Re: Intel i815e Graphics: Is widescreen possible?

Posted on 2011-10-17, 09:14

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by GXL750

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It turns out that Intel did, in fact, release widescreen enabled drivers for the i810 and i815 chipsets and that I have simply been looking in the wrong places. I tried the driver here and it works just fine: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?lang=eng&DwnldID=9870 However, just as …

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Re: 3 generations of obsolete Intel hardware

Posted on 2011-10-17, 04:08

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by GXL750

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in Marvin \ System Specs

The typical "Average Joe" usually gets something that's not very practical to fix. Whether it be something totally proprietary or even if it's a newer HP or Dell, one that uses a standardized case, you're still quite limited and don't have a stellar enclosure to build a nice newer system with what …

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Re: 3 generations of obsolete Intel hardware

Posted on 2011-10-17, 03:50

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by GXL750

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The computer I use has a Northwood 2.8ghz Pentium 4 HT chip in it. It's a great machine and runs Windows 7 quite nicely. Unfortunately, I doubt it'll still be in service by spring time. It's starting to have some issues that make me think the motherboard is slowly starting to go. Some days, it's …

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Re: My Covox (Stereo-On-1) LPT Stereo DAC - home made sound card

Posted on 2011-10-16, 22:47

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by GXL750

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I'm surprised at the way it sounds; quite nice. I would have expected a Covox to sound more or less like a Gameboy. Where are the mod files from?

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Re: Friday night

Posted on 2011-10-14, 20:58

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by GXL750

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http://www.vgmusic.com Load a good sound font and enjoy an endless collection of video game music remix MIDI files.

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Re: D.I.Y. classic 486 in a DVD player.

Posted on 2011-10-12, 22:05

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by GXL750

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Now tell us about the LCD monitor in the background. That sparked my curiosity.

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Re: Most recent MS-DOS version for old Nec Vx0 CPUs

Posted on 2011-10-12, 13:36

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by GXL750

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't think there'd be much point in having a newer version of DOS on that machine.

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Re: Intel i815e Graphics: Is widescreen possible?

Posted on 2011-10-12, 09:15

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by GXL750

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Well, I decided this computer doesn't need the video capture card I had occupying a PCI slot. I removed it, installed a 4mb Matrox Millenium card from the mid 1990s after finding (to my surprise) that Matrox actually released official drivers for the card sometime in the early 2000s that supports …

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Re: Intel i815e Graphics: Is widescreen possible?

Posted on 2011-10-11, 22:46

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by GXL750

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I would. It's that there's nothing obvious in the inf file (not even anything resolution related) and google isn't being too helpful. I honestly have no clue how to go about it.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-10-11, 04:52

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by GXL750

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Panasonics are definitely what I see the most of. Seems like it's the same model every time too and that it's been in production for ages. Next most common I see would be Sony followed by NEC.

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Re: Intel i815e Graphics: Is widescreen possible?

Posted on 2011-10-10, 10:19

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by GXL750

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Thanks for the suggestion; PowerStrip is something I had totally forgotten about. However, it doesn't seem to be able to modify the possible output resolutions with the 815.

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Intel i815e Graphics: Is widescreen possible?

Posted on 2011-10-10, 09:38

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by GXL750

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Does anyone here have any experience with the Intel i815 integrated graphics in Windows XP or 2000? This old Deskpro I own has the i815 and I'd like to be able to have the chip utilize the full 1366x768 available resolution on my LCD. Is there a way to modify the driver or has anyone here heard of …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2011-10-10, 08:56

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by GXL750

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Pretty nice looking system; would definitely make a nice Windows 98 box. If I had that system, I'd install a larger hard drive and load it up with MP3s and old games. Would also be good for IMs, emails and IRC but I would not recommend trying to browse the web with it. It would be fun to get …

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Re: Hey, I need help in emulation

Posted on 2011-10-09, 00:50

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by GXL750

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In ZSNES, when you first open the emulator, click the config button on the blue bar at the top then click Input in the drop down menu. From there, you can set up the controls. Other emulators should have somewhat similar configuration dialogs. Look around in the menus and settings dialogs.

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Re: Grrrr....tech help forums and posters....

Posted on 2011-10-08, 17:30

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by GXL750

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There's also this version of incredibly useless: Bob: I can't do this without something something something. Help. ROB: I have this issue too. I'm not sure how to fix it either. Bob: NVM, I figured it out. However, I'm not going to elaborate on any details as to how I did so. Mod: Okay, cool, …

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Re: MY 386DX-33 System Progress

Posted on 2011-10-08, 12:31

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by GXL750

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The first computer I ever used, a 286 system of some sort back in 1990, had that same case. I like it quite a bit.

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Re: Ideas for a Dos/9x PC?

Posted on 2011-10-08, 12:29

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by GXL750

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I don't think there ever really was a high spec version of this Compaq. I'm not sure if yours has the same but mine has the Intel 815E chipset. It's possible that this issue is caused by the Trident video car I have installed but with the Audigy installed, I have to be careful with certain …

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Funny SimCity 2000 Video

Posted on 2011-10-08, 11:43

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by GXL750

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The monster comes to attack city but has a moral dilemma with doing so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYt_-tC0GOw

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Re: Ideas for a Dos/9x PC?

Posted on 2011-10-07, 18:40

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by GXL750

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@chinny22: What model Compaq? I have a Despro EN (photos of which are in my most recent post in the Reto Rig Photo Thread) and as of a few days ago, it has an Audigy 2ZS which fit fine in the machine. In fact, it's about as long as the card can be without there being any trouble installing the thing …

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Re: Voodoo 3 Lunchbox

Posted on 2011-10-07, 01:00

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by GXL750

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The lunchbox concept never died out, it just moved into a niche market. You can buy Core i7 lunchbox systems nowadays or even buy a lunchbox case ready for you to build your own computer in just as you would with a standard, empty ATX case. If lunchbox cases weren't typically so costly, I imagine …

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