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Re: overlay software + modern HDD + 486 mobo = seems to work!

Posted on 2009-06-03, 19:17

Could you do a test of the HDD with Speedsys and post a screenshot? OK. Please see below. I ran the full HDD test. Thanks. Does anyone know, whether it is possible to tell, how much bandwidth the HDD controller has based on the Speedsys test ? (linear read speed?) A fast modern HDD should be able …

Re: 486 mobos which don't accept EDO RAM

Posted on 2009-06-03, 19:10

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If you don't mind spending 10 GBP for a pair, then sure, try and report us, whether it works :). I think it's probably chipset dependent, whether the MB supports EDO or not. I tried to find datasheets for some 486 chipsets, but without any success (for example google can't find any reference to the …

Re: overlay software + modern HDD + 486 mobo = seems to work!

Posted on 2009-06-02, 23:07

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Could you do a test of the HDD with Speedsys and post a screenshot?

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Posted on 2009-06-02, 09:27

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I get the same file not found message now, could the webmaster have noticed the increased downloads of these files and removed them? Probably yes. I don't think there are many 'normal' people interested in 10 years old PC repairing books :). But this shouldn't be a problem, as there are now …

Re: CF IDE device + 486 mobo = failure

Posted on 2009-05-31, 21:55

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I tried an Seagate 4GB Microdrive with a CF adapter and it was painfully slow (checked with SpeedSys) and resulted in many errors (after a few restarts Win98 refused to start because of corrupted files). If you succeed, maybe i'll try a real CF flash drive.

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Posted on 2009-05-29, 07:30

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The 6th is quite good. Except for the poor audio chapter, everything else is fine.

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Posted on 2009-05-28, 14:08

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Good stuff! Google that url GL1zdA gave, and select the google cache to bypass the login. Even better spoof your UserAgent to Googlebot/2.1 (+http://www.google.com/bot.html) And it will allow to view the page as google sees it. (This trick works on many websites, including some with paid content! …

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Posted on 2009-05-28, 10:28

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Register at: http://www.informit.com/ Login and go to: http://www.informit.com/promotions/promotion.aspx?promo=135426 Available editions: URPCs 6th Edition - PDF - 7.3MB URPCs 8th Edition - PDF - 6.7MB URPCs 10th Edition - PDF - 8.6MB URPCs 11th Edition - PDF - 17.9MB URPCs 12th Edition - PDF - 55. …

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Posted on 2009-05-27, 21:28

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Some time ago it was possible to register the book on the publishers website and download the electronic version. It was registered just by providing the ISBN, so anyone could get it (i have near all editions from 6th to 16th 😀).

Re: How can you troubleshoot mobo cache memory?

Posted on 2009-05-20, 21:00

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Check what cache configurations your mobo supports (http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/). With 256 kb modules you should be able to run it with 128 kB using 4 modules. This way you should be able to find the buggy chip (unless there are 5 of them). BTW. Cache chips use sockets, not slots :) ( …

Re: 3dfx Voodoo 5 PCI

Posted on 2009-04-23, 13:58

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

LOD bias just forced the Voodoo to choose to choose the mipmaps with the lowest level. This is not AF, although the effects might be similar.

Re: Audigy Gold?

Posted on 2009-04-19, 09:55

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Google SBAXWXCD - it should point you to a torrent containing SBAXWXCD.iso and SBAXWXCD.txt (the is file around 640 MB). This is the DanielK modified driver for the Audigy Series and Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Vista (32/64-bit). (in the .txt file there should be mentioned its Revision 2). It …

Re: Audigy Gold?

Posted on 2009-04-18, 18:12

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks guys. Also, am I correct in thinking that Audigy 1 can do EAX 3.0 but not 4.0? AFAIK officially it does not support EAX 3.0, but I'm pretty sure you can softmod it to support it. (AFAIK all Audigy cards based on the EMU DSP have the same capabilities). I use the unofficial DanielK drivers …

Re: Audigy Gold?

Posted on 2009-04-18, 12:01

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

People usually call Audigy cards Gold if their in and outputs are gold coated.

Re: Localized WfW 3.11 on DOSBox

Posted on 2009-04-12, 20:22

by GL1zdA

in DOSBox Games/Apps

852 is the Polish codepage and AFAIK the Polish version of WfW wants to use it. I'll play with mode to set it before Windows launch, maybe it helps.

Localized WfW 3.11 on DOSBox

Posted on 2009-04-12, 18:11

by GL1zdA

in DOSBox Games/Apps

Is it possible to run a localized (Polish) version of WfW 3.11 on DOSBox? I followed the guide, but after every start Windows launches a wizard to add Codepage 852 support...

Re: 486 mobo missing its "KBD chip" - is it pointless me testing it?

Posted on 2009-04-08, 21:15

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

256K x 36 means: 36 - memory width - 32 bits + 4 bits for parity. 256k * 32 bits = 256 k * 4 bytes = 1 MByte 72-pin SIMM (72-pin SIMMs have 32-bit memory width or 36-bit with parity chips, 30-pin SIMMs have 8 bit memory width or 9-bit with parity) 4M x 36 means: 4M * 32 bits = 4M * 4 bytes = 16 …

Re: Maximum RAM amount for various retro operating systems?

Posted on 2009-03-12, 22:03

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

For Windows 3.11 it was answered here: Re: 486 Motherboard For Win9x theoretically it's 4 GB, but practically giving more than 1 GB is a waste of money IMO.

Re: Dallas real time clock - if it's flat, can you still use the mobo?

Posted on 2009-03-12, 21:50

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here's a solution from PS/2 fans: http://www.mcamafia.de/mcapage0/dsrework.htm

Re: Dream sound combo for old games: summary

Posted on 2009-02-18, 20:50

by GL1zdA

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

SB Pro stereo digital sound only works on real SB Pro cards (1.0 and 2.0) and compatible cards from other companies. Chipset manufacturers could license the SB Pro DSP from Creative, so most of the clone cards are 100% compatible (and often sound better than the original). For some reason Creative …

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Re: overlay software + modern HDD + 486 mobo = seems to work!

Re: 486 mobos which don't accept EDO RAM

Re: overlay software + modern HDD + 486 mobo = seems to work!

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Re: CF IDE device + 486 mobo = failure

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Re: Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (book on Google)

Re: How can you troubleshoot mobo cache memory?

Re: 3dfx Voodoo 5 PCI

Re: Audigy Gold?

Re: Audigy Gold?

Re: Audigy Gold?

Re: Localized WfW 3.11 on DOSBox

Localized WfW 3.11 on DOSBox

Re: 486 mobo missing its "KBD chip" - is it pointless me testing it?

Re: Maximum RAM amount for various retro operating systems?

Re: Dallas real time clock - if it's flat, can you still use the mobo?

Re: Dream sound combo for old games: summary