Slowing down my first computer + Turbo & Case Questions

Posted on 2020-03-13, 14:34

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by Dochartaigh

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I'm looking to slow down either a 100mhz DX4 or a 200mhz MMX - whichever is the best candidate. I want to play games which my newly-finished Win98/late-DOS build can't play because it's too fast. I picked up two systems lately : 486DX4 100MHz: https://i.imgur.com/yiF5fVtl.jpg MMX 200MHz: https://i. …

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Re: Voodoo 2 preventing PC from POSTing

Posted on 2020-03-10, 17:53

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by Dochartaigh

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*sigh* any advice on how to separate these. Im suuuppeeer nervous of breaking this V2 I had this SAME EXACT thing happen to me this weekend in the SAME exact spot! I put on a headlamp, got out the magnifying handy helper, and gently moved the leg over with a #11 exacto blade (which I dulled a bit …

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Re: Converting ATX Power Supply to DELL w/ Adapter (Safety Check!)

Posted on 2020-03-10, 16:56

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by Dochartaigh

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chinny22 wrote on 2020-03-10, 13:28: One day if your looking for something to do See those 3 pair's of solder pads to the left of the ATX connecter? Moving the ATX connecter over to use these makes it a standard ATX pinout again! Someone found this out here few years ago 😀 I do happen to own a …

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Re: HDD Backup software FAILED: tried Acronis True Image & Norton Ghost

Posted on 2020-03-08, 20:46

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by Dochartaigh

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What you are trying to do is likely what Acronis defines as "Restore to Dissimilar Hardware." Thanks. The later versions define "Dissimilar Hardware" as in a different motherboard, or even an entire new computer and WIndows will still boot-up on that new hardware once you run that feature in …

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HDD Backup software FAILED: tried Acronis True Image & Norton Ghost

Posted on 2020-03-08, 17:55

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by Dochartaigh

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After Norton Ghost failed to backup my Win98 HDD properly I had multiple people recommend Acronis True Image. I tried the same Acronis version another forum member has used multiple times successfully, and it still failed on my system: https://i.imgur.com/zQM91oIl.jpg Log: https://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2020-03-07, 02:51

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by Dochartaigh

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Looking at that sticker it's a Dell OEM V3, probably the 3000. Had an identical one a while back, full 166MHz V3-3000 clocks, just no TV-out. Good eyes! I totally ignored the CE symbol. Thanks. I never new these Dell's came with Voodoo3's as an option, but there's even drivers for the XPS T500 on …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2020-03-06, 23:41

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by Dochartaigh

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This is a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000, 16mb, right? More pics here . Most 3000's I see have S-Video out and this one doesn't, but the 2000's usually have the black heatsink so just wanted to confirm what I have. https://i.imgur.com/CvIWiJMl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/bYGW05hl.jpg I was going to take the heatsink …

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Re: First haul: 486DX4 100MHz + MMX 200MHz! Questions about what I have.

Posted on 2020-03-06, 20:11

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by Dochartaigh

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Here are jumper settings and other stuff: http://www.elhvb.com/webhq/models/486pci/m919v3.htm http://th2chips.freeservers.com/m919/unoff/m919.html To really slow down the CPU, you have to disable L1 and L2 cache in the BIOS settings. If this isn't slow enough, you can lower the FSB speed of the …

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Re: First haul: 486DX4 100MHz + MMX 200MHz! Questions about what I have.

Posted on 2020-03-06, 16:22

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by Dochartaigh

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Thank you for the congrats, well wishes, and advice so far! Regarding your video mode problems, are you 100% certain you have the right driver?  If you just downloaded something (vs. having the original disk that came with it), there's a good chance it's only mostly compatible.  Back in the ISA/VLB …

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Re: Prepping procedure for Win98SE Install (after failing 20+ times...)

Posted on 2020-03-06, 14:45

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by Dochartaigh

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I honestly think it was the actual/real Windows CD (I remember in the 00's, and 2010's that I had bad luck when using burns of Windows and resorted to borrowing a friends disc at one point even...), but regardless right now it seems stable. I suppose anything's possible, but I have a hard time …

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Re: First haul: 486DX4 100MHz + MMX 200MHz! Questions about what I have.

