Best Performance Config for PCem

Posted on 2023-02-07, 22:02

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by GasparB123

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Hey, I just downloaded PCem, and I'm getting to know the configuration options and some of these things are before my time. Can anyone tell me what the absolute best hardware config in terms of performance is for emulating Windows 98SE??

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Re: Best Linux or Windows OS for a Pentium III??

Posted on 2021-07-08, 22:30

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32bit linux is cool but its important to remember that the multimedia extensions of pentium III are way behind even pentium 4's so not all apps will work and forget HD video acceleration unless there are solutions that engage the mid to high range AGP / PCIE gpu than the cpu doing the work. When i …

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Re: Best Linux or Windows OS for a Pentium III??

Posted on 2021-07-08, 22:24

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Upgrade to 1 gig or more of RAM and use Debian XFCE. Also upgrade the graphics if possible. The thing is PC133 doesn't go higher than 1GB I believe, and 512MB sticks are very hard to find by. Even if a find two of them, I hope the motherboard supports it. And it's even harder to find PCI graphics …

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Re: Best Linux or Windows OS for a Pentium III??

Posted on 2021-07-08, 22:23

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2021-07-08, 21:24: It should be fine but it could be a little slow. How much ram are you going to put into the system and what speed P3 are you going to run? It's a 933Mhz Pentium III, and I'm trying to find 1GB of PC133 RAM (2x512), but for the moment it runs 512MB (2x256).

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Re: Best Linux or Windows OS for a Pentium III??

Posted on 2021-07-08, 20:52

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2021-07-08, 03:07: I'm going to throw open Suse into the mix. I've been using Suse since 7.3 it's a fantastic distribution easy to setup and use and crazy stable. Would the newest version still support a Pentium III?? Or would I have to look back to an earlier version??

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Re: Best Linux or Windows OS for a Pentium III??

Posted on 2021-07-08, 00:01

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Pentium IIIs can run any 32-bit modern distro...;) the 32-bit version Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 It's a full featured distro so you wont have to install anything apart from updates initially. Was you have got the hang of it you can add othe programs...;) It will run on 512meg if ram but is …

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Re: Best Linux or Windows OS for a Pentium III??

Posted on 2021-07-07, 23:57

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dataino.it wrote on 2021-07-07, 22:23: Reading a old post (2011 https://www.hwupgrade.it/forum/showthread.php?t=2353055 ) the solutios is one of this distro […] Show full quote Reading a old post (2011 https://www.hwupgrade.it/forum/showthread.php?t=2353055 ) the solutios is one of this distro …

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Best Linux or Windows OS for a Pentium III??

Posted on 2021-07-07, 22:13

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Hey, I have an old Pentium III PC that was thrown away by a friend of mine. I'm from Argentina, and there are many people passing through a rough economic patch, who need basic computers for text editing or light web navigation, and I'm trying my best to revive these old boys and give them to less …

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Re: PCChips Motherboard drivers

Posted on 2021-06-27, 14:55

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wikipedia is listing a 'KM266 Pro' chipset which is not existing on the official website. https://www.viatech.com/en/silicon/legacy/chipsets/desktop-chipsets/ According to wikipedia, the 'KM266 Pro' should be able to run FSB166. From my point of view, this is nothing else as a VIA KM266 , where …

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Re: PCChips Motherboard drivers

Posted on 2021-06-27, 14:49

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There's a chance the CPU is not supported seeing as it is supposed to run on a 333MHz FSB (166MHz DDR) while the chipset only officially supports 266MHz FSB (133MHz DDR). One of the BIOS updates listed that it was granting support for Sempron CPUs, like the 2300+ I have, and I installed the latest …

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Re: PCChips Motherboard drivers

Posted on 2021-06-27, 04:15

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Hey, I just tried it. It only goes up to 132 mhz, and when I reboot I get one long beep from the PC speaker, sooo I guess thats not good. I'll reset the CMOS, but I'm back at square one. Thanks for the idea anyway :) edit: according to the manual on the CPU PnP setup: The system will automatically …

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Re: PCChips Motherboard drivers

Posted on 2021-06-26, 22:09

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The board is locked to 100Mhz by those soldered jumpers and uses the BIOS to set cpu frequency (your board is near identical to my ECS K7VTA3). In the BIOS you go to the CPU PnP SETUP section, change CPU Over-clocking Func. Disabled to Enabled. Change CPU Frequency 100 MHz to 133 or 166 and save. I …

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Re: AMD Sempron 2300+ recognized as Athlon MP 950

Posted on 2021-06-26, 21:44

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Welp, the jumpers are there, but it's directly wired. Don't know what to do now, I'm not really a soldering expert. Here is an image of how the jumpers look (JP3 and Jp4) WhatsApp Image 2021-06-26 at 6.07.12 PM.jpeg That does complicate things . There may be a reason, other than cost-cutting, for …

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Re: AMD Sempron 2300+ recognized as Athlon MP 950

Posted on 2021-06-26, 21:13

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GasparB123 wrote on 2021-06-26, 15:29: Welp, the jumpers are there, but it's directly wired. Don't know what to do now, I'm not really a soldering expert. Here is an image of how the jumpers look (JP3 and Jp4) Filename WhatsApp Image 2021-06-26 at 6.07.12 PM.jpeg File size 170.07 KiB Views 463 …

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Re: PCChips Motherboard drivers

Posted on 2021-06-26, 21:12

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Hey thanks everyone for the feedback. Yes, I forgot to mention that the MB is revision 9.2C. I've also been having a problem trying to change the CPU base frequency, that being I can't do it LOL. I'll attach an image of how it looks (JP3 and JP4) WhatsApp Image 2021-06-26 at 6.07.12 PM.jpeg The …

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Re: AMD Sempron 2300+ recognized as Athlon MP 950

Posted on 2021-06-26, 15:29

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by GasparB123

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Welp, the jumpers are there, but it's directly wired. Don't know what to do now, I'm not really a soldering expert.

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Re: AMD Sempron 2300+ recognized as Athlon MP 950

Posted on 2021-06-26, 14:28

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Assuming you have revision 9.2 of the board, here is the manual . Setting bus clock requires changing jumpers (see page 29 of pdf) . 825G_v9.2B.pdf Here is what is likely the latest BIOS ( apparently for revision 9.2A of the board according to https://web.archive.org/web/20060319060248/http://www. …

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Re: AMD Sempron 2300+ recognized as Athlon MP 950

Posted on 2021-06-26, 14:25

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by GasparB123

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Hello, I have a retro computer that I use to run some old windows 98/XP software. It originally came with an AMD Duron 800, but I bought and upgraded it to a Sempron 2300+. All is well, at startup it recognizes the new processor. The problem is when I install 98SE or XP, the computer believes it is …

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PCChips Motherboard drivers

Posted on 2021-06-26, 04:50

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by GasparB123

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Does anyone know a good website where I can find drivers for a PCChips M825G motherboard, or does anyone have them available or archived?? Any help would be much apreciated, since the PCChips site does not exist anymore.

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AMD Sempron 2300+ recognized as Athlon MP 950

Posted on 2021-06-26, 04:11

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by GasparB123

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Hello, I have a retro computer that I use to run some old windows 98/XP software. It originally came with an AMD Duron 800, but I bought and upgraded it to a Sempron 2300+. All is well, at startup it recognizes the new processor. The problem is when I install 98SE or XP, the computer believes it is …

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