Re: Win98SE When is the hardware overkill?

Posted on 2019-07-01, 15:03

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Often you see posts where the goal is the fastest hardware running Win98SE. IE: Some say they get a 7900 AGP with 512mb, Athlon 64 etc... But for the purposes of this post I"d like to nail down where it ends being maximized and starts to become overkill for the humble Win98SE platform. This is a …

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Re: UDMA drivers for DOS (Latest)

Posted on 2019-06-29, 14:19

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this is only for IDE controllers? I'm currently trying to find a way to get DOS (Windows 98SE or Me) to work with a PCI-E SATA II card in a PCI-E to PCI adapter. It works great in my PIII setup, but officially only supports Windows 2000 and newer (no 9x-based driver that I can find). Chief reasons …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-29, 14:12

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I forgot to re-calculate one thing above, it should have been 27" 16:10 1920x1200 to have roughly the same PPI as 15" 4:3 1024x768 (= 85 PPI = 0.3mm pixel pitch), not just 24" as I mistakenly wrote above. There are no 27" like that on newegg, only one 25". The monitor vs non-native resolutions will …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-28, 21:51

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I would go for Trinitron or Diamondtron CRT monitors, I even use them with my main rig. As for resolution, most games from that era max out at 1280x1024 or 1024x768. Diablo 2 (year 2000) maxes out at 800x600 even (without community hacks). Then there are some games with seemingly unlimited …

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Adaptec 1220SA PCIE SATA RAID card works via some PCIE to PCI adapters

Posted on 2019-06-27, 23:57

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Just thought I'd share that we have another option for SATA on these older pre-SATA systems. I've been trying to find a way to boot from CD without using IDE at all, and this has been the next step. Two points of note though, in a Star Tech PCI-E 1x to PCI card, it wouldn't see/report any connected …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-27, 23:15

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I was thinking about Benq BL912. It's 1280x1024 display with VGA and DVI (retro and not-so-retro rigs at the same time) and what is most important for me - it also works with Amiga w/out scandoubler. That's a smart idea. I was looking for a 1600x1200 newish display but they seem to have died off …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-27, 15:59

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I had a Philips Brilliance 107P4 which could do 1920x1440@60Hz but using that resolution was incredibly impractical and I never had the graphics hardware that had horsepower for that (neither do I think there ever was such hardware for that). 1280x960 was my desktop and gaming resolutions of choice …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-27, 04:47

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1280x1024 was the thing back in 2000 if you had cash for a decent monitor. My Sony 420GS could do 1600x1200 @75Hz but the games I played back then tended to max out at 1280x1024 anyway. yeah I am pretty sure I ran 1024x768 on CRTs until I ended up getting a 21" Sony that could do 1600x1200 as well …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-26, 18:48

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oeuvre wrote: 1600x1200 is the way to go! Haha thanks! I'm going to keep my eyes out for a Samsung 214T. None on ebay at the moment but I might be able to find one locally.

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Re: dual PIII 1.4 + Quadro FX 4000 SDI good for overkill W2k/9x dual boot?

Posted on 2019-06-26, 14:17

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I do most my Win9x gaming on my Duel Slot 1 in Win2k. The catch with WIn2k is games take a bit of a performance hit compared with Win98, but the faster hardware gets round that anyway. The 2nd CPU doesn't really offer much benefit performance wise, but personal satisfaction wise its definitely …

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Re: dual PIII 1.4 + Quadro FX 4000 SDI good for overkill W2k/9x dual boot?

Posted on 2019-06-26, 02:10

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I'm still sitting on that graphics card that I hastily bought, and it seems the 1.4ghz Tualatins are about $20 now so it got me thinking since Windows 2000 supports 2 CPUs and more RAM I could switch to a dual socket mb, pair of 1.4ghz chips, 1.5-2gb SDRAM and have both a killer W2k experience as …

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dual PIII 1.4 + Quadro FX 4000 SDI good for overkill W2k/9x dual boot?

Posted on 2019-06-26, 00:33

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I'm still sitting on that graphics card that I hastily bought, and it seems the 1.4ghz Tualatins are about $20 now so it got me thinking since Windows 2000 supports 2 CPUs and more RAM I could switch to a dual socket mb, pair of 1.4ghz chips, 1.5-2gb SDRAM and have both a killer W2k experience as …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-24, 22:18

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The nice thing about 1600x1200 monitors is that they can also display 800x600 without major scaling distortions. They can also scale down to lower resolutions in whole integer multipliers, such as 400x300, 320x240 and 320x200, in case you also want to run DOS games on them. Scaling to 640x480 is …

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Re: Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-24, 20:39

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1600x1200 was a thing before Win2000 (it's a resolution that was big part of the hype of the original Riva TNT's hires quake2 potential in 1998, and even the Voodoo Banshee supports it) so go nuts. To settle the 'period correct' on ridiculous resolutions, here's a super old Nov 1998 Quake3 shot at …

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Best monitor / resolution for 2000 rig?

Posted on 2019-06-24, 19:20

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So my rig will mainly run Windows 2000, and maybe dual boot either Me or 98SE if I can get the SATA controller to work with them, but I'm a bit torn on screen selection. For now I'm using a 32" Sony Bravia 1366 x 768 hdtv which is fun because it is huge, but that got me thinking for 2000 wouldn't …

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Re: ASUS TUSL2-C rear USB ports not working - voltage too low

Posted on 2019-06-24, 03:11

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decided to prepare for the new port since I had a few minutes tonight - removing the old one was more work than I'd expected but it's out and I didn't melt anything so that's a win 😀 Filename 20190623_210522.jpg File size 749.37 KiB Views 1098 views File comment no more USB ports

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Re: ASUS TUSL2-C rear USB ports not working - voltage too low

Posted on 2019-06-24, 01:39

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What OS are you using? If you are using Win95 or 98 you need to install the USB update patch. I think it’s called “nUSB”. Here are some USB pin-out connection diagrams. I use an USB extension cable from the motherboard to the front USB connections if your cables are too short. Make sure you don’t …

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Re: ASUS TUSL2-C rear USB ports not working - voltage too low

Posted on 2019-06-24, 01:34

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My apolagies, for im not much help for an answer to the low voltage situation... but i've used that same motherboard in the past along with WIN98 installed and just added a 4port usb2.0 PCI card, so perhaps forget about using all the onboard usb ports. Just go with a usb2.0 PCI card, works perfect …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-06-24, 01:25

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Brand new Zalman "ultra quiet heatpipe VGA cooler" installed on Elsa Gloria III (Quadro 2 Pro). Hope it is nice and quiet! Filename 20190623_192301.jpg File size 655.08 KiB Views 1746 views File comment Zalman VGA cooler on Quadro 2 Pro

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Re: ASUS TUSL2-C rear USB ports not working - voltage too low

Posted on 2019-06-23, 19:42

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Try setting the USBPWR01 jumper to 1-2 instead of 2-3 if it's on that, the manual warns that a weak 5v Standby rail (less than 2a) could cause problems with the USB. It's not like there's a voltage regulator for USB, but your PC is working, the first thing I thought was maybe a bad PSU? But I think …

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