Re: Issues between identical hard drive and CF setups.

Posted on 2019-06-08, 00:14

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by kikendo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does the 2GB CF in your Libretto show the same problem if it's in the PC you're having issues with? Good idea, I should try that, as long as I don't boot into Windows (don't wanna mess with the drivers, setting up that Libretto was a nightmare), it should be OK! Another thing I noticed: the Windows …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-06-07, 17:45

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by kikendo

in Marvin \ System Specs

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Basically finished after months: My Gateway 2000 Pentium II rig. https://i.imgur.com/URMk2cK.jpg Pentium II @ 400 Mhz 128 MB RAM STB Velocity (Riva 128) w/ 4MB RAM Sound Blaster 16 Vibra Intel PRO/100 NIC 16GB bracket-mounted CompactFlash as main hard dfrive Gotek floppy emu running latest …

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Re: Screams “AWW” my frustrations with Sound Blaster.

Posted on 2019-06-07, 17:35

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by kikendo

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I had the same problems trying to run my SB Live, there's just too many damn drivers and they don't all work with each other. glad you figure it out!1

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Re: Gateway G6-400 front panel connector pinout help

Posted on 2019-06-07, 17:14

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by kikendo

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No one has this system? 🙁

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Re: Issues between identical hard drive and CF setups.

Posted on 2019-06-07, 17:12

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by kikendo

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Hi, yes, I had similar issues once. When running Windows 9x on a CF card, the system behaved jerky. Changing the DMA option for HDDs in device manager helped a bit.. I guess the root of the issue is that the CF card wasn't meade for multitasking, ie.e. reading and writing simultanously. I'm not …

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Issues between identical hard drive and CF setups.

Posted on 2019-06-07, 16:10

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by kikendo

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So I have a second setup I am working on now, another Gateway 2000 build, Pentium II based, Intel 440 OEM motherboard thing. I noticed this problem in my other setup, was really puzzled about it but ignored it, but now that I have two near identical setups, I realized the only difference between the …

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Gateway G6-400 front panel connector pinout help

Posted on 2019-06-03, 13:42

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by kikendo

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Does anyone have this system? I am trying to figure out what the deal is with the front panel connectors, as the manuals I found for what I think is this motherboard type (Intel WS440BX, manual here , page 43) do not coincide with what I have, even with the double row description which is what my …

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Re: Changebitmap image in Phoenix BIOS on Gateway computer

Posted on 2019-06-03, 13:36

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by kikendo

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I found this link but I don't know if it applies to y particular ROM: https://eternallybored.org/logo/bios/ How would I even get my ROM image? Do I need a ROM reader?

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Changebitmap image in Phoenix BIOS on Gateway computer

Posted on 2019-05-31, 04:19

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by kikendo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a Gateway G6-400 with Phoenix BIOS version 4 release 6. On the bootup screen, it has a bitmap logo of the Gateway " cow" logo which I hate. I have another motherboard, of a G6-233, which has a much nicer Gateway 2000 image there. Is there any way to change this image? With something custom or …

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Re: Best video cards with DOS / Win 3.x / Win 9x support

Posted on 2019-05-31, 03:58

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by kikendo

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It turns out now I ended up with an STB Velocity (Riva 128 I think?). Any good? Tests so far seem positive.

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Re: Trouble trying to browse the web using old setup

Posted on 2019-05-31, 03:57

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by kikendo

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Opera 10.70 Build 3488 is currently better than Retrozilla for browsing newer webpages on Windows 95. I'm not too worried about newer pages, but the constant nagging about accepting or not certificates is rather unbearable. Can't I make a proxy on my own router? It runs a pretty decent firmware. …

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Re: Trouble trying to browse the web using old setup

Posted on 2019-05-29, 15:20

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by kikendo

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If you want to use GitHub your only option is probably KernelEx with one of the newer Firefoxes... but that will be slow and flaky, and might not load at all due to HTTPS. The hacked-up K-Meleon 74 will probably work but it runs like a snail due to being a newer browser. I have no idea what …

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Re: Best video cards with DOS / Win 3.x / Win 9x support

Posted on 2019-05-29, 14:39

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by kikendo

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If Windows 3.1 support is no longer required then pretty much any Nvidia card up to 2003 models will all be fine for Win98 drivers and DOS compatibility with the 1.5v/3.3v AGP slot being the most obvious thing to watch out for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units …

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Re: Trouble trying to browse the web using old setup

Posted on 2019-05-29, 14:34

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by kikendo

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keenmaster486 wrote: Your only real option with Win98 at this particular moment in time is... RetroZilla 2.2 I cannot acess github with Firefox 2 😢 Will download from another machine. Thanks!

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2019-05-27, 15:10

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by kikendo

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brostenen wrote: Flaeskesteg.jpg My mouth watered at the sight of your beautiful roasted pork 😵

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Re: Best video cards with DOS / Win 3.x / Win 9x support

Posted on 2019-05-27, 15:01

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by kikendo

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Sorry to drag this up again, but I am now able to have an AGP card and I wonder what my best choice would be. I am interested in both Windows 98 and DOS compatibility. My system is Pentium II based. My options are: - Riva TNT 64 (I used to have one in my PIII rig back in the day, seemed good) - Riva …

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Re: Trouble trying to browse the web using old setup

Posted on 2019-05-27, 14:55

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by kikendo

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I might try the latest Opera on that list, 2009 is NOT BAD for a browser running on Windows 98!

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Re: Trouble trying to browse the web using old setup

Posted on 2019-05-26, 04:58

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by kikendo

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Just posted some links. Thank you!! Trying MOzilla Firefox 2, I get a lot of queries about certificates. Like, on every page I load. But you were right, more pages load now with it! So I thank you for your suggestions! I understand I cannot browse the "normal" web like this but I am mostly …

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Re: Virge GX getting weird vertical lines on VESA modes

Posted on 2019-05-26, 04:56

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by kikendo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

zyga64 wrote: Use S3VBEFix and vertical lines will disappear... Champ! That problem did disappear with this software. Thanks! However I still have the other problem. ANd I notice, it only happens in Windows... 😢 😠

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Re: "Dial up" to computer in home network?

Posted on 2019-05-26, 03:53

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by kikendo

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gdjacobs wrote: You can run PPP over a standard serial connection with no dialing. I don't have a standard serial connection. Read the original post again.

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