Very Rare and most Beautiful White 478 Socket motherboard - SOLTEK SL-85DR3, also known as "GLACIER SILVER". This motherboard has everything and even more, a lot of possibilities along with its color.
Well, the gun works and I've managed to flash the BIOS to the latest, KH.F.25, so that means the floppy drive is just fine, along with everything else, however:
The CMOS battery is dead
The battery is shot (despite diagnosing 20% wear)
There should be only remnants of the thermal paste
I'm not sure the axial fan works, one of the blowers is slightly imbalanced and touching the metal
Screen showed green instead of black on post/bios for the first 5 minutes I turned it on, hasn't since but I have my attention on it
Haven't ran 3D on it, but so far XP loads hella fine
Want to bump the hard drive to 100GB+
Want to bump the RAM to 1GB (need to find 266MHz 512MB sticks, because 1GB seem not to be recognized on this fella)
Going to fetch a mini-PCI card to add wifi N to it (And access the NAS for my GoG installers, no internet)
Unsure if this thermal design handles 75W, so I'm probably not going to find a 3GHz
Also, side-side-side project, going to try and restore my sister's hp pavilion dv6600 series laptop (really like the design, 2005-2007 media key style), which was the AMD Turion variant, though an Intel swap was possible because the chassis didn't change (theoretically, a dv9x00 would do too, and I would have the 8600M GT, instead of the 8400M GS )...but the highest TL-xx's price is stupid for the top speeds...and change for the middle speeds, go figure. I didn't know there were demand for these and single figure performance increases. Is still have the TL-58 anyway, so...
I'd actually advise against going for the AMD platform if you plan on restoring the DV6600. I have had a Turion based DV6600 and the amount of heat it put out would literally rival a desktop Prescott, not to mention both the GPU and chipset used would literally die in a few weeks. I managed to switch it to a PM965 based variant (DV6728 I think) w/ 8400GS and never looked back since.
I'd actually advise against going for the AMD platform if you plan on restoring the DV6600. I have had a Turion based DV6600 and the amount of heat it put out would literally rival a desktop Prescott, not to mention both the GPU and chipset used would literally die in a few weeks. I managed to switch it to a PM965 based variant (DV6728 I think) w/ 8400GS and never looked back since.
That's exactly what is on my mind, should I stay AMD or should I go Intel (The Clash) since originally it had the Turion and yes, I kept it running for 7 years for my sister, until one day it did heat up to the point the chipset burnt...that being the reason it's reamined stopped for the last 6 years.
Another thing I didn't like at the time was the SATA O.G. (150) port without AHCI the Nvidia chipset offered. Supposedly a modded BIOS would take care of that, to at least add NCQ, but since I couldn't risk stopping the laptop, I didn't attempt anything, but gosh HDD seek/usage was an exercise in patience.
I saw a dv98xx board with the 8600M for about the same price...still wondering if only the 17" variants had the 8800m but thank you for your input @MaxiPro800 !!! That was a huge help for me to decide!!
Only the later Turion based DV6000s (the ones with HDMI built in and Turion CPUs) had a 8600M GS.
As for DV9000, quite the same thing. Later runs of the models (I think DV9600 and up) had either Intel + GF8600M GS or Turion S1G1 + GF8600M GS.
I have a DV9650 around here, as well as a DV6728. Both are retired though, as they have been replaced for the most part. The DV6728 got replaced by a Acer 6935G (DDR3, PM45, 9600M GT 1GB) and I'm expecting to replace the DV9650 with a Intel based 1st gen DV7 hopefully. Failing that, will probably use my 8930G to replace it, once I can get a new battery. Anyone heard of a company named "Green Cell"?
Turns out the 8 GB of G.Skill DDR2 is 1066 MHz running downclocked to 800 MHz. Doesn't look like either the CPU, RAM or motherboard were ever overclocked. The XFX mobo had the safe voltage mode J01 jumper set the default position. This XFX i750 is sparse on overclocking options. Looked for a BIOS update but it's already running the last update from 02-04-2009.
