Re: Any reason to keep Socket 7 motherboards?

Posted on 2019-03-17, 21:45

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, after actually taking inventory of my boards, here are what I have: Intel based: TX (I think) - in system - in storage TX FX VX Non-Intel based: Biostar M5ATA v 1.0 - ALI Aladdin IV G586 VPS Rev.C1 - VLSI FIC PA-2001 - Via I also have a board in another system.. think it is Intel based but not …

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Re: dx12 partially getting ported to windows 7

Posted on 2019-03-17, 21:19

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by cyclone3d

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agent_x007 wrote: You can't pair Pentium III with GTX 480 😁 Highest you can get on it is GT 430/440 PCI. I'm pretty sure you won't get Win7 DX12 support on it though (NV drop support for Fermi). What if you use a PCI to PCI-E adapter with the adapter having auxiliary power?

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Re: Unreal Tournament GOTY disc not initializing

Posted on 2019-03-16, 03:08

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by cyclone3d

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You're welcome. Glad you got it working.

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Re: Unreal Tournament GOTY disc not initializing

Posted on 2019-03-15, 23:45

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by cyclone3d

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I can install my UT disk on every XP and beyond machine Ive tried, though, that's the issue. It just can't be read for some reason on my 98 machine. I do not have access to a other's CDROM drive. Also, I've been able to install every other game I've tried with this CDROM drive, including other 2- …

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Re: The best sound card?

Posted on 2019-03-15, 03:47

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by cyclone3d

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awgamer wrote: shock__ wrote: keenmaster486 wrote: PC Speaker. Lame! Tape output on the IBM 5150! Tourists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM_sAxrAu7Q Only 8 drives?!?!?! please: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=floppotron

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Re: Unreal Tournament GOTY disc not initializing

Posted on 2019-03-15, 03:45

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by cyclone3d

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Is the disc scratched or is there discoloration when you look at the shiny side? If you need a backup copy, take a picture of you with the original disc and post it here to verify ownership so I can help.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-14, 19:33

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by cyclone3d

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I can imagine. Looks like the Holy Grail (: On Ali there are new motherboards with socket 478, AGP and ISA slots. No SATA as far as I can tell. Based on the 845GV chipset. Like this one: 845GV-motherboard-with-3IAS-Slot-478PIN-845-ISA-motherboard-Well-Tested-Working.jpg_640x640.jpg I might be …

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Re: What was your computer name and registered owner for retro PC?

Posted on 2019-03-13, 17:28

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by cyclone3d

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The bot is at it again.

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Re: Soundblaster 32PnP (ct3620) not loading default soundbanks in Windows95

Posted on 2019-03-13, 14:47

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

The Serpent Rider wrote: CT36xx series does not have onboard RAM memory, only ROM. There are two different versions of the CT3600. One with no onboard RAM, and one with 512KB onboard RAM.

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Re: ATX I/O shield models for 3D printing

Posted on 2019-03-13, 14:42

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Now I am going to have to get myself a 3D printer. Thanks a lot guys! 🤣

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Re: Any reason to keep Socket 7 motherboards?

Posted on 2019-03-13, 00:21

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by cyclone3d

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So basically keep non-Intel chipset based boards. Maybe I will keep 1 or two for testing purposes. I;m not sure why there is even an argument between ALI Aladdin V and MVP3. Back in the day, when they were actually current, I tested them both ad nauseam and the Aladdin V always came out on top.

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Any reason to keep Socket 7 motherboards?

Posted on 2019-03-12, 22:21

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by cyclone3d

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I am in dire need of offloading some of my old hardware. I have multiple Super Socket 7 boards and got to thinking that maybe I should just go ahead and sell my regular Socket 7 boards. Is there any real reason to keep a Socket 7 board or two since I have plenty of Super Socket 7 boards? Are there …

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2019-03-12, 18:17

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

I sent payment last night, so I should be in as well. Was I the "pending" one?

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Re: Nostalgic feeling but reaction is otherwise

Posted on 2019-03-12, 15:40

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by cyclone3d

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It's not the computer, it's you MUZ.

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Re: How to obtain a list of hardware that has drivers directly on the Windows XP, 98SE, 7 discs?

Posted on 2019-03-10, 03:24

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by cyclone3d

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You need the chipset drivers regardless. A lot of add-in cards will not work properly without the chipset drivers installed first. In any case, trying to only have hardware that is supported out of the box by Microsoft's bundled crappy drivers is definitely not the best course of action. Just …

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Re: Disk image of King's Quest v

Posted on 2019-03-09, 23:22

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by cyclone3d

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Yeah... images for repairing legal copies seems to be ok from past experience just as long as they are not linked to or uploaded here.

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Re: Disk image of King's Quest v

Posted on 2019-03-09, 19:21

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by cyclone3d

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IO just checked the beta archive ftp. Only version 062 is available.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-09, 02:34

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by cyclone3d

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retardware wrote: and this strange thing: […] Show full quote and this strange thing: Looks like some pcmcia thingy to me. Maybe a historically-correct way to use solid state disks on a mid-1990s build? It is an ISA to PCMCIA adapter so you can use PCMCIA cards with a desktop.

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Re: Is there a way to change the internal multiplier of 486DX/n processors?

Posted on 2019-03-08, 05:38

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by cyclone3d

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For 486 DX4 and AMD 5x86 chips it looks like you may be able to change between 2x/3x and 3x/4x respectively. See here for some info: http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/J.Steunebrink/amd5x86.htm For a Cyrix 5x86, you can use setmul to change between 1x and the multiplier set via the motherboard jumpers. If …

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Re: Need advice: Is this 486 mobo good for a crazy freeclocker project?

Posted on 2019-03-08, 05:27

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by cyclone3d

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The battery area looks fine to me. There is just a glob of old hot glue that was helping hold the battery in place. Instead of putting a new battery there, just use the external battery header that is near the bottom left in that picture.

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