Re: I won a very nice looking GeForce FX 5900 with a stock cooler from eBay
Posted on 2021-08-24, 19:04
It's crazy how much these things go for now. Retro anything has shot up in price.
Re: Diamond S3 540 Pci bad rom
Posted on 2021-08-10, 19:18
Please find attached, from this site: http://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/cpu/item/ … -s3-savage4-pro You may be able to flash with UNIFLASH instead of the proper S3 tool, or use an external programmer instead (TL866). Cheers, Rich
Re: OPTi Tribute system, Opti Chipset, VGA and sound
Posted on 2021-08-05, 08:55
In the words of Doug DeMuro, this is a machine with many quirks and features. What a cool, original 'oddball' machine.
Re: Win 9x Installation... What Am I Doing Wrong?!
Posted on 2021-07-12, 09:43
These weird problems could be failing hardware (bad caps) that are causing intermittent issues.
Re: Testing the PowerVR SuperKyro
Posted on 2021-07-08, 11:39
Love these videos, the amount of work he must put into them is astounding.
Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !
Posted on 2021-07-04, 19:30
Working well for me! Just a post to say thank you, and also to submit my log for posterity. Thank you! What monitor do you have, I retrieved only its ID as EXN0000. I spotted that too; I'm using an Extron RGB HDMI scaler which reports EDID information based on the output resolution configured.
Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !
Posted on 2021-07-04, 17:20
Working well for me! Just a post to say thank you, and also to submit my log for posterity.
The Lost Joker 2 - A V3 3500 and PowerVR PCX2 on the same board
Posted on 2021-07-02, 12:42
Crazy stuff. This is the same guy who has made repro V5 6000 cards. It can also act as a passthrough card if another card is set as the primary video card. Thoughts?
Re: SB AWE 32 PnP (CT3600) causing Windows protection errors and IOS errors on multiple motherboards
Posted on 2021-06-26, 01:08
Wonder if this was power related - using it in a system with an AT power supply and it's absolutely fine now!
Re: Socket 7 - Intel Ultimate
Posted on 2021-06-25, 15:13
I'd love to find a 6MB model if possible, even though I know that the extra 2MB RAM doesn't really make any difference to most games targeting the Voodoo1. Any Voodoo1 with more than 4 MB becomes less compatible with early Glide games, which kinda defeats the point of having that card. I was not …
Re: Socket 7 - Intel Ultimate
Posted on 2021-06-25, 11:26
I think a Banshee isn't a bad shout but finding a PCI one, and at a reasonable price isn't getting any easier these days. I have a nice Gigabyte GA-630 Banshee spare currently, but it's AGP. The Voodoo2 is a bit wasted on this system too I think; I'm happy with my two in SLI in a P3 machine ( …
Re: Socket 7 - Intel Ultimate
Posted on 2021-06-24, 11:30
How do you get a mobile CPU working on a normal socket 7 board? And does the l2 cache work? The appropriate modifications to the CPU (which I've posted in the thread linked below), plus modifying the motherboard to run CPUs at a lower voltage. Technically the I/O voltage is over the ranges defined …
Re: Socket 7 - Intel Ultimate
Posted on 2021-06-21, 13:42
Great build, except for that Voodoo 1, which is a severe bottleneck for the Tillamook, even more so when overclocked. :) I would save the Voodoo 1 for a Pentium MMX 166 build or something like that, and go with a Voodoo 2 (or even a Voodoo 3) for this one. Thanks! I like the Voodoo as it seems to …
Socket 7 - Intel Ultimate
Posted on 2021-06-21, 08:19
I need to post pictures, but here's my latest project... - A SOYO SY-5BT Intel 430TX chipset AT motherboard modified for low voltage to run a… - Intel Pentium 266MHz ‘Tillamook’ mobile CPU, clocked at 300MHz (4x75MHz FSB) - 64MB (4x16MB) EDO RAM - Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 Pro S3 ViRGE/DX 4MB graphics …
OLED replacement for AT case 'speed display'?
Posted on 2021-06-21, 08:10
I recently built a nice little socket 7 machine and due to using a suitably speedy CPU, the speed display on the front of the case doesn't go high enough! As you know, they usually go up to 199MHz at most due to the LED arrangement. I was wondering if anyone has created any kind of OLED replacement …
Re: Windows 7 Retro?
Posted on 2021-06-11, 18:49
Huh, I'll have to give Linux another go!
Re: Windows 7 Retro?
Posted on 2021-06-11, 11:58
I know what you mean. This 32-bit 3.2Ghz P4 browses the internet fine with Firefox esr in Mint Linux Debian Edition 4 and updated on a regular bases. Same goes for my 2011 HP/Compaq laptop which flies loading pages. Certainly faster than my wife's recent Windows 10 laptop from HP. Very much depends …
Re: Windows 7 Retro?
Posted on 2021-06-11, 08:42
I know what you mean. This 32-bit 3.2Ghz P4 browses the internet fine with Firefox esr in Mint Linux Debian Edition 4 and updated on a regular bases. Same goes for my 2011 HP/Compaq laptop which flies loading pages. Certainly faster than my wife's recent Windows 10 laptop from HP. Very much depends …
Re: Sound Blaster AWE64 on a XT 8086: is it possible?
Posted on 2021-05-02, 18:31
I'm afraid not. See the VOGONS Wiki here: https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Special: … -20AWE64-20Gold
Re: Computer loses BIOS settings after power lost
Posted on 2021-04-20, 15:30
Are you sure the replacement battery is good? Are the battery contacts clean? They'd be good first steps to take.
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