Re: Fun with thermal paste
Posted on 2021-02-13, 11:12
amadeus777999 wrote on 2021-02-13, 10:52: Looks like that cpu met Peter North. oh god.
Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro Won't Post
Posted on 2021-02-13, 04:08
Given the vintage of the machine (A P166), I'd recommend something a bit more period correct, purely on the basis that drivers will be lightweight enough to work well on such a machine. You'll find that later cards have drivers that just aren't as performant on newer hardware. I know this doesn't …
Re: Questions on CoPros
Posted on 2021-02-13, 02:24
I'd image Quake forced to run its math on ALU only would be slow, likely would make a powerpoint have a higher framerate. Joke's on you, somebody's already forced Quake to run on an ALU. It actually runs quite well, very smooth gameplay, I think the ALU is actually better for Quake than an FPU. …
Re: Fun with thermal paste
Posted on 2021-02-13, 02:14
I accidentally dropped it on my beige carpet and then I accidentally Stepped on it. It stuck to my white sock like peanut butter. Then I walked around the room and it put black stains all over My carpet. I hope those white socks weren't wool... :laughing: I'm not being serious, of course. But for …
Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro Won't Post
Posted on 2021-02-13, 01:50
The GeForce 6200? I'll have to look into that. I'd be concerned though that my power supply could handle a card that modern (it's the original, proprietary 145W unit IBM installed). And as I'm writing this, I'm now wondering if that's my issue all along... Most likely not. The Rage 128 shouldn't …
Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro Won't Post
Posted on 2021-02-12, 15:20
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=79236 I also have been having issues with pci video cards. it's a theme lol including a rage 128 only solution I have found is to keep trying different ones till one works sad to say. I was kinda looking forward to using the rage 128 PCI INFERIOR, AGP …
Questions on CoPros
Posted on 2021-02-12, 03:15
As far as math coprocessors go, I've heard that they do nothing unless applications are specifically coded to use them- usually CAD software or something similar- but I feel like in some games (DOOM, etc.) they should be useful. DOOM is very math intensive, and so are similar 2.5D FPSs, so why …
Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro Won't Post
Posted on 2021-02-12, 03:03
When in the XP machine, the PC's BIOS is the first screen that appears. It's just a black screen before that (the monitor is awake and displaying a black screen). I would recommend finding a few different PCI video cards (if you have some lying around) and put them in the XP machine and see if the …
Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro Won't Post
Posted on 2021-02-11, 16:57
Could it be that there are differences between the the AGP and PCI vBIOS and that your card has an AGP vBIOS on it, which causes problems on some but not all machines ? That's possible. If the XP machine is new enough to understand AGP speak, it may work out, but older machines that were around …
Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro Won't Post
Posted on 2021-02-11, 16:45
It's a long shot, but some BIOSes screech irrationally when you don't do exactly what they want. It's possible that there's a BIOS setting for changing the primary video adapter- you might be able to remove that card, enable integrated graphics, go in and make the default video adapter go to the PCI …
Re: Fit a Socket A cooler also on Socket7 mount?
Posted on 2021-02-09, 22:38
I've used old Socket 370 coolers originally designed for Celerons on Socket 7 that fit well because they are usually smaller than contemporary PIII/Athlon heatsinks, but are still way overkill for most CPUs on S7, even the faster ones. I'm not as sure, but Duron coolers might work as well. Something …
Re: Interact V4 Force Feedback steering wheel
Posted on 2021-02-09, 22:31
Hello, I am new to the forum so sorry if this was posted already. I did try to search in drivers and in topics. I am having this steering wheel and want to ask - will it work with Win7 and newer games? And what about the cable, do I just need RS232 to USB? What about Force Feedback? Thanks a lot …
Re: Personal Stuff
Posted on 2021-02-08, 22:22
Thank you all. I'm not sure what to say except thank you, really. Watching somebody decline slowly like that, at least for me, was like dealing with somebody dying twice. Any diseases or conditions that cause that are evil, in my eyes- I just can't wrap my head around it. Life is worth living for me …
Personal Stuff
Posted on 2021-02-05, 05:51
Let me preface this with two things: A) Even though this is Milliways, I know this might not be the place for this. I don't have social media of any kind because I despise it, and this is the only community I'm really a part of, so that's why this ended up here. If this isn't the right place, feel …
Athlon 64 3400+ Build
Posted on 2021-01-11, 14:40
As usual, while I have several other projects going, I'm working on a new one. This one isn't built yet, as I only have the processor and RAM so far. The case, motherboard, and graphics card are still in the mail system, and the HDD, CPU cooler, and TIM have not been purchased yet. This build isn't …
6800XT thermal paste change- would thermal pads be needed?
Posted on 2021-01-04, 03:31
I'm building a Socket 939 Athlon 64 setup (the fastest 800 MHz FSB on 939, an Athlon XP 3400+ Venice core) and I'm working on getting a graphics card for it. I'm thinking either 6600 GT, 6800 XT, or potentially 6800 GS/GT but that may be a bit fast for the CPU, I'm not as familiar with this era of …
SiS 745 Chipset Driver Questions
Posted on 2020-12-19, 23:22
I know I've made quite a few posts recently, but this is a new architecture/motherboard setup for me, so please bear with me here. I was wondering if there are any generic chipset drivers for the SiS 745 (I can only seem to find AGP GART drivers online) for Windows 98SE or any other OS, for that …
Best AGP card to use with Athlon XP 2600+ (266 MT/s)
Posted on 2020-12-19, 20:19
I've recently upgraded my Windows 9x gaming build (primarily used to play HL, GLQuake, QII, QIII, and Unreal, and any others I find in the future) from a Pentium III Katmai 500MHz all the way up to an Athlon XP 2600+. The main reason for this was to be able to run these games without lag or the sort …
Re: Award BIOS will not flash
Posted on 2020-12-19, 02:09
The If I remember correctly, some of the older ASUS boards had a special flash utility provided by ASUS. Edit: here it is: aflash221.zip It is not in the BIOS download section on the ASUS site.. it is in their normal download section after you select DOS as the OS: https://www.asus.com/supportonly/ …
Award BIOS will not flash
Posted on 2020-12-18, 20:32
I have an ASUS A7S333 motherboard that seems to work great so far (I have two socket 462 processors for it), and am planning to use it in a system to properly play some Win9x games (Half-Life, Quake III, Unreal, etc.) instead of using time-accurate hardware and suffering with the terrible …
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