Re: RoidRage | AMD K6-2 550MHz Project

Posted on 2024-10-17, 16:18

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by THEBaratusII

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From what I've learned from others and a friend of mine, the AMD K6-2 machines were quite frustrating to work with and usually the wrong hardware and settings can be enough to cause instability. I do however have a PC Chips Super Socket 7 motherboard for another project, most likely aiming to be a …

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Re: RoidRage | AMD K6-2 550MHz Project

Posted on 2024-10-14, 05:03

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by THEBaratusII

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So a bit of small progress several days back. The Coolermaster power supply still works thankfully, so I managed to find the right pin to hook the reset switch into (thanks screwdriver!) and it manages to boot. For some odd reason, my existing install of Windows Me got corrupted. Maybe has something …

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Re: Any KVMs for under $50?

Posted on 2024-10-14, 04:46

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by THEBaratusII

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The USB Switch method sounds interesting, however I don't know exactly how this would handle using my main PC's keyboard and mouse. I could try converting them from USB to PS/2 but my main PC's motherboard lacks PS/2 ports. So it'll be like USB to PS2 to USB practically, and could potentially lead …

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Any KVMs for under $50?

Posted on 2024-10-13, 02:58

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by THEBaratusII

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Is there any affordable KVMs that mainly work with computers that have both USB/PS2 ports for under $50 or maybe lower? I don't care too much about VGA as I use a Datapath VisionRGB E1 and just project the screen via OBS. Same about audio. The main reason I am considering one is that I have an L- …

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Re: RoidRage | AMD K6-2 550MHz Project

Posted on 2024-10-09, 04:38

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by THEBaratusII

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My original intent for this machine would be for Windows 98 gaming, but since the VIA chipset refused to install that. I did more thinking and I thought about a Windows NT4 or Windows 2000 environment? Windows 98 ought to run on this. Did you try the VIA 4-in-1 drivers? My PA-2013 was awful (also …

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Re: Broken clipping in Unreal

Posted on 2024-10-03, 20:00

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by THEBaratusII

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Or you could be like me and try playing Unreal on a overclocked Pentium 75MHz (90MHz) with a great amount of tweaking. lol Video : https://youtu.be/uh_ZpSsMZ3o But for real though, Unreal is definitely best played on Glide and Software Rendering. Though I find it easier to spot a Banshee (or a …

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Re: RoidRage | AMD K6-2 550MHz Project

Posted on 2024-10-03, 17:10

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by THEBaratusII

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In such cases I've always used the reset switch as the power switch. Assuming that it is the usual aged belt that is causing the optical drives to malfunction, I've had some success by scrubbing the drive side of the belt with a Scotch-Brite pad to take off the hardened layer that slips, but …

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Re: Broken clipping in Unreal

Posted on 2024-10-03, 16:27

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by THEBaratusII

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Unreal engine 1 was always somewhat known for having visual glitch issues, especially z buffer flickering. Some of these glitches are the fault of graphics card drivers, but quite a few are the fault of Unreal's render code. Changing settings in the game's ini files was often required to minimize …

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RoidRage | AMD K6-2 550MHz Project

Posted on 2024-10-03, 16:26

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by THEBaratusII

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Last month, I got myself two AT form factor PCs, both with AMD K6-2 processors. One with 350MHz and the other with 550MHz. My original intent for this machine would be for Windows 98 gaming, but since the VIA chipset refused to install that. I did more thinking and I thought about a Windows NT4 or …

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Re: Broken clipping in Unreal

Posted on 2024-10-03, 12:35

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by THEBaratusII

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I think I remember having that flickering textures issue even in UT99 and in DM-Malevolence it shows. I'll have to fire up the game to provide a screenshot, but I don't know a fix on that sadly. What are the specifications on your system? just curious.

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Re: Broken clipping in Unreal

Posted on 2024-10-01, 22:06

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by THEBaratusII

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I believe I had this problem before. What I had to do was grab a copy of RivaTuner and change the W-Buffer to 16-bit floating point (instead of fixed) to solve this issue. However this won't work for users using Windows 95 considering there isn't an alternative way to change the W-Buffer settings. A …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-09-20, 19:39

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by THEBaratusII

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Just completed the first episode of Duke Nukem 3D (L.A. Meltdown) two nights ago on my 486 DX4 100MHz machine. I might start Lunar Apocalypse at some point but however I am busy with the AMD K6-2 machine.

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Re: VIA VT82C598 issues with Windows 95/98

Posted on 2024-09-20, 19:27

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by THEBaratusII

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The shared AGP memory range is expected. What version of the VIA 4in1 Drivers are you using? I think there's better luck with the older versions on the S7 platform. (URL - https://download.viatech.com/en/support/driversSelect.jsp) Really not sure about the W98SE setup error, sorry. I was trying the …

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VIA VT82C598 issues with Windows 95/98

Posted on 2024-09-19, 18:44

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by THEBaratusII

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Just recently I got an AT computer with a DFI K6BV3+/66 (has a VIA VT82C598 chipset) but when I install Windows 95, it works fine except the AGP controller doesn't want to work due to some weird conflict. https://i.imgur.com/3aBUAKq.png It's very strange considering the other cards (PCI and ISA) …

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Re: Your vintage data hoards

Posted on 2024-09-17, 02:12

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by THEBaratusII

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I used to have a bunch of CD-Rs from 10+ years back. However I sadly threw most of them away because I didn't care about preservation until I started growing up. However I've been building up an archive of what I had left (from spare CDs/HDDs/SD/Cloud/etc) throughout the past several years. While …

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-15, 10:38

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by THEBaratusII

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For using my primary PC, I stick to 1080p. Never been interested in trying 1440p and 4k resolutions. Mainly because I've been happy with my 144Hz 24" Samsung Monitor which can go up to 1080p. But who knows? If somehow my monitor starts to crap out then I'll might try out a 144Hz 27" as a upgrade. …

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Re: Recommended DOS file manager?

Posted on 2024-02-12, 03:14

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by THEBaratusII

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in Marvin \ Software

I recall using something like Norton Commander at one point, I think that's the one with the floppy disk screensaver if I'm correct. As for multitasking, I don't think DOS is designed for multitasking and even if there is, it probably isn't the best (correct me if I'm wrong.) As for data, if it has …

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Re: ideas for an old windows xp machine

Posted on 2024-02-12, 03:01

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by THEBaratusII

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What processor does it have? Though I would say that virtualizing Windows XP isn't entirely a good replacement or alternative to using real hardware, especially with 3D acceleration. In the case of not finding much use for it, If it were me I wouldn't recycle it but rather part it out or give it …

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Re: Are there any 3D-accelerated drivers for VBoxSVGA and VMSVGA video adapters?

Posted on 2024-02-12, 02:49

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by THEBaratusII

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I've used Windows XP on VirtualBox (either with 5.2.44 or 6.0.24) with 3D acceleration under VBoxVGA. It was decent. Not entirely the best, but it was decent. Interesting to hear that VBoxSVGA has more performance but I don't know how long VBoxSVGA existed, I could imagine it wasn't compatible with …

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Re: Is DB15 to VGA adapter even possible with a Game Port?

Posted on 2024-02-11, 07:18

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by THEBaratusII

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It was an apple port design, contemporary with early power macintosh, and very late '040s. adapters exist. https://www.ebay.com/itm/323722527296 Ah yes, I currently have one that came with my AverKey iMicro allowing me to hook up the iMac G3 to another monitor or a capture device. I guess I could …

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