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Post #AlTNaAB1lCEFu4Glyy by [email protected] | |
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HOT TAKE: if you design a laptop with a power supply that looks like this, you … | |
Post #AlTNxB5MY2b1Njatlo by [email protected] | |
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@foone oh wow it's been a minute since I've seen one of those. The one … | |
Post #AlTO3LSct0BNIVPs48 by [email protected] | |
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my fundamental problem is that I'm passionate about changing a lot of thing… | |
Post #AlTOS9XmKW9lZrehcm by [email protected] | |
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@FantasmitaAsex I've got like a dozen Toshiba laptops. Which one do you mea… | |
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@foone quick reminder about NEC PC98 abomination of laptops, https://deadinsi.d… | |
Post #AlTOmiwgPuf1AK75xQ by [email protected] | |
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@yottatsa AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH | |
Post #AlTP3YYKJJVJr6kNw8 by [email protected] | |
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EPSON WHY DID YOU NEED FOUR CONNECTORS FOR A TWO CONNECTOR POWER SUPPLY? | |
Post #AlTPNoD9nmrcDAVDJg by [email protected] | |
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@foone but the high currents... couldn't use standard barrel jack because i… | |
Post #AlTPt0YHy8urSlGOlE by [email protected] | |
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@foone You've got my vote for king! | |
Post #AlTQ3DJHOG1lvW6qkS by [email protected] | |
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@fooneuncontroversial | |
Post #AlTQ7CyGamZo2ABZQW by [email protected] | |
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@linuxlizard Monarch or Queen, please! | |
Post #AlTQMX48ABjyhSEfSa by [email protected] | |
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@foone Hot take for the hot take: I prefer this style connector (so long as the… | |
Post #AlTQa8WIDkACcutYtU by [email protected] | |
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well I beeped it out and either this is a different connector, or they lied and… | |
Post #AlTQaBpBvw3ysOlCGe by [email protected] | |
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it has been ZERO DAYS since I have had to open up a laptop just to figure out w… | |
Post #AlTQaCdWumKTOWJOjI by [email protected] | |
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I'm not an expert but I don't think the RAM is supposed to do that. | |
Post #AlTQaDTdn20s08h0xE by [email protected] | |
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yeah I've not seen this kind of RAM module before. some kind of Epsom custo… | |
Post #AlTQaEKSceGQdxPCHg by [email protected] | |
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AH-HA! that was the wrong manual. They DID change the pinout!Thankfully, it'… | |
Post #AlTQaFCLOJMjL4cEGu by [email protected] | |
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how long has it been since you've had to straighten the pins on your RAM ch… | |
Post #AlTQaG12LpunsIKiHo by [email protected] | |
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yeah this RAM module uses a 44-pin (2mm pitch?) connector. That's great if … | |
Post #AlTQaGtd4raGbbsJNY by [email protected] | |
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I seriously can't think of any era of PC hardware where that was even remot… | |
Post #AlTQaHkRuTppFQaUi0 by [email protected] | |
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THE PINOUT IS FOR THE POWER CABLENOT THE POWER CONNECTOR ON THE LAPTOPmeaning:1… | |
Post #AlTQqScJGgHzadUem0 by [email protected] | |
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@foone Looks like it would be real easy to insert that the wrong way with a bit… | |
Post #AlTSQehnts4DSet0Yy by [email protected] | |
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@foone ampacity? That’s all I can think of. | |
Post #AlTT2NavxxMfOgf35c by [email protected] | |
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@foone Considering the pin count, it'd almost make sense for it to be an ea… | |
Post #AlTTAOdbyHoawujhlQ by [email protected] | |
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@foone HERE HERE | |
Post #AlTTE2z2QLEuwoV0XQ by [email protected] | |
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@foone Not some USB C monstrosity where if you get unlucky your laptop decides … | |
Post #AlTTWpBhwL0DfBNYtE by [email protected] | |
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@foone That wasn't uncommon on early laptops, everyone had their own form f… | |
Post #AlTTjzoZjywiO1q7lI by [email protected] | |
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@foone what about usb-c? | |
Post #AlTTjzvJKwKkiuzVGC by [email protected] | |
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@luana unfortunately, I live in The Past, where such things are yet to be inven… | |
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@foone OK but what if... TWO of those, with a big Y cable, to feed 660W into yo… | |
