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Identifying your ESXi NICs by PCI VID and DID
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FastDoom:
youtu.be/9zAI8K7OzDQ
Taking the ISA Bus to the Max:
youtu.be/t7Wwx1S-e6E
The portable oscilloscope I use is the FNIRSI 5012H
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Crystal Can Overclocking
03:28 Overclocking to 33MHz
04:44 Overclocking to 40MHz
05:39 Overclocking to 50MHz
07:41 Benchmark Results
09:25 ISA Bus Overclocking
11:21 ISA Overclock Charts
11:56 Conclusion
DS12887A+ RTC modules from DigiKey:
digikey.ca/en/products/detail/analog-devices-inc-maxim-integrated/DS12887A/956873
24-pin DIP sockets:
digikey.ca/en/products/detail/adam-tech/ICS-624-T/9832867
Necroware’s nwX287 modules:
github.com/necroware/nwX287
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00:00 Introduction
00:34 It’s Broken
01:47 RTC Replacement Options
02:23 Replacing the RTC Module
04:48 Terrible Memory Performance
06:01 Disabling the L2 Cache
06:23 L2 Cache Configuration
07:14 The Dirty Bit
09:37 Adding AlterRAM
10:07 An Expensive Mistake
11:24 Conclusion
FastDoom github and download pages:
github.com/viti95/FastDoom
github.com/viti95/FastDoom/releases
Video on the UMC Green 486 CPU:
youtu.be/1Rj1B4M6yXM
Video on Doom’s performance and ISA bottlenecks:
youtu.be/t7Wwx1S-e6E
A big comparison of late-model 486 and 486 “upgrade” chips:
youtu.be/dQOmSKERPd0
Yes, Doom runs on gut bacteria:
arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/can-it-run-doom-gut-bacteria-edition
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00:00 Introduction
01:47 Doom NEEDS a 486
03:17 ISA and VLB
04:00 Intro to FastDoom!
05:23 FastDoom Performance
06:10 CPU Specific Renderers
07:47 Visual Settings
10:41 Detail Levels
12:17 So Much More
14:50 Conclusion
Big thanks to Andrew (BrassicGamer) from the UK for sending me this CPU. Be sure to check out his blog and YouTube channel:
https://x.com/brassicGamer
http://www.brassicgamer.com
youtube.com/@BrassicGamer
Some interesting articles and posts about the UMC legal battle with Intel in the 90s:
cpushack.com/2012/09/06/intel-vs-the-world-the-338-patent
vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=78628
An article in InfoWorld from October of 1993 about UMC's plans for the CPU:
books.google.ca/books?id=-zoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=UMC+Intel+486+lawsuit&source=bl&ots=cMiF3INmdC&sig=XNukgBqjdl0WZ9pNIg1CTMwjOHU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aUosUM7dBMPUygHutoC4Ag&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
My repair and modification of the Pentium Overdrive:
youtu.be/EkAwTPSPhQs
A big comparison of late-model 486 and 486 “upgrade” chips:
youtu.be/dQOmSKERPd0
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00:00 Introduction
01:15 About the UMC Green
02:55 It’s All About Efficiency
03:29 Legal Troubles
04:37 Shout Out!
04:56 The Competition and Setup
06:17 Benchmark Results
10:01 Pentium Overdrive Comparison
12:07 Overclocking
13:35 Overclocking Benchmark Results
14:28 Conclusion
The Retro Web page for the ATI-386/B2:
theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/atronics-international-inc-ati-386-b2-rev-b
SiS Rabbit chipset datasheets and information:
theretroweb.com/chipsets/410
ThisOldTech's Links:
twitter.com/ThisOldTech2
ebay.ca/str/thisoldtech
More info on SRAM and TAG ram:
youtu.be/CEiSQsDI8dQ
More info on CMOS battery pack construction:
youtu.be/4oq8h5Jcejg?si=k-5G6PP4fwTsIUOW&t=103
David E. Larsson's Sound Blaster 1.5 and GUS clone review:
youtu.be/JHTt83WQLLc
Interesting vogons thread about SimCity Classic and math co-processors:
vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=28177
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00:00 Introduction
02:00 SiS Rabbit Chipset Overview
03:18 The Cursed Memory Layout
06:27 Different Board Revisions
06:43 Hardware Overview Continued
08:38 Other Parts for the Build
10:05 Initial Power Up!
