Re: 2x floppy drives in Windows 95: Both access same drive???
Posted on 2022-08-10, 08:31
as long as they are put into the bios correctly they should work unless one is dead. windows or not.
Re: Members of Vogons, what shows do you currently watch?
Posted on 2022-08-01, 10:19
non horror science fiction movies and series like Halo and star trek and red dwarf is a great British comedy sci fi. Dr who is cool occasionally.
Re: 486 pci and pci nic's
Posted on 2022-07-28, 13:15
I used a 3com in my last 486 build as NIC but I would use Intel as well.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-26, 06:10
i tried to put an Gainward Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS 512MB NA/6800GXTD52-PM8370 gpu into an abit vp6 but the bios didn't agree. I therefore put it in a hot Prescott machine (foxconn agp Socket LGA775) it runs at 8x but its set for 4x for stability with the slower than DDR2 memory running at 400mhz. …
Re: Modern AOC 144hz IPS monitor only showing 60hz in Win98 SE
Posted on 2022-07-25, 12:12
It can depend if your GPU can handle higher rates vs screen resolution on 98se i use 1024x768 it allows more hertz such as 75, 85 and so on; higher screen resolutions lower hertz. But LCD don't support more than 60hz FYI if your trying LCD (without overclocking)
Re: Patch for Windows 95/98/98 SE/Me to run on newest CPUs
Posted on 2022-07-25, 11:09
a gentleman by the name of Rudolph Loew made patches for dos windows to handle lots of memory and also talk with massive disks. here is a link to a cache of his works for everyone to research and i have made virtual machines running massive amounts of memory and disk space. https://www. …
Re: Cost of living strikes!!!!
Posted on 2022-07-25, 11:00
I'd like everyone to enjoy free energy Nicola Tesla style. Just pay for distribution. A regulated system people would want to be part of than all the risks of coal, oil and nuclear.
Re: Help with building a pentium iv build.
Posted on 2022-07-25, 10:32
There are a lot of budget cards that can do the job. GT240; 9600GT; GT640; HD4670; HD5670; HD6670 These are abundant and have decent performance for the mid-2000s while modest in power consumption/heat production. The Pentium 4 however will make your PC a furnace. You'd be better off even with a …
Re: Not boot
Posted on 2022-07-24, 09:30
have you looked at its manual to see if the jumpers are correctly in place for the pentium because that can also cause the problem due to timings and voltage.
Re: Not boot
Posted on 2022-07-22, 15:40
rain wrote on 2022-07-22, 15:37: tried one module but this time mobo not even opening then it requires a pair to run but im pretty sure you can set the bios to slow boot or look for memory checking so it scans memory several times
Re: What is your most hated/feard task in building a (retro)PC?
Posted on 2022-07-22, 14:19
buying non tested or working not benched from eBay is a fear of mine
Re: Not boot
Posted on 2022-07-22, 14:13
Hi, i have old socket 7 motherboard, when trying from boot from floppy its not working with windows 98 boot disk? its working a little bit then stopping from boot Make sure your hard disks drive selection jumper is primary/master and if you have a cdrom it is set to secondary/slave (I do not …
Re: Not boot
Posted on 2022-07-22, 13:49
Hi, i have old socket 7 motherboard, when trying from boot from floppy its not working with windows 98 boot disk? its working a little bit then stopping from boot Make sure your hard disks drive selection jumper is primary/master and if you have a cdrom it is set to secondary/slave (I do not …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-22, 10:10
gave the vp6 a run at linux mint for modern web it kept up but youtube was a pain until the res was set to low. If a 20 year old piece of retro can do what we take for granted a bit slower now then theres plenty of landfill to be saved I don't collect much I want useful things like a prescott …
Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB
Posted on 2022-07-21, 11:09
BNC lan hasn't been mentioned yet ISA through to PCI yeah baby old school coax lan everywhere was hotter than floppy. I doubt if it's possible to connect a modern PC directly to coax Ethernet... ...to Arcnet, however, no problem at all - there are appropriate adapters for PCIe and USB. Well, no …
Re: Please help me understand 286 keyboard controllers
Posted on 2022-07-21, 10:24
I have found there are some that boast fast and turbo i appologise for not memorising brand but fastkey is a brand 🤣 so not all keyboard controllers were created equal.
Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB
Posted on 2022-07-21, 10:14
BNC lan hasn't been mentioned yet ISA through to PCI yeah baby old school coax lan everywhere was hotter than floppy. DOS 6.22 alowed null modem over serial port cable connections you need that cable though and quite rare. Also there are null modem over printer port they are rare too. Windows also …
Re: CRT and wrong colours
Posted on 2022-07-20, 12:28
colour profile? monitors used to have a profile up to xp i think .icm maybe there be an .icm for yours to download for better colours and stuff. i found one on driverguide have a go with it passed AV (microsoft avira and AVG) being 2003 i couldn't say auto install for dos windows (manual can be done …
Re: Cost of living strikes!!!!
Posted on 2022-07-18, 21:16
cost of living is getting steep I try the microwave between fridge cycles myself but only 1 pc at a time until crisis is over and hopefully sooner than later.
Re: "Fake 486 Processor?" thread continuation (not fake)
Posted on 2022-07-17, 12:37
Perhaps the differences in design coincide with oem distribution, later revised edition, or factory seconds?
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