Re: Planning to install SSD in my Windows 98 machine. Help, advice, suggestions, etc.?

Posted on 2020-10-28, 15:09

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My video is ready! Once more, thanks for help everyone! https://youtu.be/KCOWvABTykA I am familiar with the IDE-to-SD adapter. Using it in my main retroPC which only has a 66mhz IDE bus, so I think it is suitable, feels snappy enough. But it is good to know that and SSD is also an alternative ( …

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Re: OpenGL help on Matrox G400

Posted on 2020-10-23, 18:09

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Hi, first time poster and also first time building a Windows 98SE machine. I'm pretty new to this stuff so really any solution is on the table. My setuup: ASUS PV3133 Intel P3 550 MHz 256MB*2 SDRAM PC133 Matrox Millennium G400 16MB AGP YMF724F Corsair RM550X (does not have -5V rail) After getting …

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Re: Direct3D gaming with a PCI videocard on an AMD K6-2 platform on windows 98se

Posted on 2020-10-23, 14:58

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Hi, I have an AMD K6-2 system here that I am experimenting with. It has an integrated AGP video card that I am not using. It is very slow (SiS chip) and it keeps on flickering my screen for some reason. Unfortunately I don't have an AGP slot so I am limited to PCI. Now, 3DFX cards seem to work …

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Re: Voodoo Banshee vs. Voodoo-3 3000 ?

Posted on 2020-10-22, 13:28

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What is the performance difference between a 16mb AGP Ensoniq Voodoo Banshee vs. a AGP Voodoo 3 3000 with 16mb ? Do they both use the same 3dfx chip ? If Not what is the difference ? I´m curious. What driver are you using with that partucular Banshee? I own exactly the same model of Voodoo Banshee …

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Re: Windows 95/98 games you never get tired of?

Posted on 2020-10-21, 14:09

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- "Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete". Also, there is a current fan-made add-on, called "Horn of the Abbys". A couple of friends and I have resumed the rite (we used to play it hot seat mode, 20 years ago) of playing it on weekends (when it is possible). Can be played on current systems (W10, …

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Re: What display do you use for gaming ?

Posted on 2020-10-20, 14:12

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Hello, what kind of display do you use for old games. Main problemes for LCD are: - low resolution aren't well "done" - black don't really exist (maybe OLED but never try) - format used to exist (5/4 and so) with time CRT quality are decreassing, their disponibility too. Never try a projector or a …

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Re: Should I build multiple PCs to play different era pc games or just one?

Posted on 2020-10-20, 14:05

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I would start by building just one system, based on that nice K6-3 CPU of yours. I suspect most DOS games you will play are not speed sensitive and run ok in Windows98 Dos mode (Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Dune2, Command and Conquer, some graphic adventure titles, etc). The K6-3 450mhz, paired with …

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Re: Project: Consolidation, VOGONS themed

Posted on 2020-10-16, 14:38

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Very nice! The mismatch though... (Intel components, Amd sticker) Why not printing Vogons logo (transparent background, white letters) and attaching it to the front?

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Re: Shoving some SL64V celery into a slot 1

Posted on 2020-10-16, 14:21

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I own the same "370SP" slotket you´ve shown up there. Bought it a couple years ago to see if I could upgrade my slot 1 Gateway E-4200. Tried a Tualaron with no success. I finally decided to leave the system alone and period correct (just swapped the original 600E for a 750E, slot 1). But I´m …

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Re: Shoving some SL64V celery into a slot 1

Posted on 2020-10-14, 16:00

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For a consolation prize I do have this "Socket 370 to Slot 1 Adapter" on the way and should be here early next week. It does have some jumpers & caps. I own the same "370SP" slotket you´ve shown up there. Bought it a couple years ago to see if I could upgrade my slot 1 Gateway E-4200. Tried a …

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Re: S3 Savage 4 Questions

Posted on 2020-09-21, 16:34

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I tried a DVI to D-Sub adapter and the image fills the whole screen as it should, when launching A.O.E and Diablo that way. Strange. I have the same card Number 9 Savage4, and when connected with a DVI cable the maximum resolution I can get is 800x600. Had to use a VGA Dsub adapter to use higher …

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Re: S3 Savage 4 Questions

Posted on 2020-09-18, 13:26

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I tried a DVI to D-Sub adapter and the image fills the whole screen as it should, when launching A.O.E and Diablo that way. Strange.

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Re: S3 Savage 4 Questions

Posted on 2020-09-17, 18:00

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Cool, thanks for the answers guys. But I have downloaded the drivers, where (and how) do I get OpenGL for the card? How did this turn out? I currently have a Savage 4 Pro installed in a PII 450mhz, drivers are 8.20.31_win9X ( 4.12.01.8226). You don´t need to install separate drivers for OpenGL, …

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Re: Games that needs SSE instruction?

Posted on 2020-09-17, 13:53

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(unless you get the older pre Steam version of Half-Life2). Doesn't exist. HL2 also could run without SSE in its first few years. Not sure to have understood what thing "doesn´t exist". Anyway, I meant there are (earlier) versions of Half Life 2 that do run on a Athlon XP CPU (with only SSE and not …

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Re: Games that needs SSE instruction?

Posted on 2020-09-15, 17:53

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Athon XP 2400+ does support SSE extensions. I own a 3200+ and ran Doom3, Fear and Far Cry, to name a few, without problems. Half-life 2 on the other hand, would throw an error message when trying to launch it. It requires SSE2 intructions that the Athlon XP line does not support (unless you get the …

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Re: Is a Voodoo 2 worth the cost

Posted on 2020-09-10, 18:37

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I find Voodoo 2 ideal if you can only allow yourself a single retro-PC (space restrictions, for instance). If that´s the case, and one wants to cover a relatively wide era of vintage PC gaming (let´s say 1993-2001/DOS-Win98), then picking a Pentium III based machine is quite a natural choice. The …

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Re: HP Kayak XM600 troubleshooting

Posted on 2020-09-07, 20:59

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PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2020-09-07, 20:24: PCI Fan highlighted HP Kayak Series 1 MB.jpg I corrected my previous post to attach the correct TechRef manual, now Series 1 (Slot 1) rather than Series 2 (Skt 370) Terrific!! Thanks again!

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Re: HP Kayak XM600 troubleshooting

Posted on 2020-09-07, 19:55

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One of the 3 pin fan headers on the board is designated for the 'PCI Area' - most probably it's either not connected or not in spec. HP LCD Error Codes.jpg from the Technical Manual xm600__kayak__128_mb_ram.pdf Thank you very much! I do not own the original case. So it is a definitely "not …

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Re: HP Kayak XM600 troubleshooting

Posted on 2020-09-07, 19:50

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2020-09-07, 19:35: Sometimes we have to pay lot to get hard to get parts and this is one of these case you have to accept that and get terminator RIMM. Cheers, Oh, as stated above I did purchase the RDRAM Terminator Module. It is just that the error code is now different, for …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-09-07, 19:16

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Playing through Diablo 2 and then the expansion on my P3 1.4/CUBX-E machine, it's really fun. I haven't played this game since it was new and back then my computer ran it ver poorly. Excellent one!, finished it with 4 characters back in the day. I believe I played it on a Celeron 333mhz Mendocino, …

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