You don't realize how much time went into refinishing the antique dining table....almost as much time as was spent on the original delta computer..... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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You don't realize how much time went into refinishing the antique dining table....almost as much time as was spent on the original delta computer..... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Whoa! That long??? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Hey GG1, if you haven't already, now would be a good time to check that mobo for how many standoff holes it has and compare that with the number of standoff screws that came with the case. Hopefully you won't have to order more. Always have a few extra. Remeber also that they come in different sizes--no real "standard"--best to order them from the same company as the case.
what can I say I am a perfectionist.....To save Goose a little time from internet shopping for standoffs....if you are short some take 1 of the ones that came with the case to the local computer parts store and match it up with what they have for sale....of course the local store for you is several miles away if I have read correctly....but surely there is something that you will need from the store before you start putting BT together....make your list and check it twice....better safe than sorry you do not want to be driving 60 miles each way on the night that you want to put BT together...
Noooooo.....you don't understand! I want GG1 to rack up that credit card!! And driving 60 miles the night he's putting BT together just adds to the thrills and chills of building your own!! I laugh at the face of misery!!! Boooooaaaahhh-ha-ha!!
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When he said 60 miles, he failed to mention the fact he had already driven 40 https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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sarrkazztic,
Have you tried overclocking that dining table yet? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
GG1,
Hopefully the case and/or MB should have come with sufficient stand-offs. Remember, ya don't necessarily need a stand-off to go with every MB opening/hole (assuming they all even line up with the threaded holes in the case). Just enough to secure and support it adequately.
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https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ That's a good idea Bistro but I'm right in the middle of 5.4MB of Compaq info and need to file it.
Then I'm reading over the info on Operation Delta 5, 6, and 7 again, and remember jaak wants some answers the same as I do. I have set up a hard copy file for Compaq alone.
Then I'm rereading my manuals on the Western Digital 40GB and Maxtor Ulta ATA100 PCI card.
I want to know the why of this issue.
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Noooooo...you don't understand!! I want his mobo to be "springy"..... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Actually, one thing you can check is whether or not that mobo needs to be grounded--it'll have a hole that matches one on the case--towards the back, around the middle, and the one that doesn't have a "dimple". If the mobo doesn't have a matching hole on it, you're cool. If it does, you'll need two standoff screws there. One goes into the case, then the mobo is attached with a second one there. Does this make sense, or am I just babbling again?
I'm used to it myself. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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The bumps match the mobo and no other standoffs are needed..
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Compaq FAQ: How do I Quickrestore my New Hard Drive? (FAQ461)
GG1, jaak, I found this BOMID info on Compaq.
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And the master, drawing in a breath opened his mouth. Bistro leaned forward with great anticipation for words of wisdom. And the Master sayeth: "Always remember,...it's truly a beautiful thing when the bumps match the mobo." And as Bistro left the Master's presence, pondering in amazement at those words, the Master muttered after him, "What a putz is this? I say something so simple and he marvels...weird."
--from The Lost Annals of Bistro--The Weird Years
Bistro,
You should know you don't need all them little standoffs. Just use filters form the ashtray (might want to reinfoce them with duct tape) and creative use of plastic tie wraps. Damn I miss that good old safety wire from my old Navy avonics days. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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Bistro,
You should know you don't need all them little standoffs. Just use filters form the ashtray (might want to reinfoce them with duct tape) and creative use of plastic tie wraps. Damn I miss that good old safety wire from my old Navy avonics days. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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Hi opovet, Nice to see you here. Wish I could talk mere but 4:00am is coming up after awhile.
Train is determined to keep Jaak up at night working on Bomid and which I never heard of untill we started to figure out why this Compaq wouldn't use the Maxtor Ultra ATA 100 card. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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This is the first post with the latest creation of yours truly.....Alton/PcChips mobo Motherboard Link I hope that ubb thing worked out or I am going to look pretty stupid... Celery 333 until payday and then I will order the 700 super Celery....still waiting for the pIII to fall a little more before I buy the 933 that will max out this board....I have some more configging to do as well as trying to see if the ultra66 card will work in this machine so I will post later.....OH it almost slipped my mind....DrMdj I did try overclocking the dining table....I gained about 50 lbs have been trying to slow the pci bus down ever since I got married..he he..
sarrkazztic,
One must always proceed with caution when overclocking the FSB (front side belly). https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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That's right. Hit middle-age and it maxes out. For some odd reason, no matter what you do, you can't set it back to 'default'.
