Re: Bootable CD to quick format a 40GB HDD with FAT32 FS?

Posted on 2014-09-14, 21:05

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by tayyare

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http://www.masterbooter.com/download/addition … ilities_en.html Click on "bootable floppy" link. It has everything you want (CD_ROM and mouse drivers, FreeDOS FORMAT and SYS utilities, a nice and simple partitioning program, and of course a shareware but fully functioning multi boot software).

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Re: DOS anti-virus programs

Posted on 2014-09-14, 20:03

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F-Prot was the most popular. Mcaffe was also quite popular, although not as much as F-Prot, since probably F-Prot had a user interface and Mcaffe Viruscan was command line.

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Re: What were your first computer(s)?

Posted on 2014-09-14, 19:38

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My first one was also the only PC that I bought as a complete machine. It was mid 1992 (May?) and the configuration was: - Intel 386SX-16 CPU on a Hedeka brand board - Oak 067 VGA card with 512 KB RAM - 40 MB Seagate ST-157A HDD - 1MB RAM (8 x 44256 chips on board) - 3.5" 1.44MB and 5.25" 1.2MB ( …

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Re: EDO Ram Identification

Posted on 2014-09-04, 20:28

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AWE32 needs 30pin ram, yours won't fit. I am sorry to spoil the excitement. Well... True. Sad. Well.... At least I got a good laugh out of it. :-D Just proves how little I can remember about old memmory. :lol: OWC (Other World Computing) still sells 16MB 30 pin SIMMs. They market them as Apple RAMs …

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Heatsink and/or fan for Voodoo 3 3000

Posted on 2014-08-28, 11:19

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I just purchased a Voodoo3 3000 AGP for a very low price (well, almost nothing :lol:) but its heat sink become separated. - Can anyone direct me towards a known, nice replacement cooling solution? - As a secondary alternative, what kind of glue may I use to reconnect the separated heat sing on top …

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Re: CF Card to IDE or SD card to IDE

Posted on 2014-08-22, 21:26

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Synoptic wrote: Thank you all, I bought the Transcend x133 4gb and a reader that comes with both 3.5 bracket and slot bracket. "a reader that comes with both 3.5 bracket and slot bracket" Can you please give a link to it?

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Re: TIE Fighter Collectors CD (W95/98) - Which display card to enable Hardware 3D?

Posted on 2014-08-22, 21:24

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8.1 I believe.

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Re: TIE Fighter Collectors CD (W95/98) - Which display card to enable Hardware 3D?

Posted on 2014-08-22, 13:08

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So until now, TIE Fighter and X-Wing games behave very similarly. If I choose "primary display" (which happens to be my FX5200) and enable hardware 3D during the game, as soon as I go to flight, displays turns into first complete black, than complete white and after that moment, only a hard reset …

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Re: TIE Fighter Collectors CD (W95/98) - Which display card to enable Hardware 3D?

Posted on 2014-08-22, 12:50

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Later nvidia drivers for Win9x simply suck. You'll have to try different sets to find out which one works the best for you. In theory your card should run this game with no problems. You'll just have to find out the right driver. I'll try 4x.xx ones but as far as I know there is no FX5 support …

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Re: Fast & Compatible PCI DVI video card for DOS/WIN98

Posted on 2014-08-22, 11:56

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Having a similar problem at the moment. My system is PIII 866 and I started with FX5200. It refused to work with the first few games I installed (TIE Fighter, X-Wing and X-Wing Alliance), so I decided to fall back into a GeForce4 MX or Geforce2 MX. They are locally and cheaply available. Just a …

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Re: IDE HDD errors in a 486, likely cause?

Posted on 2014-08-22, 11:42

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I don't think it related to the size of the HDD. 528MB was the hardware limit for so many older boards and controllers, but even my 1991 386SX-16 with its noname/chepo (and at least that old) IDE interface card can accept anything up to that size. I had no new experiences with VLB controllers, but …

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Re: CF Card to IDE or SD card to IDE

Posted on 2014-08-21, 17:10

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It depends on what your BIOS limitations are and which OS you will use. A few most relevant barriers: DOS and normal Windows 95 cannot see partitions larger than 2 GB (FAT16). Windows 98 and Windows 95 OSR series can see up to a little bit more than 120 GB (FAT32). In addition, some older 486 BIOSs …

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TIE Fighter Collectors CD (W95/98) - Which display card to enable Hardware 3D?

Posted on 2014-08-21, 08:27

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by tayyare

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I finally finished my PIII W98 PC to play 1995-2000 w9x games. My first trial was TIE Fighter Collectors CD but I have some problems. After some fiddling with tids and bits, I managed to install it and even make it started. The "analyze your PC" applet shows everything as "PASSED". Joystick probably …

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Re: New retro Ahtlon build, and related question

Posted on 2014-08-21, 05:41

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Yes, Athlons (incl. early Athlon XP) & P3 systems were pre ATX12V era, and the Athlons generally ran hotter than Pentium III Coppermine & Tualatin. Max load 20A x5V = 100W -- doesn't seem to leave much room at full CPU load. A safer rating would be 25~30A @ +5V for Athlons. Newer PSUs tend to have …

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Re: Is there a Voodoo2 12MB with only 12 chips?

Posted on 2014-08-20, 20:49

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Thanks a lot for the answers, yes the card is this one, and it seems to be really 12MB, that's for sure. But Voodoo drivers (original w9x DX7 reference drivers, latest version) shows the card as 2+4=6MB card. What could be wrong?

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Re: Is there a Voodoo2 12MB with only 12 chips?

Posted on 2014-08-20, 20:45

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I can't believe you bought something from wiredforservice. He is so overpriced on everything. You can get a Voodoo 2 for less than what he charged you for it. I did buy something from him once, but I made an offer instead of paying his outrageous BIN price and it was for a 24mb PCI Real3D …

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Re: CF Card to IDE or SD card to IDE

Posted on 2014-08-20, 20:39

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IDE and/or SCSI disks for real storage and CF to IDE adapters (preferably backplane adapters) and 512MB/2GB CF cards for data transfer: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161134517000?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 You might also need this to install a backplate adapter: http://www.ebay.com …

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Is there a Voodoo2 12MB with only 12 chips?

Posted on 2014-08-20, 06:42

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by tayyare

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I just purchased a Voodoo 2 card which the seller claims it is 12 MB. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350055913042&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123 The interesting thing is, it has only 12 RAM chips in the front, and nothing on the back side. A site here says it is 12 MB also: …

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Re: Which nVidia driver (FX5200) for windows 95?

Posted on 2014-08-16, 19:16

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: Try a GeForce 3 or 4. THe thing is, I only have a 5200 to go. 😐 I'll try 4x.xx versions then. Tanks a lot guys. 😈

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Which nVidia driver (FX5200) for windows 95?

Posted on 2014-08-15, 23:49

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I unproblematically installed Windows OSR 2.0 and after that also unproblematically installed the NVidia drivers version 56.72 I get at least 4 error messages while starting Windows. When I pass them by clicking on the ok, windows starts and everything looks normal. It is frustrating in any case. …

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