Re: FIC PA-2005 New Build - Help/Questions

Posted on 2023-11-12, 22:26

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Hi, I have problem with my 40gb hdd with this motherboard. I've installed patched PA-2005 6201J900 BIOS with full 128GiB/137GB support, bios detects hdd. But when I try to install win98 it gives me writing to.hdd errors or it installs but after reset it shows win98 splashscreen and then computer …

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Re: Large partition problem in DOS

Posted on 2022-12-03, 08:54

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theelf wrote on 2022-12-02, 17:10: Check partition using Ranish Partition Manager in DOS, maybe you have some overlap Ranish Manager has helped me and fixed partition. Thanks for help.

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Re: Large partition problem in DOS

Posted on 2022-12-02, 17:39

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I usually use PartitionMagic to resize partitions. It will also check disk errors (incorrect size etc.) on its startup. I was not able to create that bigger partition with Partition Magic. At first I had one big partition created by fdisk. Then I was trying to resize it to 2gb and create second for …

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Re: Large partition problem in DOS

Posted on 2022-12-02, 17:36

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crazii wrote on 2022-12-02, 17:04: Never used Gparted. have you ever run win98's scandisk? is it OK? it may not help but you can do the partition using FDISK again... Windows scandisk is not able to scan that partition saying there is not enough memory:-(

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Re: Large partition problem in DOS

Posted on 2022-12-02, 15:55

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Did you use LBA mode for FAT32? Usually I use a utility called SPFDISK instead of FDISK. if you use FDISK, there should be a question about large capacity support, you need press Y. Yes I have enabled LBA. First partition C: I've created in fdisk. Second problematic partition was created in Gparted …

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Large partition problem in DOS

Posted on 2022-12-02, 14:00

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Hi, I have problem with my second partirion. I'm getting error in dos Reading that partition. Dirs are listing but when I want to click any folder it gives me error Reading and then whole partition is not showing at all. Inhave win98 and dos mode configured according to Phils tutorial. Bios is …

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-02, 08:20

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Is there any solution to.correctly display graphics in 16bit mode on Fx5500? The screen is all green and messy. Only in 256 colors picture is ok.

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-01, 22:59

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:thinking: Try the patch 2.0 of Alien Trilogy: https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/298/7/19303 Check the README file, which has the following information: Fixes. ------ This patch fixes many problems including incompatibilities with the following video cards: Matrox Mystique Matrox Millenium …

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Re: Voodoo 1 electronic diagrams

Posted on 2022-12-01, 21:57

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drosse1meyer wrote on 2022-11-30, 01:39: Have you tried the LCD auto adjust? Swapped VGA cable? Perhaps another monitor? If so, maybe a decoupling cap is going bad or something... yep

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-01, 21:52

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So the problem still exists. Limitmem and Himemx are not warking at all in freedos. But I've found burnmem.sys and its working, limiting my ram to 16MB. Alitn Triloly installer still doesnt work - communicating need of 8MB ram:-(

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-01, 17:15

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Thanks guys for hints. Will try those.

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Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-01, 13:52

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Hi, I'm trying to install Alien Trilogy in Dos mode but it gives mi error that I need 8mb of ram. I've PIII, Fx5500, 2xvoodoo2, s live, 256mb ram , WIN98 and dos mode configured following Phils tutorial. How to ocercome that error?

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Re: Interstate 76 Voodoo 2 problem

Posted on 2022-11-30, 11:35

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leileilol wrote on 2022-11-30, 01:19: Disable SLI and limit texture memory to 2MB. You could also run it in Direct3D which would be fine at the expense of hand texture resolution Now it seems ok. Thank you.

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Re: Voodoo 1 electronic diagrams

Posted on 2022-11-30, 11:10

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drosse1meyer wrote on 2022-11-30, 01:39: Have you tried the LCD auto adjust? Swapped VGA cable? Perhaps another monitor? If so, maybe a decoupling cap is going bad or something... Evwrything you mentioned was checked. Still the same noisy picture.

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Interstate 76 Voodoo 2 problem

Posted on 2022-11-29, 16:56

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Hi, I have problem with Interstate 76. After few minutes it hangs and show error "interstate 76 grtexdownloadmipmap mipmap cannot span 2 Mbyte boundary". What could be cause? My spec: PIII 700 MHZ, 2x Voodoo 2 in SLI, 256 Mb ram. I 've installed newest patch for I76.

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Re: Voodoo 1 electronic diagrams

Posted on 2022-11-29, 16:11

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Diamond Monster 3D, earlier PCB revision? I don't know. I think it is some OEM manufacturer. I was guessing because earlier Diamond Monster 3D are known to produce interference patterns that become more obvious in TFT screens while being hardly noticeable on CRTs. They aren't defective, they just …

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Re: Voodoo 1 electronic diagrams

Posted on 2022-11-29, 13:12

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Doornkaat wrote on 2022-11-29, 11:45: moulder wrote on 2022-11-29, 11:21: It' giving some strange noise on the picture like from old tv. I've checked everything cables etc. Diamond Monster 3D, earlier PCB revision? I don't know. I think it is some OEM manufacturer.

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Re: Voodoo 1 electronic diagrams

Posted on 2022-11-29, 11:21

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It' giving some strange noise on the picture like from old tv. I've checked everything cables etc.

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Voodoo 1 electronic diagrams

Posted on 2022-11-29, 01:24

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Hi, Does anyone of you have electronic diagram of Voodoo 1 board? I need it for repairing the card.

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