Tseng ET4000/w32i VLB

Posted on 2013-12-18, 10:48

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello! I finally got this card to work - jumpers weren't set right and there was no picture out. Hopefully I tried it in an already setup computer that had PC speaker connected so I could hear the machine actually booting (counting memory, booting beep...). Otherwise I'd probably just throw it away …

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Re: VESA Local Bus And/Or ISA Video?

Posted on 2013-12-08, 00:16

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The last generation of ISA VGA cards were quite good actually. In those days I had Tseng ET4000 w32 2MB ISA - it had good Win311 GUI acceleration. I sold it before W95 came out. Now I'm looking to find it somewhere... ;) But I do have Cirrus Logic 5429 2MB ISA and at the moment I have a 386DX-40 …

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Re: Trying to dual boot DOS 6.22 and Windows 95 on same drive

Posted on 2013-12-07, 09:12

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With Boot managers I would do like this - it's a bit complicated. 1st install DOS on C: after it is installed do a Ghost image of that partition. Than install Win95 on reformated C: and after install and configure also make a Ghost image of that partition. I it wise to move Ghost image files to …

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Re: ISA controller cards - Winbond not working

Posted on 2013-12-06, 20:51

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Just a few days ago I discovered my Winbond I/O controller "died". It worked fine 10 month ago. Now it also gives error about FDD and/or HDD controller at POST. 🙁

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Re: Trying to dual boot DOS 6.22 and Windows 95 on same drive

Posted on 2013-12-06, 20:40

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It can be installed on one partition as well. Windows 95 installation keeps previous DOS and you can select it via menu that you get after F8 key is pressed right at boot. It keeps all the settings - autoexec.bat and config.sys. If you want to have a completely separated DOS 6.22 and W95. Then you …

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Re: FOREX 386 motherboard thread

Posted on 2013-12-06, 13:41

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I also have one of the Forex 386 boards. It looks like this one: http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/M/MICRO-EXPRESS-INC-386-FOREX-386-CACHE.html#.UqHN6uJcX_Z Did a few tests with it and this is the configuration: AMD 386DX-40 + IIT 387-40 256KB 20ns cache 32MB 70ns (8x4MB 30pin) Cirrus Logic …

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Re: Heavy battery leakage on 486 VLB board. Any hope?

Posted on 2013-12-04, 08:57

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I have two 386DX-40 boards which had just a minor battery leakage and both have problems. They both worked when I got them but didn't have time to clean them. I tried them again after a few months and I guess it was too late. With one the cache has to be disabled. On the other one there is a HDD …

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Re: Voodoo issues

Posted on 2013-12-03, 00:00

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Orchid Righteous3D gives this output on Direct3D PCPlayer Benchmark. It works fine with Glide (demos of NFS2SE, NFS3 and Descent 3dfx patch) and even WizMark works. I haven't done other DX testing with it. What is wrong? This is on ECS P6VAP-Me (VIA VT82C694X (NB) & VT82C596B (SB)), P3-800, 256MB, …

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Re: Too many systems, what to keep?

Posted on 2013-11-30, 11:11

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Hello Half-Saint! I guess this is the question for $1,000,000 that many of us have :cool: But it all depends on your preferences. I'd keep a good 286, 1x 386, maybe two 486, 1x High end Pentium, 1x High end AMD K6. I also have many cases and even more parts sorted in a boxes. When I want to play …

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Re: EMS for a hostile 286

Posted on 2013-11-12, 21:01

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There is some info on this page: http://toogam.com/software/archive/drivers/memory/memory.htm You should try EMM286. Readme: ftp://ftp.mpoli.fi/unpacked/hardware/misc/oth … .zip/emm286.txt The link to file: ftp://ftp.mpoli.fi/pub/hardware/MISC/OTHER/EMM286.ZIP

