Re: FIC PA-2013 need help motherboard mosfet getting hot

Posted on 2020-12-01, 00:12

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Have my FIC VA503+ died in a similar fashion to this I've not been able to get it back up and running again, the failed mosfet could have taken something else out if that's what's failed, although I wasn't able to identify any other shorts or failed components, Could be something SMD. or a dead VIA …

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Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II & Rise of the Triad

Posted on 2020-11-30, 23:55

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Been having an issue with this card and Rise of the Triad - The Dark War When I use a combination of Soundblaster Pro sound effects and General Midi(or waveblaster) performance tanks to a slideshow and audio is broken, I've tried this on a few builds and I'm about 63.246% sure I've ran ROTT with …

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Re: 3DFX Voodoo (Diamond Monster 4MB) not working and/or slow?

Posted on 2020-07-13, 09:09

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Hmm. I've installed the 1.47 MiniGL and that appears to have made Glide games render a solid yellow screen and a system hang. Tried GLquake and Quake II, both yellow-screen and hang when either launching GLQuake or switching to 3DFX OpenGL in Quake 2. :( Not looking good. Try the 1.46 minigl driver …

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Re: 3DFX Voodoo (Diamond Monster 4MB) not working and/or slow?

Posted on 2020-07-13, 07:40

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Make sure you have the right drivers for the diamond monster maybe test other 3dfx/glide games, also make sure quake is updated to latest version I've had older versions installed from disc have issues as the build is quite old. I don't think Quake plays the 3dfx splash screen when launching but …

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Re: Whiplash / Fatal Racing on Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2020-07-12, 13:21

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by synrgy87

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in Marvin \ Software

From the readme: This patch will fix the lock up that has occured when specific older video drivers were used. This patch disables the Hi-res mode that causes this lock up. If the Wpatch1 file does not work, try the Wpatch2 file. Wpatch2 disables the high-res Interplay logo that has been identified …

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Re: Whiplash / Fatal Racing on Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2020-07-12, 02:09

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by synrgy87

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in Marvin \ Software

Okay, thanks for the tip. Can you clarify the bug you are referring to? Is it only in Glide mode or also in software mode? I'd have to dig out the readme again, it's related to an intro video that plays in a high res mode that causes a lockup, there's two patches to address it, if i can find and …

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Re: Whiplash / Fatal Racing on Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2020-07-11, 08:43

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by synrgy87

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in Marvin \ Software

Where do I put the .ovl file? Same directory as the game .exe? It's a native dos executable. I just tried the Monster 3D drivers and same problem. The 3d test utility that comes with the Monster driver worked. Just in the same directory as the game exe, Although reading your post again The game …

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Re: Whiplash / Fatal Racing on Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2020-07-10, 22:56

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I can't remember if whiplash is a dos or windows executable, it may need the .ovl file from the diamond drivers to work with the 3dfx patch.

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Re: Latest ATI Catalyst driver for Top AGP2X Radeon 9800Pro on Win95 ?

Posted on 2020-07-10, 10:34

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't think it's officially supported on 95, you might be able to add the Hardware IDs to the driver inf files but I don't know if that'll work, 9800 is a bit too new for 95 use, ATI dropped support for 95 with their 9000 series cards, so even if you add the hardware ID the latest 95 drivers may …

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Re: Retro builds with modern conveniences

Posted on 2020-07-10, 10:02

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Unless there's a technical reason for staying "period accurate" then I'm not worried about it, for example if I'm targeting a certain era of 3d acceleration, or if it's speed sensitive etc, Totally fine with using modern alternatives for storage, file transfer, display, input, audio etc where needed …

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Re: Looking for a fully ambidextrous joystick that's built to last longer than one year.

Posted on 2020-07-10, 07:39

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by synrgy87

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The gameport to USB adapters are kind of hit and miss. You have to get one that people have specifically reviewed that doesn't cause a bunch of controller lag. Isn't another problem basically, what if the joystick uses some proprietary operation that can't be genercized easily? That Saitek one …

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Re: 1024x768 or higher resolution in mw2 for windows

Posted on 2020-06-11, 08:58

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Is there a way to use 1024x768 or higher resolutions in the windows version of mechwarrior 2? I seen DLL hacks for wide screen support and other resolution for the dos version but what about the windows version? Would most likely have to use something like dgvoodoo, unless there's some hacked exes …

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Re: STB voodoo 2 problem

Posted on 2020-06-07, 18:55

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by synrgy87

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in Marvin \ Video

Pass-through is working but the system is not detecting it as new hardware, i tried 2 mobos and it's the same result system is not detecting new hardware. Am i doing something wrong? Few things to check, may be obvious but check the PCI slots are working and clean, also the PCI connector pins on …

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Re: Gotek Floppy Emulator with FlashFloppy

Posted on 2020-06-04, 07:32

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by synrgy87

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just acquired an internal Gotek floppy emulator and thinking about using it with the FlashFloppy firmware and perform the OLED mod. But I would like to be able to leverage both floppy image and copy individual files as if I am coping to a floppy disk. Looking at the Phils video on his YouTube …

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Re: Audigy 2ZS Prevents Post

Posted on 2020-06-01, 20:13

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by synrgy87

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

yeah, it is a 40 conductor cable. It is a straight (no twist) cable with just a connector on each end... The orientation of the connectors is what I'm interested in, sounds dumb but again I assume it's the same as with a regular 40 wire IDE cable. (and confirmation that it actually works for people …

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Re: Audigy 2ZS Prevents Post

Posted on 2020-06-01, 19:28

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

yeah, it is a 40 conductor cable. It is a straight (no twist) cable with just a connector on each end... The orientation of the connectors is what I'm interested in, sounds dumb but again I assume it's the same as with a regular 40 wire IDE cable. (and confirmation that it actually works for people …

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Re: [SOLVED, fixed by forcing AGP 1X] De-shimmed Radeon 9700 on 440BX crashes Windows 98 SE running 3DMARK 2003

Posted on 2020-06-01, 17:21

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Aye, all part of life's rich tapestry! Totally unconnected, but what's the last two digits of the P/N on your 9700? Just that I've a warning in the manual of my Asus MB in my Athlon rig. About using 9x cards that end in less than "30". Dunno why, it just says to prevent instabillity. What chipset …

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Re: Audigy 2ZS Prevents Post

Posted on 2020-06-01, 17:16

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Do you think it is possible connecting the front panel I/O device is what killed the card? I don't have the original cable, but I understood a regular IDE cable could be used if careful about pin 1 orientation... I want to be sure I don't kill another if I attempt to connect the I/O front panel. …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-05-28, 21:54

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Clean and Referb of two Sidewinder 3D Pro joysticks, one is a little finicky n has had some repair work it seems on the PCB (there's a crack but not going through much of anything) both seem to have some factory touch ups so maybe something wasn't quite right at the factory. Next was fitting a Gotek …

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Re: Audigy 2 Value (sb0400) Windows 98 SE driver

Posted on 2020-05-27, 16:37

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by synrgy87

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

The drivers don't recognise this card on windows 98 or windows me iirc, I have the original CD for the Audigy 2 Value, you need the version of the drives for the Value specifically then install them via inf it uses different chip than the Audigy 2 ZS. I'll see if i can get the CD uploaded somewhere …

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