Re: “New” Windows 98 build

Posted on 2018-03-09, 02:02

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by shamino

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I have 440BX boards and revisions that don't do Coppermine, you have to find the voltage regulator on the board then look up its datasheet to see if it really does go down as low as Coppermine specs require. I agree, this is the safest way to proceed. The chip in question is something like 20 pins …

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Re: best windows 98 agp card

Posted on 2018-03-08, 23:48

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by shamino

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sorry to bump an old post, but im looking for the best graphics cards for my system, my specs asus p3v4x via apollo pro 133a latest bios intel pIII 1ghz slot 1 133fsb 2x256mb crucial 133mhz memory sound blaster audigy 2 zs wdm driver sound blaster awe64 value i have tested a bunch of cards on this …

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Re: Popcorn song

Posted on 2018-03-08, 07:56

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by shamino

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This song was used for "line dancing" when I was in high school. So I hate it.

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Re: best windows 98 agp card

Posted on 2018-03-08, 04:49

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by shamino

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I always remove sticky adhesive and use thermal epoxy to affix them. Arctic Alumina was my preferred brand, but it has been discontinued. I guess I'll have to find something else now. I guess that explains why I didn't find it in stock at a decent price when I looked recently. Don't remember …

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Re: Bumpgate? What Bumpgate?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 02:22

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by shamino

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I like XP64, but I know it didn't catch on so I definitely see the humor in using it for a "bad timing" mid 2000s build. I don't think the Athlon64 fits that description though. On that point, the one thing that would make this even more "bad timing" is if it used one of those late, high powered 64- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-06, 14:43

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by shamino

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Finally bought a couple AMD K6-3+ 450MHz CPUs. I already have an original K6-3 450MHz from back in the day, so I didn't want to cut my cache size in half when I upgraded. If I did that, then I'd constantly be agonizing over the compromise and which chip was preferable in a given situation. So I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-06, 02:07

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by shamino

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Finally bought a couple AMD K6-3+ 450MHz CPUs. I already have an original K6-3 450MHz from back in the day, so I didn't want to cut my cache size in half when I upgraded. If I did that, then I'd constantly be agonizing over the compromise and which chip was preferable in a given situation. So I paid …

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Re: Bumpgate? What Bumpgate?

Posted on 2018-03-05, 16:07

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by shamino

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XP64 is perfect for an Athlon64, unless you want to do something that it has issues with, of course. I use XP64 as my primary OS, but on a secondary PC (which is an Athlon64, as it happens), I ran into some problems with support for some legacy stuff. XP64 is the breaking point for some such things. …

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Re: Pentium II 400 Build

Posted on 2018-03-05, 15:56

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by shamino

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Seasonic SS-350BS is an ATX psu? it is safe to use for 440BX? I'm inferring a bit here, but I think you're asking about the Dell vs ATX issue for the SE 440BX series of motherboards. MetalMilitia's SE440BX-3 motherboard is a Dell version so it does have the Dell pinout. He's using an adapter that …

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Re: Steam client update fixes compatibility issue - with Windows XP

Posted on 2018-03-01, 01:45

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by shamino

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I still need to finish putting together a cloneable WinXP Steam games install on my "modern" (~2010) AM3 system. I just never seem to want to spend time on it, but I should probably get it done. I've installed that XP32 image in IDE mode, in the belief that it will stand a better chance of …

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Re: Testing old athlon64 pc.

Posted on 2018-02-23, 17:55

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by shamino

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Some motherboards have utilities provided by the manufacturer that can run under Windows. Tyan, for example, has a monitoring utility that supports a bunch of their motherboards. What brand/model of motherboard is it? That might help somebody think of an alternate tool. A manufacturer provided tool …

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Re: Time wasters / "casual" games

Posted on 2018-02-23, 06:39

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by shamino

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The PC games I play are generally the type that require long sessions. But I will play short games on the NES or Genesis sometimes. Recently I've been playing Shadow of the Beast, which takes maybe 15mins or so before I die (haven't beaten it yet). I also sometimes like to play shooters which are a …

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Re: Internet speed blues

Posted on 2018-02-23, 02:59

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by shamino

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I live in a rural area n California. Our cable internet download speed caps out at 200KB/sec. I suppose ISPs probably rate their throughput in raw terms (10 bits per byte), so I guess this is 2Mbps. I don't mind this as long as it works. The problem I have is that during peak hours the throughput …

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Re: Help me fix a RIVA128 card.

Posted on 2018-02-23, 01:46

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by shamino

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Maybe that 2 in the circle indicates what type the cap is , problem is that with almost all smd passives you have no indication of the manufacturer... Again I am not implying you are wrong and I am correct - just discussing and presenting my thoughts on this since it's an interesting identification …

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Re: Help me fix a RIVA128 card.

Posted on 2018-02-22, 17:47

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by shamino

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The STB you linked is a different board design than this model. Electrolytic caps have the electrolyte in a metal can, and their stripes are almost always on the negative side. An electrolytic might work fine though. If the OP has one handy (possibly on a junk board), that might be the easiest …

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Re: Help me fix a RIVA128 card.

Posted on 2018-02-22, 09:27

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by shamino

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Just realized I have one of these cards. C22 is indeed the same as what you showed in the picture, it's a tantalum cap marked "10-16" (presumably 10uF 16V) along with a manufacturer logo and series. There are different standard physical sizes for these things. Try to get a careful measurement of the …

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Re: Help me fix a RIVA128 card.

Posted on 2018-02-22, 02:10

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by shamino

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C21 in the photo looks like a tantalum capacitor - tantalums have the positive side marked with a stripe like that one does. The "10-16" might mean 10uF 16V, but that's just an assumption. You can use a higher voltage rating but generally you should try to keep the capacitance value the same.

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Re: Would a Motherboard Tester Help?

Posted on 2018-02-22, 01:33

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by shamino

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Bad - 1. With an ASUS Slocket (Set to 1.8 V per documentation online) installed, a P III 1 GHZ Proc, the board set to 133 MHZ FSB, multiplier set to 7.5, the board wont post, does nothing, nothing comes up on the POST Tester either. This board (Rev 1.02) can run this proc according to the website I …

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Re: Matrox Millennium MGA memory expansion--worth it?

Posted on 2018-02-21, 18:06

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by shamino

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Prior to Windows Vista, there was no double-buffering in the Windows GUI. It uses a system of dirty rectangles and redraws directly onto the frontbuffer. The reason for this is probably because most video cards in the early days had barely enough RAM for a single buffer in higher resolutions. …

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Re: Would a Motherboard Tester Help?

Posted on 2018-02-21, 17:25

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by shamino

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Take ground somewhere safe and easy, like on the side of the PSU casing. The easiest voltages are the PSU's 5V and 12v output. Those are at the red and yellow wires of a 4pin drive connector. But if this is a modern system with multiple 12V rails then you might need to measure in different places to …

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