Re: FreeDOS in VirtualBox

Posted on 2025-03-30, 18:04

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by ifrit05

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You need the MS Client 3.0 software in order to use NET commands from within FreeDOS. (https://www.lazybrowndog.net/freedos/virtualbox/?page_id=575). Alternatively, you can use something like EtherDFS to share folders over raw Ethernet frames (https://etherdfs.sourceforge.net/). FreeDOS has an …

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Re: Does a Gigabyte GA-71X come with USB boot support?

Posted on 2024-09-22, 22:21

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by ifrit05

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I've had success in the past booting legacy boards with a USB drive using the Plop Boot Manager. You can even flash it onto an option ROM if you prefer to use it that way.

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Re: GA-5AA rev 1.1 Refuses to Post

Posted on 2024-09-19, 14:23

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by ifrit05

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Someone with a similar problem found that the CMOS battery died and replacing it solved the issue. That would fit your situation where it worked when you last used it several years ago; maybe you will be as lucky? https://superuser.com/questions/1370463/boot-stuck-on-checking-nvram-on-bios Replaced …

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Re: GA-5AA rev 1.1 Refuses to Post

Posted on 2024-09-18, 14:10

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by ifrit05

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I've never tried my luck with CF-IDE adapters, but I've certainly read many threads where they have had various incompatibility issues. If it will boot from a floppy successfully, I would then try an IDE drive rather than the CF-IDE. It does the same thing with no drives enabled and the CF-IDE card …

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Re: GA-5AA rev 1.1 Refuses to Post

Posted on 2024-09-18, 04:50

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by ifrit05

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Using a CF-IDE adapter. Works with my P3B-f board. I flashed the BIOS with a programmer.

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GA-5AA rev 1.1 Refuses to Post

Posted on 2024-09-18, 01:49

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by ifrit05

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Hey, pulled out my GA-5AA board to mess around with. Now it just halts after checking NVRAM..Update OK! on WAIT... Things I've tried: Reset to BIOS defaults Disabled Floppy/IDE drives Swapped RAM Swapped GPU's Pulled all PCI cards Flashed F6 bios (was F7b) Underclocked CPU Confirmed all jumpers/ …

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Re: gog.com finally collecting sales tax

Posted on 2023-11-27, 04:34

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by ifrit05

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Uncle Sam always gets his share at some point.

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Re: Setting up ASUS p3b-f with Pentium III 600EB and AGP card

Posted on 2023-11-23, 15:32

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by ifrit05

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In regards to GPU's, GeForce4 MX/Ti's work fantastic at 89MHz AGP speed.

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Re: Setting up ASUS p3b-f with Pentium III 600EB and AGP card

Posted on 2023-11-23, 06:08

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by ifrit05

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ethreal wrote on 2023-11-23, 01:48: [...] I have 133 stick, but not sure if it was a cheap one that day or a fancy performant one. Look for 16Mx64 PC133 CL2 Sync SDRAM modules, Infineon is a really good brand. I have 4x128MB and it runs really well at 133MHz FSB with my VIA C3 CPU.

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-11-19, 18:50

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by ifrit05

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Just got mine the other day, what a fantastic piece of hardware! I need to tweak some of the presets though, my soundcard distorts a lot of the low-end notes.

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Re: Win98 don't shutdown or reboots

Posted on 2023-11-13, 05:20

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by ifrit05

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This is most common when using Windows 9x in ACPI mode; early ACPI support was extremely buggy and didn't get better until Windows 2000 SP3/XP. You can disable ACPI support and use APM mode with regedit but you will need to reinstall all the system drivers after a reboot, and make sure you disable …

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Re: First succesful Mobo repair.

Posted on 2023-11-09, 17:05

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by ifrit05

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Good job!

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Re: Modified BIOSes for ASUS P3B-F, P3V4X, P3V133, CUBX, CUBX-E/L and P3C-E

Posted on 2023-11-07, 00:30

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by ifrit05

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Strange, I know someone here who got a Nehemiah 1.0A CPU working fine on the ASUS P3B-F motherboard just a few days ago. That was me :) Only issue I'm having with my Nehemiah is that it doesn't like booting at 133MHz FSB reliably. I have some new memory on the way to see if that's the issue. The …

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Re: VIDEO BENCHMARKS (Original title: Settling the VIA C3 performance debate once and for all)

Posted on 2023-11-05, 15:59

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by ifrit05

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

16x64 is good? Or do I need to look for 16x32 for a 440BX board?

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Re: VIDEO BENCHMARKS (Original title: Settling the VIA C3 performance debate once and for all)

Posted on 2023-11-05, 15:34

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by ifrit05

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Any tips on finding a good brand?

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Re: VIDEO BENCHMARKS (Original title: Settling the VIA C3 performance debate once and for all)

Posted on 2023-11-05, 15:13

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by ifrit05

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What is a safe voltage range for Neh.'s? I got my 1.0 to 1.26 but anything over that it becomes unstable. My two best Nehemiah CPUs (which are 1.2 GHz SKUs), can reach a stable 1.53 GHz @ 1.55V. That's a 27% overclock. The other five can only go up to 1.46 GHz (21% overclock). So, if your 1 GHz …

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Re: VIDEO BENCHMARKS (Original title: Settling the VIA C3 performance debate once and for all)

Posted on 2023-11-04, 04:23

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by ifrit05

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What is a safe voltage range for Neh.'s? I got my 1.0 to 1.26 but anything over that it becomes unstable. The rated CPU core voltage is around 1.4v - 1.45v, but it can be bumped to 1.5v safely if the overclock is unstable. Edit: According to the "Recommended Operating Conditions" in the VIA C3 …

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Re: VIDEO BENCHMARKS (Original title: Settling the VIA C3 performance debate once and for all)

Posted on 2023-11-03, 14:59

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by ifrit05

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What is a safe voltage range for Neh.'s? I got my 1.0 to 1.26 but anything over that it becomes unstable.

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Re: T-04YBSC-A, new YMF71x based sound card + SETYMF utility

Posted on 2023-11-02, 14:07

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by ifrit05

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This project looks promising, I would love to get my hands on one!

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Re: Opinions on VIA C3/ASUS p3B-F Combo

Posted on 2023-10-21, 17:40

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by ifrit05

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Well that's no good. I will continue to search. Thanks! EDIT: What about a Gigabyte GA-6R7PR? Seems to have Coppermine support.

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