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Old 29-05-2017, 23:04   #1021
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Dragii mei, din pacate, acest episod o sa fie doar in limba engleza.

THE MISTERY OF THE PS2, PS/2 connectors on vintage systems

This story was harder to write than it was to actually do the facts presented bellow.

Using a serial mouse, the one with the ball inside, isn't one of the experiences I wish to live again so when I saw that the ZIDA 4DPS v2.11 motherboard had a PS/2, PS2 motherboard connector I was very excited!

I had one PS/2, PS2 cable available and after I read the motherboard manual, I connected the cable and I tried to use a USB optical mouse through a USB-PS2 converter. Tough luck! It didnt work. Also the 5x86 system would hang at BOOT. If I took out the mouse from the PS/2, PS2 port the PC would resume the BOOT process.

Searching for solutions, I remembered that the K6-2 - EPOX EP-58MVP3C-M REV 0.8 build also had a PS/2, PS2 cable so I took it out and I tried the second cable on the ZIDA 4DPS v2.11. Still nothing. The optical sensor light would flicker and that was it.The PC booted in Win95 but the mouse wasnt working. I put back the cable in the K6-2 build only to find out that it didnt work there either. !@!&(#!(*&~(*#^~~~~~~~!!!!.

Hmmmm..... this wasnt a case of BIOS settings either....

I thought that I mixed up the orientation of the motherboard connector so I checked the manual again. The position was good, as the space of the missing cable(NC/Not Connected) was the tell tale sign. Pins I,II,III,IV,V were all in good order. In desperation I even flipped the connector just to see what happens. Well....NOTHING HAPPENED. I dont recommend you try this though.

I searched the internet and I tried to find a diagram for the PS/2, PS2 pinout. I found some information but sometimes the data was conflicting and also the colour of the cables was different.

Eventually I settled on a diagram, which looked ok to me and went from there.



WE WILL CONCENTRATE on the left side of the above image - THE CONNECTOR AT THE COMPUTER!



NOTE 1. The position of the cables on the BRACKET connector at the back of the case will be numbered with arabic numerals: 1,2,3,4,5,6
NOTE 2. The position of the cables on the MOTHERBOARD connector will be numbered with roman numerals: I,II,III,IV,V

A quick continuity test revealed some interesting facts. The PS/2,PS2 wires were a TOTAL MESS!!! Like I didnt know this already!

First was the cable I took out from the K6-2 system. The one with the exposed wires at the back of the PS/2, PS2 connector.

From the image above I found:

1 - KEY DATA
3 - GND
4 - +5V
5 - CLOCK

Looking at the cable colour of the PS/2, PS2, connector on the bracket I found:

1 - KEY DATA - RED
3 - GND - GREEN
4 - +5V -YELLOW
5 - CLOCK - BLUE



I looked in the EPOX EP-58MVP3C-M & ZIDA 4DPS manuals:

I - KEY DATA - BLUE
II - CLOCK - YELLOW
III - GND - GREEN
V - +5V - RED



A TOTAL MESS!!!

The simple solution was to rearrange the cable position at the motherboard connector.

RED went to the place of BLUE
GREEN went to the place of GREEN
YELLOW went to the place of RED
BLUE went to the place of YELLOW




This way I managed to use PS/2, PS2 mice on both the K6-2 and 5x86 systems. It was really rewarding after the time spent to find the sollution .

************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ******

Next came the second cable. This was a hard nut to crack. The PS/2, PS2 connector on the bracket was cast in hard plastic.

I did a continuity test and I received some bad news! I found the 1,4,5 wires but no number 3. To make things more complicated I found the wire 6, which was supposed to be NC-NOT CONNECTED! , ACTUALLY WAS CONNECTED!!! This threw a spanner in the works!!!

So instead of 1,3,4,5 I had 1,4,5,6! GREAT!!!

After some deliberation I took a hacksaw and I did a circular cut around the collar of the PS/2, PS2 connector. I cut a little, then a little, until I reached something hard which sounded metalic.

After I finished cutting I separated the two plastic pieces. I WAS LUCKY the backside wasnt glued and that I cut along the exterior metal shroud of the connector. A few millimeters more and bye bye chance of recovering something. Indeed the green wire was connected to pin 6 and BEHOLD, pin NUMBER 3 connected to the exterior metal shroud of the connector. I think that GND was supposed to come from the PC CASE instead of the motherboard and knowing this, I might've insulated the metal shroud of the connector from THE PC CASE and soldered a new wire to it and had my GND without cutting the plastic cover. It wouldnt've looked pretty though

So I went from having 1,4,5,6 to having 1,3,4,5 again!!! AWESOME!!!

