Don
Possibly it wants EDO dimms not sdram?
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I have 2 manuals 1 says that it does support sdram the other does not 
I was able to boot and run with an sdram stick so it must support it.. Just not happy with the size/count of memory modules on the sticks.
I was able to boot and run with an sdram stick so it must support it.. Just not happy with the size/count of memory modules on the sticks.
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It must be an issue with compatibility I guess, I have a box full of SDRams, even small sizes like 16, 32, 64 MBs and the board doesn't recognize the size correctly. If I use a 256MB it will only see 64 Mb and so on... The board has the latest BIOS, it uses a SIS chipset. I have other socket 7 motherboards, even with Intel chipset, but I don't have the time to dig through the pile to find them. I'm happy with 64MB ram, it's more than enough, but I would like to see the difference with an Intel chipset, the unit feels slower than how it should be working. Aida64 mem test shows good results though..I have 2 manuals 1 says that it does support sdram the other does not
I was able to boot and run with an sdram stick so it must support it.. Just not happy with the size/count of memory modules on the sticks.
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Maybe someone is interested in this, a lot of 486 CPUs
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What do you think this is...
And what are the chances of it working as I found it in a muddy puddle
Obviously a late card as it has a bridge chip and needs a molex power connector. But otherwise I've never seen one like it!
And what are the chances of it working as I found it in a muddy puddle
Obviously a late card as it has a bridge chip and needs a molex power connector. But otherwise I've never seen one like it!
Don
7600GSWhat do you think this is...
And what are the chances of it working as I found it in a muddy puddle
Obviously a late card as it has a bridge chip and needs a molex power connector. But otherwise I've never seen one like it!
ASUS AGP Geforce 7600 Gs Tdh 256mb 128bit RAM ISSUE PARTS OR REPAIR | eBay
Scrambled screen, most likelly RAM error.
www.ebay.co.uk
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Oh ok. Sort of boring but good enough card if it works
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It's very similar to a card I just bought, I didn't had it my 6600 series collection
ASUS N6600LE GEFORCE 6600LE 256MB AGP Desktop Graphics Card | eBay
This is a used desktop part. It has been tested and was passed to be fully operational unless stated in the title or condition.
www.ebay.co.uk
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I've given it a wash but I've realised I don't actually have a 1.5v / universal agp board to try this out in. So does anyone want an untested / probably 7600GS for free?
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Sounds like the excuse you need to go and get a board with universal AGP
Did a quick video while I was upgrading my 166mmx machine today.
Boosting Performance: Upgrading My Cheap Socket 7 MMX PC. 40QuidPC (Part 2)
The first upgrades to my recent ebay purchase. I am really enjoying this PC and it is likely to displace my 486 machines in the future!
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Apple fans. Is this worth picking up?
I know nothing about apple apart from some of adrians digital basement repair vids. Is this one likely to have been eaten by a battery? Also is it missing the eject button for the floppy?
Vintage Apple Macintosh LC Desktop Computer NOT WORKING PARTS ONLY | eBay
<p>Vintage Apple Macintosh LC Desktop Computer NOT WORKING PARTS ONLY. </p><br /><p>Early 90s Apple Computer with original monitor, keyboard and mouse.</p><p>Unfortunately the computer is no longer working.</p><br /><p>Any questions feel free to message me and will try to help as best I...
www.ebay.co.uk
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Now that is nice! I had one of these years ago before I jumped to an Abit KT7. I had the K6-2 450, sblive 1024 and a Voodoo 3 3000. I am so tempted to look for a board and cpu again! I still have everything else floating about in storage.Picked up a new motherboard today. Had a few versions of this board, but this one is the final 5.2 version. I have a IWill SS7 but it is due toi be recapped so its nice to have this as a spare. Also came with a K6-2 550 which was a nice bonus.
Gigabyte GA-5AX Rev 5.2
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I`m amazed no one asked "you found it in a m-u-d-d-y p-u-d-d-l-e" ??????!!!!!!! What ?
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Today and the last few days been setting up my RG351v with all manner of settings, games and tinkering. Got the bug now after buying the Miyoo Mini couple of months ago. Trouble is seem to spend more enjoyment tinkering and setting it up with everything I can get my hands on over actually playing games on them.
Started putting my little x79 test bench together to test some old cards I’ve got. First set of cards is a pair of 7970 matrix platinums! I know it’s not really ‘retro’ but though you guys might like it.
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Back to a simpler time. Upgrading (downgrading really) my Dell Precision 8100 from Windows 98 SE to XP
Great looking machine!
My Dell XPS L502 has recently retired from service (used it for work and its been faultless) other than the battery is knackered. The battery was pretty rubbish from day one and lasted for about 2 hours!
I'll try and find a battery replacement. Other than that, the screen and chassis is in excellent condition. I am going to give it a good service and install XP or revert back to Windows 7 for retro gaming!
Just out of interest, why have you reverted to XP over Windows 98?
Surprisingly I still get around an hour of gaming on this 8100! Will test it with Unreal tournament tomorrow maybe.
As to why I wanted to try XP, quite a long story. I'll try to summarise
I was interested to know if the it was better driver wise because it was designed for XP in the first place. Some PCMCIA cards which would give it much better audio (Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS) as they have working drivers for XP and 2000 but not Windows 98.
I could then maybe run some older games in compatibility mode whilst using the Soundblaster DOS emulated drivers. Either that or DOSbox, but that defeats the purpose of a retro machines.
My ideal machine would be a slimmer 8100 with much better audio like OPL3 FM that has native DOS support.
Most of these cards are for older ISA desktops.
The crappy ESS audio cards on most ~2002 laptops break dos support on W98.
Older laptops from the mid 90s do have better dos audio, but then they have other problems like terrible TFT screens and much lower specs so unable to run some of the retro games I was playing. The 8100 is perfect from late 90s to mid 2000s.
I wanted to try an older PCMCIA card like a Roland SCP-55, however these are like rocking horse poo and when they do come up for sale go for crazy money - £300+ They are also not perfect and would need some fiddling with drivers I expect.
I could get a Serdaco OPL3LPT but this is for OPL3 music only, plus you need to patch every game.
As soon as XP (SP3) was installed, it was slower to boot up and the games I tested (Duke 3D and a couple others) didnt run at all. The OS then froze, so yeh, XP is just like I remembered it. Dogcrap
W98 SE is back on and installed after a fresh format of XP!
Fast, low disk space and most things ive tried so far work fine. It doesnt give DOS support but im going to try the Yamaha S-YXG100plus SoftSynth again tomorrow. You can set this instead of general midi and when using Windows apps it sounds 1000x better. It does have lag though but for music in something like Doom 95, its great
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Spotted this bundle for sale on Facebook marketplace if useful to anyone in the North East.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1505474519875167/?ref=facebook_story_share
C64, Spectrum etc
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1505474519875167/?ref=facebook_story_share
C64, Spectrum etc
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Started putting my little x79 test bench together to test some old cards I’ve got. First set of cards is a pair of 7970 matrix platinums! I know it’s not really ‘retro’ but though you guys might like it.
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Nice, my 7970 was one of my favourite cards (I upgraded from a 8600GT). I had a 7990 not that long ago as a project PC to see how well xfire held up but sadly it did not really hold up at all.
1366 and 2011 remain two of the few sockets I haven't touched. I still want to do a 4x C2Q 775/1 build too.
I am moving house today so my retro activity is packing my shrinking retro collection as well as possible. The new house has more, hidden storage space though!