Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-11-06, 17:09

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by Overheat

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Thank you for all of your replies, my machine is a DOS build PII 350MHz, and has a Windows 95 dual boot, so I don't really want to go down the USB route. I much prefer the idea of a floppy controller, however they all seem rather pricey, so I want to make sure it will definitely solve my problem …

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Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-11-06, 09:11

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by Overheat

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So I suppose my next question concerns floppy controllers - anyone know much about these and how they work, what I should be looking for etc?

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Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-11-05, 23:15

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by Overheat

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Oooo - that latter option sounds more appealing - i shall have to look into that 😀

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Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-11-05, 23:03

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by Overheat

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Oh darn it - so now I need a new motherboard too - this retro gaming lark is hard work!

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Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-11-05, 22:30

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by Overheat

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This is all I seem to be able to find in BIOS: Filename IMG_2123.JPG File size 4.13 MiB Views 1774 views

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Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-11-05, 21:50

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by Overheat

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Hello, I received the drive today. I've installed it and I'm stuck. So, if you might be able to help me, that would be great. I've tried using both cables that were provided (one has the 5.25" connector, a standard floppy connector with a twist and one without. The next cable has two 5.25" floppy …

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Re: Want to Build Retro Gaming PC - What to Buy?

Posted on 2016-10-11, 11:15

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by Overheat

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FYI I use a place in Leeds called Revive IT Recycling for my old PC builds. They do cheap old pcs that you can use as a starting point and you can get that period look too. I usually search for isa on there ebay page to bring a few up: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/reviveitrecycling?rt=nc&_from=R40&_ …

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Re: Final Fantasy VII in Windows 95

Posted on 2016-10-11, 11:07

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by Overheat

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I think I'm just going to do a fresh install of windows 95 and see if it fixes the problem - just ordered a big box version of Windows 95 upgrade, which I'm hoping will allow me to do a fresh install.

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Re: Final Fantasy VII in Windows 95

Posted on 2016-10-07, 14:21

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by Overheat

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Thanks for your suggestions. I've tried googling too, which led me to try the reg cleaning and temp files clean and also to try in safe mode. I don't have a virus scanner as my machine isn't connected to the net. I've also tried copying all files from the installation CD to the hard drive so I know …

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Final Fantasy VII in Windows 95

Posted on 2016-10-06, 22:20

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by Overheat

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IMG_1955.JPG I decided to copy this to Marvin as I recall getting it wrong previously I keep getting the above message whenever I try to install FF7 on my Windows 95 PC. I've tried copying all the files from the installation CD to C: but I still get the same error. I've also tried cleaning the …

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Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-10-05, 20:16

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by Overheat

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Ah cool - I've never used AmiBay, I'll have to check it out. Another, probably stupid, question: are 1.2MB drives backwards compatible with smaller capacity disks?

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Re: 5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-10-05, 17:36

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by Overheat

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Ah! Thank you for your responses, this is all really useful information. I remember using 5.25" floppies in first school on BBC Micro computers, but I haven't used them since as my first computer was a Spectrum then an Amiga 1500, so I'm completely lost on the technology but it's great to have …

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5.25" Floppy Drives

Posted on 2016-10-05, 15:22

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by Overheat

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Just a quick question - I've been expanding my collection recently and as such I've ended up with a couple of 5.25" floppy games for DOS. However, I don't have a drive. I've been looking at prices of these and they seem very expensive, the cheapest I've seen is about £80. I have, though, come across …

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Re: CD not detected

Posted on 2016-08-31, 17:03

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by Overheat

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Well I have a spare cd drive, so I might try swapping it to see if it fixes the problem. Thanks for your suggestions 😀

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Re: DOS Build according to Privateer 2

Posted on 2016-08-30, 07:21

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by Overheat

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Just to update - I followed the advice of clueless1 and installed DOS 6.22 on my spare 2GB hard drive. And the results are excellent. I followed the guide from http://legroom.net/howto/msdos And found it really easy though I ignored all the networking stuff and I also managed to find the dos …

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Re: DOS Build according to Privateer 2

Posted on 2016-08-24, 06:45

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by Overheat

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I do actually have a spare Maxtor 2GB IDE drive, so that's a very good idea. I'll have a play with installing DOS 6.22 to that tonight. Also, very useful link - thank you.

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Re: DOS Build according to Privateer 2

Posted on 2016-08-23, 22:42

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by Overheat

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Okay, so my current Windows 95 PC that I'm having issues with is below: Motherboard Dell E139761 Slot 1 CPU Intel Pentium II 350Mhz RAM 128MB PC100 168pin Video ATI Rage Pro Turbo 8MB AGP Sound Creative Sound Blaster Vibra 128 PCI CT4810 HDD Maxtor 10GB IDE Optical Compaq CRD-8322B CD Drive 32x …

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Re: DOS Build according to Privateer 2

Posted on 2016-08-23, 22:16

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by Overheat

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So there are no drivers required in DOS at all? What are the installation disks then for that used to come with old hardware? I always assumed these were for drivers and settings?

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Re: CD not detected

Posted on 2016-08-23, 22:14

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by Overheat

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Yes, all my games are originals. I'll have a look at the filemon program you suggested and report back my findings - thank you 😀

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Re: CD not detected

Posted on 2016-08-23, 21:49

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Yeah, my floppy drive is A: and the CD-ROM is D: and I've tried messing with my config and autoexec by ;ing the lines I added, but no joy. And yeah, I assumed as much on the ScummVM front, but would like to avoid emulation if possible - I've started another thread for my DOS PC project.

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