Microsoft Force Feedback Pro power cable

Posted on 2012-11-05, 20:01

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by silikone

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I have one of these lying around, but I can't find the adapter to power the motors. The only reserve adapter with an appropriate DC output I have does not fit into the port. Does anybody know what kind of plug it needs? Are replacements easy to find?

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Re: Planning a rig with Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2012-11-04, 02:07

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by silikone

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Apparently, P3 CPUs labeled with S do not function on some Tualatin compatible motherboards due to an artificial marketing restriction. Any idea which?

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Re: Planning a rig with Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2012-10-31, 00:52

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by silikone

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NitroX infinity wrote: Look up the specs of board on the internet and see if it supports FC-PGA2. I'll keep that in mind.

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Re: Planning a rig with Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2012-10-30, 22:58

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by silikone

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Bumping with a question. Here I can get a Tualatin, but if I have read correctly, old Socket 370 boards do not work with Tualatin Pentiums. How can I tell if a board in question does? Should I just avoid this CPU?

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Re: 2D cards

Posted on 2012-10-30, 21:55

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by silikone

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For VGA/Vesa can help you this mine little benchmark. http://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/benchmarks/309-quake-1-software-rendering Won't help you with directdraw, havent found good ddraw benchmark. Maybe test Unreal in SW mode can be little helpfull.... http://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/ …

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2D cards

Posted on 2012-10-29, 00:30

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by silikone

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For 2D stuff, how much can the choice of video cards help? I've heard about some cards being slow, such as the Rendition Verite. So for VGA, VESA, and DirectDraw rendering, which cards are best?

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Re: Aureal A3D _3.0_, SQ3500?? also, which A3D card is best?

Posted on 2012-06-19, 07:41

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by silikone

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Before I consider ordering it, I would like to know how it compares to a SQ2500. I'd rather not miss out on anything.

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Re: Aureal A3D _3.0_, SQ3500?? also, which A3D card is best?

Posted on 2012-06-18, 19:06

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by silikone

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Does anybody have experience with this?

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2012-06-04, 02:09

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by silikone

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This thread got me interested. Are there any notable differences between Apocalypse 3D and Matrox m3D?

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Re: Windows 7 and CD audio

Posted on 2012-06-03, 03:41

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by silikone

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It should work by digitally feeding the sound card without any special cables. I have no trouble getting CD audio to work, but there is a bug which I believe affects everyone with Windows 7. Tracks do not loop when they're supposed to. Are you able to play the tracks with Windows Media Player?

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Re: OPL3 implementations (ESFM, Crystal FM, dual OPL3 etc)

Posted on 2012-06-02, 23:44

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by silikone

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I can easily make myself cringe by playing Wolfenstein 3D with my Sound Blaster PCI 128.

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Re: Planning a rig with Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2012-06-01, 23:39

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by silikone

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This doesn't seem right. Using an OpenGL ICD appears to deliver a higher framerate than miniGL drivers.

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Re: Planning a rig with Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2012-05-31, 19:33

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by silikone

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So far, only a Pentium 4 1.8GHz computer with a Leadtek FX 5600. It's something my dad had laying around. I haven't identified the motherboard yet.

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Re: Planning a rig with Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2012-05-31, 14:08

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by silikone

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It has almost been two months since I made this thread, but thanks. I've since then acquired the 3D Blaster 2 mentioned, which is a 12MB unit. I haven't been able to find any OEM drivers for this card released after early 1999, so there is no DX7 or OpenGL ICD. Only with the reference driver am I …

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Graphics card investments over the years

Posted on 2012-05-21, 17:06

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by silikone

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Most games released today still run fine on GeForce 8800 cards. Even a year ago, most games required a GF 8xxx for meeting the minimum requirements, and not a GF 7xxx. That's pretty neat for a soon-to-be six year old card. Definitely a good investment. Retrospectively, which cards of the past …

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Re: CRT questions

Posted on 2012-05-19, 00:35

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by silikone

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If the video card (or monitor) doesn't line double the image and the monitor doesn't support wider beam pitches, you will see noticeable black lines at low vertical resolutions. (OTOH, if fixed at wide beam pitch, high resolutions will appear blurrier) This isn't a problem with supporting a …

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Re: CRT questions

Posted on 2012-05-18, 15:24

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by silikone

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I can't tell which one is which. One looks sharp, which I like, but it also introduces pesky lines.

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CRT questions

Posted on 2012-05-18, 11:58

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by silikone

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I have what I believe is an aperture grille CRT monitor. The model name is Dell P793. While I have been messing around with different applications and hardware, I experienced multiple oddities that I didn't quite expect. In VGA mode 0x13 (320x200), the info menu of the monitor prints 720x400@69Hz. …

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Re: Aureal A3D _3.0_, SQ3500?? also, which A3D card is best?

Posted on 2012-05-13, 02:12

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by silikone

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Are there any official reference drivers for Windows XP? Is A3D possible in Linux? I saw the option in Quake 3 while using Ubuntu.

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Half-Life mini drivers

Posted on 2012-05-05, 11:41

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by silikone

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Half-Life includes a miniGL driver for Voodoo cards. The readme states that mini drivers for other cards are provided by manufacturers. Are these drivers preserved somewhere?

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