Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-09, 17:02
One is broken off in the VGA port, and one is missing. Wondering how to remove a broken screw.
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-09, 16:37
Yeah, understood. The P3 is not the best machine for DOS. I had previously mentioned that my GF2, which would be more compatible than my 9600XT, had broken a screw and separated from it's bracket. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to fix it?
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-09, 12:32
Yay, it works now! Unfortunately for me, it gives me exactly the same limited options as throttle.exe: CpuSpd.exe |Throttle.exe | Speedsys | Equivalent -------------------------------------------------------- t8 |-c 0 | 1001 | P3-866 t7 |-c 1 | 850 | P3-700 t6 |-c 2 | 727 | P3-600 t5 |-c 3 | 604 | …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-09, 02:16
Sure, no problem. After all, if it works it will be a great help to me. Here are the outputs:
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-08, 18:07
Attached screenshots of command output and BIOS:
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-08, 17:49
I am using version 1.1. I got it from your thread.
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-08, 17:22
Unfortunately, 'ACPI S3 Suport' is already enabled in my BIOS. I found an old floppy disk in storage that still worked (considering that neither the disk nor the drive has been used in 20 years, it's quite a feat!). I upgraded the BIOS, but still no difference.
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-08, 15:31
Thanks! BTW, I tried your CpuSpd but it doesn't work with my motherboard: 'cpuspd t' gives "No ACPI, please check BIOS settings", 'cpuspd m' gives "Multiplier control is not supported" and 'cpuspd f' gives "Fid/Vid control is not supported". I looked in my BIOS but didn't find any additional ACPI …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-08, 04:20
Hey, can you send me a link to the modded YMF744 drivers for the i815 chipset? Thanks!
Re: Deskpro EXD-P800 w/ MX440-SE
Posted on 2020-06-07, 20:40
Hey, this looks just like my deskpro! I like it because it has a PIII in a pretty small form factor, especially if you stand it on its side. How do you plan to change the case? It seems to me that the motherboard and power supply are custom made for this case.
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-07, 20:01
Yeah, you either hate scanlines or love them - there is no middle ground. Some of my favourite modules from the 90's Amiga and DOS demoscene (in no particular order): 2ND_PM.S3M DEADLOCK.XM ELYSIUM.MOD dreams.xm enigma.mod POPCORN.MOD projectx.xm nemesis.mod 2UNLIMIT.MOD rez-monday.mod sommar.mod …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-07, 03:23
Thanks for the detailed explanation - it sounds like exactly what I need! On a completely unrelated note, I just received my scanline generator from Focus Attack for my RetroPie, and just for kicks I tried it on this PC and was quite pleased with the results. Reading text with it on is not that …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-06, 19:45
Thanks I'll give it a try and update this thread when my YMF744 card arrives. My current go-to utilities are throttle and slowdown. How does your CpuSpd compare to them?
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-06, 14:50
Thank you so much for doing the test. That noise is part of the song - it's the sound of people talking. I'm glad it works because I just panic bought the last YMF744 from the seller on eBay after I saw 9 of his 10 units get sold while I was watching!
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-05, 18:12
@kalohimal I get the noise/distortion while playing MODs even without throttling or disabling the cache. The distortion is as if the amplification is too high and the audio is getting clipped. But no settings in Audigy or in the MOD players seems to have any effect. Everything else plays fine. @ …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-05, 15:18
Can someone please test if the YMF744 or FM801 are able to play MOD files properly using any MOD player? I think the reason why Audigy has problems with MODs is because the MOD players were created by people in the demoscene, and so probably use some very low level and undocumented APIs that the …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-05, 13:58
You are absolutely right - the P3 is not the best for DOS gaming, but it's what I already own. And so far CPU speed wise, I seem to be doing fine using a combination of throttle.exe and smb.exe. BTW, I finally found the cause of my application crashes - EMM386! I had forgotten about these memory …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-05, 11:54
@kalohimal Right now I'm getting noise/distortion with every MOD player I have tried: glx.exe, opencp.exe, cmod.exe, ft2.exe, it.exe..., so any MOD player will do. @dr_st I'm only using Win98SE DOS for the FAT32 filesystem. If I use FAT16, then Win98SE is of no use to me and I might easily as well …
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-05, 02:59
I found a new AOPEN AW744L II - Yamaha XG YMF744 on eBay for $26.50 USD. Is the AOPEN a good YM744 card? And is that a good price?
Re: My P3 Retro DOS PC
Posted on 2020-06-04, 20:55
I tried commenting out the CD driver, DOSLFN, and SMARTDRV, but the applications like display.exe and gsplay.exe that crashed before continued to crash. Seems like only option left is to format disk as FAT16, create a bunch of 2GB partitions, and boot DOS 6.22. Regarding Audigy, if that's true, then …
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