Re: Could a rage 128 run Halo 1?

Posted on 2024-01-05, 02:41

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by Repo Man11

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If you were to get a better video card, that machine would be able to play Halo, but you'd have to have the settings and resolution quite low. Sphere478 said that he played it on a K6-3+ (@600 MHz?) with MVP3 Super 7 board and a 9800 Pro video card. But, while considerably younger than me, he's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-01-04, 21:15

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100% Please tell me I wasn't the only one that got triggered? I know I'm classified as a neurodivergent by the current generation. But it's not just me, right? I'd bet that at a good number of people here are on the spectrum, as a lot of people here share traits that overlap with Asperger's and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-01-04, 21:12

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Not buying one, but I have bought some parts from this place before. It is so refreshing to see one of these places giving old hardware enthusiasts the option of buying some of this stuff instead of insisting that it all has to be scrapped.

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Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars.

Posted on 2023-12-28, 21:00

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You can not use 7.58 on Ti500. Needs to be 7.76. Swap your PSU maybe, also try the ram it always gives me a problem. Ram is passing stability tests. System seems stable, but windows just won’t accept the driver…? What card do I select when force installing 7.76? Ti500 or something else? Just to …

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone! :)

Posted on 2023-12-24, 20:18

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Merry Christmas from all of us!

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Re: Compact microATX Socket A Build - now Socket 754!

Posted on 2023-12-24, 20:16

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I have those inexpensive Chinese card coolers on both of my GF4 cards. They aren't great (they are better than stock), but they are affordable and readily available.

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Re: Compact microATX Socket A Build - now Socket 754!

Posted on 2023-12-23, 21:17

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Because of the resolution, I could be mistaken, but some of the capacitors on that card look like they may be failing?

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Re: Updating P4S800D-X Bios Without Floppy Disk

Posted on 2023-12-19, 20:38

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by Repo Man11

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Thank you all for your help in updating the motherboard bios thank you Guys It's Worked I appreciate your comments But I can update to the latest version of BIOS which is beta, I mean it is beta Is there any problem in terms of stability and so on? I've seen (and used) many end of the line BIOS …

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Re: Compact microATX Socket A Build - Choices ... VIA or SiS, XP 2500+ or XP-M 2400+ ?

Posted on 2023-12-16, 22:01

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in Marvin \ System Specs

The MSI Socket 754 board has arrived, and it definitely has the VT8237R Plus southbridge! IMG_20231216_162930.jpg Files located, split entry is created , if you would ping me for extra info or a hq photo later I'll much appreciate that. Thanks for the clue anyway! I'd be happy to send a higher res …

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Re: MITAC PH5400TX and Serial Mouse Problem

Posted on 2023-12-15, 20:47

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by Repo Man11

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To track down the exact issue you will need to procure a basic multimeter and measure the voltage. Here is a quick video on measuring DC voltage, and the meter used is a basic one that can be purchased for less than $20.00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glVID_skJFQ

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Re: MITAC PH5400TX and Serial Mouse Problem

Posted on 2023-12-15, 18:51

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by Repo Man11

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Does the PS/2 header have voltage on the pins indicated in the chart?

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-12-07, 15:57

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Found this today!!! difficult to carry home You need a trailer! "In A World where people stopped caring about vintage hardware, and started to carelessly dump their neglected treasures on the streets, one brave retro collector is setting out on a quest..." Oh, wait, not that kind of trailer? : …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-07, 02:35

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I bought this GeForce 4200 Ti. It ran quite hot with its passive heatsink, and due to my recent experience , I thought it would be best to replace the thermal paste. The paste was very hard and the heatsink was stuck, so I put it into the freezer for a day. It popped off quite easily then. The …

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Re: Updating P4S800D-X Bios Without Floppy Disk

Posted on 2023-12-06, 20:35

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If your motherboard can boot to a USB drive, that would be the easier way to go; but I doubt that is an option on that board. This link has instructions on how to create and use a CDRW for updating the BIOS, so hopefully you have one, or can get one for a reasonable price. https://www.biosflash.com …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-04, 23:05

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I cannot edit my post and insert the image for some reason. "Reaction image posts are off-topic on VOGONS."?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-04, 23:01

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Jccwu wrote on 2023-12-04, 18:12: 6AJA4T +PIII-1400Mhz + 768Mb RAM Good looking motherboard, but that's the strangest front USB pin out I've ever seen.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-12-04, 22:14

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by Repo Man11

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theelf wrote on 2023-12-04, 21:56: Found this today!!! difficult to carry home You need a trailer!

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Re: Updating P4S800D-X Bios Without Floppy Disk

Posted on 2023-12-04, 16:22

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by Repo Man11

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If your motherboard can boot to a USB drive, that would be the easier way to go; but I doubt that is an option on that board. This link has instructions on how to create and use a CDRW for updating the BIOS, so hopefully you have one, or can get one for a reasonable price. https://www.biosflash.com …

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Re: [ASUS P55T2P4 Rev 3.1] Is the latest BIOS 207 in the VOGONS library the BETA 2 version and which CPUs are supported?

Posted on 2023-12-03, 14:35

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The support for the K6-2/3+ CPUs is irrelevant if you don't use one of those CPUs - in Jan's own words "Revision 0207-2 from 04/28/99 is actually the latest from Asus for this T2P4 board. This 0207-2 BIOS however is still limited to 32GB HDDs. I used this 0207-2 BIOS to make a patch J.2 version …

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Re: Slow Transfer Speeds in Windows 98 with CrystalDiskMark 2.2

Posted on 2023-12-02, 23:55

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by Repo Man11

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Just in case, be sure to install the SiS IDE driver if you haven't. https://www.philscomputerlab.com/sis-chipset-drivers.html In all probability you have, but it never hurts to mention it. Thanks for the input. Yeah, it's odd, I don't recall installing the IDE drivers, just the SiS AGP. Let me ask …

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