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by stevenaaus
Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:59 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

For anyone else with this board/problem, I have to say it seems to be slowly getting better - less and less boot-ups are failing :> I don't know much about electronics, so I can't say why. It ~is~ now summer here, but if ambient temp was a factor, you'd expect to see more failed boot-ups when it's c...
by stevenaaus
Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:08 pm
Forum: Software & Tweaking
Topic: fedora core 3 install cd do not boot on my k6-2+
Replies: 4
Views: 12526

I use linux and k6-s though I'm not sure I've put a recent redhat/fedora on a k6 box. I've never seen this problem. I guess you've tried disabling hard disk dma with "hdparm -d 0 /dev/hda" (or hdb/hdc/hdd for the cdrom), or using the "nodma" boot option at your boot loader (But I...
by stevenaaus
Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:58 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: L1 cache - Help!!!
Replies: 17
Views: 16374

RE: L1 cache - Help!!!

Why does the cache get disabled in/by the bios ?
Enabling the cache here would be good/preferable.
by stevenaaus
Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:23 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Voodoo 2 Quake
Replies: 13
Views: 35586

> I dunno about linux, I just use the voodoo 4 driver, and a different libGL-voodoo2 for using that card. > but I don't think you can run a V4 and V2 reliably together in Windows. Thanks for the info > I don't know how a V2 looks better than a V4... Colours! The screen just looks more vibrant. Of co...
by stevenaaus
Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:43 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Voodoo 2 Quake
Replies: 13
Views: 35586

I put my voodoo2 and voodoo4 into the same box (a fic503+) They run fine under linux, but I think I'm asking too much getting win98 to see them both - . I'm just keen to play tomb raider on my V2 as the first time it was software all the way. Win98 won't give me more than 16 colors on the 2D desktop...
by stevenaaus
Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:39 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

Well, I guess I'm not going to pull it down unless it gets worse.
I'm just doing too much work on it.

Fingers crossed - at the moment it's been very reliable :wink:
by stevenaaus
Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:07 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

Might give it go. There's a chance I never got it so bare. (ATM more interested in my new fic503+... Dual Seagate 1.6gig HDDs(win98, slakware 7(kernel 2.2, kde 1.1), knoppix 4.0 (kernel 2.6.11, gcc-4.0)) Voodoo 4 AND Voodoo 2. k6-III 400 .. wihch well for a while at 450! but started to bomb..probabl...
by stevenaaus
Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:30 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

Had a look at the caps. Didn't see anything... but visibility was generally
not good, and those next to the CPU were quite obscured.

No POST codes.

I can't even pin it down to hot or cold operation.
by stevenaaus
Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:11 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

...Been reluctant to worry about this - as it runs so well after boot up,
but I'll open it up and have a good look.
by stevenaaus
Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:17 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Voodoo 2 Quake
Replies: 13
Views: 35586

Voodoo 2 Quake

Is it just me, or does the Voodoo 2 have the best picture quality. Had problems with my matrox g200 and win98. For some reason ithe display just comes up noise. Anyway, got my V2 out, and was blown away with Quake's Picture quality and colours. Sure it doesn't run real fast. (At 640x480 it was slowi...
by stevenaaus
Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:59 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

Upgraded the bios (to the most recent which is 26/06/2003) with no success. I got 4 straight cold boots out of it - enough to fool me to think it was fixed - but this morning it's back to the 3 boot grind which is common - 1. power on, mobo+hdd lights on, no beep or video, after a while hdd light go...
by stevenaaus
Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:47 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: Spare K6plus ?
Replies: 4
Views: 5741

RE: k6-2+ 570 for C$45.00

...too much of an !anarchist* to belong to paypal or ebay.. Thay way when I get mail from "paypal" or "ebay" I know it's spam.
by stevenaaus
Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:43 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

> I just gotta' ask have you tried it booting with a fresh installed OS? The board just won't post sometimes. it was like this when I got it (wihtout an OS) and 3 or 4 OSes later it's the same. > have you tried the HDD in anything else? & are there any bulging/leaking capacitors on >your motherb...
by stevenaaus
Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:27 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: Spare K6plus ?
Replies: 4
Views: 5741

RE: Spare K6plus ?

Thanks. Will look it up when I get the chance. I'm not connected at home so shopping on-line is a little harder.
by stevenaaus
Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:23 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: socket 478 mobo won't always boot
Replies: 23
Views: 38047

Oh, and bios options... I tried 'em all, including jumper reset.