Re: How to scale games in Windows XP?

Posted on 2023-03-01, 02:06

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Shponglefan wrote on 2023-02-25, 01:27: The other issue I'm left with is that the nVidia drivers detect my monitor as a television set for some reason. Had the same issue and apparently "use driver 352.86 or earlier" was the solution I dug up.

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2023-02-28, 19:19

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So what would cause the card to stop existing on a warm reboot (just ctrl-alt-delete in DOS)? For whatever reason I can’t get the card to show up unless I’m starting from a very cold boot I’m gearing up to give the board (GA-6BXC) the full(er) recap it deserves since I last replaced some bloated …

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Re: KVM cables

Posted on 2022-10-23, 00:55

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I just had a question , would it be possible to use any kind of ps2 extender cables on a belkin omnivew kvm in place of the ones that came with it ie something like this: s-l500.jpg , would it also be possible to use any vga cable you wanted or are the ones that come with it proprietary in some way …

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Re: Looking for storage advice for a 98SE build.

Posted on 2022-09-21, 03:17

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by TehGuy

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I've used the StarTech IDE -> CF adapter, works fine I've used some IDE -> SD card adapter thing I found on eBay, works just fine Now I'm using the StarTech IDE -> SATA adapter attached to a Promise Ultra 133 TX2 with an SSD (80 wire IDE, of course) and it works just fine, even prior to driver …

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Re: Bios update help?

Posted on 2022-08-28, 23:47

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He said he bought it on ebay. I initially suspected the i5 to be DOA, but he showed me the system does see the cpu properly, so it at least reports correctly that its an i5 2400. tho im not sure why it would fail to boot to OS if the cpu is compatible, and appears to be functioning. Almost like a …

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Re: Remove 640x400 60hz in XP

Posted on 2022-08-24, 12:30

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by TehGuy

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IIRC the monitor itself has a hand in telling the GPU what resolutions and refresh rates it can run at. Might have to look into either modifying or bypassing the EDID

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Re: DVD drive for windows 98

Posted on 2022-08-19, 18:31

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by TehGuy

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Windows itself should be fine, I think. The only downsides I can think of modern drives: - They spin too fast (Nero Drive Speed tool can help) - They may nolonger support older "books" - They nolonger can be made RC-0 (used to work via DOS/ATAPI with tools that supported 2000s era drives) - They …

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Re: DOS not enough memory

Posted on 2022-08-19, 12:45

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by TehGuy

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INSTALLHIGH.. I remember that. Boy you're really into exotic stuff, aren't you? 😁👍 I didn't think it was exotic, haha. I wasn't even really old enough to really get into computers until late into XP's life, so my DOS stuff is just purely a mash of things I found on the internet over the past 2-ish …

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Re: DOS not enough memory

Posted on 2022-08-18, 19:11

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by TehGuy

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Did you set DOS=HIGH,UMB line prior HIMEM.SYS and EMM386? Are both the DOS CD driver and MSCDEX (in AUTOEXEC.BAT) being loaded high using DEVICEHIGH and LH respectively? I will show you examples on how you set this in case. In CONFIG.SYS (I put VIDE-CDD.SYS as we don't know which CD driver are you …

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Re: Issues with GA-6BXC Rev 2.0 and modded PIII-S 1.26GHz?

Posted on 2022-08-08, 21:29

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by TehGuy

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Never mind, the C003-HOT works fine with the thing so I guess my Rev 2.3 MS3605 just hates me ; v ;

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Issues with GA-6BXC Rev 2.0 and modded PIII-S 1.26GHz?

Posted on 2022-08-08, 21:18

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by TehGuy

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So I got one of those modded PIII-S chips from the korean guy on ebay and wanted to give it a go. Board boots up and correctly identifies it, but then froze up after the memory testing. Rebooted the machine and it wouldn't even POST. Swapped my Via C3 back in and everything was fine. Currently using …

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Re: Audigy 2 ZS, SB16 emulation not working.

Posted on 2022-07-23, 00:56

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by TehGuy

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Have you tried running through Guide: Installing Windows 98 and DOS drivers on an Audigy2 ZS (version 2.1) ? Last I wanted a 2 ZS working under DOS, this worked pretty well

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-21, 17:40

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by TehGuy

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I needed to fill the last ISA slot I've got anyways, but I guess this'd just swap places with my orpheus I :v Will the II have hardware mixing (or w/e dxdiag calls it) in 9x, or just software?

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Re: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 Capacitor Help

Posted on 2022-07-12, 12:39

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by TehGuy

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Thanks for all the help so far guys, I did post the wrong picture in the OP. https://i.imgur.com/8EbaVHb.jpg I meant to post this to ask the values. I'm not sure how to decode it. is there any other information on the other side of the cap, like series lettering or something? I've found a datasheet …

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Re: KVM problems - detected as mono

Posted on 2022-07-06, 12:19

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by TehGuy

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Which S3 and omniview? I've used a few S3 models with the 2 OV kvms I have (a 2-port and a 4-port w audio) and haven't had this issue, but want to be sure you're not using something outside my usage before I start making some suggestions that could be pointless

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2022-07-05, 16:48

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by TehGuy

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I found two more cards which might or might not have any potential. Anyone got experience with Epiphan DVI2PCIe? https://www.epiphan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/epiphan-dvi2pcie-brochure.pdf And then Cards by "Foresight" e.g. FORESIGHT IMAGING I-RGB 165: https://www.fi-llc.com/boards/Products/ …

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Re: MX 460 v Ti 4200 for a Slot 1 PIII (and sometimes Ezra-T)

Posted on 2022-06-29, 02:15

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by TehGuy

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Swapped the MX 460 back in and was a bit surprised that the 3dMark 99 score went up by juuust a few points; 3dmark 2000 was only about 800-1k points behind the ti 4200, which isn't as bad as I thought it would be but probably means the GF4 Ti is gettin held back (as expected). Just hoping having DX …

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Re: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 Capacitor Help

Posted on 2022-06-27, 23:34

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by TehGuy

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Digikey, mouser, etc. (depending on where you live and what's available) are generally good places to look for buying caps. They're all probably going to be aluminum electrolytic or aluminum polymer depending how much money you feel like spending (polymers are more expensive, but will last longer …

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Re: MX 460 v Ti 4200 for a Slot 1 PIII (and sometimes Ezra-T)

Posted on 2022-06-26, 19:31

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by TehGuy

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'twas what I expected, then. The 4200 shall swap places with the 460 in the Dark Drawer of Assorted Parts for the time being, as soon as I figure out which one that is. Next question is if I should expect any trouble squeezing an Audigy 2 ZS in there just for EAX in win98 and leaving the ISA cards …

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MX 460 v Ti 4200 for a Slot 1 PIII (and sometimes Ezra-T)

Posted on 2022-06-26, 17:40

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So I've been thinking about which one of the two GPUs in the topic title I should go with in my Slot 1 machine with the following specs Coppermine PIII 866Mhz for Win98, 1.0AGHz Ezra-T for DOS things via compatible slotkets Gigabyte GA-6BXC Rev 2.0 256MB PC133 Orpheus sound card AWE64 I have both …

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