Re: Sandisk CF Card not being fully used?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 18:23

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by dreamscape86

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OK you manually partitioned and was recognized. Why not just format the partition at that point and then see if Windows will install, and boot? format /v:labelname /u /s c: I tried, windows 98 setup didn't like the disk nor tried to format it I went back into the boot CD partitioned it as blank and …

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Re: Sandisk CF Card not being fully used?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 16:48

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by dreamscape86

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Ok so the plot thickens... this is getting really strange now. So I booted into Hirens Boot CD as most Linux distros dont like this machine due to the tiny amount of RAM. I got into a partition tool and... https://i.postimg.cc/Qxd14jWn/20221119-162439.jpg So, fdisk is indeed not using the whole disk …

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Re: Sandisk CF Card not being fully used?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 15:53

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by dreamscape86

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It looks like your BIOS is detecting the full disk Where are you running fdisk from? The Win98 boot cd or floppy? That version should allow large disk support / FAT32. Try deleting all the partitions, restart, and fdisk again and see if it prompts to enable large disk support and properly create …

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Re: Sandisk CF Card not being fully used?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 14:01

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by dreamscape86

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Ok so I've completely wiped my Windows 98 SE install and now I am trying again. Still the same result https://i.postimg.cc/gJ2zW37b/20221119-095419.jpg I looked in the BIOS there are options for CHS, Large and LBA on the drive i have tried each one and they all produce the same result apart from CHS …

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Re: Sandisk CF Card not being fully used?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 13:20

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by dreamscape86

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mine will boot just fine into it but i only get 8gb of disk space. And yes its the black and red variant of the CF card.

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Re: Silencing an Nvidia Geforce FX 5600 Ultra?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 10:25

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by dreamscape86

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Never thought about Riva Tuner that's a good call... I will try it. How much better is a 5600 Ultra over a normal 5600? As i have both and both are 128mb variants and would expect the 5600 is quieter. Failing that i may have to use a FX 5500 which is passive cooled but that starts to negate the …

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Re: Sandisk CF Card not being fully used?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 10:19

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by dreamscape86

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It's a Pentium 4 machine which originally came with a Maxtor 80GB hard disk so it must be able to? Sorry i should of been more specific on the hardware it's on (specs in my sig)

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Re: Win98SE: Stable driver for both ATI Radeon 9550 and GeForce FX5500?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 10:11

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by dreamscape86

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Echo'ing what Bloodem said. I have used the 45.23 drivers on loads of Geforce FX cards (5200, 5500, 5600, 5600 Ultra) all of which worked great.

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Sandisk CF Card not being fully used?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 09:59

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by dreamscape86

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Hi I've got a 32GB Sandisk Extreme Pro in my windows 98 SE build and while using fdisk, even with large drive support enabled it will only ever allow me to create a 8GB partition??? Does anyone know how i can get around this? Oddly enough, this very card was used in another Windows 98 SE build prior …

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Silencing an Nvidia Geforce FX 5600 Ultra?

Posted on 2022-11-19, 09:57

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by dreamscape86

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Hey all I've got a Geforce FX 5600 ultra and it appears to have fan control but its mostly constantly maxed out even at 31c or 53c (while gaming) it some times but only at complete idle and left for a few minutes slows down but otherwise it's like a hoover! The fan is clean and the card is overall …

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Re: Small retro build with dedicated graphics???

Posted on 2022-11-18, 20:11

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by dreamscape86

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True but i am trying to play Recoil with really good FPS but it does run at rather low FPS at times. It's the reason i went from my laptop to a build thinking it would perform better but it doesn't really. I wonder why my scores are so low.. Does anyone have chipset drivers for the SiS 661FX as i …

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Re: Small retro build with dedicated graphics???

Posted on 2022-11-18, 15:14

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by dreamscape86

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Well a really good stroke of luck today. Found an XPC on Facebook marketplace in absolutely immaculate condition. It looks like it's hardly ever been used no dust or anything. It was said to not work but i took a chance anyway as it was only £25 and local. They said it won't display anything, i got …

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Re: Small retro build with dedicated graphics???

Posted on 2022-11-18, 05:53

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by dreamscape86

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I had a look under the heatsink side facing the CPU and there is a lot of burn marks/discoloration to the heatsink as well as literally having the small chips around the CPU core burnt into the metal like its tracing paper! It's as if someone drew the CPU onto the heatsink. This thing has got …

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Re: Small retro build with dedicated graphics???

Posted on 2022-11-18, 00:47

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by dreamscape86

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Sadly i don't and Athlon XP CPU's online seem to be expensive for some reason

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Re: Small retro build with dedicated graphics???

Posted on 2022-11-17, 21:17

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by dreamscape86

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Well I had a shuttle XPC arrive today and it was dead on arrival sadly... Looks like the seller left the CPU cooler unplugged and ran the machine. No POST, no display, nothing but death... Really unfortunate, does anyone here from the UK have one for sale by any chance which actually works? Or any …

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Re: Geforce FX 5600 Ultra vs FX 5700?

Posted on 2022-11-13, 14:05

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by dreamscape86

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2022-11-13, 01:33: Note that the FX5700 cannot use 45.23 drivers (not even with a modded INF) so it will be slightly less compatible than the FX5600 in certain games. Thats great to know! as compatibility is hugely important. sounds like i've bought the best card for my uses …

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Re: Geforce FX 5600 Ultra vs FX 5700?

Posted on 2022-11-12, 23:16

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by dreamscape86

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Wow! thats exactly what i was after. thank you! Edit: for anyone curious they are equal in benchmarks.

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Geforce FX 5600 Ultra vs FX 5700?

Posted on 2022-11-12, 22:55

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by dreamscape86

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Which is the better card? A Geforce FX 5700 256MB or a Geforce FX 5600 Ultra 128MB? I'm guessing i know the answer but the thing is for my new build I have the option of both but the 5600 Ultra is under half the price. So if it is a worse card is the price worth it? I'm playing Windows 98 SE games …

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Re: Small retro build with dedicated graphics???

Posted on 2022-11-12, 22:39

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I have an Athlon 64 version. SN68PTG5 I think. The case matches, but the mainboard layout doesn't. It has both AGP and IDE. Never attempted W98 on it though. xpc_05.jpg that is EXACTLY the machine i want... I've only seen Athlon 64's with pci-e but yours has AGP. Is the athlon 64 far more powerful …

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Re: Small retro build with dedicated graphics???

Posted on 2022-11-12, 19:31

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Definetly going with a shuttle PC I've ordered a SB live! an Asus Geforce FX 5700 256MB so I'm on the hunt for a Shuttle PC now. I want either a 478 P4 model or a AMD Athlon XP model. Does anyone here know if the AMD sempron/Athlon 64 models have IDE ports and AGP slots? and works with Windows 98 SE …

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