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Why does a FIC 486-VC-HD motherboard refuse to boot? A dead RTC module is the cause, and vswitchzero replaces it before examining a caching problem that hurts memory latency on many 486 boards.
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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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Diamond Monster 3D II, an 8MB Voodoo 2 card, is diagnosed with debugging tools including 3dfx environment variables before the soldering iron comes out for a repair attempt.
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Two dead Matrox G100 and G200 AGP cards are troubleshot for vBIOS degradation, which the maker links to high failure rates in these series.
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A 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500, bought untested and as-is, has a long list of problems, and the maker sets out to restore it.
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Number Nine's Imagine 128 Series II video card arrived defective, so the maker looks at its unusual hardware layout and attempts to get it working again.
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A Gravis Ultrasound sound card bought broken gets a repair attempt from vswitchzero, who chose a faulty card over paying for a working one.
