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Re: Windows 3.1 trouble.

Posted on 2011-02-23, 16:49

by Mau1wurf1977

So how did you install the drivers in the end? IMO it's good practice to keep Windows drivers and DOS drivers separate. Under real DOS all you need to do is run CTCM and then AWEUTIL /S. The card will display what resources it's using. If your DOS driver installation is botched up, remove all …

Re: Need Techie Advice

Posted on 2011-02-23, 16:43

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That looks ideal for my suggestion. See if you can get screws into the fins on the outside. You really just need 2 screwns to securely fit a cooler. Choose a size so that the screws line up with the fins.

Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-23, 16:39

by Mau1wurf1977

in PC Emulation

Motherboards: Iwill XA100Plus That's the board I use in my SS7 Retro PC! Are these things you already have? Or are going to get? Or do you want feedback? A bit confused about these long lists... Regarding the Iwill board: It's terrific. It has these easy jumper system. Basically an easy visible row …

Re: How good is this? (New PC)

Posted on 2011-02-23, 00:24

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Not 100% sure if you need the same card. But that seller has 3. So it makes a lot of sense to buy 2 cards from him. SLI is pure hardware. No driver issues I believe. You will need a SLI bridge (small cable). I have two cards, but no bridge. So I couldn't try out SLI yet. But IMO you can't go wrong …

Re: How good is this? (New PC)

Posted on 2011-02-23, 00:15

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Looks fine, but not sure about the brand. IMO go for the Voodoo 2. They are cheaper, faster and I believe the chances, of you running into issues, are very slim. EDIT: Might as well buy two; For some SLI action. 😜

Re: How good is this? (New PC)

Posted on 2011-02-23, 00:11

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Try these: Voodoo 2: http://cgi.ebay.ca/STB-Blackmagic-3dfx-Voodoo … =item19c31471cb

Re: How good is this? (New PC)

Posted on 2011-02-23, 00:07

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

olivil wrote: is this ok? No! That's a Bunshee! You want a "normal" 3DFX Voodoo...

Re: How good is this? (New PC)

Posted on 2011-02-22, 23:58

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes! Voodoo or Voodoo 2 should be fine. If you want zero issues with compatibility get a Voodoo. Some games can cause issues on a Voodoo2.

Re: How good is this? (New PC)

Posted on 2011-02-22, 23:00

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You need to find out if there is support for glide through a patch or out of the box.

Re: Need Techie Advice

Posted on 2011-02-22, 22:55

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yea Zip ties, but sometimes you can remove the old fan and if the cooling fins are tight enough to fit screws into them, then you can just buy a new fan and try screwing it into the fins. Cable ties is another option, so is sourcing other cards and "stealing" the cooler or just the fan...

Re: New Celly 400 Rig

Posted on 2011-02-22, 22:53

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ System Specs

OT but roughly how does a Athlon 1200 compare to PIIIs? Any good?

Re: AWE32 with 28MB of RAM

Posted on 2011-02-22, 22:50

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

the SPDIF only outputs from the EMU8000, so no wave audio... perhaps the AWE64 Gold is different? I don't own one so I don't know... I really want to know still... anyone with one that can chime in? ;) I believe there are version of the AWE32 that output FM (they have a true Yamaha OPL3 chip). But …

Re: dune 2 - can't start

Posted on 2011-02-22, 21:28

by Mau1wurf1977

in DOSBox Games/Apps

There where a lot of CPUs other that DX33. DX25, DX33 and DX40 where quite common, but there where also SX-16 and SX-20, SX-25 and even SX-33. The choice if ISA videocard also makes a different. OAK and Trident are quite slow. Cirrus Logic is good and ET4000 are the fastest. And then you could tweak …

Re: fast micro-atx board with an isa slot?

Posted on 2011-02-22, 14:55

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Found a few board that might be suitable. Both have SB: VIA VT82C686B But NB is different: VT8602 and VT82C694T Any difference between the NBs? One is uATX the other Full ATX... Also the VIA board I had was fine, so why are these boards "bad"? Any issues I should know about?

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-02-22, 14:34

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Asus is awesome, no doubt! I wasn't aware that did 386 boards already though!

Re: fast micro-atx board with an isa slot?

Posted on 2011-02-22, 14:32

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

SOB must have been that other uATX board with VIA chipset. But on that one the fingers for mounting the coolers are broken. It also had no AGP and onboard Trident... Are there any Intel chipset boards with T. Support AND ISA slot?

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-02-22, 14:23

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Nice find!

Re: fast micro-atx board with an isa slot?

Posted on 2011-02-22, 13:35

by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ah man missed out on a Gigabyte uATX board which is Tualatin compatible and with an ISA slot. I even set the alarm, and STILL got distracted. :depressed: No AGP though, just the chipset Trident VGA... It seems all these boards have that VIA chipset... PS: I do have 2x Asus CUSL2-M which is uATX with …