Re: DUNE II : Roland MT-32 + Sound Blaster support ?

Posted on 2021-08-17, 04:19

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by Gmlb256

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vorob wrote on 2021-08-16, 22:19: I got an error that DEBUG command is bad... I'm missing smth? That's an executable file. It is likely that you don't have this file or it is not within the directories in the PATH environment variable.

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Re: Video glitches in vintage pc running Adventures of Willy Beamish

Posted on 2021-08-17, 00:03

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by Gmlb256

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You're welcome!

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Re: Video glitches in vintage pc running Adventures of Willy Beamish

Posted on 2021-08-16, 22:37

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by Gmlb256

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Have an interesting idea here that we haven't checked here before, can you try to run with EMM386 in CONFIG.SYS? I recall that some games didn't work well without any expanded memory manager even if the game doesn't require EMS.

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Re: Video glitches in vintage pc running Adventures of Willy Beamish

Posted on 2021-08-16, 19:22

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Strange. As for why DOSBox doesn't have any issues in that game is due to the emulator hiding and addressing some of the issues that only occurs on real machines such as I/O delays. Some BIOSes have an option to set the I/O wait states or something similar where increasing them could help with your …

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Re: Video glitches in vintage pc running Adventures of Willy Beamish

Posted on 2021-08-16, 19:08

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by Gmlb256

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I'm curious about this. Does the BIOS settings and versions are exactly the same between the two Vortex86DX?

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Re: Video glitches in vintage pc running Adventures of Willy Beamish

Posted on 2021-08-16, 18:37

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by Gmlb256

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Does the video glitches when there is no sound configured? Feels like some kind of synchronization problem.

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Re: What should I upgrade in my new Windows 98 gaming build?

Posted on 2021-08-16, 15:56

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by Gmlb256

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get a P3 cpu that has a full speed L2 cache. Since yours only runs at half speed would help. get a better graphics card like a geforce 2, 256, 3, 4 theyre all better than a tnt. Agree upon this. If your motherboard has support for Coppermine-based CPUs it's a no-brainer to get these. Also the …

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Re: Hardware Issues

Posted on 2021-08-16, 15:32

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by Gmlb256

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That performance doesn't seem normal for that machine, it could probably the the VIA chipset on the motherboard which are quite a gamble. Did you try different chipset drivers besides the graphics card? Another thing is which sound card are you currently using? It is using WDM or VXD? This also …

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Re: What should I upgrade in my new Windows 98 gaming build?

Posted on 2021-08-16, 14:08

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by Gmlb256

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After watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc4vivgEriU&ab_channel=PhilsComputerLab I am thinking that this card would be a good choice. What do you think? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GIGABYTE-GV-N55256D-GeForce-FX-5500-256-MB-DDR-128-bit-GRAPHICS-CARD-AGP/393447935758 Cheers! The …

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Re: Graphical stuttering win98

Posted on 2021-08-16, 03:32

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by Gmlb256

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It's possible that the sound card is using WDM instead of VXD. Some WDM audio drivers have issues that are not present on their VXD counterparts on Windows 9x.

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Re: Blue Screen Crashing on W98 & XP Build

Posted on 2021-08-15, 17:38

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by Gmlb256

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Have never seen that exact error from either Win98 or WinXP. Which OS gave you that error ? I've seen that kind of BSOD on Windows XP during my school days when a computer was attempting to shut down. Never saw that type of BSOD ever again until now. I guess I'm curious what caused the original to …

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Re: Windows 7 - 256 Color Mode Displays as Black & White

Posted on 2021-08-15, 06:01

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by Gmlb256

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256 color mode was broken in Windows 7. I was never able to make it work without glitches. For me the 256 color mode in Windows 7 worked when killing the Explorer process and/or using the registry trick on a program that uses it in fullscreen mode. I tested that on the original Age of Empires and …

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Re: Windows 7 - 256 Color Mode Displays as Black & White

Posted on 2021-08-14, 19:57

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Some third-party utilities may cause issues in the long run. When Windows 7 was mainstream, I previously used Driver Sweeper when I was using a ATI/AMD graphics card on my main computer and one of these versions deleted some essentials files which prevented me to install the Service Pack 1 for …

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Re: PSU causing Pentium III to run at lower clockrate?

Posted on 2021-08-14, 19:52

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by Gmlb256

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I only use high-quality modern PSU since older ones are noisy, less efficient and have aging parts. Had one with -5v rails that caused a myriad of issues such as freezing or not being able to POST. I remember back then that Hardware Secrets also did actual tests of PSU and even tested a generic …

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Re: PSU causing Pentium III to run at lower clockrate?

Posted on 2021-08-14, 18:58

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bloodem wrote on 2021-08-14, 18:16: RayeR only supports a few clock generators, such as the ICS 9148BF-26, which is found on the Gigabyte GA-6BXC boards. I'm aware of the limitations of that utility and that the OP has a i815 chipset which doesn't work with it anyway. Sorry for the misleading …

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Re: XMSDSK works in DOS 6 but not in DOS 7+

Posted on 2021-08-14, 18:36

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Glad that you solved the problem!

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Re: Windows 7 - 256 Color Mode Displays as Black & White

Posted on 2021-08-14, 18:27

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About killing the Explorer process, did you do that prior to running a game which uses the 256 color mode? There is also some workarounds at PCGamingWiki related to the 256 color mode, I know that your problem is not with rainbow colors but perhaps you can try some of these such as the registry hack …

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Re: PSU causing Pentium III to run at lower clockrate?

Posted on 2021-08-14, 17:11

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by Gmlb256

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In case anyone doesn't believe me when I'm setting the FSB by software, there is a program written by RayeR which is named SMB that allows to do that without having to reboot or shut down the computer.

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Re: PSU causing Pentium III to run at lower clockrate?

Posted on 2021-08-14, 16:45

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by Gmlb256

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Pentium III CPUs are both multiplier and FSB locked and couldn't change the FSB thru software in my case. Huh? The FSB frequency is set by the motherboard and any late Intel Pentium 3 CPU can comfortably run at 66 / 100 / 133 MHz (maybe even 50 MHz, on motherboards that support it). Well in my …

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Re: PSU causing Pentium III to run at lower clockrate?

Posted on 2021-08-14, 16:19

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1 - This an intel/gateway OEM board. There are basically no jumpers or bios settings to configure - it's all auto I have a board like that used Slot 1 with an Intel 440BX chipset and was disappointed with it due to the only ISA slot on my board didn't work very well on any sound card no matter what …

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