Re: PC switches off immediately after turning on

Posted on 2021-10-23, 04:54

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by stealthjoe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Very nice to see that the computer works again :) Actually, people were most curious about the insides of the old PSU... we all love bulged and leaking capacitors, browned circuit boards and burnt components :) Oh ok. Coming up: Interior 1.jpeg Interior 2.jpeg Interior 3.jpeg Looks like some kind …

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Re: PC switches off immediately after turning on

Posted on 2021-10-22, 16:02

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Update: I purchased a better quality PSU from Amazon by the name Ant Esports (not Antec despite resembling significantly) and attached it to the board. Next, the PC booted to the boot selection menu (finally!!!). So it seems like this was a case of nuked PSU indeed. I re-checked the hard disk …

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Re: PC switches off immediately after turning on

Posted on 2021-10-22, 03:33

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This is impressing... that PSU boasts 25A on 12V . I guess I am not the only who hopes that you'll post a photo of the insides :) BTW... this name sounds so similar like "Toxin"... Scary! Thanks for the article. My PSU is exactly the same as in the picture for 500W (may be the sticker graphics …

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Re: PC switches off immediately after turning on

Posted on 2021-10-22, 02:19

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Update: I tested with another new IDE HDD (500Gb) and got the same result. The PC switches off immediately on hearing the disk spin up sound. So thinking if this could be due to the PSU. BTW my PSU is a chinese make - Foxin FPS 500 (500w). The existing HDD is a Seagate ST3160215A.

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Re: PC switches off immediately after turning on

Posted on 2021-10-21, 15:34

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hope you are referring to only connecting the molex and not the IDE cable. Tried that and the result is the same. PC immediately shuts down after starting.

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Re: PC switches off immediately after turning on

Posted on 2021-10-21, 15:17

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The HDD was working fine with no bad sectors previously. Issue started when I removed the existing sound card and installed the recently purchased one. I was suspecting a loose cable. Tried with another molex connector from the PSU as well as from a molex splitter, but the same result. Quite …

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PC switches off immediately after turning on

Posted on 2021-10-21, 14:58

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi, I am having an issue with my PC turning off immediately after switching it ON. I noticed that the power light alone is ON and the activity light is OFF. The PC was booting fine before this. I removed the cover to test a sound card and it was then the issue happened. After some fiddling, I …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2021-10-20, 14:08

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by stealthjoe

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in Milliways

My confession: Regret getting into retro PCs very late (only since about a year -during the lockdown). Missed the time period when Voodoo cards and other older PC components were cheap (circa 2010 when I was clueless about retro computing). Voodoo cards were/are literally unheard of in my country. …

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Re: Yamaha YMF724 PCI sound card - perfect for my needs?

Posted on 2021-10-13, 13:17

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by stealthjoe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello all, I have ordered the YMF724F-V card. I currently have a P4 system (specs in my signature). Ordered the card as I wanted to experience OPL3 on some Win9x games. Any idea as to how good is the compatibility/issues with this card on i845 chipset motherboards?

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NFS II SE Glide wrapper Win98

Posted on 2021-10-09, 08:47

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by stealthjoe

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in Windows

Hello, I am trying to get NFS 2 SE work using Glide wrapper (nglide) on Win 98. Using nglide, was unable to get this one working. Tried following the instructions on the nGlide compatibility where it specifies a patch to be installed. However, the patch does not work (batch file wont run) under 98. …

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Re: DaemonTools No CD Audio

Posted on 2021-10-08, 03:19

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by stealthjoe

in Marvin \ Sound

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I have a Soundblaster 16 (CT2230) and I too have been looking at getting game CD audio working through Daemon tools 3.47 to play some retro games. To get this to work correctly is proving difficult. You need the Daemon tools virtual drive assigned with D: drive letter to start. You can then mount …

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Re: Win 9x build suggestions

Posted on 2021-10-08, 02:57

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yep, that's definitely glorious FM in the first sample, and General MIDI in the second one. A lot of us spend a lot of money chasing down different MIDI devices because you know, it's "better." But the best version is often the one our memories are attached to. And sometimes a good FM rendition …

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Re: Win 9x build suggestions

Posted on 2021-10-08, 02:44

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Opening up your options some of the P2/P3 era Dell XPS Txx may be a good option. They used Intel SE440BX3 motherboard, (OEM version SE440BX2) with Yamaha YMF chip onboard. The plus side you'll actually get XG Midi, kind of like a inbuilt Midi card. The negative is it's on the PCI bus so not much …

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Re: Win 9x build suggestions

Posted on 2021-10-06, 05:39

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by stealthjoe

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I am more interested in the MIDI the ISA cards (SB 16/Yamaha YMF series) provided with Win 9x games. To be specific, the MIDI music for games such as Road Rash, Fire Fight sounded much nicer on the 9X systems with ISA cards (different sound fonts perhaps? Could someone please throw some light on …

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Re: Win 9x build suggestions

Posted on 2021-10-06, 02:44

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you all for your replies. As there is no voodoo card, how well do you think the above specs can handle glide wrappers? Any performance impact?

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Re: Running TR using Glidos on Win 98

Posted on 2021-10-05, 03:15

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by stealthjoe

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in GliDOS General

Thank you all. I downloaded the 1.29 version and it worked perfectly for TR and TR UB. However for UB alone, I was getting a spinning Glidos logo right from the start. So I proceeded to install the unlock code for the Glidos ID using the free account provided. After installing the 4 liner keys, …

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Win 9x build suggestions

Posted on 2021-10-05, 02:29

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by stealthjoe

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Good day, I am in the process of building a new retro rig for the purpose of primarily playing Win 9x games between the years 1996 - 2001 and some late DOS games. Have shortlisted the following specs: Intel SE440BX2 PIII 450Mhz 256MB RAM MX440 128 MB 80 GB IDE HD Yamaha YMF 719 Would be installing …

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Running TR using Glidos on Win 98

Posted on 2021-10-03, 12:38

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by stealthjoe

in GliDOS General

in GliDOS General

Hello, I am trying to run TR1 using Glidos on win 98 but seem lost. In the Glidos page, the link for the instructions for Win 9x is broken. Also I was unable to find a thread related to this here. Could some one please help with the steps to run this game on Win 98? Thanks.

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Re: Running Tomb Raider 1 on Win 98

Posted on 2021-10-03, 12:34

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by stealthjoe

in DOS

in DOS

Thanks akula65. Will check them!!

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Re: CD audio based Win 9x games stuttering

Posted on 2021-10-02, 14:35

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by stealthjoe

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in Windows

Hello Oetker. One thing I noted was that not all CD audio based games are stuttering. For eg. Interstate '76 is smooth with virtual disk. Same with nitro pack. As of now noted that the issue is more pronounced in Midtown Madness and a little less on Fire Fight. Interestingly the stutter is present …

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