Re: The Ultimate Multi-Boot Windows Benching Machine

Posted on 2012-11-19, 23:07

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by feipoa

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Have you read these: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306559 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/217210 Saw these previously. Microsoft doesn't go into any detail about installing Win98, NT4, then W2K. If they used the default methods provided from the installation discs, they'd find that NT4 is no …

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Re: The Ultimate Multi-Boot Windows Benching Machine

Posted on 2012-11-19, 04:07

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by feipoa

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How about this: HDD0: FAT16 Win98SE then HDD0: NTFS WinNT4 on a second partition, boot loader gets installed on Win98SE partition with option to boot other OS unplug HDD0, change BIOS boot drive HDD1: Win2K NTFS HDD1: same or different partition WinXP, you'll have both options in bootmenu replug …

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Re: Newer AWARD Bios for HOT-433?

Posted on 2012-11-19, 01:53

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by feipoa

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I can try. But this will take a few days, as I don't have any PS/2 mice here and have to borrow it from a friend. But. Isn't it so, that PS/2 works only, if there would be a second IC on this big empty socket? It may be that the keyboard and PS/2 controller chip is part of the UMC chipset. The MB- …

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Re: Newer AWARD Bios for HOT-433?

Posted on 2012-11-18, 18:20

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by feipoa

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Can you test the PS/2 mouse feature on it? According to ModBin, this particular BIOS has PS/2 mouse option enabled by default in the BIOS.

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The Ultimate Multi-Boot Windows Benching Machine

Posted on 2012-11-18, 18:09

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by feipoa

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I have been having trouble setting up tri- and quad-boot Windows operating systems. The purpose of this is to test how various Windows OS's affect older hardware and to see how different games play in various Windows operating systems. I have this system to test the various scenarios on: K6-III+ 450 …

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Re: Calling on all CPU's for the Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2012-11-17, 22:18

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by feipoa

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JaNoZ wrote: Yes i will do the benchmarking, would be nice to do. But i do not have the upgrade mem yet, and no YS yamaha sound card. That's fine, just use any ole sound card. The soundcard probably has little affect on the results.

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2012-11-17, 01:49

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by feipoa

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With sound. Without is pretty dull. but for benchmark, you should do it without sound to get a more accurate score. I don't follow. For results to be accurate, they should be repeatable. I get the same fps score with the same sound card inserted each time. If you are refering to a comparison …

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Re: Calling on all CPU's for the Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2012-11-17, 01:42

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by feipoa

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Mine is assembled in thailand. Still looking for a memory upgrade. Found in the usa for 8 dollar or so, but shipping is to expensive sadly. Great! You are going to run the P60/66 right? My testing is finished as of today. I've tested all I can for this. Would anyone be willing to run these two …

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Re: 486 IDE controller performance

Posted on 2012-11-17, 01:22

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by feipoa

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Does your motherboard have an EEPROM or an EPROM? Can you send a photo of your BIOS without the stick on it?

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2012-11-17, 01:18

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by feipoa

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With sound. Without is pretty dull.

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2012-11-16, 06:50

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by feipoa

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Returning these values makes it playable, while retaining decent fps: cl_gun "1", gl_lightmap "0", s_initsound "1" I personally thought the game looked almost playable at 8.6 fps with these settings: gl_flashblend 1 cl_gun 0 Interestingly, the POD83 only added 0.3 fps to the score, albiet at 33 Mhz …

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2012-11-15, 23:33

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by feipoa

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Ati rage 128 pci run well in opengl. For me i 've used these PCI graphic cards: Voodoo 1 voodoo 2 voodoo 2 sli voodoo 3 3000 (the best forme) Kyro 1 64 mb (ok but slow, bad drivers?) Ati Rage 128 (fast on opengl game and i don't know why i can't to use direct 3d?) Geforce 2 mx 440 (geforce 2like) …

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Re: Which graphic cards work with GLQuake under WinNT?

Posted on 2012-11-15, 11:54

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by feipoa

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Just create a shortcut to the .exe file. Add -width 320 -height 200 at the end. You can also add -bpp 16 if you would like 16bit colors Yup, that method works, however that resolution had issues for me. 640x480x16 works great though. In case anyone else runs into this issue, I found that name of …

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Re: Which graphic cards work with GLQuake under WinNT?

Posted on 2012-11-15, 07:28

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by feipoa

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The reason I asked which GL cards work with GLQuake is become that Quake readme file mentions that only some GL accelerated cards work with GLQuake. I have solved the mystery with the Matrox G200 and GLQuake in WinNT. The issue was with the GLQuake.exe version which came with the Quake1-Windows …

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Which graphic cards work with GLQuake under WinNT?

Posted on 2012-11-14, 16:04

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by feipoa

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Aside from 3dfx cards, are there any other graphic cards which will work in GLQuake under WinNT 4.0? Wrapper OK but not preferred. NT4 only went up to DX3. After the success of getting Quake II OpenGL mode working on a 486 with a Matrox G200, I decided to try GLQuake, but it hangs around at the …

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Re: 486 IDE controller performance

Posted on 2012-11-14, 07:33

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by feipoa

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What does that EDO DRAM read speed option do? That was hidden before wasn't it? I'm not sure. Yes, it was hidden before. I'm hoping that it increases the EDO RAM speed when EDO RAM is installed. Default is 4-2-2-2, but there is the option for 3-1-1-1. I'll eventually get to testing this. Maybe …

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Re: A sad day...

Posted on 2012-11-14, 04:37

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by feipoa

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P.S. A pic found elsewhere on the Internet of the Logitech Mouseman Pro that I STILL use -> http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Mice-and-Pointing-Devices/Bring-back-the-old-Mouseman-3-button/td-p/571534 . Best damned ball mouse ever made, and the buttons are super-easy to push and sensitive :) I've NEVER …

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Re: Good NICs for retro rigs?

Posted on 2012-11-14, 03:58

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by feipoa

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feipoa wrote: The other open questions is if an Intel NIC will perform any better on a 486. The performance of an Intel Pro 100S was the same as the 3Com 3c905C-TX-M on a 486 (Cyrix 5x86-133/4x).

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2012-11-14, 03:34

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by feipoa

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Textures max, 8-bit OFF: 7.8fps Thanks for testing this. Very comparable results: Cyrix 5x86-133 (2x66) WinNT 4.0 Matrox Millennium G200 16MB Quake II Timedemo1, 640x480, OpenGL 7.6 fps AMD X5-180 (3x60) Win98SE RIVA TNT 16MB Quake II Timedemo1, 640x480, OpenGL 7.8 fps The logical next step now is …

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2012-11-14, 01:29

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by feipoa

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When I tried a Voodoo3 2000 in my SiS 496 board there was a major performance jump when I moved from a Am5x86 160 to POD @ 100. Ironically, while the POD was clearly fastest for 3D games, it measured slower elsewhere because the L2 cache wasn't working right. Which motherboard was this? When I …

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