First post, by AkBKukU
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Building an all new computer from 20 year old parts for the Windows 98 20th Anniversary.
Here is a video of the build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5uNxtT0Mk
Here are the specs of The New Windows 98 PC:
OS: Windows 98 Second Edition
CPU: 1GHz Tualatin Pentium III
GPU: Voodoo 5 5500 64MB
RAM: 512MB 133MHz SDRAM
HDD: Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM EIDE
PSU: EVGA 450BT 450W
MOBO: Intel D815EEA2U(after using it, I don't recommend this board)
CDD: Memorex 8xDVD+RW/+R 10xCD
FDD3.5: Teac FD-235
FDD5.25: Teac FD-55
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1
Case: Inwin Q500N (3rd revision I believe)
Monitor: Hyundai ImageQuest V770+
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Joystick: Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2
Gamepad: Microsoft Sidewinder game pad
Mouse: Microsoft Cordless Wheelmouse
This was a wild ride. The Voodoo 5 was DOA (Voodoo 5 5500 AGP Compatibility Problem) and nearly derailed the whole project...twice. The motherboard doesn't seem to support two floppy drives (Intel 815e Chipset Motherboard Shows Only One Floppy Drive) as well. I never had both drives working in it. I still need to do some more testing (linux) to figure out if I can put a different BIOS on it to support that properly. I also wanted to show POD running instead of NFS but it has some problems running, especially in Glide mode with the Voodoo5. And another problem was that I couldn't get the gameport on the sound card to work. I need to try using the VXD drivers still to see if that makes a difference. The struggle is part of the fun, although maybe not recapping a Voodoo 5 level of struggle.