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@directhex AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH | |
Post #AlTU9znaQFydrlm61Q by [email protected] | |
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@foone why not? 😂 | |
Post #AlTUMWLnDoQOIZkN4i by [email protected] | |
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@foone “Sarah Connor? I'd like to talk to you about laptop power supply c… | |
Post #AlTVFH5BglOKsD5Y2K by [email protected] | |
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yeah, I borrowed someone who has... nosmia? Whatever the term for "has a s… | |
Post #AlTVFJkjlFod9eXl4q by [email protected] | |
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Pulled everything out. It's a small computer! This is everything but the ke… | |
Post #AlTVFKY0o3ENcTb6si by [email protected] | |
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apparently instead of having a "POWER GOOD" pin like ATX PSUs do, the… | |
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someday when I have money again I'm getting me an inspection microscope wit… | |
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waitZOOM, ENHANCE! I don't think it's supposed to look like that (Amusi… | |
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the question is: what the fuck is this thing? the label has been sadly... explo… | |
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Here's the CPU.Cx486SLC2.This is a 50mhz (25mhz bus) "486" (it… | |
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@foone perhaps that's the INTERNET HOLE??? | |
Post #AlTVikwtj2vTtrGjuC by [email protected] | |
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@foone it's going to be a deep, neurotic joy when you find out only 2 of th… | |
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@foone One of my most ingenious hacks in its simplicity was to make a cunty del… | |
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@foone I came here to ask if anywhere it specified which view that pin out was … | |
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@foone oh balls :( | |
Post #AlTWlNI0FQ6TLNx9yS by [email protected] | |
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@foone Shit... :( | |
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@foone IDERAM? | |
Post #AlTX5YvcgS7NEX6xua by [email protected] | |
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@vga256 IT WAS | |
Post #AlTXQ2prCS7LmQBIFE by [email protected] | |
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@foone sounds to me like the first order of business is a time machine, then | |
Post #AlTXQ2wEojDo6DAOBs by [email protected] | |
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@GwenTheKween yeah! and I always tell people the same thing when they suggest I… | |
Post #AlTXymK6aEaWhhtLns by [email protected] | |
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@foone why does this look like you edited this in ms paint? | |
Post #AlTXymQUCVgz1UsRkW by [email protected] | |
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@Aurelianite probably because Epson made it in MS Paint | |
Post #AlTY617XxuKYcmTA48 by [email protected] | |
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@foone I've got something for you! | |
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@foone This is why I usually connect ground to the shield of a DB connector. St… | |
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@foone Often! I repair old arcade game PCBs and the 2114 RAMs are a common fai… | |
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@foone CPU pins, yes. RAM pins, no. | |
Post #AlTZGeykjDUh5mzjfc by [email protected] | |
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@ieure awesome. we can be "not remotely like the mainstream" buddies! | |
Post #AlTZPMX6gAEqUQDHY8 by [email protected] | |
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@foone I can join you there, lets redo history correctly. | |
Post #AlTZW8xBZ6eiOve2Vc by [email protected] | |
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@foone unless its usbC | |
Post #AlTZlPdPpMX4Tqg7fc by [email protected] | |
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@RueNahcMohr god if I had a 486 Laptop that was powered by USB-C, I'd be th… | |
Post #AlTaU3LjWv5MOZh5P6 by [email protected] | |
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@foone My deepest apologies, your most royal monarchness! 😊 | |
Post #AlTakSByvuZK4px9to by [email protected] | |
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@foone I've never met electricity that wasn't at least a little sus | |
Post #AlTat1oeMw0isX82OO by [email protected] | |
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@foone My favorite part about DEC machines is that they had EXACTLY two connect… | |
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@foone I might still have a somewhat similar Kingston branded DRAM module from … | |
Post #AlTbD008pEnh2g1hBI by [email protected] | |
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@foone to be fair you can *shove* volts just about anywhere. The problem with l… | |
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@foone Are there any other SOT-89 chips with "J8" as datecode or some… | |