I cut the white wire from the metal shroud of the PS/2 connector and soldered it to the green wire. So number 6 was no more and I had back my number 3.

The solder job on number 3 isn't my best but the wire was very short and I wasnt going to risk to damage something. Also my small soldering iron wasn't with me. A continuity test revealed that all the wires were OK!!!



I used transparent POXIPOL to glue the pieces and heat shrink tube to cover the missing cable jacket.

I set up the wires at the motherboard connector after doing all the checks mentioned above in the case of the first cable and tested the second cable on both the k6-2 and 5x86 systems. IT WORKED BRILLIANTLY!

It doesnt look too pretty but it gets the job done. I used the first cable in the 5x86 build and the second one went into the K6-2.



TWO PS/2 PS2 cables ready to be put to good use!



As a reward for giving up its PS/2, PS2 cable, the K6-2 build received an era period correct CD-ROM: LG CRD-8240B instead of the TOP-G 50X it had before



More later.

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Old 30-05-2017, 07:17   #1022
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Eu imi amintesc ca pe unele sisteme AT nu mi-a mers in veci mouse PS2. Am folosit USB parca.
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Azi am fost la bestbuy si am vazut la intrarea in magazin (in recycle) 2 sisteme abandonate ... am zis "de ce nu" si am intrebat pe aia de la security daca pot sa le iau cu mine si au zis ca da, ei le considera abandonate

Unul dintre ele este Dell




Si am recuperat cam tot









in afara de placa de baza care are condensatorii dusi



Cel de-al 2 lea sistem este Gateway













O prada decenta pentru pretul platit )

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Old 30-05-2017, 22:29   #1024
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Buna treaba rodarkone

Am rulat rapid niste teste pe sistemul 5x86. TURBO - ON face ca sistemul sa mearga la performanta maxima.

TURBO - OFF a dus la niste rezultate interesante Frecventa CPU a scazut de la 133MHz la 125MHz. Latimea de banda a memoriei a scazut de la 28MB/s la 20.35MB/s, Viteza memoriei VESA a scazut de la 19376KB/s la 13975KB/s. The speed index a scazut de la 50.06 la 50.05 .

HDD-ul are mici probleme insa o sa-l schimb cand isi va da duhul. Pe viitor o sa-l scot afara si o sa-i dau un HDD Regenerator.

Win95 merge splendid. Am rulat cateva jocuri. IT IS AS GOOD AS IT WILL EVER GET!!! I call this build truly completed and an incarnation of my first PC in all its glory.

Asta este tot pentru moment. The 5x86 will go into storage and I will take a BREAK which I need.

Am testat unitatea ZIP externa si merge impecabil. Viteza pe portul paralel este decenta. Discheta cu drivere este inca buna si discul ZIP 100 este si el ok. I CALL THIS A WIN!

Testarea componentelor Slot 1 si Slot A mai are de asteptat. Deocamdata stau cuminti in cutiile lor.

Azi am bagat intr-o cutie mare toate procesoarele SLOT A si am 5 functionale(asta pana la testul final pe Asus K7M) si unul bye(RIP 750MHZ). That makes a nice number of SLO(u)Ts, I GUESS !!!

Ce bine arata 6BXC-ul si K7M-ul insa I MUST RESIST!!! I Need A BREAK!!! or I'll start to cough up only bits 1 si 0 from so much HW ingestion.

Mai sunt de testat MAXX si V2SLI.....lots of good stuff in the future

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Am testat rapid sistemele Slot A si Slot 1.

Pe Gigabyte GA-6BXC procesorul PII 333MHz/66MHz bus merge fara greturi la 500MHz/100MHz bus. Are multiplicator blocat insa nu ma asteptam sa ruleze la 500MHz!!!! Holy Cow!!! coolerul e beefy asa ca nu am probleme de supraincalzire

Pe slot A ASus K7M am testat toate procesoarele pe care le am. Overclock-ul e anapoda pe placa asta. Setarile din BIOS nu au efect si trebuie sa lucrezi cu jumperi....o sa elucidez misterul doar cand voi face un build full cu carcasa and stuff...

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Zilele trecute am cautat niste cutii de carton bune ca sa pun placile Slot 1 si Slot A, pentru o pastrare corespunzatoare.

Am fost la un magazin local sa caut niste cutii de placi de baza ATX insa nu am gasit nici macar una. Raspunsul a fost de genul: cutiile se dau cumparatorilor in caz ca au nevoie de garantie. Can't argue with that.

