Re: Windows 9x graphics card changes and drivers

Posted on 2018-07-17, 20:17

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by ATauenis

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Although it's just a few INF files that need to be restored. No, drivers are not only INF files. Some drivers are updating OpenGL32.DLL, and other device drivers (not for graphics card) can even change some kernel files so the system will no longer boot when the device gets removed. But in most …

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Re: Weird issue in DOS with ATAPI ZIP

Posted on 2018-07-17, 20:02

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by ATauenis

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Probably the drive is more IDE than ATAPI. At the level of DOS ASPI drivers they are different interfaces. And SCSI is something else too. :) You need right ASPI drivers and right Device drivers for all buses and devices. Probably they won't work at same time (i.e. only ATAPI or IDE devices will be …

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Re: How about a MR-BIOS ROM file repository?

Posted on 2018-07-17, 11:00

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by ATauenis

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Thanks very much! The motherboard is now trying to start, but fails due to RTC chip. It has fried even 2 chips, one was unplugged from a died mobo and other was working until I had installed it into the Cougar and now it is not visible even by the donor board. :) (not sure which revision), but it …

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Re: Windows 98SE / ME Build with DOS..Maybe

Posted on 2018-07-16, 09:02

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by ATauenis

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The P3B-F has a good reputation In regard to caps as far as I know; and both my boards are still fine. But they are 20 years old now so it is maybe something to keep an eye on. P3B-F is really cool motherboard, but I had experienced capacitor blowing on it and was forced to replace them. Now the …

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Re: Which modern ATX case for AT retro PC?

Posted on 2018-07-16, 08:36

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by ATauenis

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You might search for this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au0bbx3h_EU

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Re: Enable 'It is now safe to turn off your computer'.

Posted on 2018-07-15, 21:00

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by ATauenis

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Probably disabling APM in System Properties control panel might help. Windows 95 is not ACPI-capable, it can use only APM stuff in motherboard to switch power off. Even on modern mobos with ACPI. AT boards are not rare, you have entered invalid search query. Use "socket 7", "486" keywords and almost …

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Re: 486 seems dead - Please help!

Posted on 2018-07-14, 10:04

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by ATauenis

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Did you tried to use a PC Analyzer card to see if there are really no signs of life or the board simply stops on yearly steps of POST? I've successfully :) damaged a Odin RTC on Socket-7 board and now it is looking like your - nothing is smoking and nothing works. The board is stopping at 07 POST …

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Re: CRT Monitor Until when? Then LCD...

Posted on 2018-07-13, 09:15

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by ATauenis

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My cutoff point for CRTs is approx. 2002 year. At that point I've worked on a PC with LCD monitor for the first time. Many people used CRTs until ~2010, but it was due to money issues. None of completely new home or office PC builds was equipped with a CRT monitor since 2005-2008. Only I have …

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Re: Slot 1 pentium mmx gaming build

Posted on 2018-07-12, 09:07

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by ATauenis

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gues im just lucky with the board? You're lucky in hardware and software that you are using. I.e. many users saying that Voodoo cards cannot work if there are more than 512 MB is installed. Some people have experiencing crashes in DOS apps in DOS-windows in Win9x when RAM is larger than 512 MB. On …

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Re: Slot 1 pentium mmx gaming build

Posted on 2018-07-11, 21:24

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by ATauenis

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May be "Pentium II with MMX technology"? :) It is simply a early Pentium-2, later CPUs were labeled as simply "Pentium-II" however they're same P2 processors. 1 GB of RAM is too large for Win98. It still can work with such large memory, but for stable work it is better to have no more than 512 MB. …

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Re: NEC JB-902ME-5 green monochrome monitor bad picture fix?

Posted on 2018-07-11, 08:19

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by ATauenis

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Does something changing on H Hold knob adjusting? Also HIGH/75 Ohm switch might be useful, did you tried it? For devices with TV out the normal mode is 75 Ohm, not High (1k Ohm).

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2018-07-09, 13:56

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by ATauenis

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Big mainframes such as ЕС (ES) series or Elbrus are very rare to find as they are really huge and containing kilograms of copper, silver, gold and platinum. Most of them was scrapped. Personal computers like Spectrum clones, clones of PDP (ДВК/DVK series), IBM-compatible (Поиск/Poisk, Искра/Iskra …

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Re: Unknown Quadram VGA+TTL monitor, is there any info about TTL mode?

Posted on 2018-07-09, 11:43

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by ATauenis

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No, I have meaning "CGA on CGA card" and "VGA on VGA cards". 😀 The monitor have enlarged picture only when a EGA card (like one from video 😀 ) is working in 350 line modes (text or graphics). In 200 line modes and in VGA-Analog modes the picture is normal.

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Re: How about a MR-BIOS ROM file repository?

Posted on 2018-07-09, 11:38

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by ATauenis

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I'll check my boards for Mr. BIOS. Although only 3-4 might have it. Over the weekend I played a little with Alaris Cougar II 486BL that seems to have Opti 82C499. Do you (or anyone) have BIOS dump for the RYC/Alaris Cougar II 486BL or make it? I've got similar motherboard but with BIOS and some …

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Re: 486 cooling ?

Posted on 2018-07-09, 10:20

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by ATauenis

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Hello, Do I need to cools 486 ? All 486s are requiring cooling. Only slowest models like 486SX-25 are too cool to work without heatsink and fan, but they will be very hot, and still may overheat in closed cases with a lot of cables. DX2-66 strongly requires at least heatsink, but a fan is …

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Re: Unknown Quadram VGA+TTL monitor, is there any info about TTL mode?

Posted on 2018-07-09, 09:54

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by ATauenis

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It even can work with Windows 98. 🤣 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIOFSOYjFzo Watch without sound, as there are English subtitles.

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2018-07-09, 09:53

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by ATauenis

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This is my monitor for soviet clone of ZX-Spectrum - ex TV set Sapfir-401-1 with broken and therefore demounted tuner. The Spectrum clone (Leningrad-48K from 1991 year) have RGB video out working at PAL clocks, which can be easily connected to a B/W TV (I simply merged all signals through 1K ohm …

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Re: Intel 740 and ss7 problems

Posted on 2018-07-03, 21:15

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by ATauenis

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The only Super Socket 7 chipset that oficially supports i740 - later revisions of VIA MVP3 such as CE. I have successfully used 740 in a Lucky Star 5MVP3 rev 4.0 motherboard with Win98 and Quake 1/2. Other non-Intel chipsets are not well compatible with AGP features and tricks used by i740. Problem …

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Re: Can I Swap HDD With Dos To Different Motherboard

Posted on 2018-06-29, 20:39

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by ATauenis

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I moved winxp and winvista to new motherboard without problems too. XP and 3.1 are some different systems. :) NTs can be booted on other HDD controller (other IDE or other SATA) only when drivers for both controllers (old and new) are installed. DOS and Win9x are not locked to HDD controller …

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Re: Can I Swap HDD With Dos To Different Motherboard

Posted on 2018-06-29, 20:32

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by ATauenis

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Hi all, I have a Pc setup using just Dos 6.21 with Dos installed using 3 floppies and I was wondering if I have to use the 3 floppies again to reinstall Dos using the same HDD but with a different motherboard or can I just swap the HDD to the new motherboard and keep Dos as it is. What are the " …

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