Posted on 2020-03-06, 03:16

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by Dochartaigh

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I'll reply to everyones posts tomorrow - but what's the word with mice for these? I can't deal with the roller-ball non-optical mice (they don't play nice with my furniture and I really don't want to get a mouse pad). Reviews on PS/2 to 9-pin Serial adapters say they don't work on 486 computers? And …

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Re: Dual Boot MS-DOS and Win98SE on SEPARATE DRIVES???

Posted on 2020-03-06, 00:30

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by Dochartaigh

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maxtherabbit wrote on 2020-03-05, 15:41: So did you ever get a working win98 install? Yes I did man. Just updated the topic on it in fact. Looking for some final advice on how to tackle the last couple things if you want to take a look - always appreciated.

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Re: Prepping procedure for Win98SE Install (after failing 20+ times...)

Posted on 2020-03-06, 00:29

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by Dochartaigh

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Sorry, but I don't understand what you are doing. Of course if you are not even able to copy files from the CD to your installation harddisk, Windows 98 won't run in stable way. I usually copy over using xcopy in pure DOS and have no errors (use the /v 'verify' option too...although I really don't …

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First haul: 486DX4 100MHz + MMX 200MHz! Questions about what I have.

Posted on 2020-03-05, 21:51

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by Dochartaigh

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I FINALLY found a decent computer haul locally! This nice gentleman owned a computer store years ago and retired. He's clearing out his basement and had enough brand new parts to build a couple computers to sell on Craigslist (only thing not new is a couple of the drives he said). I got a 200mhz MMX …

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Re: Dual Boot MS-DOS and Win98SE on SEPARATE DRIVES???

Posted on 2020-03-05, 15:15

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by Dochartaigh

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I actually started looking for a pre-made IDE cable with a switch to select which HDD on that cable boots up (both drives will be set to cable select). There's bunch of tutorials on how to do it online, but I was hoping to find one pre-made. This way I can have a little switch (the front of my case …

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Re: Windows 95/98 GAME ICON PACK??? And Menu System

Posted on 2020-03-03, 14:00

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by Dochartaigh

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Also, is there any cool and easy to use menu system to graphically view all my games? I'm simply just using the start menu now (or folders on the desktop). Would love something even as simply as what Netflix does (a square grid of pictures with names). Something like what my 2001 OG Xbox does would …

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Windows 95/98 GAME ICON PACK??? And Menu System

Posted on 2020-03-02, 20:25

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by Dochartaigh

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Seen a bunch of topics here and elsewhere....but SO many dead links... Did there ever exist an Icon pack for all the various Windows games (and DOS games as well)? Anybody have a link to it? I can look into making my own, but proper iconography is an art! (so all I would be able to do is shrink down …

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Re: Converting ATX Power Supply to DELL w/ Adapter (Safety Check!)

Posted on 2020-02-23, 21:43

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by Dochartaigh

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Yeah, and I have the exact same 6-pin header on my Dell motherboard with the same cut-out position, but the adapter I made still fits - that's why I mentioned the technique of angling the plug into place. I gotcha now - thanks for the detailed explanation! Yeah, I'm sure I can jam it in there (or …

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Re: Prepping procedure for Win98SE Install (after failing 20+ times...)

Posted on 2020-02-23, 20:11

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by Dochartaigh

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The AV I think is a waste of time. Some of the errors above would lead me to believe that the ISO you are using is an oem version? 'OEM Full' from that same site (was using that because it's bootable). I've tried nearly a half dozen of them though, including my own ISO from my original CD circa 20+ …

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Re: Converting ATX Power Supply to DELL w/ Adapter (Safety Check!)

Posted on 2020-02-23, 17:41

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by Dochartaigh

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When you say the 6-pin adapter won't fit; have you tried it. These headers are almost never keyed now in such a way that only a specific plug fits a specific header - if you look at the back of each header pin you'll see a channel behind each one, so it doesn't matter where the tab is on the plug …

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