Pana la urma am avut eu una de la o placa Slot 1 si inca una de la o placa video Gainward 9800GTX de pe vremea cand placile video chiar aveau cutii sanatoase.

Azi am avut treaba la birou si am avut si ceva timp. Imi ramases gandul la placile Gigabyte GA-6BXC si Asus K7M. Cutia cu procesoare ma tenta la greu.



Stiti ce a urmat?

A quick and dirty testing session.
YAY!!!

Prima pe masa de teste a fost ASUS K7M.

Scot sursa ENERMAX, memoria, HDD-ul si prin magie se materializeaza in fata mea un amalgam de componente care mai si functioneaza.

BAG primul procesor SLOT A cel de 500MHz recunoscut ca fiind de 700MHz pe placa PC CHIPS M800LMR 1.3A. Spre surprinderea mea tot 700MHz sunt afisati la boot. OK!!! Obervati ce nasol e amplasat conectorul ATX si ce aproape sta coolerul procesorului de el.

BAG al doilea procesor SLOT A
cel de 550MHz fara cooler care pe PC CHIPS M800LMR 1.3A nu mergea. Spre surprinderea mea booteaza! SUPER OK!!!

BAG al treilea procesor SLOT A cel de 600MHz cel cu doua ventilatoare. Sistemul porneste insa se stinge dupa 2 secunde si in plus ventilatoarele au o viteza mai mica. Ecran negru, no beeps, NOTHING! Atunci iau la purecat jumperii de pe placa de baza VID1, VID2 si VID3 si setez manual voltajul in loc de AUTO/DEFAULT. BEHOLD!!!! THE system BOOTS!!! Pe ecran sunt afisati doar 500MHz si orice am incercat tot 500MHz au ramas no matter what. #!*#!&#!%^~~1!! deja imi miroase ca la placa PC CHIPS M800LMR 1.3A.

Bag al patrulea procesor SLOT A cel de 700MHz. Si booteaza ok la 700MHz. SUPER OK!!! Procesorul nu boota pe PC CHIPS M800LMR 1.3A. Asa ca sunt sunt incantat ca este in stare de functionare.

Bag al cincilea procesor SLOT A tot de 700MHz cu care a venit placa de baza si acesta merge SUPER OK!!! FTW!!!

Cel de 750MHz nu s-a bagat ca e down right USELESS aka a corpse aka a shadow of its former self. DAMN YOU VANDALS!!!

Nu am reusit sa intru in WinXP cu un HDD pe care aveam instalat acest sistem de operare si nu aveam de gand sa instalez Win98. Testarea mai amanutita mai are de asteptat.

Ce m-a nemultumit putin este placa Asus K7M. In Bios singura setare de OC care este prezenta este cea de FSB. Am incercat sa schimb valoarea de la cea stock de 100MHz in sus sau in jos dar nici un procesor nu a vrut sa ruleze la setarile schimbate. Pur si simplu la fiecare boot totul revenea la valoarea implicita atat pentru frecventa cat si pentru FSB. Hmmmmm. DAMN!!!

Ma asteptam sa am mai multe setari de OC in BIOS insa nu este cazul. Am recurs la setari din jumperi pentru Vcore insa nu m-am bagat la FSB inca.

Bine macar ca am acum setari pentru RAM. Macar atat.

Cert este insa faptul ca doream sa am mai multa flexibilitate in OC pe noua placa de baza. Fara un GOLDFINGER DEVICE nu are sens sa-ti bati capul. Nu poti modifica multiplicatorul decat cu interventie directa pe PCB-ul procesorului.

To add assault to injury, albeit, we arent really talking about assault or injury, pentru ca placa de baza Asus K7M este mult mai dotata ca PC CHIPS M800LMR 1.3A. ma deranjeaza faptul ca procesoarele nu au fost indentificate 100% corect. Prin urmare as putea sa incerc BIOS update insa nu vad sensul in acest moment.

CONCLUZIA? GET A GOLDFINGER DEVICE OR RUN STOCK. Nu cred ca voi putea scoate mai mult de 105-110 FSB din ce am in acest moment. Insa nu se stie.....

I have the seed for something great but I still need a freaking GOD damn it GF device which is close to IMPOSSIBLE to find...



Dupa gustul putin ciudat cu SLOT A mi-am indreptat atentia catre SLOT 1 - Gigabyte GA-6BXC.

Iau placa, bag un PII de 350MHz - No BOOT. WTF!!!