11:15 Troubleshooting Some Instability
12:17 Poor Performance!
13:37 Performance Tweaks
15:20 Some Classic Games
19:04 Conclusion
Big thank you to Tomlov for sending me this DM501 Pro for review today.
DM501 Pro Product Page: tomlov.com/products/tomlov-dm501-pro-2k-flexible-arm-digital-microscope-10-1-soldering-microscope-2000x
Amazon Link: amazon.com/TOMLOV-DM501-Pro-Microscope-Electronic/dp/B0C779G4J5
Amazon Coupon Code for 10% Off: 10TPTQ6B
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00:00 Introduction
01:27 The Tomlov DM501 Pro
01:55 Unboxing and Overview
04:17 Mount and Lighting
05:43 Wobble Wobble
07:08 The Polarizer
07:32 Gigabyte GA-7IXE Repair Overview
08:39 Testing and Damage
09:55 The Repair
11:54 Inspecting the Repair
12:54 The Moment of Truth
13:31 Conclusion
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00:00 Introduction
00:14 The AMD DX4/100
01:04 The AMD DX2/66
01:32 Revealing the DX4's Secrets
05:35 Overclocking the DX4
06:02 Revealing the DX2's Secrets
07:47 Overclocking the DX2
09:33 Conclusion
David’s Website:
https://electronics.dose.se/
David’s Tindie Store:
tindie.com/stores/kdehl
David’s eBay Store:
ebay.ca/usr/davidel28
Presentation on the Snark Barker reverse engineering by Eric Schlaepfer aka "Tube Time"
youtube.com/watch?v=xyged8Vk8uk
Ian Scott's PicoGUS Project:
github.com/polpo/picogus
Gravis Ultrasound PnP Floppy and CD Images:
http://vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid=8
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00:00 Introduction
01:19 A Bit of Sound Blaster History
02:48 A Modern Day Sound Blaster Clone
04:12 Important Sound Blaster ICs
05:27 Extra Enhancements
06:15 A Bit of Gravis Ultrasound History
08:10 A Modern-Day GUS Clone
09:22 A Closer Look at the GUS PNP Clone
10:41 Test Setup and Software
12:07 Sound Blaster Clone Tests
16:17 Gravis Ultrasound Clone Tests
20:12 Pricing and Options
21:40 Conclusion
I hope to do some more sound card reviews and retrospectives in the coming months and would welcome any feedback.
The Orpheus II LT Homepage:
http://pcmidi.eu/orpheus2LT.html
Edro and Leo's website and projects:
http://pcmidi.eu/
The PC-MIDI card:
http://pcmidi.eu/pcmidi.html
Serdashop's X2GS MIDI board:
serdashop.com/X2GS
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00:00 Introduction
01:58 A Look at the Orpheus II LT
04:25 Genuine Yamaha OPL3 FM
04:58 Improvements Over the Original Orpheus
06:30 The PC-MIDI MPU-401
10:29 Digital Audio Out and AC97
11:20 Testing Setup
12:23 The Serdashop X2GS
13:22 Software and Drivers
17:15 Testing Some Classic DOS Games
22:48 Testing the X2GS
26:55 Testing MPU-401 Intelligent Mode
28:21 Pricing and Conclusion
My previous Voodoo 3 repairathon video:
youtu.be/H2rIfqd_-rg
Info on Voodoo 3 capacitor replacement:
youtu.be/H2rIfqd_-rg?t=745
Voodoo 3 Repair and Memory Replacement:
youtu.be/zsDudCrGk-s
Collection of 3dfx vBIOS files:
https://3dfxbios.cl-rahden.de/index.php?title=Main_Page
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00:00 A Big Thank You!
01:21 Introduction
02:55 Recapping
06:04 Under the Microscope
08:09 The Old Switcharoo!
09:53 Bit Rot and Flashing Woes
11:08 Removing the EEPROM
13:08 Testing the EEPROM
14:07 Preparing the PCB
15:00 Preparing the New EEPROM
18:06 Soldering the New EEPROM
19:18 Back to the Drawing Board
20:57 Repairing More Damage!
