Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-31, 20:27

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by StopNot

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Ok. I tried but log file seems to be empty. Thank you and I wonder why not, try just doing SIV32L -DBGSDM and see if there is a SIV_DBGOUT.log with contents. I just tried this on one of my systems and got as attached. I just released SIV 5.64 Beta-02 which should better report the Intel 82810E …

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-30, 19:28

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by StopNot

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I was in a hurry and might have missed the smart thing. I'm running my win98 from a sd card and I wonder if that has any effect? Or should it work anyway? It being an SD card should not matter. Next time you try SIV if the disk is not reported then from a command window do SIV32L -DBGSDM > SIV_ …

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-29, 06:25

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by StopNot

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I just checked and the download of SIV32L V5.64 Beta-01 worked for me. I might be able to try the latest version today but I won't promise anything. I was in a hurry and might have missed the smart thing. I'm running my win98 from a sd card and I wonder if that has any effect? Or should it work …

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-28, 21:00

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by StopNot

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Here you go. This is with the older version as for some reason I wasn't able to download the latest. If you want me to do the same with the latest then it will have to wait until later this week. I gotta go and get some sleep now.

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-28, 18:27

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by StopNot

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I noticed your private message Red. I can't answer private messages. I assume that's because I'm still with noob status. I haven't forgotten. I've been having issues usb ports with the ibm and can't copy the file to a usb stick. Also my good old nas stopped working so that's not an option. Floppy …

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-23, 05:52

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by StopNot

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Good, I don't know how good a 82810E Chipset Graphics driver there is for W98, but you could always get an external graphics card. At least there was a driver for it and I'm not going 3d so I think it's enough. I have never tested SIV on a system with a 82810E DC-133 System and Graphics Controller …

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-22, 18:56

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by StopNot

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Ok. Back to it. I tried the SIV32L util and here are the results. At least based on the information I was able to pick a few drivers. Not sure if they are correct and I haven't tried yet. I will report back when I have tested which ones actually work.

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-22, 09:21

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by StopNot

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red-ray wrote on 2022-03-22, 08:07: Once you have installed W98 run my SIV32L utility, press [PCI Bus] and it should tell you all the PCI devices that are present. I get as below on my SiS chipset systems. I will try with the tool. Thanks.

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Re: IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-22, 09:16

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by StopNot

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AFAIK there is no such CPU and the fastest is 450 MHz, either way the initial SIV screen should report the actual CPU. My bad. I said Pentium 2 but was supposed to say Pentium 3.

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-22, 06:53

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by StopNot

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I found this ad in PC World from October 1998. I think it is close to what I have. Although the my Vectra is a mini tower.

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IBM Netvista Setup

Posted on 2022-03-22, 06:49

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by StopNot

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Hi guys, I recently bought an IBM Netvista. Model 6269-N2G. There was no hard drive so fitted in one of my bigfoots (you just gotta love the sounds of these hd v8s). Now I need help figuring out what kind hardware it has. My plan is to install windows 98 which I believe it was originally shipped …

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-19, 11:45

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by StopNot

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[...] There's a windows 95 sticker in the front so I'm going to go with that. That's relevant, because it dates this system between early April 1998 (when the i440BX became available) and late June 1998 (general release of Win98; HP was on bandwagon from the start). So you have <3 month timeframe …

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-18, 14:29

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by StopNot

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Here are some pics.

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-18, 13:29

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by StopNot

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I'll post some pics soon.

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-18, 13:29

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by StopNot

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An HP Vectra workstation with Pentium II @ 333 was probably designed to run Win NT 4.0 Most likely built before 1998 But it can run Win98 okay. But a little slow for Win2000 I think you should consider SPEED first and what Operating systems would run best on this computer. For a Pentium II @ 333mhz …

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-18, 13:28

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by StopNot

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You can get a fairly good idea of the original spec from here - https://store.emprgroup.com.au/hpi-970162455-6-hp-vectra-ve-6xxx-series-8-d6561a.aspx - video would have been a Matrox Productiva G100 - there was a BIOS update to fix issues with the G100 though not sure that is the problem with the …

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-18, 13:27

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by StopNot

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Original specs can differ quite a lot between markets, sometimes even within same model number. In any event motherboard and sound card are original, a P2-333 actually would be a downgrade in most i440BX systems (as 66MHz FSB), but wouldn't be the first OEM system nerfed for marketing purposes. The …

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Re: HP Vectra Specs Needed

Posted on 2022-03-18, 13:23

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by StopNot

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Hi and welcome, What specs are you looking for? For what I can tell: I think the sound card is a vanilla Aztech Sound Card common in late 16-bit HP Vectra PCs. The G400 is an old hardware, so it has its place here in Marvin. It's a Vectra 6 desktop, so I suppose the video card is not embedded. But …

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Re: Matrox Millenium G400 not working

Posted on 2022-03-18, 13:15

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by StopNot

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Thanks to everyone for giving tips how to proceed with the g400. I managed to fix the issue. After searching for a while I found a recovery tool from the matrox website. If anyone has a similar issue, try this: 1) navigate here -> https://www.matrox.com/ct/video/apps/drivers/graphics/previous/files/ …

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Re: Matrox Millenium G400 not working

Posted on 2022-03-18, 13:08

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by StopNot

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Before concluding the card is dead or its firmware is corrupted, please clean up the AGP port. Can be bad contact due to dust or corrosion. Then try again. If the video card is vanilla (manufactured by HP) and I think so. The BIOS is a custom HP one and it is recognized by the BIOS of the MB. The …

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