Re: Win98SE - MBR Corruption?
Posted on 2024-03-04, 07:31
Any overclock?
Re: best version of Office to learn
Posted on 2024-03-04, 07:24
Honestly, if you don't have a legit license for the most recent version of office, then just use LibreOffice instead. These days the general functionality and interface is pretty close between them both. It's 'good enough' for most things. No, it doesn't have a direcr Access equivalent, but Access …
Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-03-01, 08:20
Seems like you need to put a linux distro on a hardware config when it is exactly 3 years old, time enough for all your hardware to be working properly and then backup to the deep freeze cold storage because it's not gonna be many updates until it's breaking... on the one hand getting told "sorry …
Re: best version of Office to learn
Posted on 2024-03-01, 08:13
Whatever you learn on an older version will most probably still apply for the latest. (By "learn" I don't mean menu options placement, these change all the time. You can never learn them unless you use a specific version daily, and it's not even needed). My opinion is that there is no point working …
Re: MS-DOS with aligned partitions on CF card, is it possible?
Posted on 2024-02-27, 11:54
AFAIR, at that time for the mentioned drive I used mkfs in Linux, but nowadyas under Windows (mainly for flash media) I always use RMPrepUSB. RMPrepUSB also has ALLDRIVES mode in settings so you can use it for normal HDD/SSD: Thanks, for the instructions too. I'll experiment with the data region …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-02-27, 07:41
I just got one of those tiny grinder pens from ali express after seeing Northride Fix use one. What a game changer compared to scraping with tweezers. And now I don't keep ruining the tips of my tweezers lol Oooh I was using a fibre glass pen and didn't know there was something between it and a... …
Re: MS-DOS with aligned partitions on CF card, is it possible?
Posted on 2024-02-26, 12:21
Since the root directory table is already part of the data region it can only grow granularly (by cluster sized units). So if the 1st data address is properly 4K aligned then proper alignment cannot change even if some regions have to grow provided your cluster size is at least 4K aligned (always …
Re: MS-DOS with aligned partitions on CF card, is it possible?
Posted on 2024-02-26, 10:24
Contrary to NTFS in case of FAT/FAT32 partition alignment is not enough to get optimal speed. In case of NTFS metadata is part of the file system (MFT) but in case of FAT/FAT32 the metadata is before the file system and the size of metadata is not fixed but depends on the partition and cluster size …
Re: MS-DOS with aligned partitions on CF card, is it possible?
Posted on 2024-02-26, 08:17
Contrary to NTFS in case of FAT/FAT32 partition alignment is not enough to get optimal speed. In case of NTFS metadata is part of the file system (MFT) but in case of FAT/FAT32 the metadata is before the file system and the size of metadata is not fixed but depends on the partition and cluster size …
Re: MS-DOS with aligned partitions on CF card, is it possible?
Posted on 2024-02-26, 06:56
It's pretty pointless though. How do plan to keep the files "aligned" with a variable FAT size?
Re: Good newer Powered Computer Speakers for older builds
Posted on 2024-02-25, 10:31
Horun wrote on 2024-02-25, 02:54: Was looking at Presonus Eris 3.5 Good choice/direction. I mentioned this exact model in the thread darry posted
Re: IDE2CF adapter won’t work when connected via cable
Posted on 2024-02-23, 14:01
weedeewee is right, confirm that pins are mapped correctly at the other end when using the gender-changer. It's hard to explain in writing but I bet they aren't.
Re: Windows 98 PC powers off only with Doom 2
Posted on 2024-02-23, 08:18
OK that's... interesting! I have no clue what's the problem, I'm going to just mention what I'd try next if I was facing the same: Run memtest, change RAM, temporarily remove all not absolutely necessary cards (network, sound), boot clean in pure DOS, and since this board has an uncommon …
Re: MULE386 does not draw certain screens
Posted on 2024-02-21, 17:40
According to the .diz file in the same folder it's a free pre-release, not even the shareware version. So many things can be broken and well, they are. The graphical issues are present even on real hardware. ripsaw8080 is of course right about the unintuitive interface but it does seem very, very …
Re: Soyo SY-015H 386 motherboard - seeking for information
Posted on 2024-02-15, 18:10
-J5, next to the oscillator circuit: it's silkscreened in the middle of the board. My guess is that the same board was also sold with a 33MHz CPU which needs a 66MHz crystal and it's one of the 3 jumpers to set 66 or 80MHz -JP51 next to the BIOS: if it has 3 pins and is next to the BIOS, almost …
Re: Review: Sound Blaster PCI 128 (CT4810)
Posted on 2024-02-15, 17:51
Now that's how reviews should be, all the important points nicely put together! Excellent work @Joseph_Joestar, thank you.
Re: Soyo SY-5VA RTC replacement
Posted on 2024-02-14, 15:34
Well if you get a checksum error with the original RTC, assuming the battery mod is done correctly, I don't think you'll solve it with another RTC. I'd try to update the BIOS, or even to re-flash the same version in case it's already the latest.
Re: Can't remove the cardboard from a 5.25 FDD
Posted on 2024-02-13, 13:54
Unscrew the mechanism cover and try to see where it gets stuck, don't use force to pull. I hope it's not thick enough to hit the heads, the heads are not so sensitive but their mounting on the heads arms is.
Re: Need help identifying old hardware
Posted on 2024-02-08, 08:08
The one at the bottom is a Video7 ISA VGA with probably 256K memory. It's one of the cards that officially work in both 8-bit and 16-bit slots The manual is here https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Video_Seven_VGA-16_Users_Guide.pdf The one on the left is a floppy & SCSI-2 VLB controller made …
Re: Are retro towers really now $150-300?
Posted on 2024-02-06, 12:44
Ebay prices are actually dragging local sales now, I see more and more local ads "selling this pc for 200, similar items on ebay cost 300, so no bargains I'm even selling it cheap" yup they see the listed price on eBay but ignore the sold for price on completed sales, no one is paying 300 USD for a …
Page 4 of 111