Computer beeps on Windows 98 splash screen

Posted on 2019-04-02, 14:42

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by TheMLGladiator

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

On my Windows 98 PC, after the machine finishes posting and as it loads into the Windows 98 splash screen, it makes a long beep noise before continuing to boot normally. Does anyone know what this is about? I believe it started happening after installing the Sound Blaster Live driver CD.

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Re: 440LX and 100MHz FSB

Posted on 2019-04-01, 22:01

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah, the website spec sheet is completely wrong. Just looking a the manual(s) can show that all revisions use the the LX chipset. It does also help that I have the board in front of me 🤣

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Re: StackOverflow site is having a "TimeMachine" theme

Posted on 2019-04-01, 19:56

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by TheMLGladiator

in Milliways

in Milliways

I noticed this as well while browsing various old tech forums. Kind of a nice throwback.

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Re: 440LX and 100MHz FSB

Posted on 2019-04-01, 19:53

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

H3nrik V! wrote: And as far as I can see, it is the "EX" chipset .. What makes you say that? I'm finding that the 686LX3 is an LX board.

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Re: Pentium II clock speed detected incorrectly

Posted on 2019-03-31, 23:05

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It does appear to be that way. 100 MHz FSB causes complete system instability, so I guess I'm stuck at 266 MHz 😢

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Re: 440LX and 100MHz FSB

Posted on 2019-03-31, 23:03

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

SSTV2 wrote: GA-686LX3 supports 100 MHz FSB. It does, but the system crashes when trying to do anything (like install win98).

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Re: Pentium II clock speed detected incorrectly

Posted on 2019-03-31, 19:48

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I fixed my problem, switching to 66 MHz FSB allows me to change the clock speed

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Re: Pentium II clock speed detected incorrectly

Posted on 2019-03-31, 18:56

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I set the FSB to a 100 MHz mode that is certainly not standard for this chipset and a 4x multiplier.

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Pentium II clock speed detected incorrectly

Posted on 2019-03-31, 14:39

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

On my Gigabyte GA-636LX3, I have a 400 MHz PII that is only being detected as 200 MHz. While I know the board I am using does not officially support clock speeds over 366 MHz, switching the jumpers on the board does not seem to make a difference. The bios is updated to the latest version btw. EDIT: …

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Re: What are your favorite Windows 3.1 games?

Posted on 2019-03-24, 15:48

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ Software

The Windows 3.1 version of Lode Runner: The Legend Returns There is also a version of Myst for Win 3.1 (uses a 16 bit executable instead of 32 bit), but I have never actually played it.

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Re: Crysis Warhead SecuROM DRM

Posted on 2019-03-22, 15:03

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by TheMLGladiator

in Windows

in Windows

When I go to install GTA4 on any other PC, it always asks for a release date check. I go through with it and the date check always fails. In order to make it work, I set my system calendar to a few years earlier than it is, that way the date check will pass, so maybe you need to set your system …

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Re: Crysis Warhead SecuROM DRM

Posted on 2019-03-07, 21:03

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Windows

Oh, I forgot to mention that the system I am trying to run it on is a Windows XP retro gaming pc, so I'm not entirely certain what the deal with the DRM is.

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Crysis Warhead SecuROM DRM

Posted on 2019-03-05, 02:41

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by TheMLGladiator

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I got a copy of Crysis Warhead on DVD from a relative, but the SecuROM DRM fails when it checks for a "release date". I found a patch online that was supposed to fix the problem, but now just says that it can't connect to the internet to activate. Has anyone tried installing this game recently or …

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Re: Searching an old DOS game

Posted on 2019-02-27, 23:57

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by TheMLGladiator

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Could the game you are looking for possibly be "Secret Agent" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Agent_(video_game)?

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Re: PC DVD Online?

Posted on 2019-02-27, 23:49

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Windows

doaks80 wrote: I supports online play, no activation required. You might want to look at enhanced editions on steam though. I ended up simply purchasing the game, but thanks for the reply.

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Re: Bios Hang on HDD Auto Detect

Posted on 2019-02-26, 01:07

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you. I don't have another machine with an IDE connector, so I'm going to look for a smaller drive. On the BIOS front, there is a newer version available, but I'm not sure how to actually flash it. I'm used to newer motherboards that let you flash from USB or from within Windows itself. I'm …

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Re: PC DVD Online?

Posted on 2019-02-25, 18:06

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Windows

I actually did not have the disc when I asked the question. I ended up purchasing it and it runs fine so far. I should have clarified that. Sorry!

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Re: Bios Hang on HDD Auto Detect

Posted on 2019-02-24, 19:42

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think this may be because the hard drive capacity it too large for the motherboard to handle. I would first try to update the motherboard's bios and if that doesn't work then trying to limit the hard drive capacity to something like 32 GB or swapping it out with one with a smaller capacity.

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PC DVD Online?

Posted on 2019-02-24, 19:32

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Windows

I have found a copy of Neverwinter Nights Diamond. On the side of the case at the top it says "PC DVD Online" where most games would simply say "PC DVD". Does this just mean that it supports online play, or does it require online activation. If it does require online activation, does anyone know if …

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Media Vision (Pro Audio Spectrum) Website URL

Posted on 2019-02-07, 20:04

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by TheMLGladiator

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in Marvin \ Sound

Does anyone know what the URL for Media Vision's website was, or if they even had a website in the first place? EDIT: I FOUND IT!! The website URL is "mediavis.com" and can be found on the Wayback Machine

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