Bag un PII la 333MHz - NO BOOT!!! WTF WTF WTF!!!

Schimb placa video Palit GF3 Ti 200 cu o Riva 128Zx si tot nimic.

Ma uit la placa, ma uit la manual, DIP switches totul OK, dau power. NO BOOT!!! NO NOISE!!! NOTHING!!! just ear piercing SILENCE. (*$^!&^($!%&*^$!%^$!&^)~~!!!!!!

Iau iar placa la inspectie vizuala si ma concentrez pe zona cu front panel connectors. Vad un jumper pe liber asezat pe un pin in loc de doi. Scot manualul si ma uit: J15 - System After Ac Back * Open - Soft Off / Short - Full On. Il pun pe ON si SURE ENOUGH cand dau POWER sistemul BOOTEAZA vesel cu un BEEP gajait de la PC SPEAKER. Ceapa ta de placa.

Deja sesiunea asta de testing imi mananca FICATII!!!

Primul procesor PII de 350MHz merge bine.

Iau si bestia pe care am reconditionat-o un PII la 333MHz - 66 SL2S5. Am sperante mari legate de frumosul asta. Procesoarele dintr-un anumit batch au multiplicator deblocat insa nu si asta. Prin urmare x5 it FOR EVER!!!

Ia sa bag eu FSB 100MHz de flori de mar. Racirea este adecvata. Chip-urile CACHE au si ele contact cu heatplate-ul. Detalii in post-urile anterioare. FTW!!! 100MHz.

Ce OC de Celeron A 300MHz la 450MHz. UIte aici OC de PII de la 333 MHz la 500MHz. Bestia asta masiva si grea a facut sa merite toata sesiunea asta de teste cu tot cu neajunsurile ei. 6BXC-ul merge superb si are conectorul ATX amplasat ideal si nu imi creeaza probleme cu coolerul supradimensionat. In plus ventilatorul este chiar silentios. Ca sa vezi/auzi si sa nu crezi. Luasem procesorul asta la 19.99 lei doar pentru cooler care urma sa fie pus pe procesorul slot A de 750MHz care insa este terminat. Uite asa puteam sa tin un PII fain in cutie fara sa stiu ce am.

Am incercat sa bootez in WinXP insa instalarea este bulita si nu am chef sa instalez Win98.

In orice caz PII-500MHz nu a aratat semne de instabilitate si l-am lasat sa ruleze bine mersi. Sunt 90% sigur ca nu sunt probleme de functionare.

Prin urmare o sa pastrez aceasta mica "placere" pentru mai tarziu. Va avea parte de o testare asa cum trebuie. Sisteme de operare, teste 3D, drivere, jocuri si alte asemenea perversiuni Win98 o sa fie GLORIUS pe micutul asta!

Am incercat si slotket-ul Gigabyte-GA-6R7-Rev 1.7 cu Celeron 366A insa nu a mers. Am incercat si un alt procesor PII dar deja mi se acrise de DIP switches and I called it a day.



Sistemele Slot 1 si Slot A au dreptul sa stea intr-o carcasa pe masura pedigree-ului lor. 440BX este legendar si Slot A este exotic. Nu voi mai rula teste pe acestea pana nu vor fi parte dintr-un build full cu tot ce trebuie. Am unitatile optice Pioneer, placile de sunet AWE64GOLD si Aureal Vortex MX300, am de gand sa tai firele ATA si FDD fir cu fir, atentia la detaliu va fi extrema. Placi video am destule MAXX, V2, V3, GF2, etc etc etc ingrediente pentru configuratii ideale pe Slot 1 si Slot A.

For the time beeing I have no loose ends. Ce detin este in stare de functionare si/sau reprezinta cantitati cunoscute fara zone de genul "there be dragons" or end of the world after this point.

Prin urmare inchei acest post pe un ton pozitiv. INCA MAI AM CEVA DE FACUT which in my book is a good thing. Cand se vor materializa nu se stie: It's all in the STARS!!!

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Din ciclul 3rd time (maybe) lucky va prezint placa grafica AOpen Aeolus GF4 Ti 4200 128MB AGP 8x.

Dupa ce placile grafice Asus GF4 Ti 4600 si Leadtek GF Ti 4200 s-au dovedit nefunctionale in sensul ca Asus dadea artefacte si Leadtek nu dadea semnal am zis sa mai incerc o data un GF4. Neaparat vreau sa am un exemplar functional.

Am dat 10 lei pe ea azi si a fost singura "bunaciune" din talcioc.

