Re: Direct 9 for Windows ME?

Posted on 2019-12-10, 14:40

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by Fujoshi-hime

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I use the December 2006 redistributable from here for 98/ME/2000: https://3dfxarchive.com/directx.htm It looks like there are a couple later versions that will work with ME, but they'll be pretty minor updates. This worked perfect, thanks. I had actually tried newer versions from that site, based …

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Re: Direct 9 for Windows ME?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 19:18

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Thanks a bunch for the suggestions guys, I'll give them a shot this weekend once I have time. 😀

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Direct 9 for Windows ME?

Posted on 2019-12-08, 21:32

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Last weekend I finished a Windows ME build but I'm having a heck of a time finding a DX9 installer that will work. I get odd failures, I think the ones I've tried are built for later versions of Windows. I was able to update the DX8.1 but so far no farther. Can anyone suggest a DX9 installer for ME? …

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Re: Jewel cases for 3.5" Floppies? This is weird.

Posted on 2019-12-07, 04:14

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by Fujoshi-hime

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I found an eBay sale for a lot of 100 double 3.5 floppy diskette tray black in jewel cases like that. Says they're 'rare'. I'm assuming new old stock found in a warehouse. But they have 'at least 10 units' of 100 discs each so... Yeah.

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Re: On "time-accuracy," and whether it's worth it.

Posted on 2019-12-04, 00:39

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I totally get the *appeal* of an 'era appropriate' build. Either to focus on a specific slice of time or to build the computer you WISHED you had when it was beyond your means at that time and you were left running the coolest game at 32fps. On the other hand, I've been having a lot of fun trying to …

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Re: What would Windows 9X do with a Blu-Ray drive?

Posted on 2019-11-20, 14:26

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What filesystem do BD-ROMs use anyway? For a data disc, it's UDF 2.6, a 9X machine should support UDF, but looking it up, even 98SE and ME never supported better than UDF 1.02. I guess I'll just plug in my original BDXL drive and report my results. Though I imagine there's two likely scenarios; "HA …

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Re: What would Windows 9X do with a Blu-Ray drive?

Posted on 2019-11-20, 12:46

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Not that I own a blueray drive but I'd bet it would act just like a CD or DVD drive for the most part. These guys had a bit of a play with blue ray discs in Win98, seems really hit or miss though. https://msfn.org/board/topic/151108-blu-ray-under-windows-98/ You could test with a dos boot disk. If …

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What would Windows 9X do with a Blu-Ray drive?

Posted on 2019-11-20, 02:04

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by Fujoshi-hime

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So I'm gearing up parts for a 'Totally Inauthentic Windows 9X Machine', centered around the ASRock 775i65G R2.0. It's two SATA ports offer high compatibility with older OS's so using a SATA SSD and ODD should be no problem. Of course I could just buy a new SATA DVDRW drive no problem, but it'd …

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Re: Anyone know where to source an Asrock 775I65G I/O Shield?

Posted on 2019-11-04, 17:59

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Is that board Rev 3 ? Does not look like rev 1 or 2, must be 3. Sorry I have a rev 1/2 backpanel but no rev 3 and they are not the same (mouse/KB on r1 and 2 are horizontal not vertical). You're totally right! I need a Rev 1 or 2 model, I posted the back of a Rev3. :o My board is in the box stored …

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Anyone know where to source an Asrock 775I65G I/O Shield?

Posted on 2019-11-04, 02:51

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by Fujoshi-hime

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In my rush to pick up a 775i65G I didn't notice that an IO shield was not included. Dos anyone know where I can find one? Or have one left over from a dead board that they would spare with in exchange for money? :3

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2019-10-30, 17:38

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Depends on the board. My Asus P5Q doesn't support Celeron D processors, and wouldn't POST when I tried one, which was strange considering that it supports Pentium 4. Meanwhile, Gigabyte P45 boards with the same chipset support the Celeron D. Turns out that I was mistaken. While it was listed as an …

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2019-10-23, 19:13

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those earlyer boards that only support 775 cedarmill, have very limited support for 1st gen conroe parts, I am talking a bout the core 2s that 1st came out. they lack VRMs to handle later quadcores or even later core 2 duo. Probably highest you can put in it is 2ghz conroe So er, maybe don't go …

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2019-10-23, 16:01

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If it is wrong, post an update or send a PM to the OP as he's still active here 775 based Win98 rigs are getting really popular now To be clear, Asrock ALSO doesn't list a single Core 2 CPU as being supported by this mobo. So this CPU support for a Conroe and maybe others appears to be undocumented …

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2019-10-23, 13:29

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Double check your motherboard against the list here, MB's like the AsRock 775i65GV have issues with their AGP port https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=50665#p537820 Re the CPU, as long as the motherboard supports it so should Windows as its a case of windows simply been to "dumb" to …

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Re: LGA 775 CPU compatibility

Posted on 2019-10-23, 01:14

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Are there any issues with Win98 or ME and 775 CPUs? I've seen some YouTubers use a few some 775 CPUs on 98 but I'm not sure if there are any compatibility pitfalls. I'm asking because I picked up an Asrock 775i65G (Not the R3.0, but I think they should be nearly the same?) for building a 'powerful …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2019-10-20, 18:40

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I visited an mom & pop type computer shop that I've passed on the way too and from work about 400+ times but I'd never gone in before. Thought it'd be a new place to maybe find some new-old-stock old hardware for a Win98 build I'm plotting? Up on the shelf I spot an Asus P9X79 LE motherboard NIB, …

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2019-10-20, 15:37

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by Fujoshi-hime

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hell yeah sleeper PCs are the coolest! great work here Well, this is only KINDA a sleeper? The goal is to have a machine that'll run XP era games really well and while my eMonster 500a back in the day shipped with 98SE, it spent most of it's life with me until 2004 running XP. It's just also …

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2019-10-20, 12:30

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I know this isn't what you meant, but did eMachines ever offer Voodoo3 cards in their prebuilt stuff? I got this weird underclocked V3 2000 out of a system that was a re-purposed eMachines motherboard with a P3/500 in a standard ATX case. I figured whoever built the system added the V3 themselves, …

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2019-10-20, 02:51

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Great job recreating the stickers. Hope you can get them printed up in a nice quality way. I've been pointed to a few local places that can do it, places that normally do commercial jobs. The problem at hand is finding the time, unlike a Staples or anything, these are the kinds of place only open …

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2019-10-20, 00:53

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was it really "The world's best gaming machine"? :roll: Christmas 1999, it was indeed PRETTY GOOD, I mean, for what it was and what passed as a 'Gaming Machine' at the time. But the 'best' at that date, probably woulda been like a Voodoo 3. The real thing at that time was the rapid pace at which …

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