Hi all, It's the dreaded me again.
Many Thanks to you all for your help with my problams. The problem I'm afraid was caused by my stupidity by not makeing sure what type of prossesor I have. I thought I had bought a 1gbt Athlon 266fsb when instead I have a 1Gbt Athlon 200fsb.So my settings must be 100/100 NOT 100/133 or 133/133, as I was trying. The Idiot in the Shop won't let me change it either.He says that I was useing SDRAM and the 200fsb was more suitable. But I remember telling the idiot that I was going to buy 256DDRRam in a few weeks to put into this board. 266fsb I wanted cause this is last time i ever want to upgrade. Now I must plan and save up to by a 266fsb at a later date.
Anyway everything is now going ok after a reformat and 48hrs trying to get me graphics card to work. One thing Puzzled me yesterday,I download and run CPCool and it messed up my comp badly. I switched on, and the comp just kept switching on and off all time, so had to uninstall the damn thing in safe mode. Any answers as to why it should do that. Keep up the Good Work, I find it very interesting and informative. Well Done All of You. Take Care, yours, DENNIS
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wondering why my 2x agp video card kept locking up when running at 4x in bios ????? dummy me ....I set it back to 2x and this little 333 is a hummin right along....I will take back all of the bad things I said about it in my sleep last night......I know what I forgot to do.....I failed to invoke Bistro's Chant to the almightty computer Gods comonwhatsamattawitdisdarnthing and then it fires right up....
Could try Rain 2.0. Runs in the background. Be sure to use the 2.0 not the 1.0.
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Told you....the chant works. (especially if sung to the tune of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow").
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I downloaded cpu idle and am going to let the machine run all day while I am at work....will post back later tonight on any changes I make....It seems to be fine since I changed the agp rate and set the cas latency to 3 instead of 2...will keep you all updated.
bios has hardware monitoring on it and I can check cpu temps there but I have downloaded motherboard monitor and sisoft sandra and neither show cpu or system temps. No big deal but things like this make me ask questions...
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Are we changing the rules??? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
As I recall it, THIS is the chant :
originally posted 12-04-2000 09:15 PM by bistro :
I was sworn never to reveal the Secret Techie Chant back in the Monastery of the Sacred Ram Chip...if I were to reveal it or it's Mystic Powers over computers, The Initiated Ones would be obligated to seek me out to delete and fragment me...However, one of the "Lesser Chants" that was written in The Lost Annals of Techiedom, written in 1245 P.C., has NOT been forbidden. It goes like this:
"WhatInTheSamHillIsGoingOnWithThisGodForsakenComputer?C'monNowYouRottenPieceOfCrap!Work!"
To be chanted in 4/4 time and with much grimacing
Its the 4/4 time thing it doesnt really matter what you say its how you say it that counts....kinda like with babies you can be saying anything at all as long as you have that "comforting" tone all is well.....you have to make the machine really believe that if it does not work you will throw it out....kinda like a jedi mind trick or vulcan mind meld.....or something like that its a bistroism WAIT just a minute here what has come over me....now I am quoting star wars and star trek....better download the latest version of pc-cillin and knock out this virus before it does anymore harm....j/k
hey sarrkazztic,
When you tried MBM did you go through the setup routine, where the program detects possible temp sensors? I thought it didn't work at first when I tried it, then I read the directions https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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yeah dickster.....it usually has a setup screen that lets you choose what sensors are to be monitored...but in that pull down menu all this board shows is Custom....no choices of motherboard sensors.....I have seen this before under acpi in windows 2000 but I am running win98se so this should work kinda confused.
Ok, found some more on the BOMID.
