Re: Pentium 3 1ghz and Throttle benchmarks

Posted on 2024-04-17, 02:14

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by tauro

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Athlon XP (or even Athlon 64, S754 and S939) and Pentium 4 (or even C2D/C2Q!) are the ultimate all round retro builds. There are some S462 boards with an ISA slot, but you're limited to early, slower processors. It's easier to find a newer motherboard with a compatible chipset (VIA or SiS with a …

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Re: Pentium 3 1ghz and Throttle benchmarks

Posted on 2024-04-15, 06:01

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Hey @theelf, thanks for sharing your results! I don't think you can disable L2 and L1 independently on a Pentium III, from what I've read and experimented, it's impossible. I might be wrong. Other than throttle, you can also use CPUSPD. With it you can manage L1 and L2 independently (on processors …

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Re: Retro OSes for retro computers

Posted on 2024-04-06, 14:30

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lEEt/OS + ST-DOS "lEEt/OS is a graphical shell and partially posix-compliant multitasking operating environment that runs on top of a DOS kernel... lEEt/OS also has its own DOS kernel, but it is still very experimental and unstable. For any real use it is recommended to use lEEt/OS on top of the …

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Re: [SOLVED] XMS driver not installed

Posted on 2024-02-21, 18:42

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by tauro

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Great news! I'm glad it worked!

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Re: XMS driver not installed

Posted on 2024-02-21, 16:14

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by tauro

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What's in your CONFIG.SYS? You could try adding /cpuclock and /machine options to your CONFIG.SYS Read this: https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/096/Q96711/

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Re: Toshiba Satellite 310CDS battery/vinegar damage is it fixable?

Posted on 2024-02-14, 20:02

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by tauro

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I use regular dish detergent. You could use any detergent I guess. Get creative. Give it a try and see how it goes, don't worry, nothing bad will happen. Remember to let it dry.

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Re: Toshiba Satellite 310CDS battery/vinegar damage is it fixable?

Posted on 2024-02-12, 13:13

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by tauro

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I don't think using IPA is the right thing to do. You need to use some sort of detergent or soap and lots of water and a brush. Some people use a dishwasher. Make sure contacts look shiny. You really need to clean off the vinegar. Remember to wait a couple of days until it dries before plugging it …

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Re: Issues with old Asus A7V133-C motherboard

Posted on 2024-02-11, 09:03

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Excellent! Congrats 🤓

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Re: Retro OSes for retro computers

Posted on 2024-02-10, 21:37

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Wow! I wasn't familiar with all those old Window Managers. So it could be one of those too as long as it doesn't look too ancient and it's useful. CDE doesn't look bad. I'm not sure if there's much of a difference regarding memory usage. The problem begins once you open the first program :rolling_on …

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Re: Issues with old Asus A7V133-C motherboard

Posted on 2024-02-10, 20:51

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by tauro

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Looks like this is a hardware issue. There are many things that can go wrong. Did you check/replace the capacitors?

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Re: Compaq Presario 2100 CPU socket difficulty

Posted on 2024-02-10, 20:42

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Ouch it already looks a bit damaged, be careful! I've come across such sockets. They have an open and a close position as marked by the padlock symbol. Use a flat screwdriver to slide it to the open position and then you should be able to remove the processor. If it doesn't come out easily I …

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Re: Toshiba Satellite 310CDS battery/vinegar damage is it fixable?

Posted on 2024-02-10, 20:30

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by tauro

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Remove the board entirely. Remove all the batteries and throw them away. Now comes the cleaning part: use vinegar and a toothbrush, and remove all electrolyte residue. Check all the contacts and make sure they look ok. Then you have to clean it: Use soap/detergent and water and repeat the same …

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Re: Retro OSes for retro computers

Posted on 2024-02-10, 15:47

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I actually was maintaining my own private builds of the Linux Kernel in those days, including a big O scheduler, AGPART support, USB support, and some other fiddly bits. IIRC, I was using a MSI Super Socket7 board with a K6-2/400 and a Voodoo 3 3000 AGP. I also had a P166 (nonMMX) in a cardboard …

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Re: What is the fastest practical DOS build?

Posted on 2024-02-06, 22:46

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Any specific board/chipset suggestions? I've already tried on a Asrock 775Dual and am finding that ESS Solo-1 compatibility is... not great. I still haven't created that build yet, but I'm going to try this one some day https://www.ecs.com.tw/en/Product/Motherboard/P4M900T-M2/specification You need …

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Re: What is the fastest practical DOS build?

Posted on 2024-02-06, 18:30

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C2Q + ESS Solo-1 on a VIA chipset If you just want to push the limits of DOS on real hardware. Ryzen (or equivalent Intel CPU) + SBEMU I’m sure you’ll find an interesting combination to break the world record. Unlocked Athlon XP (Barton) + PCI sound card (or ISA sound card). Practical, fastest …

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Re: What hasn’t been done?

Posted on 2024-02-06, 16:52

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'Hardware-emulated' video cards, like the picoGUS is for sound cards. I.e. a port of pcem's Voodoo emulation that runs as an expansion card. This is exactly what I was thinking about! ISA + PCI video card with an FPGA that can be programmed to be any major video card, including all cards from TSENG …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-02, 17:07

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douglar wrote on 2024-02-02, 14:51: I want to play with it, but I also don't want to open it. I'd almost rather get a dirty board to clean up than to remove shrink wrap. Am I weird? Life is short... Enjoy it! (while you can) That controller card looks amazing.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-02, 08:00

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Took a chance on an "untested" Voodoo 2 auction because the price was right, and a localish seller (cheap shipping) and well: IMG_0559.jpeg Hmm, ok, not the end of the worl... IMG_0558.jpeg Oh. 🤦‍♂️ Was it shown in the original listing? s-l1600.jpg Ouch! That can be fixed but you'll need a steady …

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Re: Yamaha YMF7x4 Guide

Posted on 2024-01-31, 04:43

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by tauro

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Apologies if this has been explained even in the guide itself, but something I was recently amazed by was that for CD-AUDIO output (and by extension I assume for mixing and output of any input channels?) the only thing required in DOS is initialization of the sound chip with SETUPDS.EXE. Not even …

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Re: M571 Motherboard no pc speaker sound

Posted on 2024-01-29, 12:19

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I'll ask the obvious, are you sure you are wiring the speaker properly? This is from the manual: Filename front.panel.m571.png File size 10.33 KiB Views 381 views Are you sure your speakers/buzzers work properly? Did you try them with other computers? There's also the possibility that the cables …

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