Retro PC eBay BARGAIN?! You cant win them all!
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2023
- Join me in this exciting video as I unveil a vintage PC that I snagged for an unbeatable price on eBay. Despite being listed as "parts or not working," I'll be giving you an up-close look at everything that came with it and doing my best to assess its overall condition. Whether you're a collector, a tinkerer, or just a fan of retro technology, you won't want to miss this!
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I'd pay £30 just for that case, it's sweet!
It's really well built and in fantastic condition for its age!
The case is worth the price... Those PcChips motherboards were dire. I recall having certain of the Socket 7 ones last a mere 6 months, prompting me to buy them in bulk from the local reseller when they failed, so I could quickly replace them for my customers. On the other hand, they were cheap enough (Sub $40 IIRC) that it didn't really matter. Try re-flashing the BIOS and check for shorted capacitors. Those will also often give the results you are seeing.
A Slot 1 AT board with 72pin memory slots? I was around and interested during this things time and I had no idea these existed! Felt like ATX took over very rapidly around 1997.
It was neat that there was this upgrade path available though, it's making me wonder if anyone produced a Pentium 3 compatible AT board!
They did, there is even socket 370 boards in AT form!
That BIOS chip may have been wiped out. Try to find the BIOS download and flash it outside the board. (Btw, there was a virus around the time of that mobo that did wipe the BIOS, so that is actually a possibility)
It’s definitely time I got a programmer
Aw, dang, what a bummer.. But still, some cool finds in there! I'd love to see more about that sound card, and those drive bay speaker systems are always cool 😎
If you really think it's a cracked solder joint you could try booting with your finger pressing down on each chip in turn
Tried it with a few of the major ones. Reseated the bios too
Try cleaning the CPU slot and RAM slots using some IPA and then some Deoxit or Lanox (Lanolin spray oil). It might work.
It`s a very nice case and you got some good parts for the price. You can always send the motherboard to necroware. Thanks for the Video.
I would love for him to take a look at it!
Do a hotflash of the bios chip on another similar board. Did that many times, revived dead boards like that without eeprom programmer.
Ah I have hot flashed socket 7 in the past. I have not got any spare boards that would work for that at the moment
@@ljrretropcs Got Slot 1 boards? Early ones might do too.... Even if they have 256k chips, the uniflash might work on them on 128k chips.... Give it a try if you find a slot 1.
Beautiful!
I have an Abit KG7-RAID motherboard which I bought in September 2001. About 5 years ago I turned it on and I heard a loud electric snap, possibly from the Enermax 350 watt PSU. The system worked OK but that was the last time I turned it on. The system was built during the "capacity failure" era. All of the larger capacitors on the mobo are leaking and I have to replace them. I have not checked on the system, including the mobo coin battery which I should. I am sure the Enermax PSU also needs work.
You should check on those caps really. Its possible they can eat into the traces similar to a leaking battery
@@ljrretropcs OK, maybe this weekend I'll have time. If they are leaking, it might be too late. I haven't opened the case in 6 years. The case is in its own original box. Do you have any suggestions for the Enermax 350 watt PSU? The problem is I don't have time to replace the caps. That's a major project.
@@Cypherdude1 I tend to steer clear of trying to fix PSUs. I either use modern ones for retro builds or try and keep the higher quality ones like FSP to use in them. AthlonXP builds can require 25amps or more on the 5v rail!
@@ljrretropcs The KG7-RAID mobo is using a single core AMD Thunderbird 1400 MHz. It worked pretty good in its time. The (2nd) CPU heatsink is a very cool SwiftTech MCX462-U which uses an 80mm x 25mm fan, very advanced for 2004. I might also take off the PSU cover. I'll let you know what I find if I look. I won't plug anything in and try to start it though. I would need testing equipment for that.
if the reset line is held high and doesnt go low after a second or so it probably is a faulty capacitor
not necessarily one of the big eletrolitic but can also be a small tantalum one
you would have to follow the CPU reset line to see where this capacitor might be and replace it
If you cant fix it please relist it on ebay or so, someone might pick it up and fix it. Dont throw it away please
I would never throw away salvagable tech :)
Worth a recapping, just to see...
Slot1 AT, didnt know those exist
Not common but they do exist. I actually have one that is a combo slot 1/socket 370 AT motherboard. No idea what I am going to do with it but it was unique enough that I couldn't pass up the chance to buy it.
Shame the board didnt work but well worth it never the less!
Still a decent pickup overall 😬.
Going to get some good use from that case I think.
Put a 486 or Socket 7 or Pentium Pro in that case
486 will be going in it :)
Athlon quad shove
Day 5 of asking for a The Sims retro PC review.
The Beige Box 9000
Interesting board really, never seen such a board, love the old ones with the golden colored traces, but this style is unique
Just a shame I cant seem to bring it to life. I will keep it for a bit and perhaps try some other things when I can find the time
Hate to poo on your strawberries there chief, but this PCB design isn't unique - far from it.
Bummer.
maby the bios is corrupted?
It is possible but I dont have a programmer to test this, or a suitable board to try a hot swap
Simply removing the battery and letting it sit for a few minutes before installing a new one would reset the BIOS of a machine of this era to its original defaults.
In fact, a new battery would've been something I would've done before initial power up.
@@meh3247 I'm talking about the bios chip itself, not the settings.
@@meh3247 Those were my first steps ;) Took the battery out for 5minutes then fit a new one
@@thanos_x23 There is no reason for the BIOS chip to become corrupted over time.
Those old Pentium 2 chips were horrible, I am glad they dropped that design.
I have quite a bit of nostalgia for them... But removing them is a PAIN
Stick it in the oven! What’s the worst that can happen…… 😅
I could forget about it and pollute the oven :]
*The worst that could happen* is you could fry every one of the billions of transistors in every IC on the board _(Obvious quite troublesome)_ melt all of the plastic around every connector _(Rendering them useless and in need of replacement)_ explode every capacitor on the board _(Forcing a recap, but also making your oven unusable in the future)_ compromise every single resistor on the board _(You should probably resist doing this)_ breathe in some delightfully poisonous plastic fumes, and slowly murder your own lungs off.
OH! ...and end up looking like a clueless amateur.
@@ljrretropcs I'd honestly give it a shot with the oven. Preheat to 197 °C, prop the board up on aluminum foil balls, stick it in, set a timer to 10 minutes, turn off the oven, open it and let it cool, I've saved some boards, graphics cards and other things that way.
On a side note, are you sure it's not the PSU that's the problem?
Anyway nice case and cool retro parts you got from it.
I have tried it with AT and ATX PSUs. The oven would be a very last resort!
if you pay over 3 bucks you are getting ripped off. i have thrown away thousands of old systems lol
I wish they were that cheap here 😬
@@ljrretropcs I hear that there are new computers that are thousands of times faster. they will play the same games that you are trying to play :)