23:44 Success!
24:52 Conclusion
Big thanks to Synology for sending me the DS423+ and the pair of SAT5210 solid state drives for this review.
Synology DS423+ Product Page:
synology.com/en-global/products/DS423+
Synology Active Backup for Business Review:
youtube.com/watch?v=3viWFd8VYcQ
Synology Power Consumption Measurement:
kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/How_is_power_consumption_tested_on_Synology_devices
Synology Hybrid RAID:
kb.synology.com/en-br/DSM/tutorial/What_is_Synology_Hybrid_RAID_SHR
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00:00 Introduction
01:13 A Tour of the DS423+
05:13 CPU and Memory
07:57 Hardware Setup
10:20 Power Up and Initial Setup
11:20 Storage Pools and Volumes
13:44 Performance
14:16 Remote Access Options
14:50 Software Packages
15:45 Virtual Machine Manager
16:42 Active Backup for Business
17:17 DOS and Windows 9x Connectivity
20:21 The Cons
21:53 Pricing and Value
23:11 Conclusion
#isadoom25fps
Doom realtic to frames per second conversion (applicable for demo3 only):
FPS = 74690 / ticks
CPU Galaxy’s YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/@CPUGalaxy
CPU Galaxy’s Website:
https://www.cpu-galaxy.at/
Phil’s DOS Benchmark Pack:
philscomputerlab.com/dos-benchmark-pack.html
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00:00 Introduction
01:03 A Bit of History
02:39 The Doom 25FPS Challenge
04:27 Strategy
05:38 Hardware Setup
08:29 BIOS Woes
11:17 ISA Bus Overclocking
12:28 System Tuning
13:04 Taking the ISA Bus to the Max!
14:58 Result Summary
16:12 Pure ISA Testing
18:26 Other ISA Cards at 25MHz
19:30 Conclusion
A big thanks to @chaslinux and Lee from Nova Scotia for donating parts used in this video today. Much appreciated!
The Intel Pentium Overdrive for 486 Systems
youtu.be/EkAwTPSPhQs
Necroware’s Socket 7 VRM Project:
youtube.com/watch?v=XV0b5Tvf5gY
github.com/necroware/s7-vrm
Evergreen Spectra 400 Floppy and CD:
http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=551
http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=547
Evergreen Spectra 400 BIOS Dump:
archive.org/details/evergreenspectrabios
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00:00 Introduction
03:43 The Evergreen Spectra 400
06:57 Test Setup
08:28 Gaming on the Pentium 100
10:19 Installing the Spectra 400
12:09 BIOS Updates
13:45 The Software Utilities
16:03 Much Faster!
17:55 3D Possibilities!
18:39 Pushing it Even Further
22:05 Benchmarks
23:49 Conclusion
Geekenspiel’s website:
geekenspiel.com
My previous Voodoo 3 repairathon video:
youtu.be/H2rIfqd_-rg
Info on Voodoo 3 capacitor replacement:
youtu.be/H2rIfqd_-rg?t=745
Compatible Winbond memory (W9816G6JH-5) datasheet:
mouser.ca/datasheet/2/949/w9816g6jh_a02-1489757.pdf
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00:00 Introduction
03:11 A Look at the Cards
05:13 Test Setup
05:44 Card 1 Testing
07:43 Strategy
08:31 Heatsink Removal
10:56 Replacement SDRAM
12:27 Card 1 Repair
17:18 Card 1 Success
21:09 Card 1 Enhancements
22:15 Card 3 Repair
24:13 Overclocking and Benchmarks
25:09 Conclusion
Previous Video on RTC Replacement:
youtu.be/XA8YFiDVbCM
Necroware’s RTC Module:
github.com/necroware/nwX287
Necroware’s YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/@necro_ware
Retro Web Project:
theretroweb.com
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00:00 Introduction
01:37 A Tour of the GA-586ATV
04:45 Testing the Board
05:57 RTC Woes
07:48 Let the Restoration Begin!
10:52 Multiplier Woes
14:17 Final Touches
15:27 Conclusion
Audio track is “Sky Skating” by Geographer.