Urmeaza o curatare asa cum trebuie si eventual un test.


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Leadtek GF Ti 4200 cum se comporta, mai precis?
Ma gandesc sa ti-o reconditionez eu, in masura in care se poate. Niste poze ar fi relevante...
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LE: scuze , le-am gasit. Ce ai reparat din ceea ce am gasit eu asa , in graba?
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Multumesc pt oferta dar cred ca placa Leadtek este gata.

Inlaturarea chipului Conexant care avea probleme nu a decurs prea bine si au fost afectate niste trasee. Aici am gresit eu si am mai invatat ceva din acest proces. Era mai bine sa tai toate piciorusele de la integrat, apoi sa inaltur chip-ul. Inlaturarea picioruselor lipite era apoi o treaba de copil. O statie cu aer cald / lipit era mult mai indicata si mult mai rapida. Am vrut sa o iau pe scurtatura si m-a costat My ghetto repair approach was not was needed in this case In orice caz, cu chipul Conexant sau fara, placa poate sa functioneze bine mersi.

Lipsesc niste condensatori ceramici si dupa ce am numarat vreo 5 lipsa m-am lasat pagubas. Am testat-o asa cum este si scoate un bazait electric si de teama sa nu ard ceva la slotul AGP am decis sa o tin doar ca decor. Nu am stat nici sa vad daca este de la ventilator. La curatare nu am observat nimic in neregula cu el. La test se invartea ok.

Este varianta LE cu 64 MB asa ca nu merita efortul. Testul l-am facut in primavara....desi placa arata destul de ok, spatele este intesat cu componente electronice - a nightmare to troubleshoot Dupa ce a fost aruncata de colo colo cine stie ce probleme mai are.

Am stat ceva timp sa compar placa mea cu poze de pe net si pana la urma am ajuns la concluzia ca ar fi mai bine a o las balta...daca era vreun VooDoo 3, 4, 5, Un TNT2 Ultra, atunci era alta poveste

Sper ca AOpenul sa fie ok. Se pare ca in cazul ei - ALL CREWS ARE REPORTING! SiiiiRRRRRR!!! no MIA components!!!!

Multumesc kobro. Ai avut rabdare mai multa ca mine sa cauti ce mai lipseste Eu m-am oprit la 5

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A new GF4 RISES FROM ITS ASHES! AOpen Aeolus GF4 Ti 4200 128MB AGP 8x DVC128 (N8) VIVO

(whisper) Sper sa nu-mi mananc cuvintele dupa ce fac testul si o sa vad ca placa nu functioneaza cum trebuie. Deocamdata, placa asta are toate sansele sa fie in good working condition.

Placa a, gasit-o ca si multe dintre suratele ei, jegoasa si fara stralucirea de odinioara.

Well, I did my magic and sure enough this puppy was returned to its former glory.

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Cleaning

Aici am curatat totul cum se cuvine. Suruburile le-am curatat folosind un disc de bumbac si o surubelnita. Prin insurubarea in bumbac filetul a devenit curat ca si atunci cand era nou. Spalarea cu alcool izopropilic 99% nu mai are nevoie de nici o prezentare.Talk about obsessions!

Am folosit Artic MX-4 pe chipul graphic. In mod suprinzator pasta veche era in stare destul de buna.

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Final results

Nimic de adaugat. Smooth sailing all the way!!!

I keep my fingers crossed ca placa sa fie functionala.

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3rd time LUCKY INDEED!

4200 Ti-ul merge struna. Ba chiar si ventilatorul este silentios, sa auzi si sa nu crezi !!!

Nu aveam de gand sa scot de la storage o placa de baza AGP 4X sau AGP8X asa ca am apelat la build-ul Pentium III. Aveam unele retineri in rula o placa video AGP 8x in slot 2x insa am decis sa o fac, dupa ce in prealabil mi-am verificat cunostinele printr-o cautare pe net Flawless victory!!!

http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/agp.html

In poze placa ruleaza pe LuckyStar 6VABX2 VER. 2.0 + PIII 550MHz.

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Caldura mare azi. Lume putina in talcioc. Chiar si asa am mai luat ceva

Leadtek 7600GS 256MB - AGP
Inno 3D Tornado Geforce 2 MX400 - 64 MB SDR - 64-bit

Acum sa vedem daca scanteiesc si benzinesc, ca s-ar putea sa nu fie functionale In orice caz Leadtek-ul este chiar curatel. Pur si simplu nu am putut sa-l las in valiza unde statea cu alte surate, cabluri si te mai miri ce


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Ce poti face cand nu ai ce face he he...in alta ordine de idei, ultimele achizitii arata bineeee.....maine fac pozele cu placile asamblate. Sunt gata, insa nu am conditiile adecvate pentru pozele cu end results

Si uite asa am grija sa nu imi pierd indemanarea.

