the job better as I could achieve slightly better OC results.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Indeed. I had it left from an A8N-SLi, which received a modified active HSF off a dead Sapphire 9550.
(modified because I had to swap in the 3 pin fan from an ASUS nForce 4 heatsink. Thankfully they both had the same screw spacing so it was a 1:1 fit.)

 

[MaxiPro800]

Continuing the ABIT tradition, I have finally got stable 133FSB operation, on a BX board - the equally legendary BE6-II, rev 1.1. Right on New Year's Eve.

Specs:

Channel Well ISO-500PP PSU
ABIT BE6-II ver 1.1 (according to CPU-Z)
AA370TS slotket + Coppermine 1GHZ SL5DV 133FSB
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128MB (Medion, AGP8x version)
512MB PC133
SB Live CT4830
RTL8139D NIC
40GB WD Caviar
NEC DVDRW
XP SP3 Pro

Also, Happy New Year to you all!

 

[Audioave10]

RETRO HARDWARE is back with a load of Retro Goodies ...

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

That Lian Li case is amazing!

 

[Audioave10]

Is 1959 Retro enough for you??

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

He even got a NASA minicomputer:

 

[MaxiPro800]

Moar BP6 action. Anyone know the best RHEL or CentOS version that will run on a maxed out BP6 w/ 2x 333MHz Celerons, 768MB of RAM, a 80GB WDC, GF4 Ti4200, SBLive CT4830?

 

[QuietBob]

I spent the whole day yesterday on my WinXP machine and I've got some great finds to share!

The Legacy Update project is a complete replacement for Windows Update on retro systems. It's an online service which mimics the original MS Update and even uses the familiar Internet Explorer interface. It supports Windows 2000 to 8.1. Finding the right updates, downloading and installing them is fully automatic. You can also review and select the updates that you want.

For XP it can be used to spoof the OS ID to that of Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (if you pick that option during setup). This lets you install updates until April 2019, long after the official support ended in 2014. Now we can enjoy the most current WinXP installation possible!

It found 148 Embedded updates for my fully updated WinXP Home SP3 system. The whole process went on without a hitch and took 1 hour and 45 minutes with the components below:

And for the curious (and brave), Mypal68 appears to be the most current web browser for WinXP. It's an actively developed fork of Firefox 68, making it much newer than the last browser with official XP support, FF 52.9.0 ESR. Browsing with Mypal seems no different than using any modern browser. So far all sites look and navigate correctly, including the ones that were broken on 52.9. Mypal supports popular FF extensions, and fixes the irritating stutter that 52.9 often has.

It's amazing that a 23 year old operating system can still be used to browse the web normally. Posting this from the actual machine

 

[68Olds]

I spent the whole day yesterday on my WinXP machine and I've got some great finds to share!

The Legacy Update project is a complete replacement for Windows Update on retro systems. It's an online service which mimics the original MS Update and even uses the familiar Internet Explorer interface. It supports Windows 2000 to 8.1. Finding the right updates, downloading and installing them is fully automatic. You can also review and select the updates that you want.

For XP it can be used to spoof the OS ID to that of Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (if you pick that option during setup). This lets you install updates until April 2019, long after the official support ended in 2014. Now we can enjoy the most current WinXP installation possible!

It found 148 Embedded updates for my fully updated WinXP Home SP3 system. The whole process went on without a hitch and took 1 hour and 45 minutes with the components below:

View attachment 328086View attachment 328091View attachment 328087

And for the curious (and brave), Mypal68 appears to be the most current web browser for WinXP. It's an actively developed fork of Firefox 68, making it much newer than the last browser with official XP support, FF 52.9.0 ESR. Browsing with Mypal seems no different than using any modern browser. So far all sites look and navigate correctly, including the ones that were broken on 52.9. Mypal supports popular FF extensions, and fixes the irritating stutter that 52.9 often has.

It's amazing that a 23 year old operating system can still be used to browse the web normally. Posting this from the actual machine

This needs to be Stickied or Pinned somewhere on TPU. Too bad there's not a Retro subsection instead of just this huge thread.

 

[Mr.Scott]

I spent the whole day yesterday on my WinXP machine and I've got some great finds to share!

The Legacy Update project is a complete replacement for Windows Update on retro systems. It's an online service which mimics the original MS Update and even uses the familiar Internet Explorer interface. It supports Windows 2000 to 8.1. Finding the right updates, downloading and installing them is fully automatic. You can also review and select the updates that you want.

For XP it can be used to spoof the OS ID to that of Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (if you pick that option during setup). This lets you install updates until April 2019, long after the official support ended in 2014. Now we can enjoy the most current WinXP installation possible!

It found 148 Embedded updates for my fully updated WinXP Home SP3 system. The whole process went on without a hitch and took 1 hour and 45 minutes with the components below:

View attachment 328086View attachment 328091View attachment 328087

And for the curious (and brave), Mypal68 appears to be the most current web browser for WinXP. It's an actively developed fork of Firefox 68, making it much newer than the last browser with official XP support, FF 52.9.0 ESR. Browsing with Mypal seems no different than using any modern browser. So far all sites look and navigate correctly, including the ones that were broken on 52.9. Mypal supports popular FF extensions, and fixes the irritating stutter that 52.9 often has.

It's amazing that a 23 year old operating system can still be used to browse the web normally. Posting this from the actual machine

Is there a stand alone version?

 

[QuietBob]

Is there a stand alone version?

The Legacy Update is a standalone app. It's free to use and doesn't require registration. All it needs is a supported system and internet access.

Unless you mean OS installation media with all the updates slipstreamed? I'm sure it's been done, but I'm not aware of any such projects.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Thanks Bob

 

[MaxiPro800]

The Legacy Update is a standalone app. It's free to use and doesn't require registration. All it needs is a supported system and internet access.

Unless you mean OS installation media with all the updates slipstreamed? I'm sure it's been done, but I'm not aware of any such projects.

IIRC the Integral Edition XP images have all the updates + small installer for Firefox, dotNET Framework and a few other apps slipstreamed. Otherwise than those it's vanilla XP SP3, as far as my memory goes.

 

[AUTOEXEC.BAT]

I'm sure it's been done, but I'm not aware of any such projects.

For XP i dont know. For Win7 i know there is......