matrox millenium ii or G400?

Posted on 2024-03-30, 03:32

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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guys, help me clear up my memory of things 25 years ago.. i had a matrox card in my socket 7 system back in 98/99/00 i know this: matrox PCI twin VGA outputs i thought is was either a millenium2 or a g400.. but it seems the g400 was never done in PCI, but there was a g450 pci also it seems the …

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Why are cyrix MII CPUs so expensive?

Posted on 2024-02-28, 12:08

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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for shits and gigs i thought i do a build of a system i had back in the day.. was a cyrix MII 266 on a (yes garbage) ampton / pc-chips MB.. now this was a totally crap waste of time "upgrade" from my pentium 100 and yes i fell for the hype thinking this was really going to show my mates how inferior …

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Re: compaq quick restore 5700 series (1999 5716)

Posted on 2022-12-08, 16:41

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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Many of those restore CD's require a special boot floppy that you can make off the cd or maybe there is one on Archive org. Can you point or link the cd set you downloaded , I can not seem to find that exact set ? it was these ones.. https://archive.org/details/compaq-presario-5716-5722-5726-5735- …

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compaq quick restore 5700 series (1999 5716)

Posted on 2022-12-08, 08:09

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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hi guys, im trying to get this 1999 P3-450 compaq system up and running nicely.. ive aquired some restore discs from archive.org..but how do i actually do the restore process.. i have been into the f10 bios and looked if i can boot from the cd but it only gives A or C.. what i found a little strange …

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external 4.5v battery polarity (compaq deskpro 2000 5166)

Posted on 2022-11-30, 13:14

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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hi guys, playing around trying to resurrect a 1996 compaq deskpro 2000 with P166 in it.. the on board batt has died and as seeing the cell is soldered to the board i thought i would have a go using the external battery option that these systems support.. ive worked out i need a 4.5v battery (3 x AA …

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Re: compaq P166 boot error 162 system setup access

Posted on 2022-11-27, 14:00

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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If your PC has FDD and model is Deskpro 2000 5166, then exist Softpaq SP15674 (downloadable on HP/Compaq support websites) - this allow you to create three floppy with diagnostics and setup utilities, build new diagnostics partition on HDD and store setup parameters. Instructions are in .txt file. …

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compaq P166 boot error 162 system setup access

Posted on 2022-11-27, 07:48

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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hi guys, setting up an old compaq deskpro 5166 pentium 166 from 1996.. system didnt come with original hdd and have added another 1.2/1.7gb hdd ( similar size to original to avoid bios size limitiations) the problem is i get a 2 beep alert and the error message : 162-system options not set .. and it …

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Re: Forum meta-question

Posted on 2022-11-27, 06:01

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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what does meta mean?

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Re: Help restoring my old family computer, Pics, Question...

Posted on 2022-11-25, 13:30

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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i have this exact machine.. i put another power supply in it without realizing the plugs have differnet pin ordering .. it wouldnt boot (no surprise now).. amazingly it didnt kill the board... if u really want a new PS i would just cut the plug off the new and old Power supplies and solder up to the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-11-25, 10:11

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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WD40 isnt flammable much at all, thinking about how many times ive sprayed it into areas that could catch on fire.. eg into electric motors on RC cars, the brushes must be arcing all the time .. no motor ever caught on fire.. yes it will flame up when you ignite it straight out of the can but thats …

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

Posted on 2022-11-24, 13:32

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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western society has certainly gone well past it peak.. movies are just one aspect of a decline in quality... it is utterly staggering the decline that has occurred in only slightly over 20 years... we did seem to be riding a wave that reached its peak around 2000.. take 1999, american beauty, …

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Re: where do we get Duke Nukem?

Posted on 2022-11-20, 12:20

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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Duke Nukem is held hostage by one notorious greasy individual. But you can still buy whole collection here though: https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/duke-nukem-3d-atomic-edition that looks like the go.. would that be usable / playable on a proper retro machine (p166, win95 machine)? with …

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where do we get Duke Nukem?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 11:30

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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chasing a copy to play.. the 1996 version.. GOG doesnt list anything.. where u guys getting it?

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post dignostics cards

Posted on 2022-11-14, 15:36

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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hi guys, im looking for a POST diagnostics cards to buy.. plenty of cheap ones on ebay etc but looking at them there a few different varieties... the most obvious difference is whether to get a 2 digit or 4 digit display.. im going to use this on pentium 1 through 3.. 1996 -2002 approx systems.. …

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Re: Cheap but well performing PCI 3D video cards

Posted on 2022-11-14, 06:30

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I know this is not popular but I use a FX5200 PCI with a Pentium 100mhz (intel 430fx) and I now prefer it in dos and Win95 OSR2 over a S3 Savage4. It's faster in Quake 1, has better image quality and in win95 games - The Need for Speed: Special Edition, MDK and Pandemonium 2 run with a higher frame …

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Re: Cheap but well performing PCI 3D video cards

Posted on 2022-11-12, 12:57

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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anyone got framerate data for tnt2 m64 or gf2 mx running on a p133/166? how do they compare to voodoo1?

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Re: Cheap but well performing PCI 3D video cards

Posted on 2022-11-12, 04:58

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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You're overestimating the rarity of the i200. Normal price for these in Europe is 10-15€ plus shipping when you buy from a trader (1 year warranty included). over here in australia it is another story.. last p200 (nonmmx) went for $60 AUD (no incl shipping) on ebay.. better to put the money towards …

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Re: Cheap but well performing PCI 3D video cards

Posted on 2022-11-11, 15:38

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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i was in this situation starting out .. pci cards are damn hard to find cheap.. a p133 is as has been said basically only good for upto and including games from 1996.. imo that is.. i upgraded from a 133 to a 166 and overclocked it to 200 ... i looked for ages for a p200 chip .. it is pretty hard to …

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BX vs LX motherboard speed difference (same cpu)

Posted on 2022-11-03, 07:52

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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hi guys, i was in the process of building an LX based system with a P2 266/300 cpu but now this board has decided to no longer POST.. this leaves me with my other board, BX based gateway system board.. got me wondering what sort of speed increase it would have over the LX board.. im assuming i will …

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Re: how often do GOG and steam put lucasarts games on special

Posted on 2022-10-31, 06:36

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by kennyPENTIUMpowers

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leileilol wrote on 2022-10-31, 06:29: Usually around May 4 annually. cheers oh... that too far away.. ill put the 14.50 towards buying used disks off ebay..

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