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by BasilBadger
Sat May 03, 2008 2:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's alive!
Replies: 16
Views: 34541

Hi InactiveX and the rest of you, i've been having trouble with RAM too, but ever since i found a bunch of Micron 256 sticks my BP6 has been humming happily (Micron Technology 256MB PC133 SDRAM 16LSDT3264AG-133B1) Except for the other day, that is. The other BP6s... Well i kinda want to keep them in...
by BasilBadger
Fri May 02, 2008 10:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's alive!
Replies: 16
Views: 34541

Re-hi davd_bob, and everyone else. Lazy as i am, i pulled the blocks one at a time until it posted correctly. After that i stuffed it with two other sticks from the BP6-goodies-box. Presto: Daddy's Retro PC was alive again. BTW: One good reason to keep a BP6 on the desk: The kids wont hog it for pla...
by BasilBadger
Thu May 01, 2008 9:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's alive!
Replies: 16
Views: 34541

Hi davd_bob, and everyone else. It's up and running again. Seems it was a bad ram block. Otherwise my poking around hit something, in that case it'll be back. I do have a two more BP6 boards, though. The symptom was that the system froze just after reporting the processor and making one beep. Next t...
by BasilBadger
Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's alive!
Replies: 16
Views: 34541

So I guess I'm not the only one who just can't seem to get the BP6 out of their blood and and off the desk top ! ME too.. me too :) I have been using the same mobo for desktop work since 2002. Coming back here from time to time to make sure i'm not the only one left. This time though i'm back to se...
by BasilBadger
Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Refurbishing my trusty old BP6'er, BIOS help plz...
Replies: 9
Views: 24492

Hi again, I had discovered that the multipliers are locked. In the same post i should have mentioned that i have gotten hold of 350s 366s 400s 433s 466s and just today 533s. That should cover the available multiplier options. Nice to have friends who are pack rats like myself :-) The project halted ...
by BasilBadger
Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Refurbishing my trusty old BP6'er, BIOS help plz...
Replies: 9
Views: 24492

Hello again everyone, Yes, it hit 450 the day i got it, Pedal to the metal :twisted: That was in juli 2002 and it has been running like that since, more out of laziness than anything else. This morning i moved the gizzards to an old server cabinet i salvaged. That went well except the power supply d...
by BasilBadger
Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Refurbishing my trusty old BP6'er, BIOS help plz...
Replies: 9
Views: 24492

Sorry, double post.

All the best,
Basil
by BasilBadger
Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Refurbishing my trusty old BP6'er, BIOS help plz...
Replies: 9
Views: 24492

Thanks Dave,
I had misunderstood that :-)

All the best,
Basil
by BasilBadger
Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Refurbishing my trusty old BP6'er, BIOS help plz...
Replies: 9
Views: 24492

Refurbishing my trusty old BP6'er, BIOS help plz...

Hiyas to everyone, I would like some comments on setting up my BP6, once again, in a new guise. The world seems to conspire to keep a BP6 on my desktop, would you believe? So,,,, i give in. But not without tinkering now the cover is of. The story (scroll down if bored): The trusty old Mk.I BP6'er ha...