What hard drives are compatible with the Dell Inspiron 4000 notebook?

Posted on 2017-11-13, 04:14

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by Zuon

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I can't seem to find much info online. Maybe I'm not doing it right. I just want to make sure I can find a HDD that's the right size and type (SATA vs IDE). And I'm sure it's not an issue, but if there are any RPM limitations, it would be nice to find that info too. Is anyone more knowledgeable than …

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Looking for info on the Win95 version of Disney's Aladdin.

Posted on 2017-10-22, 02:10

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by Zuon

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Seriously, there appears to be nothing online about this version, only the DOS one. The one I remember having growing up had a Windows GUI, clearer sound effects, and different music in places. It also didn't have the black bar at the top with Genie's face, just a smokey lamp, like the Genesis …

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Re: So, in terms of PIII-era "gaming" laptops...

Posted on 2017-10-15, 16:19

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by Zuon

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So, I have done some testing and these are the results. A recurring theme in these tests is that running a game in Direct3D mode tends to perform much worse than running in Software mode. Luckily, Software mode still allows most of the graphics settings to be turned on with this laptop. Unreal …

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So, in terms of PIII-era "gaming" laptops...

Posted on 2017-10-15, 01:43

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by Zuon

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How much better or worse could I have done with this find? Looking around for even somewhat capable laptops of this era is pretty hit and miss, as you can imagine. I mostly just look at old laptops as a fascination type of thing. sony vaio pcg-z505js Specs here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/ …

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Re: What are the proper SET BLASTER settings for Yamaha DS-XG PCI?

Posted on 2017-09-12, 18:59

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by Zuon

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Well, I figured out the problem I was having - I didn't have DMA turned on in the settings. 8000 works just perfectly. Thanks for the help!

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Re: What are the proper SET BLASTER settings for Yamaha DS-XG PCI?

Posted on 2017-09-12, 06:19

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by Zuon

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There are a bunch of modified initializers for the YMF cards depending on what motherboard chipset your computer has. I have them all on my google drive. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx6yUkEXCMV-NkY5RklBLWNjT1k They are available for VIA, Intel ICH2, ICH4, ICH5, and SIS. The SETUPDS could be …

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Re: What are the proper SET BLASTER settings for Yamaha DS-XG PCI?

Posted on 2017-09-12, 02:38

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by Zuon

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This should be an easy one, but I'm having difficulty finding documentation. I know there are a few variations of this card - I think I have the YMF-744 variant, but I am unsure, and I do not wish to disassemble the laptop again to find out. As of now, GM, FM, and Sound Blaster sound effects work …

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What are the proper SET BLASTER settings for Yamaha DS-XG PCI?

Posted on 2017-09-11, 21:29

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by Zuon

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This should be an easy one, but I'm having difficulty finding documentation. I know there are a few variations of this card - I think I have the YMF-744 variant, but I am unsure, and I do not wish to disassemble the laptop again to find out. As of now, GM, FM, and Sound Blaster sound effects work …

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Re: How to install Win98 SE on laptop with no CD or Floppy Drives?

Posted on 2017-09-11, 02:09

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by Zuon

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What went wrong with the CD? It said the files it was trying to load were corrupt or missing. Funny thing is, I burned that disc on the CD burner in my house that always works. But all that matters is I got it working in the end. I'm glad too. This laptop has a genuine Yamaha DS-XG sound chip …

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Re: How to install Win98 SE on laptop with no CD or Floppy Drives?

Posted on 2017-09-10, 13:13

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by Zuon

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Hopefully this post isn't too late to be violating forum rules, but I wanted to provide an update. The Vaio CD-51 boot disc provided earlier didn't work, so what I ended up doing was installing Windows XP (the only OS that WOULD boot from my drive), making a 2gb FAT32 partition, copying the 98 SE …

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Re: How to install Win98 SE on laptop with no CD or Floppy Drives?