My previous repair video on the Diamond Monster 3D II with lots of information on troubleshooting and debugging tools:
youtu.be/tRFucW4uB5k
A helpful Vogons thread with 3Dfx Voodoo 2 schematic diagrams:
vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=73378
My original blog post on the failed repair attempt from back in 2020:
vswitchzero.com/2020/10/14/3dfx-voodoo-2-repair-attempt
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00:00 Introduction
00:51 Damage Overview
03:50 Trace Damage Repair
06:18 SMD Capacitor Replacement
07:56 The Test
09:51 Inspection and TMU Pin Repair
11:33 A Clue in the Logging!
12:33 DAC Crystal Replacement
14:42 DAC Power Woes
16:23 Toasty Chip
17:03 Ferrite Bead Replacement
20:45 Finally Fixed!
25:34 Conclusion
My previous retrospective on the 3Dfx Voodoo 2:
youtu.be/iY6XRdPogv8
A list of 3Dfx Voodoo/Voodoo 2 environment variables:
mdgx.com/3dfx.htm
The 3dfx Glide2 SDK for DOS/Win32 V2.43 (for debugging purposes):
http://falconfly.3dfx.pl/reference.htm
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00:00 Introduction
01:47 The Diamond Monster 3D II
04:08 Initial Testing
05:41 DOS Debugging
09:46 Strategy
11:48 What’s Next?
13:27 Problem Identified
15:26 The Repair!
18:01 Success!
19:49 Conclusion
The 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics Accelerator:
youtu.be/FgFtNNl2gYQ
Matrox G100 Repair:
youtu.be/sWfLuFG9_D8
Phil’s SLI CPU Scaling Project PDF:
philscomputerlab.com/voodoo-2-and-sli-processor-scaling-project.html
Serdashop SLI Bridges:
serdashop.com/3DVideoBridge
A huge thank you and shout out goes to Alexander in Germany for his very generous channel donation. Thank you again!
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00:00 Introduction
01:47 A Look at the Voodoo 2
05:38 A Big Thank You!
06:38 Scan Line Interleaving
08:38 SLI Challenges and Scaling
09:58 Test Setup and Drivers
11:57 Benchmarks
14:10 Some Classic Games
19:41 Conclusion
The closing audio track is an original called “Prelude to Space” by Bertrand Guégan. You can find more of his work here: soundcloud.com/bertrandguegan
If you’ve got an old video card that just suddenly stopped working, you may want to give it a second look before tossing it into the e-waste bin.
The 3dfx Voodoo 3 Repairathon Video:
youtu.be/H2rIfqd_-rg
Useful Vogons thread including the recovery utility:
vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=72685
Internet Archive cache of the “MatroX Files”:
web.archive.org/web/20040110103309/http://grafi.ii.pw.edu.pl/gbm/matrox
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00:00 Introduction
02:06 The Dual Card “Switcharoo”
03:13 G200 BIOS Recovery
05:05 G100 BIOS Recovery
06:13 Conclusion
The closing audio track is an original called “Prelude to Space” by Bertrand Guégan. You can find more of his work here: soundcloud.com/bertrandguegan
My last video on the Pentium Overdrive for 486 Systems:
youtu.be/EkAwTPSPhQs
Vogons thread on Cyrix 5x86 register enhancements:
vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=30607
A big thanks to Lee from Nova Scotia in Canada for his recent channel donation that helped with the production of this video.
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00:00 Introduction
01:50 The Pentium Overdrive
05:50 The AMD Am5x86-P75
10:19 The Cyrix 5x86
14:19 Test Setup
15:54 Benchmarks
25:40 The Verdict
29:08 Conclusion
The closing audio track is an original called “Prelude to Space” by Bertrand Guégan. You can find more of his work here: soundcloud.com/bertrandguegan
In today’s video I’ll be restoring a badly neglected 83MHz Pentium Overdrive and will try to answer that very question.
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00:00 Introduction
00:35 A Bit of History
02:02 A Special Processor
03:49 A Closer Look at Processor
05:29 It’s Broken
08:23 Does it Work?
10:39 Slowest Pentium Ever?
11:31 Active Fan Monitoring
14:54 Included Software
16:23 A New Cooling Solution
22:46 Benchmarks
24:07 Can it Handle Quake?
