Re: 98 Build Video Startup Problem (No Screen)

Posted on 2021-01-11, 23:08

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by Grayshazzle

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jeeze thats a wall of text! creating a couple of paragraphs would be nice next time please! But yes internal speaker would be probably your most useful tool at the moment. Doesn't have to be anything fancy as your not using it for games. Just do a search for something like "PC Piezo" and you'll …

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98 Build Video Startup Problem (No Screen)

Posted on 2021-01-11, 07:57

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey everyone, after getting all my parts together I thought today would be good to start the build. My motherboard is a ECS P6BXT-A+ REV 1.3B (Intel 440BX chipset). First I grabbed my Coppermine slocket adapter (no jumpers on board, automatic and supports what I have, also you can not use two CPUs …

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Re: Problem With Heatsink Fan on Geforce 4 Ti 4200

Posted on 2021-01-09, 19:42

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by Grayshazzle

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definitely no backplate or anything, those weren't really a thing yet. you can see how the reference ti 4200 looks here: https://videocardz.net/nvidia-geforce4-ti-4200 if you have a different model i'm not sure if it the holes on other 4200s are supposed match it though. incidentally this cooler is …

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Problem With Heatsink Fan on Geforce 4 Ti 4200

Posted on 2021-01-09, 08:57

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey guys, so when I started building my 98 build today I ran into a problem related to the heatsink/fan on the GPU or rather installing it. First off I do not know what the spring-like screws are that are supposed to go into the holes of the card itself. I got mine off of eBay so I do not know even …

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Re: AGP 8X on a 1X/2X Board?

Posted on 2021-01-07, 20:58

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by Grayshazzle

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ya well the OP asked about a specific card a geforce 4. Which is known to work on BX boards by everyone. Not about any other card. The issue isn't if it will work, the issue is more does the board good enough to run a geforce 4 because that card use a lot of power. But since its the slower 4200 …

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Re: AGP 8X on a 1X/2X Board?

Posted on 2021-01-07, 18:12

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by Grayshazzle

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Concerning .8V on AGP 3.0/8x: I don't think this was ever avaliable. Afaik all AGP 3.0/8x cards ever avaliable use 1.5V signalling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port says otherwise. So in conclusion on the website, I looked at my graphics card and think that this should be …

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Re: AGP 8X on a 1X/2X Board?

Posted on 2021-01-07, 09:56

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by Grayshazzle

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Warlord wrote on 2021-01-07, 09:53: it will negotiate for 3.3v So this should work hopefully then, I thought 8x was like .8 volts or something, but I will take your word for it, thank you.

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Re: AGP 8X on a 1X/2X Board?

Posted on 2021-01-07, 09:53

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by Grayshazzle

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Warlord wrote on 2021-01-07, 09:51: should be fine. it will work at 2x Thank you, how about the rest such as Mbs and clock speeds?

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AGP 8X on a 1X/2X Board?

Posted on 2021-01-07, 09:40

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey everyone, so I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 AGP 8X 128Mb GPU, now my board is a ECS P6BXT-A+ Rev. 1.3b. On a specs website which I will link below, found something showing 1X and 2X AGP support but nothing beyond that as far as info goes. I did not know if this is even possible and if my GPU clock …

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Re: PC133 RAM on 440BX Motherboard?

Posted on 2021-01-05, 18:28

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by Grayshazzle

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Thanks everyone for the help, I really appreciate it! 😀

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PC133 RAM on 440BX Motherboard?

Posted on 2021-01-05, 07:52

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey everyone, so my plan for my 98 build is to have 2 x 256mb of PC133 SDRAM, though I am not fully sure yet if my ECS P6BXT-A+ REV 1.3B motherboard even supports PC133, it mostly just shows PC100 in the documentation and all. Also, is it worth going for ECC or not for this build? What is nice is …

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Re: AWE64 or Audigy 2 ZS for 98/Pure DOS Mode?

Posted on 2021-01-01, 08:32

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by Grayshazzle

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Honestly, setting up an Audigy2 ZS with a second sound card is not something that I would recommend to someone who is still new to all this. If you want to try, I can give you some pointers, but it's a fairly complicated process. First, you need to free up as many resources as possible. In the BIOS …

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Re: AWE64 or Audigy 2 ZS for 98/Pure DOS Mode?

Posted on 2021-01-01, 07:32

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by Grayshazzle

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As an ISA card, the AWE64 is natively compatible with DOS games. The Audigy is a PCI card which means that it uses some form of emulation in order to achieve DOS compatibility. In short, DOS games will have fewer issues with the AWE64 than with the Audigy. Concerning soundfonts, the Audigy has a …

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Re: AWE64 or Audigy 2 ZS for 98/Pure DOS Mode?

Posted on 2020-12-31, 23:52

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by Grayshazzle

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Thank you all guys for the info. I appreciate it! 🙂

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AWE64 or Audigy 2 ZS for 98/Pure DOS Mode?

Posted on 2020-12-31, 08:51

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey everyone, I am starting to learn more about sound cards currently and didn't know what would be the best for both worlds. I know ISA works no problem in DOS and that PCI could be a problem but I did see this post awhile back as well: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=71449 Although …

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Gamepad/Joystick Drivers (Windows 98 SE/7.1 DOS)

Posted on 2020-12-20, 08:48

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey everyone, I will be listing off the 3 devices I have and want to know if it is even worth installing any of these. I want bare bones support and not all the fancy stuff as I want to keep it simple. DOS 7.1 (Pure mode maybe too) - Gravis Gamepad (Gameport/DA-15) - This is the basic original …

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Re: Best GPU Match With CPU (Windows 98)

Posted on 2020-12-17, 02:24

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by Grayshazzle

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GF4 Ti is pretty much top dog for Slot 1 machines, Can the 650Mhz CPU take full advantage? probably not but if you already have the card may as well use it! I wouldn't stress too much about the CPU, my 600Mhz plays all my Win9x games just fine that don't work on my faster XP PC (But I do get the …

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Best GPU Match With CPU (Windows 98)

Posted on 2020-12-15, 06:27

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey everyone, since the later slot 1 Pentium IIIs are a lot harder to find since my MB only goes up to 850MHz max (Slot 1) with a FSB 100MHz restriction, I went with a Pentium III 650MHz 100 FSB 256MB CPU. What would be the best GeForce card to use for this build as I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 (128MB …

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Re: Pentium III CPU Help

Posted on 2020-12-14, 03:44

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by Grayshazzle

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Guys seriously thank you all! I couldn't have done it without you guys 😀

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Pentium III CPU Help

Posted on 2020-12-13, 21:45

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by Grayshazzle

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Hey everyone, I am working on a 98 build and need some help on what the highest MHz my motherboard can take for a Pentium III. My MB is a ECS P6BXT-A+ REV 1.3B. Now I know I could just look at it quickly myself but somehow I got a little confused because I know the later Pentium IIIs such as the …

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