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@foone Well, it fits the naming theme of the times perfectly. Cloning previous … | |
Post #AlTbcF4ruRTf2XH4KG by [email protected] | |
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@ftg sadly not, I checked. I guess I could look at the other boards? | |
Post #AlTbvOCiCY2uqb4aqe by [email protected] | |
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@foone Intel also sued AMD over the **name** of the 486, and lost that too (rou… | |
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I just followed somebody who has one of these. if I can ever remember who that … | |
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@foone Looks like the label is "8C" and that looks like a SOT89 packa… | |
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@foone The second best time is now. | |
Post #AlTdCkygsjnoM9MNhQ by [email protected] | |
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@foone it's very likely a Linear Voltage Regulator: https://www.repaircompa… | |
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@foone it's very likely a Linear Voltage Regulator: https://www.repaircompa… | |
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@foone 🤣 well, that made my day | |
Post #AlTeFNnZcOnbI1yaBM by [email protected] | |
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@foone One of my earliest memories is my dad sticking RAM chips into our PCjr; … | |
Post #AlTeGdVsg2zcJkIYQy by [email protected] | |
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@foone oh wait this is waaaaaay weirder | |
Post #AlTed4aEi9z6e42AqG by [email protected] | |
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@foone 1980-2010 that was always proprietary s**t. Nowadays, Europe mandating … | |
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@foone At least they didn't use a headphone jack as connector (please don&#… | |
Post #AlTfmyCzMsFpivRYX2 by [email protected] | |
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@foone | |
Post #AlTkPl7SMnzKEqbi1w by [email protected] | |
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@foone *most* of this we can still make happen. :] | |
Post #AlTnIqJOxhkeB8aWdE by [email protected] | |
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@foone 2 for charge, 2 for spin. You can fit twice as many electrons in the sam… | |
Post #AlTnRps3yFR9Pw5ZUO by [email protected] | |
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@foone if the mirrored pin is unused it shouldnt have mattered. | |
Post #AlTnzG59XV3OGY9HYe by [email protected] | |
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@foone This pin is like an grounding mat: https://40winks.io/grounding-mat-revi… | |
Post #AlTo8UEUIUOQl8uoWO by [email protected] | |
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@foone the part between the ic and the QA pass sticker appears to have leaked o… | |
Post #AlTpjQQHWaXhc1bqW8 by [email protected] | |
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@foone I have a laptop where the power connector is a USB A port with a weird w… | |
Post #AlTpjQXN6EDJy0vVZI by [email protected] | |
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@kirtai yikes! | |
Post #AlTpvOwAsEwAToEnFA by [email protected] | |
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@foone can you insert it upside down? | |
Post #AlTw835e0oZoDA55w8 by [email protected] | |
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@Zagrophyte thanks! | |
Post #AlTwqBivH3g9jHV60m by [email protected] | |
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So @Zagrophyte figured out what it is: it's a 5v 100ma voltage regulator. h… | |
Post #AlTxMLGrJS1wbfhq6a by [email protected] | |
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I'll have to order one and see if it fixes this laptop psu | |
Post #AlU2Inn3ptFxfctq9w by [email protected] | |
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@foone I thought it said Cyrix EAT for a moment | |
Post #AlU3GOIJl3AXyHvxjc by [email protected] | |
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@foone Early 1990s, on my XT. | |
Post #AlU3qilb7UgntEx91s by [email protected] | |
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@foone dell laptop chargers have that little pin in the middle of the barrel pl… | |
Post #AlU7FIZHxiURjrbfTE by [email protected] | |
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@foone So that’s what they mean by free memory. 🤔 | |
Post #AlU7RROgxgQub3RKzo by [email protected] | |
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@foone chonky af | |
Post #AlUG6a64Jwb15HrD5E by [email protected] | |
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@foone a T2000SXPD: At least shows the voltage | |
Post #AlUJHd9LbtLXbILpq4 by [email protected] | |
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@lunarloony I thought the same when I first yanked the heatsink off | |
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@FantasmitaAsex oh right, that nasty thing. I've had two Toshibas with it, … | |
Post #AlUhD6jea9K6oJi2G8 by [email protected] | |
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@foone why does it have writing on it in... thermal paste? Paint? Marker? Glue? | |
