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Re: Any Thinkpad lovers here?

Posted on 2018-05-22, 10:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've always been a fan of them, along with the Dell Latitudes and HP EliteBooks. My current laptop is an X250 that I got second hand, after the video output on my T60 died. I love the power bridge function on my X250, and I'm very sad to see that they've ditched user replaceable batteries on the …

Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2018-05-22, 09:43

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Very interested! Is it ok to just put my forum handle on the list? I'm too paranoid to publicly post my email address. 😀

Re: Build Log: Dual Slot 1 440BX System

Posted on 2018-03-28, 09:07

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

The U2 is just the retail version of the 1130CA, so... I suspect either the CA's BIOS isn't right for my system, or there is a HDD size limit. The retail U2 costs too much to tinker with. So the OEM CA cards might have been shipped with a BIOS specific to the system they were sold with? That's a …

Re: Build Log: Dual Slot 1 440BX System

Posted on 2018-03-25, 10:13

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I don't really want to keep buying 1130CA cards until I find one which works, so I gave up until more information surfaces. The ARO compatibility information seems pretty sparse to say the least. Your Dell Precision 410 workstation does appear in the compatibility …

Re: HTPC rebuild/refresh - the ongoing life of an AOpen HX08

Posted on 2018-03-24, 12:19

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

How did you go about making those temperature indicators in the top 5.25" panel? I've been thinking about making a post code indicator in a similar style.

Re: KT7A Thunderbird: It's dead! It's alive! It's dead! It's alive!

Posted on 2018-03-24, 12:04

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Very nice case. 😀 I've been eyeing up an Intel SC5250-E, which is very similar, but I can't find one at a good price.

Re: BUILD COMPLETE: P3/V5500/GF2Ultra Water Cooled Build - A Marriage of Retro and Modern

Posted on 2018-03-24, 11:44

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Thanks for sharing the build, top notch result! 😁

Re: Build Log: Dual Slot 1 440BX System

Posted on 2018-03-24, 11:33

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I agree, there are better options for the case, but it is still nice. Thanks! I've been looking around, but so far I'm unable to find anything for a reasonable price. Who would have thought that beige ATX computer cases would become a rarity? Something like an early Dell Dimension XPS case would be …

Re: My Desktop Dos Box

Posted on 2018-02-24, 01:51

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I like it, the gold heat sinks on the AWE64 Gold are a nice touch. 😀 Not sure what to do about the FMV sound issues you're having, maybe install the 9x DVD version, or update the Windows sound drivers?

Re: Build Log: Dual Slot 1 440BX System

Posted on 2018-02-24, 01:28

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Nice job. What would be even more delicious would be to have that RAIDport slot filled with a working piece of hardware! Thanks! I did leave the RAIDPort open just in case. There are some more Ultra320 HDDs kicking around at work, so if I do decide to go with a RAID the option is there. :) Are the …

Re: Build Log: Dual Slot 1 440BX System

Posted on 2018-02-23, 14:51

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

So it's more of less complete for the moment. Here's all the bits laid out: http://i.imgur.com/kftI1cEl.jpg I've been playing around with some different bits and pieces, but settled on these... CPU: 2x Pentium II 450MHz Processors RAM: 4x 256MB PC133 DIMMs PSU: Corsair RM650x NIC: Realtek RTL8029AS …

Re: Is the VIA EPIA-M a good ITX Win9x platform?

Posted on 2018-02-15, 11:57

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Don't go through the hassle for my sake. :) If I do it it'll be tomorrow night, mainly for my own interest. :) I have with an external 60W 12V Power Supply, I believe system consumption should be fine with this setup? In the manual they say a "90 to 120W ATX power supply is ample for even the …

Re: Is the VIA EPIA-M a good ITX Win9x platform?

Posted on 2018-02-15, 11:35

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have an EPIA-CN which is a little bit newer. I can try installing Windows 98 on it if that helps? I've never actually used it for anything myself, bought it for a project that never materialised.

Re: Windows XP gaming cpu.

Posted on 2018-02-12, 11:21

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

QX9770 would cost over 200 euros QX9650 would cost "peanuts" from Aliexpress or some local store/seller. Modded 771 Xeons are still cheaper though. Oh man I bought a QX9650 when they were brand new. Talk about an eye-watering price, but certainly the king of Windows XP processors. My current …

Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?

Posted on 2018-02-12, 10:59

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Scali wrote: For OpenGL and Direct3D games, there's many newer, faster, more advanced cards. And for those cards there's OpenGLide.

Re: Windows2000 or WindowsXP for a dual P3 1Ghz (Coppermine), 2GB of ram, Geforce 6800+voodoo2 SLI ?

Posted on 2018-02-12, 10:33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If your able to I'd recommend installing them both in a dual boot setup and then use each one and see which one you like better. I'd go with this too. They both run NTFS so copying files between systems is quite simple. Also NTFS system volumes can be extended using diskpart on a WinPE boot disk. …

Re: Build Log: P3/V5500/GF2Ultra Water Cooled Build - A Marriage of Retro and Modern

Posted on 2018-02-12, 10:18

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

x0zm_ wrote: Naw, got it off a mate. Shame you lost though 🙁 No great shakes, you win some you lose some. 😀 But seriously an MX300 paired with a DreamBlaster X2... Might make you forget about the soundfonts on the Guillemot card. 😉

Re: Build Log: P3/V5500/GF2Ultra Water Cooled Build - A Marriage of Retro and Modern

Posted on 2018-02-12, 07:51

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I got another sound card. The Diamond Monster Sound MX300. Dude, was that the eBay auction that closed at 9pm yesterday? I thought I had it in the bag, but got sniped at the last minute. If it was you, then you definitely need to use it in this build, if only to make me feel better about losing. : …

Re: DOSMid - an open-source MIDI player for DOS

Posted on 2018-02-12, 07:30

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

Thanks for the update on this, DOSMid is my favourite MIDI player for my retro systems.

Re: Build Log: P3/V5500/GF2Ultra Water Cooled Build - A Marriage of Retro and Modern

Posted on 2018-02-03, 13:42

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Very nice! You definitely need to find a way to squeeze that biohazard fan grill in, classic old school case mod item right there. 😀

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