25:05 Final Thoughts
26:56 Overdrive Installation Demo
As mentioned, the closing track is an original called “Prelude to Space” by Bertrand Guégan. You can find more of his work here:
soundcloud.com/bertrandguegan
Don't forget to check out the other great #486buildoff videos out there. There are already quite a few posted and I'm sure there will be more in the coming weeks. I will update this with a playlist if one is created but for now you can just search for the #486buildoff hastag in YouTube or on Twitter.
My 486 DOS gaming build series:
Part 1: youtu.be/Med-6Q9ROUI
Part 2: youtu.be/65X5DWPkAaA
Part 3: youtu.be/4oq8h5Jcejg
An interesting Vogons thread on Boundless Viewpoint TC systems:
vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=77778
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00:00 Introduction
01:21 The Boundless Viewpoint TC 325
03:34 A Tour of the Internals
10:46 No Cache, No Battery!
13:01 Solving the Storage Problem
15:41 Solving the Power Problem
18:30 Solving the Sound Problem
20:32 A Quick BIOS Tour
22:06 An Unwelcome Feature
23:36 Performance Benchmarks
26:50 Bio Menace
28:01 Doom II
29:29 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
31:04 Descent
32:51 Duke Nukem 3D
34:47 Final Words
Voodoo 3 VBIOS files:
https://3dfxbios.cl-rahden.de/index.php?title=Voodoo3
3dfx Flashing Tools:
https://3dfxbios.cl-rahden.de/index.php?title=Flash-Tools
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00:00 Introduction
03:05 The Cards
04:27 Repairing Card One
09:25 Repairing Card Two
12:25 Recapping Card Two
17:02 Repairing Card Three
19:23 Conclusion
Voodoo 5 5500 AGP Component Map:
https://www.voodooalert.de/board/forum/index.php?thread/19046-bauteilliste-einer-voodoo-5-5500-agp-rev-2300/
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00:00 Channel Announcement!
00:45 Introduction
03:07 The Problems
04:00 Disclaimer
05:04 Fixing the Solder Bridges
06:34 Replacing Missing SMD Components
09:50 Testing the Card
11:17 Voodoo 5 Hardware Overview
12:32 Single VSA Mode and Strategy
13:42 SDRAM Memory Replacement
18:45 Almost Fixed?
19:13 More Problems
20:06 LTC1929 Regulator Repair
21:20 Fixed!
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00:00 Introduction
01:11 Hardware Overview
03:37 Easter Eggs
04:07 Testing the Card
05:21 Troubleshooting
06:57 Problem Identified
08:35 The Repair
09:38 Success
10:08 Conclusion
Thanks for watching!
Special thanks to Nathan from @PixelPipes for organizing this great celebration of 3D acceleration history! Be sure to check out the official GPUJune2 playlist for many other great videos from some amazing YouTubers!
The official GPUJune2 playlist:
youtube.com/watch?v=7N90H5DE7KI&list=PLC-GPEYjsF-jCv-pDjBo_c6sqEroU_eEL
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00:00 Introduction
02:20 3dfx Voodoo Graphics Hardware
05:17 FB, TMU and Memory Architecture
07:54 The Test Setup
08:40 Drivers and 3dfx Tech Demos
10:54 Turok Dinosaur Hunter
13:04 Forsaken
14:59 Quake 2
17:44 Need for Speed 2 SE
19:11 MDK
21:39 Final Words
#shorts
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to check out part one and two to learn more about my goals for the system, the components I chose and the testing and benchmarking I’ve done.
My Daily Use 486 Build – Part 1
youtu.be/Med-6Q9ROUI
My Daily Use 486 Build – Part 2
youtu.be/65X5DWPkAaA
Manuals and Diagrams for Multi-Segment MHz Displays:
http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/led_speed_display/led_speed_display.htm
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00:00 Introduction
00:44 Heatsink and Fan
01:43 Battery Pack
03:40 The MHz Display
05:45 The Power Supply
09:37 IO Connectivity
10:44 Motherboard Mounting
13:00 Building the System
15:55 The Final Setup
21:55 Some DOS Gaming Classics
28:12 Conclusion
Music track is "Sky Skating" by Geographer.
