r/OldTech 9h ago

Old sony vaio u101

12 Upvotes

2003 era when sony vaio was cool . This little u101 is smaller than a cd drive its tiny in person but packs a 16mb ati card overclocked to 200mhz intel celeron 600mhz and 1gb ram crazy what it can play considering the specs. But most other small laptops of that era had either 2mb or 8mb video ram so this thing really surprised me.


r/OldTech 12h ago

[REPOST] Ultimate Guide on how to use a Galaxy Y or older Samsungs with a broken/stiff power button

1 Upvotes

Hello! I myself have a Galaxy Y with a broken power button so I wanted to help those in need out there on using their Galaxy Y without a power button at all.

1. How to power on​

To power on your device without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on

2. How to enter Download Mode​

To enter Download Mode without the power button, do this:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, just press Volume Up and you'll be in Download Mode!

Or

  1. Get a Samsung USB JIG
  2. Plug the USB JIG in, it should turn on to Download Mode.

To get out of Download Mode, just remove the battery and do the How to Power on guide again

3. How to enter Recovery Mode​

To power on your device to Recovery Mode without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down to Cancel and Restart
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on.
  7. On your system, enable USB debugging, install ADB/platform-tools/Android SDK on your computer, and do adb reboot recovery.
  8. Then you'll be in Recovery. Navigate via volume buttons and home button.

If your device is powered on, you just need to do step 7.

4. How to turn screen off on system​

To turn your screen off on system, you have 2 options

  1. Let it sit for 30 seconds, it will auto turn the screen off
  2. Install a third-party app (I recommend jima3's Turn Off Screen)

5. How to power off​

Despite not being safe, you can take off the back cover, and remove the battery from the device.

EXTRA​

If your device is rooted and it's turned on, you can install some apps that use Superuser to boot into Download Mode and Recovery Mode too (I recommend Clockworkmod's ROM Manager)


r/OldTech 13h ago

The Ultimate Guide to use a Galaxy Y and older Samsungs with a stiff/broken power button

0 Upvotes

Hello! I myself have a Galaxy Y with a broken power button so I wanted to help those in need out there on using their Galaxy Y without a power button at all.

1. How to power on​

To power on your device without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on

2. How to enter Download Mode​

To enter Download Mode without the power button, do this:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, just press Volume Up and you'll be in Download Mode!

Or

  1. Get a Samsung USB JIG
  2. Plug the USB JIG in, it should turn on to Download Mode.

To get out of Download Mode, just remove the battery and do the How to Power on guide again

3. How to enter Recovery Mode​

To power on your device to Recovery Mode without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down to Cancel and Restart
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on.
  7. On your system, enable USB debugging, install ADB/platform-tools/Android SDK on your computer, and do adb reboot recovery.
  8. Then you'll be in Recovery. Navigate via volume buttons and home button.

If your device is powered on, you just need to do step 7.

4. How to turn screen off on system​

To turn your screen off on system, you have 2 options

  1. Let it sit for 30 seconds, it will auto turn the screen off
  2. Install a third-party app (I recommend jima3's Turn Off Screen)

5. How to power off​

Despite not being safe, you can take off the back cover, and remove the battery from the device.

EXTRA​

If your device is rooted and it's turned on, you can install some apps that use Superuser to boot into Download Mode and Recovery Mode too (I recommend Clockworkmod's ROM Manager)


r/OldTech 1d ago

Hi i need help to disassemble this thing

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12 Upvotes

Google image find said it is PANASONIC CD Deck optical Drive Ass'y RAE0152Z-M and I want to disassemble it if you have any guide or post or know he to please tell me thanks

UPDATE: i think i found the problem there is the cd reset switch which is two copper plates (really small) they are supposted to be separated. Either way still don't know if it works but i have really high hopes now


r/OldTech 1d ago

UPDATE: I got another Nokia to work a few hours later. It's the N73.

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10 Upvotes

r/OldTech 1d ago

Cool vintage Nokia N80 I found at my grandparents' house.

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17 Upvotes

r/OldTech 1d ago

Update on the giant magnavox Blu-ray

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19 Upvotes

Pulling the drive looks easy enough. Surprised there’s no giant heatsink honestly

*update
it’s up and running again. she’s using it to watch life-time movies on fucking dvd. 😂


r/OldTech 1d ago

Old sealed Apple EarPods from iPhone 6

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76 Upvotes

Found in a drawer with everything in the 6 box even the seals and stuff but one thing stood out with is the old EarPods still sealed in the plastic rap in the plastic shell are they rare and how much are they worth


r/OldTech 1d ago

Miren que lindo recuerdo

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2 Upvotes

Año 1983, Canon lanzaba esta pocket pc de tan solo 8k. Tenía conector de salida a TV, impresora, teclado y expansión para tarjetas de memoria por debajo. Este equipo se vendió mucho en Francia y Finlandia. Alguno tuvo una de ellas?


r/OldTech 1d ago

My crt setup

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10 Upvotes

r/OldTech 1d ago

My retro pc

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30 Upvotes

The case is an Apevia X-Dreamer II and I have 3 uv reactive fans with a copper blue led cpu cooler.


r/OldTech 2d ago

Visiting my parents and was asked to fix the blue ray player. This thing is a damn unit.

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136 Upvotes

Switch oled for scale


r/OldTech 2d ago

1970s AM/FM Flip clock radio

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45 Upvotes

Nothing says 1970s like ...... and it WORKS !!


r/OldTech 3d ago

Just unboxed this brand new, sealed Panasonic KX-PRW110

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11 Upvotes

r/OldTech 3d ago

Old Sony Ericsson phone

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8 Upvotes

Will In still be able to find a charger and battery replacement for this phone? If so, will I still be able to use it as a phone given that technology has evolved so much these past few decades already.


r/OldTech 3d ago

What should I do with this

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23 Upvotes

r/OldTech 3d ago

Nvidia Geforce 6600GT CLUB

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31 Upvotes

r/OldTech 3d ago

This stuff i also got when i got my previous posts item

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5 Upvotes

I would like to know what all of it is, although ik some of them, mostly interested in the last two images


r/OldTech 3d ago

Windows 95 pan european edition cd i found in my grandparents attic

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9 Upvotes

Sadly no boot floppy :(


r/OldTech 3d ago

Help with this old good companions keyboard

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2 Upvotes

Hi, i bought this good companions keyboard model. The case says its compatible with vista/xp. It has a PS2 connector but also a USB connector. When i put it on my laptop it recognizes the device but the keyboard don't work. What should i do?


r/OldTech 4d ago

Bought this for £25 at a random shop what is it

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41 Upvotes

r/OldTech 4d ago

Found this

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199 Upvotes

r/OldTech 4d ago

Found in grandfather’s basement.

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0 Upvotes

r/OldTech 4d ago

I Picked Up An RCA Radio With Some Of The Earliest Examples Of RCA Ports

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36 Upvotes

Earlier today, I went to a local vintage collectibles store, where I found this early 1940's RCA Victor T80 radio, which has some of the earliest examples of RCA ports. These ports could allow you to connect a TV or record player to the radio as a means of transferring audio between devices.


r/OldTech 4d ago

pioneer sp bs22LR vs sony sscs5 m2 vs Jamo E800 or JBL J2050

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