Re: Keymapper is broken and needs to be fixed IMMEDIATELY!
Posted on 2016-12-14, 07:45
In such cases, can we return the product and get our money back?
Re: Replacement for noisey hard drives
Posted on 2016-12-13, 18:29
@konc: Could you phrase that better? If you're talking about older embedded solid state media, the quality is good, but they're quite rare if I remember. Yes, I'm talking about those solid state drives. They were meant to be used as "hard disk" drives so you're right about the quality etc (plus you …
Re: Replacement for noisey hard drives
Posted on 2016-12-13, 17:42
Once again, let be bring DOMs (Disk-On-Module) to the discussion.
Re: 775/771 systems old school or not?
Posted on 2016-12-08, 11:00
To me this analogy isn't true though. Not having any PC that's more recent doesn't automatically make the PC non-retro. Let me add a bit to that: I meant these people who still use such PCs as their main PC because they are perfectly capable of everyday tasks like browsing the modern web and latest …
Re: Blood in DOS 6.22
Posted on 2016-12-08, 09:39
Pretty old thread, but the issue is spot-on: can someone share the glide2x.ovl that succeeds running Blood v1.0 with the 3dfx patch? I've tried having in path and in game's folder every version of the file I have (and 2 different cards). Although everything, everything else runs OK, Blood doesn't …
Re: 775/771 systems old school or not?
Posted on 2016-12-08, 08:30
Such setups are still used as main (or even only) PC by a lot of people.
Re: Geforce GT 210, GT 730, or GTX 750 for 3D modeling
Posted on 2016-12-06, 18:19
Re: How to "jump start" an AT motherboard ?
Posted on 2016-12-06, 14:22
candle_86 wrote: unplug 386 from psu and then press the power button and find out if that psu works Did you do what candle_86 suggested? Does the PSU work with everything unplugged or still it "stops completely"?
Re: How to "jump start" an AT motherboard ?
Posted on 2016-12-05, 15:06
You don't need to fit your 486's PSU into the 386's case. Do it dirty, just to see if the motherboard works: Unplug everything from the 486. Remove the 386 motherboard from the case and place it (carefully, mind insulation) somewhere where the cables can reach it (usually on top of the case or on …
Re: In-game MIDI music makes 486 lag and ruined the graphics card -__-
Posted on 2016-12-03, 12:19
I'd first get some shitty 5euro isa vga just to make sure the pc is operating correctly with it. Then you can see what to do with a better card, if it's working and worth it.
Re: Slowest PCI graphics cards
Posted on 2016-11-28, 16:02
kanecvr wrote: There's some more weird stuff there... Indeed. Like a Voodoo3 2000 scoring more in Quake than a 3000 and that 3000 scoring more than a 3500. 3 cards that their only difference is memory speed are ranked in the opposite-than-expected order. All AGP. That's some bad ass V3 2000 🤣
Re: need advice about 3d graphics card
Posted on 2016-11-24, 16:16
This is definitely not a 3000, those came with the larger silver-metallic heatsink. Not that there's much difference, if you got it that cheap just be happy about it 😉
Re: I have a completely forgotten DOS game
Posted on 2016-11-21, 08:45
xjas wrote: What do you guys think? To be honest, why you didn't share at least the title 🤣
Re: How to make this old motherboard work again?
Posted on 2016-11-19, 20:33
jerrycjyueh wrote: So I use my voltmeter to measure the input voltage from power supply, the result is 4.88V and 11.89V (It should be 5V and 12V), maybe the voltage is too low resulted in the chips can't work? Nope, that's not it. This means the opposite, that your PSU (at least for the measured …
Re: tips for silencing a pentium II noisey fan?
Posted on 2016-11-19, 19:03
Without objecting to anything already said: There were indeed systems from respectable manufacturers sold with passive cooling up until the first PIIIs. And yes, not like today were there is some other fan blowing straight to the heatsink, just a common case with a huge CPU heatsink. I'm just …
Re: Help me identify this (cga ?) card
Posted on 2016-11-13, 13:14
Very weird, the two RCA connectors were common in EGA cards and they didn't output composite video, so I was about to throw in the idea that this might be an EGA card. But neither the feature connector nor configuration jumpers/switches exist. I'm curious to see what exactly it turns out to be...
Re: I need something to deliberately hog ram in dos
Posted on 2016-11-11, 18:41
You're not just talking about conventional memory but the total right? Otherwise, loadfix is your friend.
Re: Anyone on here into retro console gaming as well
Posted on 2016-11-11, 18:39
Just got the Nintendo NES classic because of.. fond memories. I guess it counts as a yes to your question.
Re: rkrenicki's Retro Computing Adventures
Posted on 2016-11-11, 18:34
I worked at a computer repair store back in the mid 90s ... ...I have been spending a lot of time (and money) recently re-acquiring all of the parts that I used to have, as well as other parts that I always wanted but couldn't afford. This is so so familiar to more people than you can imagine! A …
Re: Is it possible to smoke a hard drive?
Posted on 2016-11-09, 15:49
Unless the drive was not really tested and was lying somewhere ending up completely stuck. (yes, this has happened more than once). Did you hear it spin at all? If yes, this is not the case.
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