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00:00 Introduction
01:15 A Brief Look at the GUS
05:45 The Test Setup
07:15 Software Woes
08:50 Testing the Broken Card
12:25 The Plan
14:11 Spring Cleaning
15:51 Problem Identified
17:43 A Sketchy Workaround
18:39 The Proper Fix
20:17 Replacing the Crystal
21:52 The Result
22:43 Fixing it Again
24:15 Upgrading the DRAM
24:46 Final Words
Music track is "Evergreen" by Georgrapher.
Necroware's open source Benchmarq RTC modules:
github.com/necroware/nwX287
Here's my video on RTC modules and my experience constructing the nwX287:
youtu.be/XA8YFiDVbCM
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00:00 Introduction
01:05 A Look at the Board
03:25 The Damage
05:44 A Special Mention
06:30 The Plan and the Tools
10:21 Desoldering the DS1287
11:28 Desoldering the Capacitor
12:31 Replacing the Capacitor
14:05 Installing the Socket and RTC
15:57 The Moment of Truth
16:30 Troubleshooting
17:43 Success and Conclusion
My Daily Use 486 Build - Part 1
youtu.be/Med-6Q9ROUI
Overclocking the AMD Am5x86 486 processor to 160MHz!
youtu.be/ii0k5ahK9Cs
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00:00 Introduction
03:11 Changes to the Build
05:55 Baseline Benchmarks
08:51 Tuning the Memory
10:02 Tuning the Cache
10:58 Tuning the VGA Card
13:40 Benchmark Result Overview
15:37 CPU Comparison Results
19:31 Choosing a CPU!
22:37 Slowing the System Down
24:30 Conclusion
You find more detailed information on the board in my socket 7 buildoff video here:
youtu.be/WC3YWTGbCP4
You can also see part one of my daily 486 gaming rig series here:
youtu.be/Med-6Q9ROUI
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Please be sure to check out the other #overclockingbuildoff videos that will be released by others over the coming days and weeks. I'm sure there will be some very interesting reveals!
My Daily use 486 Build - Part 1:
youtu.be/Med-6Q9ROUI
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00:00 Introduction
00:45 The AMD AM5x86-P75
03:48 ECS UM4981 AIO Motherboard
05:05 CPU Installation and Jumpers
07:41 First Bootup and Problems
09:50 Benchmarks at Stock Clocks
13:13 Switching to a 40MHz FSB
14:37 Benchmarks at 160MHz
17:00 Modified BIOS and L1 WB Cache
19:05 Result Summary and Conclusions
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00:00 Introduction
02:47 The ECS UM4981 Motherboard
08:01 486 CPU Options
11:30 Memory Options
12:17 VESA Local Bus VGA Cards
15:00 Compact Flash Storage
16:08 Pro Audio Spectrum 16 and MIDI
27:02 Plextor Caddy-Load CD-ROM
28:52 Intel Pro10 Network Card
29:28 AT Case and Power Supply
31:10 Conclusion
Note: Check out Necroware's comment below. I used square pin headers for my first module, which work but really aren't the best choice. Look out for the thinner round pin headers instead.
Necroware's nwX287 github page:
github.com/necroware/nwX287
Necroware's YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCKU5nwSWYXa3xfXGBlKyvdw
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00:00 Introduction
01:35 ASUS A7V133 Motherboard
07:44 The AMD Athlon 700
10:40 PC133 SDRAM
11:11 CPU Cooler
11:34 Nvidia GeForce3 Ti200
13:55 3DLabs Wildcat III 6110
16:57 Creative Sound Blaster Live!
18:47 Western Digital WD400 HDD
19:47 Case, PSU and Final Build
21:51 Booting up!
22:35 Games and Benchmarks
28:35 Gaming on the Wildcat III
31:18 Wrap up
Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out all of the other great #socketabuildoff videos. You can search for the hashtag in YouTube to find more.