Sa mai cumpar HW sau nu mai cumpar, damn these tough decisions...


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Diseara poze la greu cu rezultatele obtinute.

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Episodul asta este unul care sigur nu prezinta interes deosebit asa ca am decis sa se intituleze plain and simple: NOTHING SPECTACULAR.La final sunt sigur ca veti fi de acord, cel putin in parte, cu acest punct de vedere.

Here it goes!

Cele doua placi grafice, caci despre ele este vorba, nu sunt nimic extraordinar sau surprinzator, insa m-au tinut ocupat pentru cateva ore.

Ultima mea vizita in talcioc, sambata, pe o caldura infernala unde in jurul orei 11.00, ma aflam doar eu cu inca cativa "diehards" si o mana de comercianti, s-a incheiat cu achizitia a doua placi video: Leadtek WinFast A7600 GS TDH 256MB 128bit AGP si Inno3D Tornado Geforce 2 MX400 - M400R12 64MB 64bit AGP, that's quite a mouthfull for a low end card!

Leadtek-ul l-am luat pentru ca era destul de curat si mi-a sarit in ochi. Imi aduce aminte de defuncta mea Leadtek 6600GT si pare, cel putin la prima strigare, functional. 10 lei well spent!

Inno3D-ul l-am luat doar pentru numele Inno3D. Imi aduce aminte de niste placi la care visam back in the day. Placa asta era de-a dreptul dezgustatoare. Murdara si lipicioasa. Hey Sir! Need some HAIR? NOPE! 5 lei not so well spent! Ajuns acasa am curatat putin un chip de memorie video ca sa vad daca pot afla tipul acestuia SDR sau DDR. Initial speram ca MX400-ele sa fie 64bit cu DDR insa la final am descoperit ca este 64bit cu SDR. LOW END DE LOW END! Cautarile initiale ale codurilor de pe IC nu au returnat mare lucru. WHO THE F..K is SOLUTION!?!? O simpla numaratoare a punctelor de contact de pe marginea unui chip de memorie a elucidat misterul: SDR are 27x2 puncte de contact si DDR are cel putin 33x2 puncte de contact cu PCB-ul. SO 64bit 64MB SDR. YUCK!



Dotat cu doua "rapciuge" care mai mult ca sigur nu o sa rupa vreun scor intr-un benchmark, am purces la "botezul" necesar pentru orice componenta care vrea sa acceada in colectia mea.

Etapele nu mai necesita prezentare, deja sunteti familiarizati cu ele:

1. Dezasamblare completa.
2. Spalare cu alcool izopropilic 99%. Cateva etichete de hartie au fost ranite in procesul de spalare. Inno3D-ul a pierdut seria de la buletin, dar nu e mare paguba.
3. Curatarea heatsink-urilor si a ventilatoarelor.
4. Ungerea ventilatoarelor
5. Curatarea bracket-urilor.
6. Indreptarea catorva aripioare indoite in cazul heatsink-ului de pe 7600GS
7. Pasta noua Arctic MX-4 si Thermal pad Arctic pentru 7600GS. Inno3D are heatsink-ul glued asa ca nu l-am dezlipit. Lipitura este insa de toata jena. Pe la colturi se vad goluri si heatsink-ul este stramb. A 10/10 job! GG!!!
8. Asamblare finala.

La final ambele placi arata destul de bine if I say so myself. Leadtek-ul arata mai bine, no surprises here.

Nota. Chipul grafic al Leadtek-ului este ciobit la toate cele patru colturi. Pastila expusa si heatsink-ul prins in doar doua puncte au contribuit la acest fapt. Degeaba au pus cei de la Leadtek patru bureti negri ca sa previna ciobirea. Cand forta este aplicata in orice parte a heatsink-ului acesta se misca si inevitabil pune presiune pe pastila. In orice caz damage-ul nu este terminal si sper ca placa sa fie buna.

Asta a fost scurta relatare despre doua placi grafice care au avut sansa sa intre in mica mea mare colectie. Back in the day nu am avut nici MX400 nici 7600GS. De la Vanta 8MB am sarit direct la Geforce MX 460 si de la 6600GT am sarit direct la Geforce 9800 GTX.

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