Re: Dual Katmai PIII (Warning: Photos are a bit big)

Posted on 2014-08-18, 23:18

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If you get a AMD K6-III you don't have to worry about the cache limit as it has on-die L2 cache. I ran 80MB in my Compaq for years as I was unaware of it and I personally think the cache issue is highly overrated here on Vogons. Quake, Duke3D likes the K6 if you're going for higher resolutions.

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Re: Dual Katmai PIII (Warning: Photos are a bit big)

Posted on 2014-08-18, 22:34

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I will just quickly comment on the P3 saying its a nice build :) I have a Compaq Presario 4766, which is the same model just a small localization difference (my had ISDN card, yours probably 33.6k modem). See link to build here: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=33025 First off, you can install …

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2014-08-18, 21:54

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: Darn you Rage / Matrox! This kept me up all night Vetz thank you! It was indeed the colour mode. It needs to be 16 bit 😵 Heh, I know the feeling ,) Will you try and figure out the 32bit issue? An earlier driver might work better.

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2014-08-18, 21:46

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leileilol wrote: vetz wrote: Opened Setup and saw only PowerVR card could be selected, so I figured it was messing stuff up. Powered down and removed it. Couldn't you have just simply uncheck "Enable PowerVR HAL" in the PowerVR Tab in Display Properties? I tried that, but it had no effect.

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2014-08-18, 21:05

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I used the full version bundled with my Creative TNT2 card. According to the manual/readme its the retail version (no words about any OEM changes). System: AMD K6-III+ @ 500mhz Epox Socket 7 motherboard, latest BIOS. MVP3 chipset 128MB SDRAM G400 16MB (I don't own a G450) AWE64 Value I installed the …

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2014-08-18, 20:48

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Worked for me :) It looks like in the screenshots https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57506833/vogons/diverse/20140818224239.jpg I got crash to desktop when I had the PowerVR card inserted. I took it out and it worked fine. Do you have another Direct3D card installed? As some additional information …

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2014-08-18, 20:09

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If the patch was made available shortly after launch maybe they patched the retail version and got it working? As you are in luck I have a G400 16MB card (G4+ MDH4A 16G) which I got for free a year ago and I've never tested. I have the bundled Creative TNT2 Ultra version as well (the one for sale on …

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2014-08-18, 19:54

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They actually don't say that. Looks like they use the demo for benchmarking and Matrox provided screenshots. They did run the game with the feature enabled, just read what they say when it comes to performance. They don't mention anything that you need a special Matrox version of the game for it to …

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Re: Expendable (by Rage) bump mapping issue

Posted on 2014-08-18, 19:46

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According to this review, bump mapping is available in the demo. http://www.hardware-one.com/print_review.asp?reviews=139 In the TV version Expendable is not bundled.

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Re: run roland sc55

Posted on 2014-08-18, 17:52

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Of course it matters. When you play to MPU-401 it utilizes both IRQ and I/O. Regardless of whether it is software or hardware. Using AWE64 I would highly recommend you set IRQ to the default 5 to make it easier for games using general MIDI to recognize it by default. The 2/9 IRQ is for much older …

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Re: run roland sc55

Posted on 2014-08-18, 13:54

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Did you check the I/O (should be 2/9 ideally) and IRQ (should be 330 ideally) for the MPU-401? Does the MPU-401 conflict with anything else? Good luck! Do you see any MIDI input on the SC-55 LED? Did you connect speakers to the SC-55? He is using a AWE64 card, not an Roland MPU-401, meaning IRQ is …

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Re: Got a 5x86-100GP and a VL/I486SV2GX4 for FREE

Posted on 2014-08-18, 06:50

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Your IDE controller with cache is VLB based, right? If that is the case it probably has problems with 50mhz FSB on the bus. I doubt its the CPU cooler as the 486 CPUs require very little cooling.

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Re: Got a 5x86-100GP and a VL/I486SV2GX4 for FREE

Posted on 2014-08-17, 22:48

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I have the VL/I-486SV2GX4. Never seen this problem before. My guess: 1. Bad controller card 2. Incorrect jumper settings There are loads of threads with much information regarding that board here on Vogons. Finding the jumper settings should not be hard.

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Re: Obscure Old Racing Game

Posted on 2014-08-17, 20:14

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I think the game had a pretty interesting techno soundtrack When I read this I immediately thought about Motorhead which has an excellent techno soundtrack, but then you started talking about rudimentary graphics which I don't think Motorhead has (compared to other games at that time) You also …

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Re: Time for a new case: My 440BX Tualatin system

Posted on 2014-08-17, 20:09

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That's a very good build (3com and plextor, some of my favourites). Quick question about the CPU-- you said it's 'pin modded', does that mean there were some modification done to the little slotket-- and if so, what kind of mods? Thanks, Thanks :) The modifications are done on the CPU itself, but …

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Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix

Posted on 2014-08-17, 17:56

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Good thing you got it working 😀 I've seen swapping PCI slots have helped before on Super Socket 7 boards. A Rendition Verite card that would not get IRQ address unless it was in a certain PCI slot.

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Re: New Dual Pentium Pro build. PCI graphics card options

Posted on 2014-08-16, 15:05

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I used a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI on my Dual PPro for a long time (Intel PR440FX dual 333 overdrives), but ended up sticking an 8MB Matrox Millenium in it. OS is Windows 2000, 1GB RAM. I forgot the Matrox G200 PCI is also an alternative :) For me I think running SLI in a SMP computer is pretty cool, 2 …

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Re: Jewel cases for 3.5" Floppies? This is weird.

Posted on 2014-08-15, 10:41

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Someone with a 3D printer could probably make these plastic holders and we could make these for regular CD jewel cases.

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Re: Vintage hardware lovers - do you really love vintage hardware or simply pragmatism?

Posted on 2014-08-13, 12:28

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Stiletto wrote: Most of the time I'm okay with it though because of all the new information and discoveries its members have dug up. It's incredible the amount of information that has been discovered. Just imagine if this forum existed during the 90s with all the info we know collectively..

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Re: Best matrix printer

Posted on 2014-08-13, 12:07

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Stojke wrote: Have you ever been in a super market? 😀 Yes, never seen a Matrix printer in use for over ten years. All laser printed now, atleast in Norway.

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