Q: After installing a new hard drive on my Compaq, I tried to use the Quickrestore system CD that came with the PC to do a clean reinstall. But I keep getting to a part of the installation procedure where my screen asks me for a number related to a BOMID file. When I call Compaq, they won’t give me this number. What can I do?
A: When you installed your new hard drive, you lost a file called BOMID that contains info the software uses to verify what model your Compaq is (and to install itself correctly). This may also be a safeguard to ensure people don’t use Compaq’s Quickrestore CD with other companies’ PCs.
Sometimes there’s a reasonably quick way to retrieve your BOMID number: When the procedure asks for the number (or directly after you fail to give it one), the installer should offer you the option to continue. If you select continue, it should send you to a DOS prompt. Type uiabomwr bom id number at the prompt and press ENTER, and you may get the information you seek.
This trick may not work on some older Compaq models. If it doesn’t, you can always temporarily reinstall and boot the old drive to get your PC’s ID information from its BOMID file, and then reinstall the new drive and proceed with your installation. To get your BOMID info off the old hard drive, boot your PC with the Compaq boot diskette, but when your PC demands the BOMID number, cancel the procedure. That should get you to a DOS prompt. There should be a drive partition called N: which you normally don’t see or deal with. Type n: and press ENTER to get to this prompt; then type cd map and press ENTER (on some systems you may need to type cd tools instead of cd map). Next, type type bomid.txt and press ENTER a final time.
This should display some text with a line that includes “uiabomwr_201” (or something similar). The number (201, for our example) is what you need. Now reinstall the new hard drive, load your Quickrestore CD, and enter the number you got when it prompts you for your BOMID number. Visit Compaq’s Web site ( http://web14.compaq.com/falco/detail.asp?FAQnum=FAQ461 ) for more information regarding this method.
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What sarrkazztic had there was technically a "lesser" version of one of the Lesser Chants--an abbreviated form. Just have to grit your teeth a little harder....The Master didn't really approve of the lesser-Lesser's, but we'd do them from time to time just to tease him...would get him so mad he'd start throwing bad RAM sticks at us.
So, this BOMID - is this something all preinstalled Compac machines are (still) factory equipped with, even my Pressario? And does this mean I can finally haul the QRCD out the window for good (frisbeeeeee - if it wasn't for the drivers on it..), since I wiped the drive after 4 months and reinstalled W98 manually?
Well, at least they had the decency of leaving the installation files visible in the options\cabs folder.. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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The BOMID is how Compaq Branded the CD to the Harddisk to install a particular profile of windows and drivers for a certain model.
Browsed mine and found three different profiles each a different Model of Computer.
Also so people would install on other machines. Fail safe you know.
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Here is another piece of info.
the compaq i used to have gave me the same problem when replacing the drive. Finally found out that a new drive required a BOMID to be flashed to the harddive before it would be accepted by the compaq. BOMID was obtained from Cpmpaq site , where i provided my comaq model, etc. and obtained the BOMID install info. The BOMID is installed by using a floppy disk, and involves using parts of your serial number if I recall correctly...
Good Luck. It was very easy to install once I knew what to do, but it was a pain figuring out the Compaq website navigation
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Ok, so we are talking a "monster of the past" - I see the article is from '98? My, my, what a way to try to hold on to the customers...
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someone mention PC-cillin?
the readme mentions it won't properly scan on RAID arrays?
wtf? and this is a version which comes with a RAID capable mobo!
sometime in a dim past, a wise mountainman told me to ALWAYS read the readme, and this has led to many a unconfusiuorisation session with the mountainman.
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Jaak, remember this?
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unconfusiuorisation where did I put that dictionary...
unconfusiuorisation where did I put that dictionary...
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You probably lost it in the barnyard over at Boardman. They only have 7000 milking cows. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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scarecrowdr,
Your K7S5A board uses SIS 735 chipset. I'm not sure which of the functions of CPUCOOL you were trying to use, but I'll assume it was the cooling function. If so, the last time I checked CPUCOOL only supported the SIS 730 chipset (and there were bugs in it's initial support of that).
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