Re: How to fix a Windows 98 install from another computer.

Posted on 2022-07-02, 04:58

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To get this out of the way, it will probably be a lot of work for a disappointing result; when in Safe Mode try removing most of the hardware in Device Manager, then reboot. Once you can get to the desktop in normal mode you can begin the process of installing the correct drivers. Make sure you have …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-586TX3 not working with ATX power

Posted on 2022-07-01, 23:15

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Are you sure the momentary contact switch you're using is good? Have you tried shorting the ATX power on contacts with a screwdriver?

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

Posted on 2022-06-30, 23:41

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I decided to test the hardware by installing Windows 11. I knew it was too old for 11, but I'd heard there were work arounds, so I was killing three birds with one stone - seeing what I think of Windows 11, seeing how it goes when you install it on unsupported hardware, and seeing if this system …

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

Posted on 2022-06-30, 21:44

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Craigslist freebie: a 2011 Macbook Pro. No charger included, so I'll have to buy one to find out if it works. Wish me luck. I bought a $20.00 knockoff charger from Amazon, and it worked! I reset the password so I could log on, but the original 5,400 RPM drive was slow when new, and the years since …

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

Posted on 2022-06-30, 20:20

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My Craigslist Score for the week; Antec 900 case with an i5 4590, Gigabyte motherboard, 16 gigs of DDR3, Corsair power supply. Oddly, this case has the PSU on the bottom, but there's no air vent on the bottom of the case. Someone gave this away for free? Yes. My only concern was how it might have …

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

Posted on 2022-06-30, 01:51

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My Craigslist Score for the week; Antec 900 case with an i5 4590, Gigabyte motherboard, 16 gigs of DDR3, Corsair power supply. Oddly, this case has the PSU on the bottom, but there's no air vent on the bottom of the case.

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Re: Win98 + PCI SoundBlasters = Bad luck

Posted on 2022-06-29, 06:50

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Around the six minute mark Phil goes over how to install the vxd drivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfmYYG1rVug&t=31s

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Re: Install win98se on larger hdd?

Posted on 2022-06-28, 21:40

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I use relatively inexpensive 120 gigabyte SSDs with my Windows 98 computers, but I have used one terabyte conventional drives with the size limited using Seatools and they worked fine.

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Re: Install win98se on larger hdd?

Posted on 2022-06-28, 21:24

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There are a number of ways to get around this. Phil has a good video that covers this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCulATQ7GlM You can install Win98 to a drive larger than the size limit and everything will seem fine at first, but sooner or later it will glitch. Also, if you get an error and it …

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Re: Enhance pointer precision for Windows 98?

Posted on 2022-06-28, 18:08

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This is recommended in the Vogons Win98 guide - I haven't tried it myself: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/ps2rate.html

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Re: The moment you were hooked

Posted on 2022-06-27, 06:29

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Heh does it really matter, I still come across a worrying large amount of grown adults that can't tell you the difference between memory and storage. Every time I've tried to teach my mother to do even the simplest things on her laptop she tends to react in ways that make it seem like she would …

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

Posted on 2022-06-25, 23:22

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Craigslist freebie: a 2011 Macbook Pro. No charger included, so I'll have to buy one to find out if it works. Wish me luck.

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Re: Via VT6421A PCI SATA controller HDD activity mod

Posted on 2022-06-25, 16:53

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Good work!

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Re: Promise TX4 Sata II PCI Card Windows 95/98/ME Driver.

Posted on 2022-06-25, 14:03

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When I tried the S150 on my PCChips M930 the result showed that the onboard IDE was just as fast as the Promise card so there was no point in using it with this system. This is with a 2.8/512/533 P4, SiS 645, DDR @ 133 MHz, Win98SE and a basic Silicon Power SSD. No SATA card can exceed the limit …

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Re: Promise TX4 Sata II PCI Card Windows 95/98/ME Driver.

Posted on 2022-06-25, 01:40

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Don't forget the SATA II-150 cards. I did track down a few SATA II cards that have Win9x driver support ( not Promise )but they are going to be limited by the PCI bus unless they are put into a system that runs the PCI at 66Mhz... I might try them in a system using an AGP to PCI adapter to see how …

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Re: [Slot1 Mobo] Repair or Trash ?

Posted on 2022-06-24, 19:55

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I would repair it; I enjoy fixing things.

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Re: Help! PC won't power on with Slotket

Posted on 2022-06-24, 07:55

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I've put an unsupported CPU in a board and had it not POST, but the fans came on. I hope it's a bad CPU rather than the adapter since 370 CPUs are much easier to find.

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Re: Can I disable L3 (motherboard) cache on OEM Compaq Presario with K6-2+

Posted on 2022-06-24, 04:18

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by Repo Man11

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This video by Atheatos covers it pretty well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQM4e7AwI0U

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Re: Promise TX4 Sata II PCI Card Windows 95/98/ME Driver.

Posted on 2022-06-24, 00:04

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here's the same system using the IDE port with a SATA to IDE adapter.

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Re: Promise TX4 Sata II PCI Card Windows 95/98/ME Driver.

Posted on 2022-06-23, 22:57

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Here are my scores, Win98SE, P233 MMX, Lucky Star 5I-TX1 REV 1.31 motherboard (I430 TX chipset), Promise SATA300 TX4 and 120 GB Patriot SSD I think there's something wrong there. Here's a Promise S150 TX2, Asus TXP4, Win98SE, K6-3+ @ 500 MHz, 256 megabytes of memory, and a Crucial 120 gigabyte SSD:

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