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PCChips M915i - Socket 3 with fake cache!

I am not here to insult your Socket 3 motherboard – if you are the owner of this specific…

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Identify DRAM/Memory chips with camera

Camera for Chip Markings Click “Start Camera” to scan chip markings. Adjust sliders and invert image to improve text detection. Click and drag on the OCR video to draw a rectangle for OCR focus; click outside to clear, double-click inside to clear, or click and drag inside to move. This tool is limited to supported chips only, but will be gradually extended. The camera I tested…
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Creative SoundBlaster 32 PnP - CT3670

Some time ago, a viewer of my channel sent me a broken SoundBlaster 32 PnP with the model number CT3670. This sound card seems to be special since it…
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SECC Voltage configuration using resistors

Intel released Pentium II and Pentium III processors on the Single Edge Contact Cartridge – or SECC. This type of package was required because…
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Pitfall: 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 OEM BIOS

A few years back, I picked up a lot of 10 graphics cards on eBay for around $100. Most of them turned out to be junk—though they might make for…

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Identify DRAM/Memory chips with camera

Camera for Chip Markings Click “Start Camera” to scan chip markings. Adjust sliders and invert image to improve text…
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Creative SoundBlaster 32 PnP - CT3670

Some time ago, a viewer of my channel sent me a broken SoundBlaster 32 PnP with the model number CT3670. This sound card seems to be special…
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SECC Voltage configuration using resistors

Intel released Pentium II and Pentium III processors on the Single Edge Contact Cartridge – or SECC. This type of package was required…
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Pitfall: 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 OEM BIOS

A few years back, I picked up a lot of 10 graphics cards on eBay for around $100. Most of them turned out to be junk—though they might…
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Sound Banks - a software upgrade for your Sound Blaster

Owning a Sound Blaster back in the mid 90’s was probably a big deal – I wouldn’t know with my ESS AudioDrive. And although…
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Intel Pentium F00F Bug

From time to time, we get to know that our CPUs are not bug-free. The terms ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’ comes to mind.