Post #AlUnMRY7AJLlh99AFE by [email protected] | |
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@foone That looks like IDE pins 🤨 | |
Post #AlVY7zuFq8R7km7GMa by [email protected] | |
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@FluidEscence I agree! Unfortunately it didn't exist back in 1993 or whenev… | |
Post #AlVYlZ8wlOicKgr8KG by [email protected] | |
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@twipped yep. They match the 44pin connector used by laptop IDE | |
Post #AlVYtMadJwr5iQWZ2O by [email protected] | |
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@hazelnot I really don't know, and I can't get it off | |
Post #AlVe26H5qhSZUZN0Ea by [email protected] | |
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@foone I last straightened pins on ram chips when I upgraded my Amiga 500 back … | |
Post #AlWMLOPh1udHEXOzeC by [email protected] | |
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@fooneIt looks like a SIPP module, which was a dominant format right before SIMM | |
Post #AlWMjvNU7XcMQ94CsC by [email protected] | |
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@fooneIIRC it's the same connector as their PoS (Point of Sale) thermal pri… | |
Post #AlXSyMkjvnZ6GCApBQ by [email protected] | |
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@magnetic_tape that'd make sense. They already had a billion of these as sp… | |
Post #AlXTz2q5YUpwk6Yy24 by [email protected] | |
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@[email protected] Is that a Philips laptop? | |
Post #AlXTz2wTAlwP3tY3yi by [email protected] | |
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@heinrich nah, Epson | |
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It'll be here around September 7th, I think. | |
Post #Ale9GmvWiYHxfnRgSu by [email protected] | |
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@foone My current laptop can be powered via USB | |
Post #Alf6lPIEX2QOeAw1Xk by [email protected] | |
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@foone support contracts. It's usually support contracts.From watching crdu… | |
Post #AmY3LU00nZsBXr9ea0 by [email protected] | |
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It's an ugly mess (my inspection camera is not working) but it's solder… | |
Post #AmY4FzYWettzdJFBDM by [email protected] | |
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IT LIVES! | |
Post #AmY6FlRnJWH3mh7A8m by [email protected] | |
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@foone so do we call you Madam Frankenstein now ? | |
Post #AmY6nMHtMb2FbBVAOm by [email protected] | |
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@MishaVanMollusq you weren't already?! | |
Post #AmY7NoBJ8GcYXDnou0 by [email protected] | |
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@foone well played | |
Post #AmYEKYen5wRVCGzSa0 by [email protected] | |
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@foone hot shit o///o | |
Post #AmYXVkLFtBtLketwQ4 by [email protected] | |
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@foone Eh, not awful. A bit of flux would make it "perfect" but if it… | |
Post #AmYzaCO8LvEubw9vI8 by [email protected] | |
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@foone It looks hopeful. It still wants to replace CMOS Battery. 😊 | |
Post #AmZPU4DMQXoCKarBRo by [email protected] | |
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@foone Find "Replacement for Dallas DS1287 real time clock". 😉 | |
Post #AmZPU4Lruuc8kypyi0 by [email protected] | |
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@xdub a replacement is already on the way | |
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This thing has a fun BIOS problem: It won't let you adjust your floppy driv… | |
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also I read through the manual to figure out how to change the LCD vs external … | |
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come on guys, stick it in the firmware as a keyboard command. function-f9 or so… | |
Post #AmkBcpXH6uS2nC10G8 by [email protected] | |
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annoyingly Epson is still hosting the manual for the VGA Utilities floppy disk.… | |
Post #AmkBibrWrPN07gFEX2 by [email protected] | |
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because storing a PDF from 1993 is fine, but a floppy image? nonsense | |
Post #AmkBzu7uCxQvgu9RtA by [email protected] | |
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@[email protected] i mean there's a difference between "it doesn'… | |
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@puppygirlhornypost2 nah I fixed it by resetting the bios again, apparently. th… | |
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@foone may have you covered:https://archive.org/details/ftp.epson.com_199706fil… | |
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@vga256 ooh, good catch | |
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@foone “Bob, what am I going to do with all these connectors?”“Don't … | |
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@foone Looks like it's from the 90s |