Re: Optimizing memory for improved CPU bench speed

Posted on 2018-02-12, 18:34

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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As long as no physical damage or data corruption results (assuming all I do is POST and memtest), I will attempt to lower the timings. I'm assuming if the timings are no good, the computer will still allow me to enter setup to change things back? I'm thinking about overclocking the ISA bus too but …

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Re: Optimizing memory for improved CPU bench speed

Posted on 2018-02-12, 17:19

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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I doubt it. Isn't the L2 era past the 386? I have 64k of external cache and I don't think there's anything on-die. I was thinking about upgrading the cache but I also theorized that more cache wouldn't simply make the CPU faster. No doubt it would help with games and software but for speed I figured …

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Optimizing memory for improved CPU bench speed

Posted on 2018-02-12, 16:31

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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I came across this handy little survival guide for my AMI BIOS because I wanted to better understand what slack there was in my system, where the bottlenecks were etc.: http://margo.student.utwente.nl/el/pc/bios/ami31.htm After seeing some of the impressive numbers people have gotten from their …

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Re: Where's the CMOS Battery?

Posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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Based on what I'm seeing so far, it looks like the easiest way to do this is just remove the MB from the case and dremel it in-place. Probably the most dangerous way to do it but then again it could also be dangerous to try to remove the chip from the board if you don't know how to do it properly …

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Re: Can't get AutoCAD R12 to run because of SVADI

Posted on 2018-02-11, 18:10

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Ok. Just digged out our familiy's AutoCAD.. If you delete acad.cfg ( remove acad.cfg ), AutoCAD will notify you about it beeing unconfigured. acad_000.gif After this, it will show you a list of video devices. acad_001.gif Followed by the digitizers.. acad_002.gif And the plotters. acad_003.gif Last …

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Re: Can't get AutoCAD R12 to run because of SVADI

Posted on 2018-02-11, 09:00

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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This shouldn't be hard to get it working. When in autocad, type: config , you will see current setup (here you can change video driver too). Press Enter once and then select (4) - configure digitizer and then (9) to select Microsoft Mouse. Configure mouse if you want. In the end press (0) and save. …

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Re: Can't get AutoCAD R12 to run because of SVADI

Posted on 2018-02-10, 04:41

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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Superb! I followed kixs' advice about the cfg and now autocad works. It somehow "found" all the drivers I had on my machine and let me pick what I wanted. The next problem was that none of the files it wanted to load during launch (like menus and stuff) were able to be located but that's just …

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Re: Can't get AutoCAD R12 to run because of SVADI

Posted on 2018-02-09, 23:44

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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To be honest, I read about this path business and did modify my autoexec.bat to point to an svadi driver that was a couple build numbers too old and ACAD still said it couldn't find it. I'm not sure if this is just a syntax issue or that ACAD is being picky about the exact file I link to. I did find …

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Re: Can't get AutoCAD R12 to run because of SVADI

Posted on 2018-02-09, 13:58

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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Pardon my stupidity but I don't really know how to "configure AutoCad" as you put it. I've been using a sort of image (not really an image but already installed) of ACAD12 so I just copy it to the computer and run ACAD.EXE. If I have to delete a config file and reconfigure, could you be more …

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Re: Where's the CMOS Battery?

Posted on 2018-02-09, 13:53

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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I guess since it's an RTC, it shouldn't be socketed already but the fact that it has a battery changes all that. What were they thinking? Even from the factory, it looks hackish to solder onto a battery like that and cover the whole mess with potting material. Facepalm. Oh well thanks for all the …

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Re: Where's the CMOS Battery?

Posted on 2018-02-09, 04:58

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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Oh you gotta be sh*ting me!!! Whoever designed this ought to be shot! I'm assuming there's a good reason to do this rather than just replace the entire RTC?

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Where's the CMOS Battery?

Posted on 2018-02-09, 04:11

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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So I just moved on to a different computer in parallel with my longer term project (386) and so I checked all the hardware, set the non-PNP jumper stuff and powered it up to see what would happen. The BIOS settings were all wrong and I got a warning: "CMOS battery failed" I've gotten this warning …

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Can't get AutoCAD R12 to run because of SVADI

Posted on 2018-02-09, 01:40

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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I am getting this error from DOS stating: CANNOT FIND THE SVADI SUPER VGA ADI 4.2 - by AutoDesk Display Driver... I searched the web and was able to find SVADI 4.0 but it doesn't seem to work. Does anybody know where I can find SVADI 4.2 and how to use it? My understanding is this is just a way for …

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Re: Best statistical analysis software for Win3.X

Posted on 2018-02-05, 19:53

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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I actually wasn't being sarcastic. I did not google the letter R until told to do so and felt genuinely stupid afterwards (although you can understand my initial skepticism). Your detector appears to be broken 😉

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Re: Best statistical analysis software for Win3.X

Posted on 2018-02-05, 18:39

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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You just google r man. You know... never in a million years would I have thought to do that - I mean googling a letter of the alphabet and getting some obscure stats software back, but lo and behold, you put me to shame, as it's the first hit. How the hell did the letter R lose out to that program?

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Re: CD Music Cable to the Sound Card

Posted on 2018-02-05, 16:24

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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I see. So then it's probably a software problem. Also, the drive seems a little sketchy and won't read certain cds as it is. Maybe I just need to find a nice brand new audio cd to test it with and confirm functionality with a 3rd party application also. I haven't eliminated the possibility that I …

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CD Music Cable to the Sound Card

Posted on 2018-02-05, 15:03

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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Everybody's familiar with that 4 pin cable going from your CD-ROM down to a header on your sound card of choice. Personally, I never really understood what it was doing though. I could never tell if it was actually being used because CD music seemed to play regardless. However on my current build, I …

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Re: Viewing the Upper Memory area

Posted on 2018-02-05, 14:53

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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You can tell EMM386 where to put the page frame, butting it down to the top of the video was the way i always set it - never had any issues with a non-default setting. What was the effect of that? Did it increase your conventional memory? I mean, does it get counted as such or is it just better for …

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Re: Best statistical analysis software for Win3.X

Posted on 2018-02-05, 14:49

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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'r' ? SPSS looks very similar to minitab. worth a look!

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Best statistical analysis software for Win3.X

Posted on 2018-02-03, 23:15

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by Gahhhrrrlic

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I'm very comfortable with Minitab but I can't seem to see any old versions laying around, nor do they appear to be free. I was just wondering if there were any decent substitutes that utilize the FPU maybe and are Excel friendly (ie. can import spreadsheet cells easily). Would be nice to be able to …

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