Re: Old Win ME pc and Opera browser version

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:22

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The file I've installed is: INSTMSIA.EXE v 2.0.2600.2 and the package contains: MSI DLL 1.930.240 26/01/02 MSIEXEC EXE 83.456 26/01/02 MSIHND DLL 297.472 26/01/02 MSISIP DLL 40.448 26/01/02 MSIMSG DLL 847.872 26/01/02 MSIMAIN SDB 134.164 17/08/01 MSIINST EXE 36.864 26/01/02 RICHED20 DLL 431.133 26/ …

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Re: Quake on a P75

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:11

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I ran Quake sw into a Overdrive 66Mhz Decpc system. Not necessary running bad with small window.. 🤣

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Old Win ME pc and Opera browser version

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:06

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Hi all, I've read everywhere that Opera 9.xx is the latest browser that is going to work under Windows 98 and ME, but after installed the INSTMSIA package (Windows Installer) found in an unofficial ME service pack I'm now able to install and use also Opera 10.10. Is it ok or I've installed Kernelex …

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Re: Asus P5A don't boot

Posted on 2015-01-07, 20:56

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Here I am. I have tried connecting the fans on the right spot cause I read somwhere that it could have been the problem but no way. I have to try to connect the speaker cause I was trying only the mainboard without any possible external causes. I have tried resetting the bios both without battery …

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Asus P5A don't boot [Update test card!]

Posted on 2015-01-07, 12:51

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Hi' i have this mobo and i have tried everithing even reflash with another mainboard the 2 mbit winbond flash bios but with any cpu and ram i cant get it boot. Fans runs when powered and cpu seems to warm up but even with a isa vga it show no output on screen, no bootblock, nothing. I have tried …

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Re: K6-3+/450 overclock tourney: ACZ vs APZ

Posted on 2015-01-05, 17:55

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chipset was the via mpv3 of the 5agm2 motherboard. Incredibly problematic mobo let me say but the k63 help a lot on the speed side. It should be nice a k63+ at higher freqs.. 😀

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Re: DXR3 decoder card and LCD

Posted on 2015-01-05, 17:51

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the proprietary cable was quiet cheap imho, and smoothness appeared also in crt you can imagine in a digital conversion. No other cables were made. So my idea was to connect the lcd directly to the dxr3 without using the pass cable and in some way to tell the card it's receiving a full green screen …

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Re: K6-3+/450 overclock tourney: ACZ vs APZ

Posted on 2015-01-04, 19:01

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I'm amazed by the incredible difference between the k6-2 500Mhz vs the k6-3 400Mhz. After using it for a while and trying the second right now, I find the k6-3 MUCH (!) faster than the k6-2. I know that 256Kbyte of L2 cache is the reason but I didn't imagine this difference. I didn't actually …

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Re: DXR3 decoder card and LCD

Posted on 2015-01-04, 18:57

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up 😀

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DXR3 decoder card and LCD

Posted on 2014-12-26, 23:52

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Hi all, I always had this great card that I remember when my K6-2 cpus (even the 550Mhz) suffered the lack of power both with the Voodoo3 lack of motion compensation. I remember dvd could be played on the crt monitor with only 10-15% of cpu power (of the K62...). Sometimes I put it on my retro pc …

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Re: I'm using onboard audio and the sky has not fallen

Posted on 2014-12-26, 23:40

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My ‘modern’ machine recently rejected the X-Fi Extreme Music I’ve been using since forever. Windows 7 suffered a rare BSOD and then refused to boot, which I suspect was a Windows update that conflicted with the old Creative drivers. It’s not the first time it’s happened and a re-install of the …

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Re: [Solved] Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-26, 23:29

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Thank you! By the way I am also trying to update a Winbond W29C020-090 (5V I think) eeprom that probably need a refresh.. :) I put it in the same Biostar mainboard that has 12V pin but bending it outside and powered with the 5V of the power supply. Incredibly uniflash 1.40 see it without forcing and …

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Re: Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-26, 19:35

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SOLVED: This is how: i used another old Biostar socket 7 mainboard that had the same mx eprom and booted in Dos. Then hotswapped the Chaintech eprom into it and launched Uniflash. Older versions couldn't but 1.40 (latest) did the job without forcing the routine and this time (finally) did recognize …

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Re: Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-26, 14:09

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Strange update: I searched and found in an older motherboard the same (!) functional MX eeprom. 😲 So I bootblocked with the older and hotswapped the new to upload the flash. Resulted the same flash verification error. I begin to suspect it's not a dead eeprom problem.

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Re: Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-26, 13:48

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Too bad I hoped I could solve it without searching for another eeprom. I don't think I have the same eeprom on another motherboard so I need to find another chip I think. 😵 To use another brand/eeprom means that I only need to check pins configuration and voltage?

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Re: Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-25, 23:25

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Update: I've tried Uniflash V.1.18 and v.1.40. With 1.18 using -force I actually can set the specific 1000PPC 12v version but after starting it gave me a FLASH VERIFICATION ERROR. With 1.40 the 1000PPC code is not present and only the 1000P 12v code is there. I've tried it anyway and it gives me the …

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Re: Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-25, 22:15

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I try using only Uniflash then even if my first try with the latest version failed. I never tried hotswapping the eeprom or using the NIC card I've a NE2000 compatible isa card but I need to check for a eeprom socket if present and after that I need to understand what program to use to upload the …

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Re: Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-25, 15:56

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Chip is a MX 28F1000PPC. I didn't use any parameters for the flasher during update. My error was probably to upload the same one saved by the utility in a previous update (Where it ask "Do you want to save the old one....").

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[Solved] Chaintech 5AGM2 problem bios

Posted on 2014-12-25, 15:35

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Hello, I'm working with old socket 7 hardware and actually with a Chaintech 5AGM2 motherboard. Unfortunately during a bios update (restoring the saved one with the usual awd utility) it seems it flashed ok but black screen at boot. I've seen that with a good ISA video card it start with Bootblock …

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