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Re: Rendition Verite Thread

Posted on 2013-11-10, 09:07

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Recently I got a QDI Legend V2200 8MB AGP. Since I'm doing some DOS benches I tried with 3DBench and Quake 1. Results on KT133A, Duron 1200MHz are pretty low. 3DBench score is only 37 and Q1 only 47 in VGA mode. VSpeed is decent around 65M VGA and 66M LFB, so I don't know where is the problem. Even …

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Re: Abit KT7A and Geforce 6600GT compatibility

Posted on 2013-11-07, 08:16

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That's great. I also have a Gainward 6800GT. As I said in the 2nd post. This board rev1.0 (my at least) does run Athlon XP (Barton core) and Athlon XP-M (Barton core) just fine. The desktop Barton has multi of 11x. So it runs as 133x11 = 1463MHz (Aida64 identifies it as 1900+). My mobile XP has …

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Re: Abit KT7A and Geforce 6600GT compatibility

Posted on 2013-11-05, 23:02

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by kixs

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Thanks for the info. I have a few questions regarding rev1.3: - will it run 6600GT? - does software multiplier change work (CPUMSR...)? My plan is to use a Mobile Barton on it (so I can change the cpu clock as needed) and have at least dual-boot Win9X and WinXP - for older and a bit newer games/apps …

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Re: Abit KT7A and Geforce 6600GT compatibility

Posted on 2013-11-04, 00:50

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I only have Voodoo3 and that is used in P3 setup. I wanted to do some testing with Athlon 1400MHz... and simply forgot to install the heat-sink... damn, its now gone to CPU hell :dead: I can't believe... this is the 1st CPU I've ever smoked :angry: A few days ago I forgot to connect the fan and in …

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Re: Abit KT7A and Geforce 6600GT compatibility

Posted on 2013-10-31, 18:56

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In the mean time I tried ATI 9600XT 256MB and it works. I also tried Barton 2500+, it works as 133x11... locked multi. I took Mobile Athlon XP 2800+ out of one notebook and could play around with multi up to 12X133. Tried some pin mods and didn't have any success of using higher multi. Used this …

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Abit KT7A and Geforce 6600GT compatibility

Posted on 2013-10-29, 20:01

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by kixs

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Hello! Has anyone tried this combination? I have a KT7A rev 1.0 with Athlon 1.4GHz. I've put 6600GT AGP in it and it showed artifacts in 2D&3D modes even though this graphic card works on other motherboards just fine. There are no problems with older graphics cards from Voodoo3 to Geforce 4 Ti4600 ( …

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Re: 250W PSU Enough?

Posted on 2013-10-19, 22:18

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

For awhile I run a P-3 866 with Voodoo 3 3000 PCI and Geforce 4 Ti4200 in it with only 150W PSU - MicroATX case with SB 5.1, 2x256mb ram, 320GB 7200 HDD, DVD-RW. There where problems with graphics drivers so now I only have Voodoo 3 AGP in it and it uses maximum 60W on the outlet.

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Re: M921 motherboard for 486 no POST. Anything to do before I toss it?

Posted on 2013-09-28, 20:37

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by kixs

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vetz wrote: Try some other memory sticks. I'm not sure this board supports EDO btw, may need FPM. My thoughts exactly. I tested quite some 486 boards and to my surprise none supported EDO ram.

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Re: Getting hold of a K6-2+/K6-3+

Posted on 2013-09-26, 10:36

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I just threw together an old system over the weekend just for fun: a DFI K6VB3+, a K6-2+ 450 @600 (2.1 volts) a WD 40 gigabyte HD on a Maxtor/Promise ATA 133 drive card, 640 megabytes of PC133, a Philips PSC706 sound card, and a GF4 Ti 64 megabyte video card in an AT case. I installed XP pro - it …

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Re: Pentium MMX SL27S undervolting

Posted on 2013-09-21, 22:57

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I got a new ss7 board - Gigabyte GA-5AX and have done some more testing. I also got a new cooler - some hefty cooper one. For testing I don't use any paste and even don't clip it on the cpu. The cpu stays only slightly warm to the touch the second I turn off the power supply and remove the cooler - …

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