Re: Windows XP - Latest drivers for best performances for integrated A8 APU and GPU for HP Compaq pro 6305

Posted on 2024-05-31, 04:18

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The Radeon HD 8570 tends to be a pretty decent and cheap low profile card for XP. Phil'sComputerLab did a video on it some time back. https://youtu.be/04l_DiPaCBE Sources seem to indicate it has a 50w TDP though. You can usually find it for between $10-$15 USD so it might be cheap enough to take the …

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Re: Windows XP - Latest drivers for best performances for integrated A8 APU and GPU for HP Compaq pro 6305

Posted on 2024-05-30, 07:53

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The newer AMD drivers for XP tend to get worse the newer you go. The version number you listed is for the HP packaged version of the driver. What's the actual Catalyst version number? If you're happy with the current performance then you probably don't need to worry, but this is worth keeping in …

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Re: Are modern keyboards safe to use on vintage PCs?

Posted on 2024-05-29, 07:49

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I've used a Redragon USB "gaming" keyboard a bunch on various old machines and haven't had issues. And I always leave the backlight on because I'm too lazy to bother turning it off since I'm usually just using it for testing. This is just my experience though, it'll depend on the keyboard …

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Re: Dead p2-450?

Posted on 2024-05-27, 17:40

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Well he sold as for parts so he probably didn't care about protecting it all too much. I'd look for any small scratches on the PCB or if there's any missing surface mount components. Worth a shot before you stick 'er in the oven. Edit: I re-read your post. I'd definitely make use of that microscope …

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Re: Best inexpensive Windows 98 CD-RW drive

Posted on 2024-05-24, 17:52

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Windows 98 tends to be pretty flexible with what drives it supports. You can probably find any random IDE one that's in working condition and it'll probably meet your needs. If the computer is new enough, I've gotten away with using SATA drives as well as long as the SATA controller is set to IDE or …

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Re: I found a 775 to 478 adapter

Posted on 2024-05-24, 06:48

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Wow this pretty neat... and cursed, but still really neat. I'd be curious to see what the compatibility with Northwood chips would be like. Don't know if the 900 series chipsets would still have compatibility built in, but Northwood would probably work on those 865 LGA775 boards though that kinda …

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Re: Anyone know what this ISA card is for?

Posted on 2024-05-22, 16:22

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The EPIC chips are 16C552 chips, which are dual 16C550 chips. Those are serial UARTs. This card is a 4-port serial card. Two serial ports are on the 37-pin connector, and the other two on the two 26-pin pin headers. For the 37-pin connector, you need a break-out cable that converts it into 2*25-pin …

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Anyone know what this ISA card is for?

Posted on 2024-05-22, 04:44

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I've had this 16-bit ISA card in one of my boxes for a few years now. It has a 37 pin female D-Sub connector and two Epic branded chips. Never seen something like this, appears to be made by Addonics (board says Quickpath Systems Inc and that's also what the FCC has on file, but the sticker on the …

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Re: What is this socket 2011-3 PC worth

Posted on 2024-05-20, 07:02

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I don't think you could realistically get more than $300 USD for it unless you found the right buyer. Might be more worthwhile to just part it out. That PSU is still worth at least $50 on it's own.

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Re: GPU selection for 1GHz PIII

Posted on 2024-05-10, 16:14

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Geforce SDR gets my vote. If the 5200 was AGP I'd considering going with that, but since it's PCI that's gonna hold it back by a lot.

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Re: Do you think prices will stay high?

Posted on 2024-05-08, 08:39

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I'm younger (22) and got into the hobby more recently (2015, if that can be considered recent now). For me, certain things in the hobby have always been too expensive in my eyes. For example, most 486 and earlier stuff, Voodoo cards and desirable Socket7 and SS7 have always been ludicrously priced …

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Tseng ET4000AX Issues

Posted on 2024-05-08, 07:56

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I have this odd looking Tseng ET400AX made by Prism Imaging Systems. When something bright is displayed on top of a bright background, it tends to get very blurry and blown out looking. Most prominent in text mode, but it can happen in graphics mode as well. I've tried every DIP switch setting and …

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Re: Question about infamous CMD 640 IDE Controller

Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:44

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by NTG2001

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Hmm, maybe it's best to avoid it altogether. The motherboard has a VLSI VL82C594/596 chipset. Don't know much about it, but maybe the chipset itself has floppy support built in and it's using that? The BIOS has an option to enable or disable primary and secondary IDE controllers which kind of …

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Re: please take it upon yourself to list your oldest computers

Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:24

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Actual oldest computer I own would be two VIC-20s, but if we count based on the architecture, then it would be my TI-99/4A. Although the TI is one of the later revision beige ones with an Alps keyboard which is from around '82 or '83 I think. So, physically oldest would still be the VIC-20.

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Question about infamous CMD 640 IDE Controller

Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:18

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I recently picked up a system with a CMD PCI0640B on board. I've already accepted that using it as an IDE controller in not wise especially since I'll be running DOS and not a newer OS like Linux that "fixed" its issues. However, this controller also acts as a floppy controller, and it too falls …

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Can't Find Sony Vaio VGC-LV150J Restore Discs

Posted on 2023-11-11, 05:17

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Anyone know where I can find the restore discs for this? It's an interesting TV all in one computer I've had for a while but I can't find the restore discs for it. I've checked archive.org, but I can't seem to find it there and Googling isn't really getting me anywhere either. So if anyone can link …

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Re: Should I upgrade the heatsink on my 9800 Pro AIW?

Posted on 2023-08-25, 00:02

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Here's the solution I came up with. I used a 70mm fan that I pulled probably from an old Socket 478 heatsink years ago. It's pretty loud, but it moves a ton of air at full blast and the noise doesn't really bother me that much. It definitely seems to be helping. You can really feel the heat blowing …

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Re: Old Online computer store website. Frozen in time

Posted on 2023-08-24, 20:58

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I always wonder how sites like these stay up for so long. Did they just pre-pay for like two decades of hosting? Are they self hosting it and it just got left on running in the back of a closet somewhere?

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Re: Should I upgrade the heatsink on my 9800 Pro AIW?

Posted on 2023-08-24, 20:50

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Here's the solution I came up with. I used a 70mm fan that I pulled probably from an old Socket 478 heatsink years ago. It's pretty loud, but it moves a ton of air at full blast and the noise doesn't really bother me that much. It definitely seems to be helping. You can really feel the heat blowing …

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Re: A box full of old video cards... are they worth saving?

Posted on 2023-08-23, 02:38

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I'd just put them up in a lot on eBay if you don't feel like going through the hassle of listing them individually. You'd make enough even with a low starting bid that it would be worthwhile to do. Could probably hit well over $50 even without the Voodoo 3.

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