Re: packardbell 3.5 floppy problem

Posted on 2018-01-20, 02:12

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by emosun

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Hi, CheckIt! checks the DMA channels if you select the mainboard test. IRQ6, on the other hand, can be checked by Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD). (CheckIt! also can show IRQs, but usually does not list any floppy controllers) Edit: You can also give Dr. Hardware a try. :) Maybe it can do similar tests …

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Re: packardbell 3.5 floppy problem

Posted on 2018-01-16, 22:24

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by emosun

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Hmm. Do the lights on the floppy drive light up and did you run CheckIt! on that system ? The lights light up , i can't run anything on the machine as the floppy isn't working and it's the only way to get information into the machine. Maybe the DMA controller is having trouble. The Floppy Disk …

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packardbell 3.5 floppy problem

Posted on 2018-01-15, 23:08

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by emosun

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So I recently got a packard bell legend 1155 using the 430 motherboard Here's some reference info to peruse http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/430.htm I should say this is my first windows 3.1 system I've ever used but not my first 486. The issue I have is the floppy drive will hang. I insert a …

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Re: Avatars

Posted on 2018-01-02, 22:00

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by emosun

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although it looks like I need a better way to host these as tinypic is changing their size. 🤣

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Re: Avatars

Posted on 2018-01-02, 21:46

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http://i68.tinypic.com/dym4gx_th.gif http://i68.tinypic.com/292aa2e_th.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/15x4n6q_th.gif http://i68.tinypic.com/14tc5yu_th.gif Here's a few I made today One method I'm using to save space is limiting movement to a small area within the image. This allows the image to be …

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Avatars

Posted on 2018-01-02, 17:52

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by emosun

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Post avatars you've made or make for this site The maximum requirements are 120x120 64kb I have seen threads for retro/home made wallpapers but none for avatars. Recently I had a lot of fun trying to fit an entire video into an animated gif that was only 64kb for my avatar and it presented some …

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Re: Bracket for Slot 1 Pentium III (SECC2)

Posted on 2018-01-02, 17:22

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by emosun

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pII bracket + zip ties. problem solved

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Re: Super rare Quantum3D Obsidian 2 200SBi?

Posted on 2018-01-02, 03:04

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by emosun

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well you lucky sob

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Re: Calling all Slotket users

Posted on 2018-01-02, 02:23

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by emosun

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I had a tyan tiger 133 it was a dual slot board with two 933mhz pentium 3's and 1gb ram and an old x1600pro for a short time it ran crysis. no that's not a joke it actually ran crysis. I even made a video of it doing it. But the board was very unstable and a few years later it died and never worked …

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Re: Does anyone recongnize this computer/case

Posted on 2018-01-01, 02:33

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by emosun

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Ozzuneoj wrote: The OP's case has the switch and display at the top though. Looks pretty cool. 😎 well like i said in the initial post it could be a variation and this is the only thing that's somewhat close

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Re: Does anyone recongnize this computer/case

Posted on 2017-12-31, 22:01

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by emosun

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I think i may have found the closest match I can in this old 286 machine

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Re: Does PCI-E 4x have enough bandwidth?

Posted on 2017-12-19, 05:27

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by emosun

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I see, then the only way is to upgrade to a better processor, the best i could find here is Pentium D 915 which is dual core but with a little bit lower clock. We'll see. Maybe after christmas The pentium D 915 also doesn't meet the minimum requirement for the game. It's 3 TIMES slower than the …

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Re: Does PCI-E 4x have enough bandwidth?

Posted on 2017-12-18, 16:19

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by emosun

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I know but, why does Left 4 Dead 2 runs at 720p with everything set to max at around 30 to 60 fps but CSGO runs at 10fps? they have almost the same requirements Your machine meets the minimum requirements for l4d2 , it does not for csgo idk where you are reading system requirements from but they …

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Re: Does PCI-E 4x have enough bandwidth?

Posted on 2017-12-18, 08:46

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by emosun

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CSGO (very low fps), Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2010 (very low fps) That machine doesn't meet the minimum cpu requirements for either game , even a pentium D would struggle with both those games. You need to be testing games that the machine can actually play. You're about 5 years too far into the …

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Re: PCIe floppy controller card? or PCIe -> PCI -> floppy controller card?

Posted on 2017-12-17, 04:24

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by emosun

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why not a usb floppy drive?

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Re: Does PCI-E 4x have enough bandwidth?

Posted on 2017-12-17, 04:18

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I wish it were as easy as that, i'm currently unemployed, and got my car fixed, also don't have credit card or bank account (i'm 21 years old) so never bought in ebay. I can sympathize , I too understand the "just make what i already have work" situation. the thing is with latter games like Unreal …

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Re: Does PCI-E 4x have enough bandwidth?

Posted on 2017-12-15, 06:20

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by emosun

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Thats odd then. Are all the motherboard drivers installed? Are you using asus's motherboard drivers and not the generic windows xp drivers? Does the board have the last bios update on it? The machine should be able to handle games like san andreas just fine. Try this , pull out some of the ram. Try …

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Re: Does PCI-E 4x have enough bandwidth?

Posted on 2017-12-15, 03:59

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by emosun

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What what VERSIONS of the games are you running. Ideally you want to be using the original disk versions of the games from the time. The worst scenario would be if you are trying to use newer steam versions. Do not worry about the 4x bus speed. Technically the bus speed is less important than the …

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Re: Post your Packard Bell computers here!

Posted on 2017-12-08, 23:50

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by emosun

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KCompRoom2000 wrote: @emosun - That PB Multimedia L190 looks like it's been upgraded since I noticed a Slot 1 board with a Slotket installed despite the Intel Pentium sticker on the front panel. Also, what happened to the CD drive(s)? i like to delete drives i don't need. the hdd and floppy are …

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Re: Post your Packard Bell computers here!

Posted on 2017-12-08, 20:34

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