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Can It Run Tualatin? The MSI BX Master Has a Major Problem...
An MSI BX Master board is tested for Tualatin processor support, but corrosion on the board has to be dealt with first.
Topic
Pentium PC
11 videos.
A late 1990s or early 2000s PC board that will not POST often has bulging or leaking capacitors or bad voltages from the supply, and a flat clock battery loses its settings. A POST card or a multimeter helps tell them apart.
LGR opens a 1997 Gateway with a Pentium II to see what is broken or missing. Bits und Bolts replaces bulging parts on a Slot A Jetway board and later cuts into a processor in a Tualatin Celeron rescue. Tony359 works through endless faults on a Socket 7 board, which is for readers happy with board level work.
Desoldering is hot work with fumes, and older solder is leaded. Leaked electrolyte eats into the board. The power supply carries mains voltage, and its large capacitors can stay charged once the plug is out.
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I Dug a Hole Inside a Pentium III to Fix It!
A broken pad on a Tualatin Celeron 1200 took the core connection with it, so the maker cuts down into the substrate to reach it and rebuild the link.
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Restoring a 1997 Gateway PC! Windows 95 Pentium 2 Desktop
Gateway 2000 G6-233M from 1997 has a Pentium II MMX 233MHz inside, and the maker opens it up to find what is broken or missing before cleaning and repairing it.
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Scrapyard find: AMD Athlon and a Jetway 771AS motherboard
Bulging capacitors on a Jetway 771AS Slot A motherboard are swapped out, and the Athlon that came fitted to it is tested afterwards.
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The Bear-A-Byte PC: Pentium III Teddy Bear Computer
LGR spots a dirty Pentium III PC built into an IKEA teddy bear on Craigslist, then strips it down, cleans it and rebuilds it.
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Restoring and Upgrading a Gigabyte GA-586ATV Socket 7 Motherboard!
Failing capacitors get replaced on a Gigabyte GA-586ATV Socket 7 motherboard, and a replacement RTC module is sorted out, after a planned upgrade grows into a bigger job.
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Socket 7 motherboard repair - endless faults!
Endless faults, in the maker's words, turn up on an uncommon ASK ATX55C Socket 7 board that Tony359 sets out to revive, starting with jumper setup and a first power up.
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Repairathon 2022: Trying to repair a Super Socket 7 mainboard.
Necroware continues a repairathon with an MSI MS-5169 Super Socket 7 board made for AMD K6-2 and K6-3 CPUs, aiming to bring it back to life.
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AMPTRON PM-9600 Socket 7 motherboard repair
An Amptron PM-9600 Socket 7 board with the TX Two chipset is worked through from jumper setup and first power up to troubleshooting its voltage supply.
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Repairathon 2022: A resurrection of the legendary Asus P2B
Asus P2B, a Slot 1 mainboard for Pentium II and Pentium III processors, gets a repair attempt as one episode of Necroware's 2022 repairathon series.
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Shuttle HOT-591P Super Socket 7 Motherboard - Test/Repair/Upgrade
Will a Shuttle HOT-591P Super Socket 7 board bought as spares or repairs work? The maker tests it, then tries a Pentium 90 in it.
