Re: Windows XP on a Z97 with older chipset drivers. Tell me why not.

Posted on 2019-03-05, 01:52

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't see why it would be a problem. I would do it except that I don't have a Z97 setup. I will most likely be making a multi-boot X79 based system though once I get my X99 upgrade done on my main computer.

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Re: Sony ending downloads for anything prior to Windows 7

Posted on 2019-03-02, 23:35

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have uploaded the contents of ftp.vaio-link.com to archive.org: https://archive.org/details/ftp.vaio-link.com I had to put it in archive format because the uploader freaked out when I tried to just upload it as-is.. too many files and folders for it to process. This is a 106 part ZIP file, with …

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

Posted on 2019-03-02, 23:30

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

Metal or PCB bracket is fine with me as well.

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 06:30

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is that speed being reported by the POST screen or are you actually running a program that tells you the actual speed of the CPU? My guess is that the 2x66 is really 396Mhz and the BIOS is only programmed for up to a 5x multiplier so it is reporting the speed wrong. And there is no way that setting …

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:42

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The 550Mhz CPUs were probably not released when then manual was written. The bus speed is there AND the multiplier is there... so it is supported. I am looking at a PDF of the manual now. The jumpers and switch settings in the manual you posted are not what I thought they were.. or rather I was just …

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Re: "New" gaming pc - OEM's or not?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:35

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by cyclone3d

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If you want 60fps with maxed out settings at 1200p (1920x1200), even a slightly overclocked GTX 1080 is not enough for some newer games. I know because I have one in my main rig. And no, I am not CPU or RAM bound either... i7-4930k running at 4.6Ghz with 32GB of DDR3-2133 RAM in quad channel. A …

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-02-28, 22:31

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just don’t know what jumper settings to use. 500mhz appears to be the highest this motherboard supports. Can you tell by the manual ? For the CPU bus clock.. use the "Frequency Setting SW1" that is for 100Mhz Then for the multiplier, use: 5x 5.5x (same as 3.5x) 6x (same as 2x) JP7, JP9, JP10 are …

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Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?

Posted on 2019-02-28, 20:13

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Set the multiplier to 2x and the CPU will read it as 6x.

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Re: Erasing a uv erasavle bios with uv nail dryer

Posted on 2019-02-28, 17:45

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The light was incredibly bright, blue and harsh. Like the arc when rails are welded. I guess an EPROM eraser using such a lamp could erase an EPROM in seconds :) Speaking of which, you could probably erase it really quickly with the light emitted by arc welding something. I learned my lesson by sun …

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Re: Game pads for DOS ?

Posted on 2019-02-28, 16:38

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What are the system specs for the computer(s) that you want to use said controller(s) with? Also, what games?

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Re: Interesting case of someone cutting a voltage notch into an AGP card

Posted on 2019-02-28, 04:52

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Video

Best case it works in a 1.5v slot. Worst case is that it fries the motherboard. My guess is that somebody either volt modded a board to supply 3.3v and cut the card instead of removing the notch in the AGP slot or they had a motherboard that really supported 3.3v AGP but had a 1.5v style slot. Or it …

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Re: Soldering tips

Posted on 2019-02-28, 04:41

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by cyclone3d

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The sockets with the pins sticking out are meant for through the hole positions on circuit boards. The crimp on wire connectors are normally just crimped on with the appropriate crimp tool. Soldering them will most likely make them not fit in the plugs.

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Re: Wing Commander II with MT-32 gives wrong sound effects

Posted on 2019-02-27, 22:06

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Software

Sounds to me like the music and sounds are being played too fast. The old Wing Commander games were known for being very speed sensitive. With the Yamaha card, I am not really surprised it doesn't have the same issue as it is a PCI card. Try slowing the system down to around 33Mhz. Anything running …

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Re: Authenticity vs Power

Posted on 2019-02-27, 20:11

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My stance for the most part is GIMME MOAR POWER!!! unless I am dealing with software or hardware that is speed sensitive. Only "stock" stuff I have are some laptops and even then I will probably be using something to be able to add a PCI video card and a PCMCIA sound card and also replace the …

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Re: Mouse causes audio stuttering in DOS 6.22

Posted on 2019-02-27, 19:28

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by cyclone3d

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Is the USB controller using the same IRQ as the video card? That would be my guess. I am also guessing that the USB controller IRQ is hard linked to the same slot that the video card is in so no matter what, you will probably get that video stuttering when using a USB mouse in DOS. Is there a PCI …

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Re: Found the vintage PC motherlode...

Posted on 2019-02-27, 18:56

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by cyclone3d

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With the quantity that he has and if you want to refurbish (and test) most of it, then it's probably going to take years before you have sold everything. I would simply sell everything as is (and that still would take a million hours and a couple headaches lol), perhaps it would be wise to sell …

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Re: I had to say farewell to a long time gaming buddy of mine tonight...

Posted on 2019-02-27, 14:47

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by cyclone3d

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Not that I'm easily offended, but I disliked the dog reference. PC hardware is just junk that comes and goes, you throw it away and get something new and that's that. There's nothing to feel about it. You sir, are apparently not a real vogoner or PC enthusiast for that matter. How can you say …

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Turtle Beach Pinnacle 12k vs 200k patch RAM?

Posted on 2019-02-27, 04:47

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

I was looking up some Turtle Beach Pinnacle stuff and came across some info that they originally came with 12k patch RAM. Then Turtle Beach offered an upgrade where you could send in your card and get an upgrade to 200k patch RAM for $50. The Revision F apparently was not able to be upgraded, but …

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Re: What's the difference between “FM synthesis” and “MIDI synthesis”?

Posted on 2019-02-26, 15:38

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

None of the Sound Canvas models had the same synthesis as the MT-32. They only have an MT-32 compatibility mode which only works properly IF the game didn't send any modification commands to change the stock settings. Some games also exploited "bugs" with the MT-32 so they won't sound correct with …

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Re: The hell with Voodoo: rebuilding my MMX (with V3?)

Posted on 2019-02-23, 06:27

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So try the Voodoo 3. Even if it won't work with some of the really old Glide games, you will be much better off than without it. 2D tended to be really nice on the Voodoo 3 cards... so much so that most of them put out a cleaner signal than the highly regarded Matrox cards.

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