Re: Back at business with a 462 project

Posted on 2020-12-29, 12:17

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by chinny22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Multimeter... Ok... This is getting professional... 😬 I have to test how much ??? what? I know right! multimeter's are cheap and plenty of info on the internet about how to determine what a cap's value should be and how to test so no excuses really. yet here I am still coming up with why I'm not …

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Re: My Voodoo Conundrum, What Voodoo with what gear?

Posted on 2020-12-29, 12:08

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by chinny22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Banshee suits DOS/9x builds really well. Something your P2 also does so think that's its best fit. (even if you do sell the PPro) It's VESA compatibility is excellent for dos and glide support for 9x games is fine until you get into more demanding titles when you'll typically want a faster CPU as …

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Re: Compaq Prolinea KVM switch trouble

Posted on 2020-12-29, 11:25

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by chinny22

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Looks like a pretty basic, unpowered KVM, that's a good thing, no drivers to worry about and as far as windows is concerned it shouldn't even know the "mouse" is a KVM Which port is the Dell plugged into? have you tried the Compaq's in that port using the same cable?

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Re: Back at business with a 462 project

Posted on 2020-12-29, 11:07

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by chinny22

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Not really needed now but you could have got a external USB optical drive and installed that way. re the capacitor, your only real option is to check with a a multimeter. If you don't have one then yeh just keep an eye on it, plenty of people run systems just fine even with swollen caps (me included …

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Re: Spitz retro-PCs

Posted on 2020-12-29, 10:46

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by chinny22

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in Marvin \ System Specs

strike first and make her homeless, then you'll have even more room for old PC's 😉 That's a very nice case indeed, something about the LPX dimensions just seems "right" in my eye

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Re: Installing Windows 98SE on Dell Latitude D600

Posted on 2020-12-29, 10:40

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by chinny22

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DirectX is just a interface. Just as you need to install a separate graphics card driver you need to install a separate network card driver as well. quick google says you have a Broadcom 570X, quick google on "Broadcom 570X Win98" links back to OP's very own blog :) http://retrosystemsrevival. …

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Re: Windows XP - Wide Screen Monitor or Not? Am I missing anything?

Posted on 2020-12-29, 10:26

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by chinny22

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I've recently gone the other way, upgrading my 17" 5:4 screens to 21" wide screen. If I'm really honest I don't really notice much difference between the 2 aspect ratios, GTA SA is probably the newest game I play as a reference. Dos on the other hand is a mixed bad. Top down games like Warcraft …

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Re: Downgrading XP to 98se

Posted on 2020-12-29, 10:08

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by chinny22

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If you dont have and floppy disks you can either "find" a bootable OEM Win98 CD or you can create a bootable cd with a iso from somewhere like here https://www.allbootdisks.com/download/iso.html Re partitions, I'd just use the 60GB drive you have, should be enough space at least to start with, 9x …

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Re: PS/2 Vs. USB for Windows 98 SE

Posted on 2020-12-29, 09:40

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by chinny22

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Don't forget about PS2 adapters. This is most important for the mouse as it will give you a lot more optical mouse options. Native PS2 range is pretty limited with even period correct optical ones at the time often been USB with an adapter included Not really an issue for the keyboard as plenty of …

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Re: New Retro PC. Need help with some hardware decisions.... (Aptiva)

Posted on 2020-12-18, 11:44

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by chinny22

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Need a USB 3.5" floppy drive to transfer files using disks haha. This isn't as crazy as it sounds, If you have networking setup you can use the Floppy for the NIC drivers and after that grab everything else off a network share :) You can also go with a Gotek USB floppy emulator and kind of get best …

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Re: My Dual Socket XP Build

Posted on 2020-12-17, 13:09

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by chinny22

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Device ID is 2682 which according to the driver disk during XP setup is a 631xESB/632xESB Raid controller. How do you use the driver in Win7 setup? I assumed extract the cab file to disk but that didn't work for the versions I tired previously (haven't tried yours yet) I'm assuming that's correct …

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Re: Socket 775 system revival story. Bonus: In-place upgrade of a 12-year old Vista install *PICS*

Posted on 2020-12-17, 12:35

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by chinny22

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Um think you have your versions mixed up? your supposed to be upgrading from 7 to 10 not upgrading TO Windows 7.Will you be updating this post next year with your upgrade to Windows 8 ;) Personally I look forward to a clean install of my own PC's its like a big spring clean and just feels "fresh" …

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Re: Let's talk about our hated trends

Posted on 2020-12-17, 12:07

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by chinny22

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- All websites are designed primarily towards mobile and not desktop. Was also going to say this but deleted it as thought we were only talking about trends that had passed but as were not +1 from me how many people download drivers on their phone, yet that what HP and Dell seem to aim at now with …

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Re: My Dual Socket XP Build

Posted on 2020-12-16, 12:05

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by chinny22

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Installed XP went smooth. I used the Gotek to install the Intel raid drivers rather then slipstream as I'm lazy. I also went to install the LSI raid drivers, nope XP setup doesn't like multiple disks it seems. No big deal don't need access to the SAS drives till after XP is installed but good to …

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Re: Windows 95 Setup on Cyrix 5x86 100 GB and CF Card

Posted on 2020-12-16, 11:22

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by chinny22

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Could be a number of things. What did you use to partition the drive? Dos/Windows doesn't like how some partition software works. You can test this with Win9x's fdisk and create a 2GB primary partition without enabling large disk support (forces Fat16) Exit go back into fdisk enabling large disk …

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Re: Potential OS Change Questions

Posted on 2020-12-16, 10:54

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by chinny22

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Video, sound and chipset drivers are all very much supported in 2k. Not sure about the NIC but your probably safe I personally just go with latest drivers rather then worrying about the fastest performing so cant give recommended version numbers. Games may take a slight performance hit, not enough …

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Re: Best GPU Match With CPU (Windows 98)

Posted on 2020-12-16, 10:30

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by chinny22

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GF4 Ti is pretty much top dog for Slot 1 machines, Can the 650Mhz CPU take full advantage? probably not but if you already have the card may as well use it! I wouldn't stress too much about the CPU, my 600Mhz plays all my Win9x games just fine that don't work on my faster XP PC (But I do get the …

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Re: New Retro PC. Need help with some hardware decisions.... (Aptiva)

Posted on 2020-12-16, 10:22

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by chinny22

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I'd install 2 soundcards. Dos which is this PC's strong point really needs an ISA card. Sure the Mwave isn't highly regarded but if it does everything you want no need to upgrade You don't really need the Audigy 2 but you do have an excuse, It's the last card with Win98 support and will improve …

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Re: Recommendations for overkill Win 98 build for late DOS to late 9X games

Posted on 2020-12-14, 10:54

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by chinny22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Good DOS compatibility demands and ISA slot for sound. Personally I'd recommend a Slot 1 P3. Pair it with a GF4 TI card and It'll run late dos and any Windows game that doesn't work on XP just fine although later games may struggle at 1600 x 1200 Socket A based system still have ISA and are faster …

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Re: Let's talk about our hated trends

Posted on 2020-12-14, 10:16

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by chinny22

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Physical media, I will never miss the "Error reading drive A" or a stuck CD drive. Sometimes the action of inserting or the sounds of a disk drive are nice but I love my gotek and the reliability but I've always hated playing games off CD/DVD's They get lost, scratched and just a mess if playing …

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