Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-13-2022, 10:20 PM
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
Custom build AMD Athlon XP 2000+ system with a Thermaltake CPU cooler that sounds like a lawnmower. Hard disk was pulled by original owner. POSTs but probably needs a PSU as the one it has makes some...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-03-2022, 04:25 AM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
05-02-2022, 05:26 AM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-23-2022, 09:54 PM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-23-2022, 02:24 PM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-23-2022, 09:14 AM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-20-2022, 02:32 PM
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Re: Repurposing a 2004 Athlon 64 system in 2021
https://badcaps.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=261906&stc=1&d=1650486411
Hotrodding the XP side of things now...
BTW, does anyone know where I can get a full version of WindowBlinds or...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-18-2022, 09:47 PM
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
APC SMT1000 with AP9620 Legacy Communications Card for free, works; needs an RBC6 pack, which I found on Amazon for $90.
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-16-2022, 12:38 AM
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
8MB of cache compared to 2MB. Everything was in MINT condition, like it had been sitting in an office storeroom since 2002.
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-15-2022, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 5,392
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
Western Digital 80GB Special Edition EIDE hard disk from 2002, still brand new in the factory shrink-wrap. $78 shipped. Drive works just fine and I'm cloning an 80GB Maxtor drive to it as I speak.
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-12-2022, 01:18 PM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-10-2022, 07:19 PM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-10-2022, 07:15 PM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-10-2022, 07:59 AM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-09-2022, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 76
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Re: Topcat's Other Misc Weird Build Thread
The case on my mom's Gateway wasn't anything like that one. It was an older design. I can't remember if it had a sound card added (it's been ~10 years since that system got recycled). Cost? IIRC, it...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-08-2022, 05:26 AM
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Re: Topcat's Other Misc Weird Build Thread
Something else that I'd figure that I'd mention:
Back around 2002, my mom bought a fully loaded Gateway computer (Pentium 4 HT, AGP ATi GPU of some sorts, 80GB or 160GB WD Caviar Black IDE HDD...
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Forum: Troubleshooting Laptops, Tablets, and Mobile Devices
04-06-2022, 02:16 PM
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Re: Dell Latitude e6510 Boots Once in UEFI
Likely just corruption, read: bit rot.
I had problems with my E6520 refusing to reboot properly. I upgraded the BIOS and the problems went away.
You'll need to use FreeDOS in clean boot mode...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-03-2022, 04:01 PM
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Re: Topcat's Ultimate Pentium 4 Retro Gamer!
I certainly wouldn't go as far as to call a Pentium 4 the key to a powerful server, or even a powerful anything. My experiences with them have always been that while they can certainly manage loads...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-03-2022, 07:55 AM
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Re: 1000gb Seagate hdd help
Check Disk Management and you'll probably see it.
More than likely, it's an Ext2/3/4 filesystem that Windows doesn't recognize. Install Ext2Fsd and use that to mount the filesystem on the drive.
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
04-03-2022, 07:49 AM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
03-27-2022, 08:45 PM
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
03-27-2022, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 20,230
Re: Topcat's Other Misc Weird Build Thread
Oh ok. I may be (mis)-remembering. It's been a while since I last had the case open, and it got mothballed several months ago when I moved the guts to my old main workstation system's case to cure a...
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
03-25-2022, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 76
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Forum: General Computer & Tech Discussion
03-22-2022, 04:05 AM
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