TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[RyzenMaster.sys]

If you need specific files, DM me and I'll look through my archives

I managed to get an updated BIOS elsewhere, so I don't think I need any files right now, but thanks.

The USB3 Connector is the easiest to fix, the traces will be more difficult but are still doable if you have at least some experience with it.

I have general soldering experience but I don't know if I'm up to the task of repairing the traces. Maybe I should practice on a donor board first...

I did go ahead and repair the USB header, which was pretty easy. I originally intended to only transplant the plastic part from a donor board, but I did also have to transplant 2 pins from the donor board since the far left 2 pins on this were damaged. Those pins are slightly smaller for some reason but it seems to be ok.

I don't have a macro of the socket backside at hand, but could take one if you need a reference. Edit, just blown up crop:

I'd really need a donor board to transplant some of the MLCCs from, but I don't have one and I don't think I'm really going to bother, just hope it's stable as is. I might go and solder on the one that's hanging halfway off tho.

Looks like the damage (mostly) avoided the serpentines, this could be an easy fix with a trace pen. It's such a small break in the traces that I wouldn't be too worried about material spec differences

I've considered this but after asking around I doubt this will work because of how sensitive a memory bus is. It might work and be unstable or something.

I guess I could try it, but then I don't have a trace pen and would have to spend money on one.

Main hold up on fixing this is I can't really see what in doing all that well. I have food eyesight but it's just so small. Plus I've never done this before so idk where I'd begin.

 

[emissary42]

Maybe I should practice on a donor board first...

Sounds like a good idea.

I'd really need a donor board to transplant some of the MLCCs from...

There are plenty of opportunities to grab something suitable, if you just keep your eyes open for it. Our recycling yard has a container full of motherboards and other PCBs for example.

The BIOS is a bit limited in terms of available settings, but it still is a decent overclocker regardless. All you need is some proper memory really, then even a bad CPU can look decent.

 

[RyzenMaster.sys]

There are plenty of opportunities to grab something suitable, if you just keep your eyes open for it. Our recycling yard has a container full of motherboards and other PCBs for example

I have plenty of different donor boards, it's just that I don't know what the value of the components missing are.

I'll probably practice on some OEM partsbin boards today

The BIOS is a bit limited in terms of available settings, but it still is a decent overclocker regardless. All you need is some proper memory really, then even a bad CPU can look decent

Great!

 

[MaxiPro800]

Been on a PC building spree so... here's one I've been working on.

Specs:

- Winfast NF4UK8AA mobo
- Athlon 64 3500+ 939 (I couldn't find a 939 x2)
- Hitachi Deskstar 164GB SATA HDD
- 4x512MB DDR400
- HiS Radeon HD3450 256MB
- Hauppauge WinTV PVR150 Tuner
- Samsung SH-S182D DVDRW
- rebuilt and recapped ANS LC-B400ATX
- Frontier case of the more robust kind, loving it so far.
- XP SP3 Integral Edition (Pro SKU, basically XP with all known available updates + SATA drivers.)

 

[Mr Bill]

Went through some old boxes of stuff out in the barn today.

 

[droid-I]

^Reminded me, I have one of these(survived from my "early" builds)

^^ I have been running w. S939 & nvidia for years, in the past. There was a nvidia hiccup, and driver support etc. quit, had to find some workarounds to keep the machine going.
And at Maxi... I do not know if you visit at vogons site, plenty of info there also if you are building with older hardware.

 

[MaxiPro800]

About the only hiccup I had with all of the nVidia stuff from the nForce 4 was the audio codec installed on board (ALC850).

Anything I would play on it would come out at half the speed it was supposed to play at. No AC97 driver that was compatible with the 850 fixed that issue. I just gave up on the onboard audio and threw in my trusty SB Audigy 2 ZS and the issue went away.

 

[droid-I]

yes. The audio things kept many busy. Onboard audio is Ok in audio quality, but them drivers, audio SW controls. Think I have one ALC 850 board here too.
Actually, never had too much trouble with the nVidia sound solutions of that time. Also been through the drills with a discrete sound card. Now just running on board sound chip.
Sheesh, thinking back of the many times I did rebuild some old stuff, audio often caused something. Graphics mostly Ok.

 

[Ruru]

I managed to get an updated BIOS elsewhere, so I don't think I need any files right now, but thanks.

I have general soldering experience but I don't know if I'm up to the task of repairing the traces. Maybe I should practice on a donor board first...

I did go ahead and repair the USB header, which was pretty easy. I originally intended to only transplant the plastic part from a donor board, but I did also have to transplant 2 pins from the donor board since the far left 2 pins on this were damaged. Those pins are slightly smaller for some reason but it seems to be ok.
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I'd really need a donor board to transplant some of the MLCCs from, but I don't have one and I don't think I'm really going to bother, just hope it's stable as is. I might go and solder on the one that's hanging halfway off tho.


I've considered this but after asking around I doubt this will work because of how sensitive a memory bus is. It might work and be unstable or something.

I guess I could try it, but then I don't have a trace pen and would have to spend money on one.

Main hold up on fixing this is I can't really see what in doing all that well. I have food eyesight but it's just so small. Plus I've never done this before so idk where I'd begin.

That internal USB3.0 connector sucks. It's unbeliavable that such a crappy connector exists in these days.

 

[Greenslade]

You don't, ignore them.

On the same subject eBay that is. Remember me telling you that i orded a I/O Shield from China they sent me the wrong one.They said they would give me a refund,Ebay got back to me and said the seller would not send a pre paid label just there address .I went tio the Post office to see how much it

Compatible.

