Re: Updating P4S800D-X Bios Without Floppy Disk
Posted on 2023-12-06, 07:04
One can boot into DOS (including Windows 9x bundled one) from an IDE hard drive and run the flasher from there.
Re: Win9x Uninstaller software
Posted on 2023-12-06, 00:00
While I am unable to recomend anything that exactly addresses your question, I though that I might share how I address rolling back changes in Windows 98 SE . I simply backup and restore the entire filesystem. Storage is cheap and SSDs are fast. Of course, if your use case implies being able to …
Re: Most modern hardware for a standalone XP Pro SP3 x86 machine in 2023?
Posted on 2023-12-04, 23:50
If you want compatibility, new hardware (likely new old stock, at least in part, I would guess) with a warranty and piece of mind, buying a prebuilt from these folks might be an option. https://nixsys.com/legacy-computers/windows-xp-computers Disclaimer: I cannot vouch for them or endorse them in …
Re: Win9x Uninstaller software
Posted on 2023-12-04, 22:16
While I am unable to recomend anything that exactly addresses your question, I though that I might share how I address rolling back changes in Windows 98 SE . I simply backup and restore the entire filesystem. Storage is cheap and SSDs are fast. Of course, if your use case implies being able to …
Re: I was finally able to succesfully (mostly) PCI passthrough a real PCI Voodoo 3 2000 to a Windows 98 SE QEMU KVM VM
Posted on 2023-12-04, 05:53
The memory issue with the GTX 970 was actually the cause for a class action lawsuit against NVIDIA. I owned a 970 for years and loved it. The memory issue did exist but it was very overblown, mostly because games generally never used that much memory to ever trigger it. It's a black mark on an …
Re: Question about infamous CMD 640 IDE Controller
Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:22
AFAICR, the CMD640 is a clusterf*** of monumental proportions. This might provide some insight : [IDE controller] CMD640/PCI0640B data corruption bug If I had one, I would probably heatgun or dremel it off, but that might be the Shiraz talking. 😉
Re: ASUS P3B-F v1.3 + Slocket with P3 1Ghz and Cooling Options
Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:17
That should work with everything before Tualatin chips (including your CPU). For cooling, I suggest a low profile copper cooler from, for example, Startech, and an overkill fan, cable tied to the heatsink (or to something nearby).
Re: Slow Transfer Speeds in Windows 98 with CrystalDiskMark 2.2
Posted on 2023-12-03, 04:12
Yeah, I think it's just the speed it should be based on some benchmarks like this one here: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/hddreview0108/index.html. I tested in another program, hdtach, and it seems to get around the same average sequential read of 37 MB/s. I did install the SiS IDE driver, but from …
Re: Slow Transfer Speeds in Windows 98 with CrystalDiskMark 2.2
Posted on 2023-12-02, 13:39
Just to be sure, I tested a new in retail box WD4000BB, same specs, but still got the same results. So, it doesn't appear that it's the drive, cables, or motherboard slots. Not sure where the bottleneck is... The drives are likely fine. Here is an excerpt from a review of a slightly newer (2002) …
Re: I was finally able to succesfully (mostly) PCI passthrough a real PCI Voodoo 3 2000 to a Windows 98 SE QEMU KVM VM
Posted on 2023-12-01, 06:13
The GTX 970 is a weird card in that some of its upper memory is accessed differently, which can cause lag in some very rare scenarios. I suspect that you're right about the bridge, but a comparison with a 980 would clarify whether it's a GTX 970-specific issue. Curiosity got the best of me . In a …
Re: Advice on CD-Rom drive to read old CD-Rs
Posted on 2023-11-30, 16:01
Grabbing two now to see if I can get it to work. Thanks for the mention of isopuzzle and dvdisaster. More things to try :) Reason I ask is that I recently purchased a huge lot of Origin stuff. Among that are some CD-Rs that my drive couldn't read, for example this Beta version of the never released …
Re: Advice on CD-Rom drive to read old CD-Rs
Posted on 2023-11-30, 15:41
Grabbing two now to see if I can get it to work. Thanks for the mention of isopuzzle and dvdisaster. More things to try :) Reason I ask is that I recently purchased a huge lot of Origin stuff. Among that are some CD-Rs that my drive couldn't read, for example this Beta version of the never released …
Re: Choosing PSU for Pentium 3 system
Posted on 2023-11-30, 15:07
One thing to bear in mind with the new Corsair PSUs is that the extra 4 pins of the ATX power connector can't be detached, it just comes as one solid 24-pin connector. Probably not an issue as long as there aren't any components on the motherboard right next to the power connector like a capacitor …
Re: Advice on CD-Rom drive to read old CD-Rs
Posted on 2023-11-30, 14:39
I have used the IDE DVD loader mechanisms from a settop living room DVD player to read bitrotten pressed media [1]. Last time I had to read a degraded DVD-R (burned in a DVR-A04), I wasable to read it in an LG DVD burner. My take on this is to try as many drives as possible and maybe try locking the …
Re: MP32L - Lite version of MP32 : Pi based MT32 synth
Posted on 2023-11-30, 14:28
I answer myself since someone might face the same issue. I discovered all the Pi3A+s manufactured from April 2023 onwards (Revision 2.0) require a new firmware to run. Just replace these 4 files found on MT32Pi last version .zip... start_cd.elf start4cd.elf fixup_cd.dat fixup4cd.dat ...with the …
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2023-11-29, 21:50
An Elgato - Cam Link 4K is less than 100 US$ (even less for a refurb) and can capture 70Hz (it is limited to YUV 422 at best, however, and apparently does not respond well to resolution changes while capturing). Add an OSSC, and HDMI splitter and a monitor that can be forced into 4:3 mode and one …
Re: I was finally able to succesfully (mostly) PCI passthrough a real PCI Voodoo 3 2000 to a Windows 98 SE QEMU KVM VM
Posted on 2023-11-29, 21:39
So if I understand it corretly: - You basically didn't take the GPU ids from its corresponding IOMMU group, adding them to grub and pass them to a VFIO driver. No,I did not, at least not on my Debian 12 setup so far. Additionally, in case the question pops up, as that board has arguably braindead …
Re: ping for Adrienne Graham
Posted on 2023-11-29, 03:22
kant explain wrote on 2023-11-29, 02:54: Of binarydinosaurs.co.uk I don't have Facebook. Any contact method external to that? Linkedin ? https://uk.linkedin.com/in/adrian-graham-a74445174
Re: Best LCD for DOS games running on old hardware
Posted on 2023-11-27, 22:35
My 4K 27" monitor cost me 250 CAN$ + taxes when new about a year ago. It was on special. It's a 60Hz model, though. https://www.samsung.com/us/business/support/owners/product/s70a-series-s27a704nwn/ 700£ is about 1200 CAN$ , which is a huge amount for 2 x 60Hz 4K IPS monitors around here. These are …
Re: I was finally able to succesfully (mostly) PCI passthrough a real PCI Voodoo 3 2000 to a Windows 98 SE QEMU KVM VM
Posted on 2023-11-27, 05:17
Exactly. This process always failed on me on Debian 12. So how did you obtain the result? I have not bothered to do it cleanly, TBH. I just boot to a non graphical target (set with systemctl) and I run rmmod -f nouveau (most often not even necessary, I only nedded to rmmod when passing through a …
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