Turns out the 8 GB of G.Skill DDR2 is 1066 MHz running downclocked to 800 MHz. Doesn't look like either the CPU, RAM or motherboard were ever overclocked. The XFX mobo had the safe voltage mode J01 jumper set the default position. This XFX i750 is sparse on overclocking options. Looked for a BIOS update but it's already running the last update from 02-04-2009.
Mom may have been able to help you with your algebra, but all the homemade cookies in the world can't compare with the performance features you get with ultimate "mother," the XFX nForce 750i SLI motherboard. Our motherboard delivers performance straight out of the box, for the ultimate...
Only the later Turion based DV6000s (the ones with HDMI built in and Turion CPUs) had a 8600M GS.
As for DV9000, quite the same thing. Later runs of the models (I think DV9600 and up) had either Intel + GF8600M GS or Turion S1G1 + GF8600M GS.
I have a DV9650 around here, as well as a DV6728. Both are retired though, as they have been replaced for the most part. The DV6728 got replaced by a Acer 6935G (DDR3, PM45, 9600M GT 1GB) and I'm expecting to replace the DV9650 with a Intel based 1st gen DV7 hopefully. Failing that, will probably use my 8930G to replace it, once I can get a new battery. Anyone heard of a company named "Green Cell"?
Yes, my dv65xx is of the later Turions, 65nm, but still heated-up very considerably. 8400M GS, though.
Also found hard to tell the graphics configurations, because used boards sometimes show the chip (and you can spot the P/N), sometimes it's just a whole-board-shot and I just count the memeory chips, 2 for the 8400M or 8600M, 4 for the 8600M or 8800M. (so sizes were in the 128~512MB range)
"Green Cell" is a regular brand here for new batteries on older computers, they do sell a lot. I was considering going to them for the nx9010. So far haven't experienced issues for consumer laptops, on the other hand, enterprise laptops like Lenovo's, the power utilities don't pick-up information about the battery by my experience, but still YMMV.
Mom may have been able to help you with your algebra, but all the homemade cookies in the world can't compare with the performance features you get with ultimate "mother," the XFX nForce 750i SLI motherboard. Our motherboard delivers performance straight out of the box, for the ultimate...
Yes, my dv65xx is of the later Turions, 65nm, but still heated-up very considerably. 8400M GS, though.
Also found hard to tell the graphics configurations, because used boards sometimes show the chip (and you can spot the P/N), sometimes it's just a whole-board-shot and I just count the memeory chips, 2 for the 8400M or 8600M, 4 for the 8600M or 8800M. (so sizes were in the 128~512MB range)
None of the DV6000s or 9000s had 8800M GPUs and none had 512MB VRAM. It was either 8400M (G or GS) or 8600M (GS or GT), and sizes were somewhere around 128MB-256MB. 2 memory chips meant 128MB, 4 meant 256MB.
My 6935G arrived a few days ago, but couldn't post it as I had to do some work to it first.
Yes, that's pretty much a 6920G top case. I still have the 6920G mobo and am currently waiting for the next week so I can talk with a certain seller to post the other broken 6920G. That one has a FullHD panel for start so it's gonna be twice the fun.
As for the 6935G, specs:
Geforce 9600M GT 1GB (CUDA)
Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz (originally had a T6500)
4GB DDR3 1066MHz
Pioneer DVD-RW
500GB WD5000BPVT HDD
16" 1366x768 LCD
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
Runs most 2002-2008 games pretty good. Will throw NFS Hot Pursuit 2010 to see how the CUDA enabled 9600M GT fares in some newer titles.
None of the DV6000s or 9000s had 8800M GPUs and none had 512MB VRAM. It was either 8400M (G or GS) or 8600M (GS or GT), and sizes were somewhere around 128MB-256MB. 2 memory chips meant 128MB, 4 meant 256MB.
I stand corrected then, though I was very sure in the 17'' DV9s having the 8800M, with 512MB. *wonders* Some time ago, I was able to find the silver stickers HP used with the AMD+nvidia+features or nvidia+features new, like the ones on Dv6000s, in sites like ebay or <inser_your_favorite_wholesale_from_china_here>, but lately I haven't.
