Re: Should I buy or build a Pentium 4 desktop PC? (re: Dell, HP, etc)

Posted on 2024-02-12, 00:21

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by sofakng

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks again for the information everybody. The seller just accepted my offer of $50 so I'm going to give the 4600 a try. I know it's not period-accurate, but I'd like to use an SSD since the motherboard supports SATA. Can I use anything modern (even the Samsung EVO 870, etc) or do I need to look …

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Re: Should I buy or build a Pentium 4 desktop PC? (re: Dell, HP, etc)

Posted on 2024-02-11, 19:56

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by sofakng

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for the advice! From what I've researched, the Dell Dimension 4600 uses a standard ATX power supply and a standard ATX motherboard. (I've seen posts of others replacing both with standard ATX PSU/mobo and it's worked fine; the front panel connectors are the only issue for the motherboard) As …

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Re: Should I buy or build a Pentium 4 desktop PC? (re: Dell, HP, etc)

Posted on 2024-02-11, 17:58

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Yeah I definitely need an AGP slot... I was looking at something like the Dell Dimension 4600 maybe? It has i865PE chipset and DDR and 1x AGP + 3X PCI, SATA, etc. I've found one about an hour and half away for $80... (it stinks I don't have anything closer but not much I can do!)

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Should I buy or build a Pentium 4 desktop PC? (re: Dell, HP, etc)

Posted on 2024-02-11, 15:38

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by sofakng

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I currently have a nice Pentium MMX system for DOS and Win95 games but I'm looking for a Pentium 4 system to use my Voodoo3 and GeForce Ti 4200. Unfortunately I don't have any good places to get hardware cheap so I need to buy from eBay or similar. Are there any real disadvantages to buying a Dell …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-02-07, 16:27

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by sofakng

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If I connect the Tandy Nano (amplified output) to the line-input on the Orpheus 2, how should I set the Nano's volume? For example, should I connect a multimeter or oscilloscope and adjust it so it's outputting a certain voltage? Also, is it possible to use Daemon Tools (or similar) with red book …

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Possible for all-in-one machine with ISA slot? (re: Orpheus 2 + Voodoo 3 + GeForce Ti 4200)

Posted on 2024-02-05, 20:34

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by sofakng

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Is it possible to build an "all-in-one" retro machine with at least one ISA slot (for Orpheus 2) with a fast enough CPU for a GeForce Ti 4200? (or even an ATi 9800 Pro?) I've been searching and it looks like the Pentium 4 chipsets do not support ISA (except for strange industrial boards or bridge …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-02-04, 15:09

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by sofakng

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in Marvin \ Sound

Thanks again 😀

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-02-04, 14:38

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by sofakng

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in Marvin \ Sound

Oh, sorry but one more question... Is it safe to plug the output of the Tandy Nano into the line or microphone input? The Tandy Nano has a built-in amplifier (LM386) and doesn't have a line output...

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-02-04, 14:12

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by sofakng

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I haven't tried that but I will. Thanks again for the help!

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-02-04, 13:57

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by sofakng

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Thanks so much for the help and I understand it's a BIOS issue and not directly related the card (which is amazing!) It seems strange that if I run ORPHINIT, IWINIT, and then re-run ORPHINIT that everything works. Do you have any theories why that seems to work? I'm not too concerned about the …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-02-04, 01:11

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by sofakng

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The only setting I can find in the BIOS is [Devices and I/O Ports] -> [Video Setup] -> [Video Interrupt] which is already set to disabled. I'd still like to get it working with IRQ 2 if possible but my bigger problem is the ORPHINIT/ULTRASND issue I think :( I've attached verbose logging from both …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2024-02-04, 01:01

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by sofakng

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I'm trying to setup my Orpheus 2 (v1.1) on my IBM PC 350 (Pentium 200 MMX) but I'm having some problems... First question... am I supposed to run ORPHINIT (ORPHEUS.BAT) first or ULTRASND (ULTRASND.BAT)? I'm using ORPHINIT (v0.58b) and the preinstalled GUS (v.4) drivers from the website. If I run …

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Re: ISA or PCI expansion cards that support USB keyboards? (re: DOS, Socket 7 motherboard, etc)

Posted on 2024-01-29, 14:50

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by sofakng

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks everybody for the information! It sounds like if I want a socket 7 PC (ie. Pentium 233 MMX) then I need to use PS/2 (and an active adapter for USB keyboard/mice).

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Re: HIDman - USB to PS/2 converter (Open Source)

Posted on 2024-01-29, 14:42

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Any plans to further update this project? Github shows no updates for 8 months 🙁

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ISA or PCI expansion cards that support USB keyboards? (re: DOS, Socket 7 motherboard, etc)

Posted on 2024-01-29, 04:18

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by sofakng

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I'm using an IBM PC 350 that includes two USB 1.0 ports but they seem a bit useless. USB keyboards and mice don't work in the BIOS or DOS (ie. no PS/2 emulation). Are there any ISA or PCI cards that will support a USB keyboard and mouse and allow me to control both the BIOS and work in DOS (for …

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Re: Software for testing 70 Hz output on monitor? (and other resolutions/refresh rates; re: scaler output)

Posted on 2024-01-28, 19:58

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by sofakng

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kingcake wrote on 2024-01-28, 18:47: They both suck for that. You're better off with an old Extron. Hmmm, what makes you say that?

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Software for testing 70 Hz output on monitor? (and other resolutions/refresh rates; re: scaler output)

Posted on 2024-01-28, 15:03

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by sofakng

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I've been lucky enough to purchase a Retrotink 4K (!) and an OSSC Pro but I'd like to check the 70 Hz output through both devices. I would also like to perform any other tests to see how accurate the scaler is able to pass and scale the signal. (ie. all other common resolutions, DOS video modes, etc …

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Re: Pentium 4 machines with small form factor but AGP and PCI slot? (re: compact pentium 4 machine)

Posted on 2024-01-16, 19:03

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by sofakng

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Thanks for the information! I'm wondering how small a new micro-atx case would be and maybe that's the better way to go?

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Pentium 4 machines with small form factor but AGP and PCI slot? (re: compact pentium 4 machine)

Posted on 2024-01-16, 01:46

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by sofakng

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Are there any small form factor Pentium 4 machines with a full-size AGP and PCI slot? I'm looking to use a GeForce Ti 4200 / Voodoo 3 (PCI) with a sound card but I don't need/want a full size tower if possible.

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Re: What hardware to use with Voodoo3 + Geforce Ti 4200? (re: 1990s - 2000s machine)

Posted on 2023-11-22, 02:41

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by sofakng

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks again very much! Are there any chipsets that are recommended (or that I should avoid) ?

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