Useful links:
ISO Image with PCNet32 NIC drivers, CD-ROM driver, MTCP and SB16 utilities:
vswitchzero-public.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/dosvm.iso
MTCP DOS Network Utilities:
brutman.com/mTCP/mTCP.html
Phil's Computer Lab DOS Benchmark Pack:
philscomputerlab.com/dos-benchmark-pack.html
Phil's MS-DOS Starter Pack
philscomputerlab.com/ms-dos-starter-pack.html
FreeDOS - a great MS-DOS alternative with many modern enhancements!
freedos.org
VMware Workstation Pro and Player:
vmware.com/ca/products/workstation-pro.html
vmware.com/ca/products/workstation-player.html
VMware Sound Blaster 16 MIDI and Enhancements:
communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro-Documents/Sound-Blaster-16-on-VMware-Workstation-15-5-and-VMware-Fusion-11/ta-p/2781947
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00:00 Intro
03:14 Creating the VM
12:03 Installing MS-DOS
15:47 CD-ROM Setup
25:35 Mouse Setup
27:33 Network Setup
35:47 Memory Management
43:57 Sound Setup
46:30 Doom and Conclusion
System Specs:
Intel Pentium 133 (2x66MHz, retail cooler)
Gemlight GMB-P56IPS Motherboard (Intel 430VX chipset)
16MB 66MHz SDRAM
ExpertColor S3 ViRGE DX PCI video card
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00:00 Intro
03:14 Creating the VM
12:03 Installing MS-DOS
15:47 CD-ROM Setup
25:35 Mouse Setup
27:33 Network Setup
35:47 Memory Management
43:57 Sound Setup
46:30 Doom and Conclusion
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00:00 Intro
00:58 Intel's 430FX Chipset
04:52 The Intel Pentium 133
05:55 Video Cards
07:40 Sound Blaster 32 PnP
10:16 Fujitsu IDE Hard Drive
11:11 3Com EtherLink III Network Card
11:37 Analog Modem
12:21 Case and Power Supply
14:24 Configuring the VFD MHz Display
15:39 The Assembled Build!
18:40 Booting the System
19:08 SB32 Sound Font Loading
20:05 Heretic MIDI Tests
22:14 Games
27:39 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron 300A CPU (300MHz)
128MB of PC-100 SDRAM
Asus P2B Slot-1 Motherboard and Slotket adapter
3dfx Voodoo Banshee AGP Video Card (16MB)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE64 Value (ISA)
Fujitsu 14GB 5400 RPM HDD
Toshiba DVD Drive
235W PSU and Aopen Case
Music is "8-Bit Dreamscape" by "The Whole Other".
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00:00 Introduction
00:29 Installing the Slotket and Celeron 300A
04:11 The Completed Build
06:29 Installing Windows 98!
06:47 Hardware Failure
07:30 Installing Windows 98 (Again)
08:57 GLQuake
10:12 Need for Speed High Stakes
11:45 Quake 2
12:43 Half Life 2
13:29 3DMark 99
13:55 GLQuake Timedemo
14:25 Overclocking the Celeron 300A
15:34 Conclusion
Be sure to check out the other great videos in the #slot1buildoff playlist!
*Music during Windows 98 install is "8-Bit Dreamscape" by "The Whole Other".
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 The ASUS P2B Motherboard
03:36 Intel Pentium II 400MHz
05:39 The "Slocket" and the Intel Celeron 300A
07:55 128MB of PC100 SDRAM
08:31 The Ensoniq 3dfx Voodoo Banshee
10:49 Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE64
12:09 Intel Pro/100 PCI Network Card
12:31 Hard drive and Storage Options
13:23 Aopen ATX Case
Be sure to check out the other great videos in the #slot1buildoff playlist!
Synology's Active Backup for Business page:
synology.com/en-ca/dsm/feature/active_backup_business
Supported NAS models:
synology.com/en-ca/dsm/packages/ActiveBackup
vSphere Support:
synology.com/en-ca/knowledgebase/DSM/help/ActiveBackup/activebackup_business_requireandlimit
User access requirements for vSphere:
synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/DSM/tutorial/Backup/What_vmware_permissions_are_required_for_ABB_to_back_up
VMware product patch portal:
my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search
You can find a full blog post that I did on the subject back in 2018 here as well:
vswitchzero.com/2019/04/25/manually-patching-an-esxi-host-from-the-cli
For more videos and posts on VMware vSphere and NSX, please see my blog:
vswitchzero.com