For OCD purposes, do you guys know where I can find some? Found some...
I stand corrected then, though I was very sure in the 17'' DV9s having the 8800M, with 512MB. *wonders* Some time ago, I was able to find the silver stickers HP used with the AMD+nvidia+features or nvidia+features new, like the ones on Dv6000s, in sites like ebay or <inser_your_favorite_wholesale_from_china_here>, but lately I haven't.
For OCD purposes, do you guys know where I can find some? Found some...
Oh yeah, forgot about that... Those fan profiles are adjustable, you know that right? There are also third party coolers for those cards which will fit perfectly next to each other.
Oh yeah, forgot about that... Those fan profiles are adjustable, you know that right? There are also third party coolers for those cards which will fit perfectly next to each other.
Yeah, but with those I'll just probably run with the stock fan profile since I'm probably will be using those for a day or two.. My third party coolers (Zalman VF700Cu, Zalman VF1050, Accelero Twin Turbo 1) are probably too weak for HD 4890s, and I'm not going to buy coolers which cost more than the cards themselves.
Is it as cool as a BFG Geforce GTS 250 that's close to period correct paired with the Intel Core 2 Q9400 setup I've been posting about. Found out it's much more stable if I run the DDR2-1066 at 1000 MHz otherwise stability is all over the place, and that's before attempting to overclock the Q9400.
Thanks to the many many hours and trial installs of our own @Trekkie4 , here are some drivers for older Asus branded systems running
C-Media audio onboard sound systems: https://www.asus.com/supportonly/P4S533-VM/HelpDesk_Download/
Keep in mind, just do the operating system drop down menu and choose XP or Win2K
I will start this out with my old Asus P5A Super Socket 7 Motherboard and AMD K6-2 350mhz
I purchased these items on 02/02/1999. I paid $199.99 for the motherboard and $149.99 for the K6-2
Put up your picture and I will include you in the club on the original post
Okay, I know these next items are not really what could be called "nostalgic" however they are getting rare and getting pretty old in computer technology. My Grandson and I are going to build this for him (he is 8). He is just so into computers and all the gear that goes along with it. The motherboard is an Asus A8N-SLI Premium s939 sporting a dual core Athlon 64 3800+ with a Thermaltake Blue Orb II and running 2gb's of crucial DDR400 ram.
The video cards are of course EVGA 8800GTX SuperClocked. One of the cards I picked up from the original owner with the original box and all the accessories, and the other is a matching card but no box.
When the grandson and I get this together, it should really be a pretty sweet system. Will be putting Windows XP on the system, since that is what the little guy is used to
Thanks to our very own member LiNKiN I now have an awesome ATI 9800 Pro AGP to add to the collection!!!!! Thanks a ton man.
Wow, just about forgot this crazy 5 1/2" Quantum BigFoot 1.2gb hard drive! LOL. God these things were crazy drives in their day! Heavy as hell.
Now here is a couple of items that I found yesterday that I just had to share LOLOL
And some DOS goodness:
And thanks to our own member ThE_MaD_ShOt I now have an awesome Abit NF7 with a mobile XP2400+ to add to the images!!!! Thanks a ton bro!!!
Okay just picked this combo up today from the shop that I am currently at:
Have had this a couple of years now. I guess one could sort of consider a GTX560 as nostalgic? LOL
and I've managed to flash the BIOS to the latest, KH.F.25, so that means the floppy drive is just fine, along with everything else, however:
)...but the highest TL-xx's price is stupid for the top speeds...and change for the middle speeds, go figure. I didn't know there were demand for these and single figure performance increases. Is still have the TL-58 anyway, so... 
). He is just so into computers and all the gear that goes along with it. The motherboard is an Asus A8N-SLI Premium s939 sporting a dual core Athlon 64 3800+ with a Thermaltake Blue Orb II and running 2gb's of crucial DDR400 ram.