Posted on 2017-09-08, 04:23

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by Zuon

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lolo799 wrote: Here's an .iso image, extract it from the zip file and burn it using imgburn, it works. And don't extract the contents of the .iso, or it won't work anymore. Thank you! I've installed Windows XP earlier, just to get something on it, but I will try this out tomorrow.

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Re: How to install Win98 SE on laptop with no CD or Floppy Drives?

Posted on 2017-09-07, 16:03

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by Zuon

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I 2nd, 3rd, 4th? the use another PC to partition/copy CD contents over. But as long as any CD can boot and leaves you at a dos prompt, you can then remove that CD, insert the Win98 Cd and type setup, away you go! No need to mess round modifying CD images! That would be ideal, if it weren't for the …

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Re: How to install Win98 SE on laptop with no CD or Floppy Drives?

Posted on 2017-09-06, 21:51

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by Zuon

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All you really need is a cd-rw or a blank cd-r: -extract the bootable floppy image from your Win98 CD using isobuster -modify that floppy image with winimage, add the needed drivers and edit the config.sys and autoexec.bat files -burn a new boot floppy emulation CD using your new image with imgburn …

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How to install Win98 SE on laptop with no CD or Floppy Drives?

Posted on 2017-09-06, 05:57

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by Zuon

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So, I recently got a Sony Vaio PCG-Z505JS in the mail, and the hard drive has been formatted with Windows uninstalled. I have a PCMCIA CD/DVD drive to go with it (Sony PCGA-CD51), but upon inserting the Windows 98 SE installation disc and booting from it, the boot sector of the disc, which appears …

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Re: DB9 Serial to DIN-5 MIDI OUT Pinout?

Posted on 2017-03-19, 17:05

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by Zuon

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Using a cheap external Midi device such as a Yamaha MU5 connected to your laptop serial port and its Midi Out to your standalone module would work and still be pretty much portable as it can be powered with AA batteries... Docking bays often have the DB15 joystick/Midi port on them, look into those …

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Re: DB9 Serial to DIN-5 MIDI OUT Pinout?

Posted on 2017-03-14, 18:13

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by Zuon

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Did you actually look at the SoftMPU forum that I linked to? Because in the 10th thread from the top of the first page, titled " Roland MT32 - Direct Connection to Serial / COM1 SoftMPU " - a title that suggests that it may be about a similar problem as you are experiencing - a solution to your …

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Re: DB9 Serial to DIN-5 MIDI OUT Pinout?

Posted on 2017-03-13, 22:23

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by Zuon

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I may not be prepared, but I do have peers more knowledgeable than I am. All I would like is some guidance on what to do/what my peers would help me do. My DOS machine does not have a 15 pin D-sub. The only expandable port it has is, unfortunately, that serial port. After asking some questions to …

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Re: DB9 Serial to DIN-5 MIDI OUT Pinout?

Posted on 2017-03-13, 16:12

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by Zuon

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So are serial cable drivers that can actually be used in combination with games. AFAIK, serial cables were mostly used to control MIDI equipment from a software MIDI sequencer or sysex utilities. The required drivers were not universally suitable for use with a serial cable and any MIDI device …

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Re: DB9 Serial to DIN-5 MIDI OUT Pinout?

Posted on 2017-03-12, 21:58

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by Zuon

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I'm trying to use it with SoftMPU with the SBMIDI switch, connected to an external midi device. It's my only option of getting MIDI on my DOS machine, unless I come across an SCP-55 somewhere. I hope this clarifies things a bit. Does this help? (I think the cables are always the same, but am not …

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Re: DB9 Serial to DIN-5 MIDI OUT Pinout?

Posted on 2017-03-12, 19:55

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by Zuon

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I'm trying to use it with SoftMPU with the SBMIDI switch, connected to an external midi device. It's my only option of getting MIDI on my DOS machine, unless I come across an SCP-55 somewhere. I hope this clarifies things a bit.

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