Re: My 3DMark03 Mega Thread
Posted on 2023-04-09, 16:39
Same System, 2 different video cards. One is a ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Advantage and the other is a Radeon X800 XL
Show us your Operating CD collection
Posted on 2023-04-09, 12:42
So I was going thru my CD wallets and figured I'd show off all my genuine O/S CD's that I have. Let's see what you all have!! Top Row: Windows NT 4 (non-holographic and holographic discs) Windows NT SP5, SP6a Ubuntu 7.10 32-bit 2nd row: Windows 2000 Server 1-4CPU edition Windows 2000 Pro Windows XP …
Re: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum recap help
Posted on 2023-04-09, 11:49
johnvosh try https://ents.ca Edmonton New Technology Society, Makerspace in Edmonton, Alberta Open 24 hours Phone: +1 780-701-9400 Im not suggesting you sign up at $100/month just to fix your board :) call them and ask if someone can help you one off etc I have an Aoyue 469 which is a decent no its …
Re: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum recap help
Posted on 2023-04-07, 20:40
Nichicon capacitors have worked well for me, but I have no experience with KZE. Thank you for your help. Another question... what type of soldering iron do I need to get/best type of solder? Sorry, like I said, I have zero experience when it comes to soldering, but have watched people do it ( …
Re: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum recap help
Posted on 2023-04-07, 20:26
Begging the moderators indulgence, for price and ease of ordering I've used these guys several times now. What I do not recommend is buying no name Chinese capacitors, it isn't worth the risk. Also, you need to be sure that you are buying capacitors that are the same physical size (or very close to …
Re: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum recap help
Posted on 2023-04-07, 19:53
I tread the middle ground - with a board like this I wouldn't replace all of the caps, but instead all of the brand where even one is failing. If there is one bulging 6.3 volt, 1800 microfarad cap failing, and you only replace that single one, within a few months (or less) you'll look and see that …
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum recap help
Posted on 2023-04-07, 19:25
As the title says, I have an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum version 1 motherboard that is in need of a recap. I had plugged this system in after putting in a new power supply since I stole the one from the case this board is in. I plugged it in and the system boots, ran a couple of games, no issues. Well, I …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-04-06, 21:19
Took and bought myself a Gateway 2000 GP6-400 Pentium II 400MHz 512MB RAM - Windows 98 SE computer to slowly start rebuilding my retro pc collection. I just love the tall case that this thing has!
Re: Game issues with Windows ME
Posted on 2022-03-28, 01:01
Repo Man11 wrote on 2022-03-27, 23:29: Assuming these games need to access the CDROM during play - is DMA enabled on the DVDRW? I can't enable it on the DVD drive as that option is not available. It is running on the SATA port.
Re: Game issues with Windows ME
Posted on 2022-03-28, 01:00
Anyone know if these errors would be caused by Windows ME or is the programs themselves? A more perfect guess, Windows ME. Better go to WIN98SE or back to XP I tried installing 98SE on this system and it didn't like it, so I'll probably try and look for a decent older system to use for 98se and a …
Re: Game issues with Windows ME
Posted on 2022-03-27, 23:21
-> Destruction Debry 2; runs and loads, but then turns to a garbled screen and have to restart the pc This game had video problems going back to Win95 and decent common video cards (S3), it was a miracle when it doesn't garble. Okay, thanks for the info! I have quite the large collection of games, …
Re: Game issues with Windows ME
Posted on 2022-03-27, 21:33
It's very likely I played AOE2 on WinME back in the day. That's really a trivial game for ME. What was the problem with 98? Looking at your board, I'd say you should explain which directX, drivers, and bios version you have on board. I had DirectX 9.0c, the latest drivers from Gigabyte's website …
Re: Game issues with Windows ME
Posted on 2022-03-27, 21:27
Repo Man11 wrote on 2022-03-27, 21:24: Did you try installing the AMD AGP driver? It looks as though drivers can be a bit of an issue with this board because of the combined Via/AMD chipset. http://www.opendrivers.com/download/driver-16937.html This board actually uses the NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 …
Re: Game issues with Windows ME
Posted on 2022-03-27, 20:55
Was your machine running fine earlier? Have you tried other drivers? Yup, the PC was running good before. Took and put another drive in and did a clean install of ME and still the same issue with clue. Freezes on "Entering the Mansion", can't turn num lock off/on so have to restart. The sounds are …
Game issues with Windows ME
Posted on 2022-03-27, 16:36
So I decided to take my Athlon XP system and change it from a Windows XP machine to a Windows ME machine. It is running pretty good so far with only a few hiccups. The system has the following specs and does have the latest drivers and patches that I could find. -> Athlon XP 2500+ -> Gigabyte GA- …
Re: Video card upgrade for A64 X2 4400+
Posted on 2021-06-04, 23:57
There is no SP4 for windows XP and is not safe, (possible malware). SP3 is the current service pack at XP's EOL. Reinstall and apply SP2 for resource constrained hardware or SP3. Cheers, There is nothing wrong with unofficial SP4 for XP. It is completely safe and I have been using it for XP for …
Re: Video card upgrade for A64 X2 4400+
Posted on 2021-06-04, 23:55
Took and did a fresh reinstall of Windows XP Home. Installed all the drivers, SP4 and then reinstalled 3DMark03 without any of the patches. Opened the program and it got to the settings. So I closed the program and installed the V360 patch and then it would freeze on the program loading screen. I …
3DMark03/05/06 freezing during startup
Posted on 2021-06-04, 12:24
Took and did a fresh reinstall of Windows XP Home. Installed all the drivers, SP4 and then reinstalled 3DMark03 without any of the patches. Opened the program and it got to the settings. So I closed the program and installed the V360 patch and then it would freeze on the program loading screen. I …
Re: Video card upgrade for A64 X2 4400+
Posted on 2021-06-04, 12:23
Took and did a fresh reinstall of Windows XP Home. Installed all the drivers, SP4 and then reinstalled 3DMark03 without any of the patches. Opened the program and it got to the settings. So I closed the program and installed the V360 patch and then it would freeze on the program loading screen. I …
Re: Video card upgrade for A64 X2 4400+
Posted on 2021-06-03, 00:52
I got it from this site... http://www.hisdigital.com/ca/download1-357.shtml
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