Good PCI video card for a small form factor system?

Posted on 2016-12-28, 20:56

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by yawetaG

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What PCI video cards would work well in a Asus proprietary small form factor Mini NLX system? The system has limited air flow due to the small case and the power supply may not be powerful enough to power high-end PCI graphics cards. Further requirements: - Fits in a single PCI slot. - Passively …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - And we're in Windows :D

Posted on 2016-12-28, 20:32

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Yamaha utility: IMG_6794.jpg System Settings box, finally showing proper RAM in Windows: IMG_6793.jpg Very nice little system! I do not like SiS chipsets but i do like it on my Asus sp97-v and the board in your system is made by Asus also and shouldn't be that different. Try cleaning all the …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - And we're in Windows :D

Posted on 2016-12-28, 20:06

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Check out power management Checked out, I can't read anything and will need to check the possible settings in my Windows 98SE install on another machine. run Scandisk in Windows Done, then done again from DOS after the crash referred to later on. check swap file settings (didn't see a swap file …

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Re: Possibel ram bug with the computer?

Posted on 2016-12-28, 18:28

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by yawetaG

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I think there may be a possible spelling error in the tilde of this thread... Anyway I'm to confused with this thread, did OP try 64/32mb sticks? As far as we can figure out, the OP wants a magical solution in which his 512 Mb stick is suddenly going to work properly in a Pentium MMX system that …

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Re: Possibel ram bug with the computer?

Posted on 2016-12-28, 15:54

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by yawetaG

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im not useing anykind of sdram for the time being on this machine now since i thougt sdram would be fine on it, im useing non sdram memory module's on it like the older mid 90's kingston memory modules that would be found on a win95 machine, what year exactly? i have found multipile releases of sim …

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Re: Possibel ram bug with the computer?

Posted on 2016-12-28, 07:58

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by yawetaG

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My version didn't require any tricks to install the game with it's installation files also found on the hdd. It may not do that for you, but there is at least one version of the game that do not complain. Mine came on a CD with the DOS, windows 3.1 and windows 95 installation files. All 3 of them …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - And we're in Windows :D

Posted on 2016-12-28, 07:44

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Oh gods, shutdown is even slower...can't figure out whether it hangs or whether I need to press the power button to really switch it off... :dead: More on this: The motherboard manual says it's supposed to shut down normally in Windows 95/98/NT when using the Windows shutdown, so I'll need to check …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - And we're in Windows :D

Posted on 2016-12-27, 22:40

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by yawetaG

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Something I noticed when investigating the various start-up files was a reference to something called "Bilingual system". Googling this term lands me very few hits, but I did find this page: Bilingual Windows 95 notes . Going by that page, it's quite easy to port Japanese keyboard drivers to a US …

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Re: Possibel ram bug with the computer?

Posted on 2016-12-27, 19:17

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by yawetaG

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Anyways, the computer aint doing any bleep codes and noting compaining so its not doing anything funny. From your first post: Hey evreyone, the computer i have recently got has apearently a little problem with extended ram memory it makes the loading screen freeze and hard drive activity stop when …

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Re: Possibel ram bug with the computer?

Posted on 2016-12-27, 19:14

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by yawetaG

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Nic-93 wrote: NO! Did you miss the post on the previous page!? No i didnt! if it has 1 meg of memory i can easy give sc-2000 some 64 megabytes. And considering SimCity 2000 will never ever use that much memory, even when running from within Windows 98, giving it that much is completely useless. 🙄

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-12-27, 17:37

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by yawetaG

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Finally managed to fix the Japanese Windows 98 install on my Epson Pentium 200, it was merely a question of running Scandisk from DOS. Looks like the build in VGA has a bug that makes the screen move 2 cm to the left when using a resolution of 1024x768...unfortunately that is out of spec for my …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - And we're in Windows :D

Posted on 2016-12-27, 17:05

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4) Then I just tried to boot straight into regular MS-DOS, and it worked. IMG_6781.jpg Check out that memory! Himem.sys and EMM386 both properly loaded. :cool: At this point I started to wonder what could prevent Windows from working, while DOS worked fine...corrupted files? Improperly shut down …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - All fixed!

Posted on 2016-12-27, 16:52

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by yawetaG

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Pass 3 completed successfully. This is very strange, as when trying to boot Japanese Windows 98 the issue shows up immediately. I don't think there's anything wrong with the memory at this point. It just looks like MS build their Japanese version of Windows 98 in such a way that it cannot boot …

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Re: Could find a Macintosh matching these qualities for me?

Posted on 2016-12-26, 16:01

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by yawetaG

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Oh! I'm sorry I meant the oldest OS that can access the internet and the best looking Macintosh that runs on that OS. Do you mean "access the internet" or "on which the internet is usable"? I ask because a very slow early 1980s Mac will likely still be able to access the internet, but browsing the …

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Re: What was your worst screw-up with retro tech?

Posted on 2016-12-26, 08:21

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by yawetaG

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Chucking a perfectly working 21 year old Amstrad PCW 8512 together with a nice collection of programs and documentation into the trash back in 2007. Of course, finding one nowadays in the same condition for a decent price is pretty much impossible.

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Re: Could find a Macintosh matching these qualities for me?

Posted on 2016-12-25, 23:38

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by yawetaG

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Any powerpc mac (G5 and below) wont be able to support a lot of current websites due to browsers not being updated in a long time. If that matters then the first intel mac pro desktop, or a mac mini would be nice. Try TenFourFox , a port of Firefox for G3 to G5 processors. Works pretty well, and …

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Re: How to "jump start" an AT motherboard ?

Posted on 2016-12-25, 23:35

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by yawetaG

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... Lithium and NiMH rechargeables are still available. You are very correct in everything you mentioned, just adding a comment on the NiMH batteries: I found that there are NiMH products from respectful brands currently available with the label "NiCd replacement". Mostly 3xAA (3X1.2V = 3.6V) …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - Thanks Microsoft

Posted on 2016-12-25, 19:52

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Pass 3 completed successfully. This is very strange, as when trying to boot Japanese Windows 98 the issue shows up immediately. I don't think there's anything wrong with the memory at this point. It just looks like MS build their Japanese version of Windows 98 in such a way that it cannot boot …

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Re: Could find a Macintosh matching these qualities for me?

Posted on 2016-12-25, 18:27

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by yawetaG

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I'm trying to find the best looking computer that runs on an operating system that holds the ability to connect to the internet. The Macintosh must match these qualities: 1. An operating system that possesses the ability to connect to the internet. 2. I want it to be quiet visually appealing. May I …

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Re: Epson AT-550L - Memory problems

Posted on 2016-12-25, 15:29

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Started running Memtest86, which sees 94 Mb of RAM (this is correct; 2 Mb is used by the onboard video card), and reports a Pentium MMX with a clock speed of 200.5 MHz and 16K of L1 cache (correct), but fails to recognize the chipset, memory type and L2 cache (probably due to being somewhat unusual …

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