Re: What is your most hated/feard task in building a (retro)PC?
Posted on 2022-07-22, 14:19
buying non tested or working not benched from eBay is a fear of mine
Re: Not boot
Posted on 2022-07-22, 14:13
Hi, i have old socket 7 motherboard, when trying from boot from floppy its not working with windows 98 boot disk? its working a little bit then stopping from boot Make sure your hard disks drive selection jumper is primary/master and if you have a cdrom it is set to secondary/slave (I do not …
Re: Not boot
Posted on 2022-07-22, 13:49
Hi, i have old socket 7 motherboard, when trying from boot from floppy its not working with windows 98 boot disk? its working a little bit then stopping from boot Make sure your hard disks drive selection jumper is primary/master and if you have a cdrom it is set to secondary/slave (I do not …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-22, 10:10
gave the vp6 a run at linux mint for modern web it kept up but youtube was a pain until the res was set to low. If a 20 year old piece of retro can do what we take for granted a bit slower now then theres plenty of landfill to be saved I don't collect much I want useful things like a prescott …
Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB
Posted on 2022-07-21, 11:09
BNC lan hasn't been mentioned yet ISA through to PCI yeah baby old school coax lan everywhere was hotter than floppy. I doubt if it's possible to connect a modern PC directly to coax Ethernet... ...to Arcnet, however, no problem at all - there are appropriate adapters for PCIe and USB. Well, no …
Re: Please help me understand 286 keyboard controllers
Posted on 2022-07-21, 10:24
I have found there are some that boast fast and turbo i appologise for not memorising brand but fastkey is a brand 🤣 so not all keyboard controllers were created equal.
Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB
Posted on 2022-07-21, 10:14
BNC lan hasn't been mentioned yet ISA through to PCI yeah baby old school coax lan everywhere was hotter than floppy. DOS 6.22 alowed null modem over serial port cable connections you need that cable though and quite rare. Also there are null modem over printer port they are rare too. Windows also …
Re: CRT and wrong colours
Posted on 2022-07-20, 12:28
colour profile? monitors used to have a profile up to xp i think .icm maybe there be an .icm for yours to download for better colours and stuff. i found one on driverguide have a go with it passed AV (microsoft avira and AVG) being 2003 i couldn't say auto install for dos windows (manual can be done …
Re: Cost of living strikes!!!!
Posted on 2022-07-18, 21:16
cost of living is getting steep I try the microwave between fridge cycles myself but only 1 pc at a time until crisis is over and hopefully sooner than later.
Re: "Fake 486 Processor?" thread continuation (not fake)
Posted on 2022-07-17, 12:37
Perhaps the differences in design coincide with oem distribution, later revised edition, or factory seconds?
Re: Voyager probes 40th anniversary
Posted on 2022-07-14, 13:29
I think the voyager probes are great will miss them when gone but happy to outlive them!
Re: WinWorldPC and Archive.org
Posted on 2022-07-14, 02:51
Re: Good controller for Windows XP?
Posted on 2022-07-13, 09:34
there are dual analogue usb controllers on ebay for pc even wireless or bluetooth
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2022-07-13, 07:19
this is a screenshot of windows millennium with start orb and things i used 98lite and revolutions pack. Used Millennium STEPUP edition on a fully patched 98SE system.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-12, 10:44
i tried to put an Gainward Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS 512MB NA/6800GXTD52-PM8370 gpu into an abit vp6 but the bios didn't agree. I therefore put it in a hot Prescott machine (foxconn agp Socket LGA775) it runs at 8x but its set for 4x for stability with the slower than DDR2 memory running at 400mhz. …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-12, 09:03
i tried to put an Gainward Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS 512MB NA/6800GXTD52-PM8370 gpu into an abit vp6 but the bios didn't agree. I therefore put it in a hot Prescott machine (foxconn agp Socket LGA775) it runs at 8x but its set for 4x for stability with the slower than DDR2 memory running at 400mhz. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-07-12, 01:53
I think it doesn't mean Golden Sample here, but GS as a model with NV42 GPU (110nm, 12pp, 5vs). The older NV41 was 130nm and used in the 6800. Both for PCI-E natively - for AGP was needed HSI bridge, natively for AGP was GPU NV40 (130nm, 16pp, 6vs). But I could be wrong. now i know why i couldn't …
Re: Blinking cursor on boot with GeForce 6200 and Windows 98 SE
Posted on 2022-07-11, 15:42
Alright, so I ended up getting the card working somewhat. After continual frustration, I tried using the patch from the late rloew to see if the card would work, and it did! However, there now exists a new problem where the resolution cannot be adjusted beyond 640x480; the resolution of my monitor …
Re: New forum suggestions/Feedback
Posted on 2022-07-11, 15:29
imi wrote on 2022-07-11, 15:14: don't need to unnecessairly include google tracking on this site too :p search indexing is how i became a vogon i needed a program that had a thread here. 😀
Re: ASUS TX97-XE (V3.x) and USB drivers for Win95
Posted on 2022-07-11, 12:32
i found bios and intel inf for that board have you installed the intel inf installer? maybe it has your usb? have attached correct intel inf in sfx for you i haven't seen a separate usb. If you already have it installed disregard this but still haven't found any separate usb driver so this might be …
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