Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-26, 20:50

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I tried working on the pentium 1 last night but I failed miserably and was tired so i left it, but brought it to work to work on and I think i got it. Though I will only be able to test it at home as i dont have a ps2 mouse or keyboard here. I changed the voltage settings as shown above, I added a …

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 17:31

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Let me also ask... I've never had a computer with the turbo button. Does it actually do anything? it says 188, and when i press it is says 88. I dont think i noticed any difference when it was pressed. Very few boards after Socket 4 support the turbo button. Sometimes you can turn it into a suspend …

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 16:37

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Let me also ask... I've never had a computer with the turbo button. Does it actually do anything? it says 188, and when i press it is says 88. I dont think i noticed any difference when it was pressed.

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 16:33

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My rage 128 isnt PCI.... I do have a 2 MB card though I can use for testing....

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 15:29

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So: 1) ID board. Or if you can't, get us a really good pic of it outside the case and without cards & cables attached - so we can tryy. 2) find manual. There again, if you can't find it we might be able to help, but first we need to know which board it is. The i.d. is partially visible on the board …

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Re: Ruined memory of an old game by playing it!

Posted on 2021-02-25, 14:22

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I thought I had fond memories of Megarace with all its FMV glory... just ran it for the first time in over 25 years and it is awful! Turns out I mis-remembered and confused Screamer with Megarace haha!! Anyone else wish they never re-ran an old game that you had good memories of and it turned out …

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 14:05

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Thanks. Ill get on that tonight when i get home.

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 08:04

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Shoot I didnt get the info i was supposed to get... Ill have to do it tomorrow

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 04:40

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[...] Thanks, Ill get all that info when I open it up a gain tonight. I didnt change any jumpers at all. Then you are definitely running the CPU 0.5V too high. Fortunately for you the P55C is one of the most overengineered pieces of silicon out there and it can take a lot of abuse - but it will get …

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-25, 04:40

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So i ran the computer with the case off and it lasted a lot longer. I was able to play through street fighter alpha all the way and then almost all the way through alpha 2. Then alpha 2 crashed to desktop . Since it didnt freeze or reboot. I started up tomb raider, which played fine. I got tired of …

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Re: Which is the best and most memory efficient CD-driver?

Posted on 2021-02-24, 19:46

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VIDE has issues if loaded up into an UMB.. Really? I always DEVICEHIGH it and don't recall any issues. Can anyone post good autoexec and config files? Im having a tough time with my 486 and memory I've posted mine before, e.g. here , but I've since understood that there can be major differences in …

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-24, 19:44

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OK well since I got my 486 working well, its time to go back to the pentium 1. It still randomly freezes or reboots when playing games. its a P1 200 MMX Sound blaster live 5.1 Voodoo 3 2000 32 megs of ram windows 98 Pics give a good picture of the state of the system, but hardly help in ID... - …

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-24, 18:08

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I assumed it was over heating, but I couldnt find a program that would work on win 98 to monitor temperatures. Ill check those things you mentioned later tonight. Thanks a lot. Oh yeah, I forgot most of the initial question. Pentium MMX CPUs aren't prone to overheating even with a small heatsink …

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-24, 16:52

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I assumed it was over heating, but I couldnt find a program that would work on win 98 to monitor temperatures. Ill check those things you mentioned later tonight. Thanks a lot.

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Re: Pentium CPU issue

Posted on 2021-02-24, 15:52

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OK well since I got my 486 working well, its time to go back to the pentium 1. It still randomly freezes or reboots when playing games. its a P1 200 MMX Sound blaster live 5.1 Voodoo 3 2000 32 megs of ram windows 98 https://i.imgur.com/NTWfxgq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7Mm1F4z.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-02-22, 15:25

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Old_Jelly wrote on 2021-02-15, 09:38: Haha great thread got to say, let's go then. Let's see who finds the "smiley face" first haha On the guitar! nice!

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2021-02-22, 15:24

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This is my Retro area! Its a very small space but its the only space I have to put my setup without the Wife shouting at me. Hoping to move this year and plan to have a bigger space. It works for what it is. https://i.imgur.com/L0mY4V8l.jpg I really like this set up. Looks like a true 90s setup in …

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Re: soundblaster 16 problem

Posted on 2021-02-22, 15:02

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SO I made the changes posted above and it gave me a nice 60 K of memory and i was able to run games. Problem was the game would freeze soon after . every time. Also whats a good graphics card for a 486 dx 2 66? So other games worked just fine and didnt freeze. Do you think having a more modern dvd …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2021-02-22, 14:56

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So I used the VGA 240 and it showed DOS in the capture card but when i started a game , it didnt capture. Any suggestions? Were you able to see the game in the capture card's preview window or were you getting no picture at all ? I could be completely off base here, but if it is the latter of the …

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Re: soundblaster 16 problem

Posted on 2021-02-21, 21:26

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SO I made the changes posted above and it gave me a nice 60 K of memory and i was able to run games. Problem was the game would freeze soon after . every time. Also whats a good graphics card for a 486 dx 2 66?

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