Hi,

Here a V5 MAC versión with ISSI 32Mb per chip TSOP and updated last rev. chip VSA-100.  The TSOP memory has been soldered pin by pin with a soldering iron since I prefer it than using an IR system with solder paste.
It takes me more time but even so I prefer it. Clean work.

Here some pictures.



@komponent,
A23, A15 and B15. Strapping is 4.7kohm to GND. Does it is same setting than used to 128Mb, right? I mean I must to follow same steps that you used for modding 128Mb and see what happens.

Best regards,
Oscar.

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Yeahhhhh! The old school!!! 

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Excellent!

I keep you informed.

Thanks,
Oscar.

Hello,

I have tried to  modify little bit the mod using the VIAS for connecting the wires  and so not solder the wires directly on the pin chip ram and only using wires on the back of the card.

So, looks the card once done the reworks.






Sadly the card oes not work well. It has some artifacts.

Card is showed with 128Mb bios.




I thought the card would work ok even soldering the wires on the VIAS but perhaps those vias are interconnected with others points and for such reason card does not work well.

What do you think?

Regards,
Oscar.

It should really be quick to have it fixed that "oops".
After, if you find the strapping for 256mbit chips the start screen might not show 256Mb, but you will see this in Windows.
The RAM is 6ns (166mhz)? I wonder how will it be  overclocking as you took the effort to replace the GPUs.
Can't wait for you to post more news on how this one goes!

I got the two 128mb moded Vodoo5 cards, the agp and PCI version from Komponent.
Thanks a lot Komponent for the great modding !

So here they are:

Voodoo5 Agp





Voodoo5 Pci






The cards were testd in differents sistems, with differents OS.

Used Hardware
Tyan S2640 - tested the agp & Pci versions
Epox 8K5A2 - tested the agp & Pci versions
MSI KT3 - tested the agp & Pci versions
ECS K7VTA3 - tested the agp & Pci versions 
Gigabyte M750SLI-DS4 - tested the Pci versinos under XP and Win7, and i also test my both pci2pcix adapters that i own - same behaviour, just black screen when entering windows


Used OS:
Win 98
- Original 3dfx driver
- Amigamerlin 2.9
- x3dfx_V5_Win9X_1.08.04
- Raziel64 Evolution Driver - Expert Edition V1.01.16 (Lite)

With all drivers & boards: entering in the OS wihout problems, colours & Icons sometimes are not displayed corectly ( white icons ) and under applications the sistem freeze.
( 3dmark2001, return to castle wolfesntein, 3dmark2000, UT GOTY, 3dfx donnut demo )


Win XP
- SFFT Alpha 48
- SFFT 1.5
- SFFT 1.6
- SFFT 1.7
- SFFT 1.8
- SFFT 1.9
- Koolsmokey
- Amigamerlin R3.11

With all drivers and boards: When entering in the OS the screen is black.
- Only with the original XP driver - is entering the OS, but the driver does not allow to start any application.


Win7
- SFFT 1.9 - black screen when entering windows
- Only with the original win7 driver - is entering the OS, but the driver does not allow to start any application.


BUT.... there is a board witch surprises me :

The Gigabyte 7VKML -chipset KT266



With this board the both cards are running excelent ! No problems in win98 & XP, with all the above mentioned drivers.
I had only a xp1800+ CPU, so don't be amazed about the low scores


Here some screenshots, using the SFFT 1.9 driver:

No AA

V5 AGP-64mb



V5-AGP - 128mb



V5-PCI - 64mb



V5-PCI - 128mb




2xAA

V5 AGP-64mb



V5-AGP - 128mb



V5-PCI - 64mb



V5-PCI - 128mb




4xAA

V5 AGP-64mb



V5-AGP - 128mb



V5-PCI - 64mb



V5-PCI - 128mb




Some nice shoots @4xAA :






Btw - overclocking the cards with the VSA overclocking tool goes up to 188Mhz, after that display errors appear.

added ! 

What are doing on Gino card ?

Let us know about the 256mb voodoo5 project !
Cant wait to see it working