Mystery Retro AT CPU system bought online
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I was looking for an AT case and found not only that but a whole CPU system!
In this video I'll walk you trough the full journey until it boots.
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You should upload that bios, it's older than what's out there, maybe someone will find it useful. I also see there's an unofficial Award bios for this, interesting. You might want to look at those cache chips.
Yea bios update should then report that proc. correctly.
Thank you for your comment, yes indeed I'll dig in to the BIOS stuff, I want to make benchmarks and compare them to other PCs I have. I have more videos incoming so thanks for the support. If you have the link for the unofficial BIOS that would be handy. Thanks again!
@@idahofur Thank you, I'll try that for sure.
@@restoredwards re:benchmarks - that motherboard should be great for overclocking, it supports a pretty good range of voltages, and even has split voltages.
@@DerekWilsonProgrammer great, with time I'll have to dig in. I have other processors
I miss those cases, either an Antec or a clone of it.
Totally, it brings nostalgia for me as well. I have another one that I will make a video so stay tuned and thanks!
Had a case VERY simular to that in my "Garage Sale special" 486/50 @66MHz circa 1998. Only thing new was the case and the sound card, lol. Had to figure out the turbo speed LED through trial an error to get it reading the correct speed readouts because i lost the manual.
Hey thanks for your comment! I wonder what motherboard it had. Yes I did as well with the lights, have another cases to review as well, it's satisfying to match the readings.
That PCChips motherboard tho. Those are notorious for their questionable quality and fake specs such as dummy cache chips to give the false impression of being more capable than it actually is.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, it is what it is, better than nothing! But I am pretty impressed with it for now, it is doing it's job pretty good and the cache expansion on it is for real. I know some motherboards had them installed but disconnected but not in this case. I will make another video with all the testing so stay tuned. Cheers!
I like the music, but it gets pretty repetitive. Good video! I'm curious about this computer. Must fix floppy! That's the first thing that has to work if you want to troubleshoot it.
Thank you for taking the time, I have other floppy drives as well and in the following video I'll be with that. With the music you're right, I need to make a longer track for my videos as well as other different tracks, I'll be on it. Cheers!
I'm sure your supposed to remove that pink foam pad before mounting the motherboard
This sounds logical but I have now acquired several old PCs with similar foam installed by the original PC builder under the motherboard and these apparently caused no problem on these old PCs. I leave them in if still in good condition when re-installing the motherboard. This may not be good in modern gaming PCs where motherboard temperatures can go much higher.
Thanks for your comment! I was going to but then since it came like that, I left it because I had to take the spacers off that were passing through it and got lazy on it... Now that you tell me this I want to take it off hehe, cheers!
@@RedStar-dz5tc Yes you are right, I recall in life to see in different occasions that foam, but in modern times have not seen them any more in main boards. Cheers!
The BIOS Id ties it down to being the M560TG "Top Gun", looks like elhvb might have a more recent and maybe correct BIOS - AH, hang on....
The Top Gun is 3x ISA 5x PCI, this is 4 +4
So this is a standard M560, and maybe has the Top Gun BIOS by mistake?
If the BIOS settings mention PCI IRQ priority for slot 5, then it's definitely been misflashed at some point, you want the 51-0201 BIOS instead of the 51-0505, though it does appear they are "close enough" that mixing them is not fatal
Thanks for taking the time, yes, I will try to flash the BIOS and other stuff in the next one. Cheers!
Interesting
Thank you!
I'm so jealous..
So we're calling computers "CPUs" now? Is this channel THAT retro? I was hoping to see some odd processor, but.. Nope.
Thanks for your comment! It is super relevant, cheers!
It is a very common mistake to call the whole Computer "CPU" here in Argentina, people have called it that since I can remember and they continue to do so, it became another term for PC colloquially.
Excelente, mi primer PC fue un 133! Que raro lo del floppy, por lo general lo de la luz prendida casi siempre es porque el cable esté puesto al revés pero pareciera que lo probaste de todas las formas jaja! Suscrito!!!!
Gracias por tu comentario! Si, el floppy es raro... parece andar y pense lo mismo que se solucionaría cambiando de posicion el cable de todas maneras. Pero en el proximo video lo hare seguramente, tengo otros floppys pero me gustaría recuperar este realmente. Saludos!
Bien ahí! A esperar el próximo, no le des cabida a la gilada yanqui por lo de CPU jajajaj!
@@GabrielZ666 Todo bien igual por lo menos lo vieron y pusieron comentario, si eso les preocupa lo lamento. Lo hago todo en ingles no solo por ellos sino todo el mundo. Es mas fácil y además practico jeje. Yo la paso bien por lo menos, vi muchos videos que me ayudaron y ahora es como devolver el favor, que le sirva a alguien. Y van a salir así los videos, con errores pero que le dan valor. Saludos!
The floppy drive LED is usually lit permanently if the connector is plugged in upside down.
Hey thanks for your comment! Yes, I know right? But I failed and maybe got anxious hehe and just changed it with one I had lying around. I'll test the old one with time. Cheers!
That is good to know --Thanks for info!
that case badge rules!
It surely does, cheers!
Good Old School Video -- I have only 5 old school cool computers left -- and many older computer motherboards without cabinets. Thanks to moving twice I had to leave many of my old school computer cabinets behind in the move. Sad....
Thank you!
Love that case!
Thanks for the comment! Yes indeed, in the past it was common to see it. Now I have one for the memories.
Don't trash that CD drive just yet. Very often they can be fixed just by lubricating the mechanism or replacing a belt for a few cents. Also, a solid light on a floppy is a sign that you have the cable installed upside down. That's a very nice case!
Hey thanks for you comment! I keep everything until it's real e-waste. I like to recycle this stuff and collaborate with an organization that when I am full of plastics, batteries, components, etc, they come and take it. So I'm doing my little contribution. I did change the belt on this one but the laser is out, so no luck. But I reuse the motors and maybe other parts. The floppy drive is gonna be repurposed on a new 386 project I'm preparing. Thank you again!
I have a floppy drive the light is always on even without the floppy cable
@@2xtreem4u thanks for your comment. Have you tried to open it up and clean it? The head mechanism could be stuck other than other thing that might be happening.
It looks new!
Thanks dear cousin!
Great video. Love this retro machines. Best of luck with getting everything fully working.
Thank you indeed! Cheers!