Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on Today, 08:16

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In the UK at least, it doesn't help that most plugs sold now, are usually only found with 13amp fuses fitted. I sold consumer electronics in the 80s/90s, initially retail, and back then, most equipment didn't come with a fitted plug, so as part of the sales process we'd also fit the correct fused …

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Re: IDENTIFY MOTHERBOARD thread - if you don't know to identify motherboard, post here

Posted on Today, 07:18

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Hello!, good morning. I would like to find any info about this motherboard: OP3486H Thank you and regards. Don't see it on The Retro Web (might be worth submitting here https://theretroweb.com/info/contributions ), but possibly this from The PC Engineers Reference Book ... Unknown (OP)3486.jpg …

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Re: Need to flash a socket 7 bios and looking for a utility to do so

Posted on Today, 03:18

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I actually ran the bios update with some imaging software and it says it's not the right match. I did notice a few other links in that other thread that lead to an exe so I'll try that next. Right now I'm trying to build an image using 86box so hopefully this'll all get sorted. For this board ECS …

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Re: Help with upgrading a Compaq Deskpro

Posted on Today, 02:52

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Yes QVision (the Motorola chip rather than LSI)...@Robert B showed the VRAM upgrade module a year or two back Filename CPQ VRAM.jpg File size 973.01 KiB Views 23 views

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Re: S3 Gx2 memory expansion

Posted on 2024-05-18, 14:37

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I have spent hours hunting down the 2Mb module on a few occasions and they are pretty hard to find on Evil Bay, Do you happen to know the exact name of the module or some unique identifier one could use for searching. Zuldan like myself is in Australia so finding retro parts is difficult at the …

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Re: IDENTIFY MOTHERBOARD thread - if you don't know to identify motherboard, post here

Posted on 2024-05-18, 13:35

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Hello!, good morning. I would like to find any info about this motherboard: OP3486H Thank you and regards. Don't see it on The Retro Web (might be worth submitting here https://theretroweb.com/info/contributions ), but possibly this from The PC Engineers Reference Book ... Unknown (OP)3486.jpg

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Re: are the Matrox G400 and G450 GPUs any good for a Workstation

Posted on 2024-05-18, 12:23

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I have an Matrox G400 and G450 lying around and wanted to know if they are any good for a workstation build Depends what you're looking for I guess - what are the proposed build specs? The G400 was used in a number of workstations, especially for its 2D quality e.g. Compaq Professional Workstation …

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Re: S3 Gx2 memory expansion

Posted on 2024-05-18, 11:45

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zuldan wrote on 2024-05-18, 11:32: Anyone know what type of memory this card takes? Kinda looks like laptop SODIMM. 2955A7A5-889D-41E5-A029-3735441495B0.jpeg Looks like an SGRAM SO-DIMM

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Re: DELL 09439 motherboard for Pentium PRO

Posted on 2024-05-18, 10:27

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DO NOT PLUG INTO, your with ATX power supply, you need adapter cable first! Needs ATX to DELL adapter cable, I bought couple while ago. Tricky to find but I did find it again. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/234303646117?hash=item368d95e9a5:g:PCAAAOSwrKFhntfo&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8PohXzAQxR4kHzu% …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-16, 11:38

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Anyone know what PC this motherboard has come out of? I can't seem to find it on Theretroweb. It does not look like standard AT or ATX, so I doubt it can be put in anything except maybe a custom made case? So I guess it's from some kind of OEM? Compaq or HP maybe? Doesn't look like IBM to me.. Have …

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Re: Digital HiNote CS475 password reset

Posted on 2024-05-14, 05:53

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Hello everyone, I was recently given an old Digital HiNote CS475 laptop from an older client. The laptop has not been powered on in years and they didn't have a power supply to test it, hence the reason it landed in my workshop. I got it to power on but a password screen appeared after the system …

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Re: Needing driver for Quatech DSCLP/SSCLP-100 multi port COM card

Posted on 2024-05-13, 19:44

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Here's a newer set off of DriverGuide Filename win2kxpcom221.zip File size 653.47 KiB Downloads 4 downloads

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Re: Needing driver for Quatech DSCLP/SSCLP-100 multi port COM card

Posted on 2024-05-13, 19:25

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Hi Finally found an 25 pin COM to 9 pin COM adapter, so I could test this Quatech DSCLP/SSCLP-100 multi port card. Looking for drivers I could only find one on Driver identifier website. Installing it ends up with error code 10, cannot initialize the device. Installing drivers under XP since it …

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Re: HP IPAQ RX3700

Posted on 2024-05-12, 22:41

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The batteries sold on smallbattery or aliexpress are certainly perfect. Unfortunately the ones on eBay don't have the wire to connect to the PDA card. So they are discarded. Interesting headphones! I'll see if I can find some in good condition and usable! Question: Do you know if there is a pouch …

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Re: Vortex86DX - A beastie of it's own (General info and discussion)

Posted on 2024-05-12, 11:50

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ofteax wrote on 2024-05-12, 10:31: Paul_V wrote on 2021-12-29, 17:13: 1) BIOS I've been using BIOSMP.exe utility from DM&P to flash and dump SoC BIOS with no issues so far. Can you send me the BIOSMP.exe download link? I couldn't find it anywhere Welcome to Vogons 😀 Filename BIOSMP.zip File size 43 …

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Re: HP IPAQ RX3700

Posted on 2024-05-12, 11:31

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I can't find any. Maybe eBay in Italy won't let me see them. The only battery that looks similar to mine is this one. but honestly the cost seems excessive to me. https://www.ebay.it/itm/224472550949 As for the keyboard, interestingly it supports a Bluetooth keyboard. I wonder if it is capable of …

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Re: HP IPAQ RX3700

Posted on 2024-05-11, 02:29

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This is the battery, it can be changed. However, it is different from normal ones. It has wires attached. https://i.ibb.co/6mhhKJh/IMG-20240503-013713.jpg https://i.ibb.co/FmqQ9D6/IMG-20240503-013755.jpg I took off the battery casing. If I read correctly it's a V20HR I can't find it for sale... …

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Re: Tyan motherboards wants bios chip

Posted on 2024-05-11, 00:19

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Little update after a year. The board has been laying in a box, stored away because of other projects. I got a 29c020 chip and used uniflash om another board to hotflash the most recent bios. Uniflash succeeded, the other board sort of tried to boot with it (semi-success because of wrong bios for …

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Re: Maximum motherboard AT format

Posted on 2024-05-08, 11:38

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Welcome to Vogons :) There are plenty of options beyond Pentium I in the format, certainly to at least Pentium III (coppermine or tualatin versions) and possibly better if you consider boards designed for industrial use. Are you aiming for a period correct build or just the best you can get in the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-08, 10:48

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Today I grabbed two things. First was a cute little Blue Lightning. IMG_3394.jpg I don't really have a place to put it yet, but I'm sure it'll find its way in to something at some point. The more interesting find was the PPro board, complete with a 200/256k processor. I'll probably throw it in to …

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