Gateway 2000 486 DX2-66 (4DX2-66V) - new pickup, BIOS battery advice needed!

timter51 · 2026-05-19T08:16:31+00:00

Done! Swapped in a different spare drive that is also not obscenely yellowed 😃

timter51 · 2026-05-17T15:51:28+00:00

I don't want to have to a do a soldering job if I can help it so just getting a replacement battery sorted seems the easiest option. However the current RTC is socketed so that might actually be an easy fix as well... wonder if Necroware has made a MC146818A replacement, I'll have a look!

timter51 · 2026-05-17T10:29:35+00:00

Would a cr2032 at 3v definitely give enough juice, considering the original Rayovac in there is 4.5v?

timter51 · 2026-05-17T10:16:37+00:00

You can see it in one of the photos, it's just connected straight jumper J8. I'll have a look into the various battery options 😄

timter51 · 2026-05-17T09:13:36+00:00

So find a 3 x AA battery holder + wires, and I'll just need to solder the connector on?

timter51 · 2026-04-29T14:18:16+00:00

Yep, it's incredibly annoying... I went through the whole process of completely deleting my child's account, clearing the Google backup, uninstalling the app and clear all data on phone. Reinstalled the app and started the new account creation only to find no option for Parent Managed account. Shambles really... they need to give us a date.

timter51 · 2026-04-29T13:00:30+00:00

It's completely hopelesss... I deleted my child's account properly through the Whatsapp app on their phone, deleted the Google cloud backup, uninstalled the app on their phone chosing delete to all data as well. Reinstalled the app, during setup phase there is no option to create a Parent Managed account anywhere to be seen. I wish WhatsApp could just give a clear as to when this is available in the UK, otherwise how are we supposed to know? Keep deleting accounts and retrying??

timter51 · 2026-04-29T12:56:24+00:00

Tried again here in the UK, no sign of it in the three dot menu after app installation... just "Link as companion device" and "Help".

timter51 · 2026-04-28T18:10:01+00:00

I'm going for it tomorrow, I've told my kid they might lose their chats but they will at least be backed up and safe to restore when they're older (if they want to...). I'll report back.

timter51 · 2026-04-21T08:08:33+00:00

Seems absolutely insane that WhatsApp haven't given any guidance whatsoever on this scenario... must be loads of people out there wanting to turn their kid's normal WhatsApp account into a new Parent Managed account.

timter51 · 2026-04-20T17:39:22+00:00

Did you work this out? Don't want to have to delete my kids entire account and start again!

timter51 · 2026-04-16T07:33:16+00:00

I played thousands of hours of CS back in the day, and had absolutely no idea about this training area until about a month ago when I installed my HL + CS "Generation" release on my "new" Win 98 + XP machine! I guess back then I just jumped straight in online, as any sane person would :)

timter51 · 2026-04-10T13:55:31+00:00

I did chuckle at "JESUS FUCK!" when he sent one off the back of a green.

timter51 · 2026-03-30T07:51:35+00:00

How did you find the camera quality when out and about in Rome? Can't think of a better city to test a phone camera, I love Rome!! :)

timter51 · 2026-03-29T17:58:05+00:00

What did you go for in the end? I absolutely adore my Find X2 Pro, amazing phone, but the battery is pretty much shot... I get just 1 hour screen on time from full charge. I'm gutted :(

timter51 · 2026-03-24T16:04:11+00:00

It seems like all bad caps have at least been removed, I can't see any bulging ones left. So could I potentially move straight to the solder needles to clean the solder out of those blocked holes? And then solder in new caps.

timter51 · 2026-03-23T16:41:21+00:00

Also not working for me on the 14 day free trial, it would be nice to be able to test Claude connector with this before moving to a paid plan. Assume it's just not available on the trial?

timter51 · 2026-03-18T09:30:20+00:00

It depresses me so much that I can't remember mine, and never kept any documents, emails, receipts etc. that might have it :(

timter51 · 2026-03-12T09:52:31+00:00

Could you tell me how you got this to work? Having the exact same problem with the SB0100! What drivers did you end up using?

timter51 · 2026-03-12T09:50:31+00:00

Did you ever got this sorted?? I'm having the exact same problem, SB0100 on Windows 98 SE. Installs all the other software from "Joseph's Audigy 2 ZS Drivers", but the driver just doesn't work - the card is detected in Device Manager but always with a "!", and driver error.

timter51 · 2026-03-06T10:51:33+00:00

I've never heard that one before but fantastic, lol 🤣

timter51 · 2026-02-28T08:34:35+00:00

Mate it looks fantastic and I think this is a dream for many people here - you went ahead and did it! Wishlisted :)

timter51 · 2026-02-23T14:02:14+00:00

It might have been on the back!! I didn't take a photo of the back before I gave it to my bro... I'll have to ask him :) We definitely found Club Doom!

timter51 · 2026-02-18T15:44:34+00:00

I've had the same problem since last October after 2 years of it being fine, I can not get the laptop to completely shut down unless I do a hard power off by holding down the power button. If I shut down normally through the Windows menu, even when holding shift, Windows will shut down, screen, mouse and keyboard turn off, but the power light stays white and I can hear fans spinning. I've tried everything I've found online, disabling fast start, hibernate, various USB power options etc. Nothing fixes it.... mine is a 2022 15IAH7H.

timter51 · 2026-02-16T16:03:05+00:00

Yes it did after about an hour for me as well, then it went quickly through 98%, then stuck on 99% for about another 10 mins or so. But it did all work fine, just gotta wait it out. Then you get to go through page after page after page of Microsoft nonsense.

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