I have still not received it and it was ordered on the 22 February and dispatched on the 24 February .So i have got in touch with the seller to cancel it.

That internal USB3.0 connector sucks. It's unbeliavable that such a crappy connector exists in these days.

I have gotten used to tacking and putting back the plastic pin Heatsink fan but no luck on the two MSI boards I tried the E7400 in the newest board fans spin on and off will try cleaning the ram slots with isopropyl Alcohol the only thing I have not done. The NEO board fan won't even spin.I was hoping I could get one of the boards to work. My fav learning electronics repair man

Expatriot of the UK. now residing in the Canary islands,Lucky him. I can't believe no one likes this guy's videos. Thanks for giving like Lex the guy's videos are very interesting, and the blue acrylic case looks cool to me.

 

[Ruru]

I have got used to tacking and putting back the plastic pin Heatsink fan but no luck on the two MSI boards I tried the E7400 in the newest board fans spin on and offI will try cleaning the ram slots with isopropyl Alcohol the only thing i have not done.The NEO board the fan want even spin.I was hoping i could get one of the boards to work.My fav learning electronics repair man

Expatriot ot the UK. now residing in the Canary islands,Lucky him.

I have to use a PCIe USB3.0 card as my B550 board hasn't enough connectors for me. And I have to use superglue for the card as its header's plastics always came along with the connector when I unplugged it (I have a 2x USB3.0 bracket on that connector, so the card gives 4x USB3.0 total).

 

[RyzenMaster.sys]

Yeah it's a terrible connector in general. Sometimes it refused to come out, sometimes it's too loose and comes out really easily if rocked.

A connector more like SATA data would be great for USB 3.0

 

[MaxiPro800]

Had a lot of fun dropping games on the 64. Now if only I could get a better nVidia GPU in there...would a 8500GT be so much of a bottleneck over a 7300GT and a HD3450?

 

[stinger608]

Na, I think an 8500GT would pair pretty good with a 3500+ @MaxiPro800

 

[MaxiPro800]

You were absolutely right. The difference from replacing the 3450 with the 8500GT is night and day.

I might even up the RAM to 4GB since the 64 can do PAE, and drop a Vista SP2 install as well along XP.

 

[Greenslade]

I am interested in buying this motherboard but can,t find the manual for it anywhere. MSI G41M-S03 MS 7592 V 6 only this one
MSI G41M4 which is totally different to the one i am interested in.

I have got is now MSI G41M-P25 / G41M-S03 MS-7592 two different modal numbers for the same modal The one i wanted just had G41 M -SO3.Why do they put the other PCIe slot next to the PCIe 16 slot you can,t use it when you put a GPU in. I have just seen this it looks like it needs a good cleanI have never seen one with two fans on before?That board is jam packed.It has a q9400 on it.The guy says tested and *cleaned?The seller needs to get some specs?

 

[Greenslade]

I asked Lex which one I should go for and Lex said the dust bucket one .what do you think? I should get one of those electronic blowers, he has got a good sense of humor.I am talking about the guy in the video.

his PC looks worse than the dust bucket Lex favors.Like he says it is best to try and see if it works before you try it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I asked Lex which one I should go for and Lex said the dust bucket one .what do you think? I should get one of those electronic blowers, he has got a good sense of humor.I am talking about the guy in the video.

his PC looks worse than the dust bucket Lex favors.Like he says it is best to try and see if it works before you try it.

It's just dust, easily cleaned.

 

[Ruru]

Nah, screw it. Switched back to X58 on my HTPC as 2500K's four threads is just too low amount in 2023. I'll put it back when I get a 2600K/2700K/3700K for it.

Asus P6X58D-E/Xeon X5675 @ 4.5GHz/32GB (2x8GB + 4x4GB) rocks again!

 

[lexluthermiester]

I'll put it back when I get a 2600K/2700K/3700K for it.

Nah, just sell it and go X79/X99.

Asus P6X58D-E/Xeon X5675 @ 4.5GHz/32GB (2x8GB + 4x4GB) rocks again!

Hell yeah!

 

[Ruru]

Nah, just sell it and go X79/X99.


Hell yeah!

X79 would be the best as at least I have way more than enough DDR3

 

[Greenslade]

This is fitted in the right way the lugs are all in place. I just wonder why the Fan is stopping and starting all the time. I got this today off F.M.P today he had it on there for £10 I got it for £8 Someone else on there was selling it for £40.

CREATIVE Sound Blaster Recon3D PCI-E Sound Card £89.50 on Amazon

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[Ruru]

SB Z is better. I've had both and that Recon3D was somewhat like what Win Vista was compared to 7.

But not a bad deal with that price!

 

[Voodoo Rufus]

Built up a basic loop last night on my 4790k build. Optimus V1, 10w ddc in an ek bayres and a standard 280mm rad. Time to push this thing to 4.8ghz if I can. If I can't, then it's re-lid time with LM.

I haven't built such a low volume loop like this in ages.

 

[Greenslade]

SB Z is better. I've had both and that Recon3D was somewhat like what Win Vista was compared to 7.

But not a bad deal with that price!

I think it was a very good deal myself. I have been reading about the motherboard I have just bought Asus P5N-D it seems like a good board.

. Why has mine got two fans on it?do I need a fan on the case? And it can overclock Not that I know how to do it What GPU would be the best one to use with this board with a Q9400? Or should I get two GPUs so I can use SLI? If so which ones? Or would it be better to just go with one?