Re: The legendary HX chipset

Posted on 2020-08-30, 12:19

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by flupke11

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The bare mainboard to the right is a dual Pentium Pro, so probably an Intel 440FX chipset. The Pentium mainboard has a Dimm-slot, so probably a 430VX. So max 64 MB cacheable. *edit* Funny, first Dimm I see on an HX. You'll need EDO on Dimm, no SDR-Sdram support.

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Re: Finally building a Socket 7 PC.. motherboard advice needed

Posted on 2020-08-30, 05:20

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by flupke11

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As already said, i430HX or TX is your best choice in hassle free chipsets, ATX boards are often OEM based on Intel's reference design, as ATX was new at the time. I have an Intel OEM TC430HX with integrated sound (100% DOS compatible) and it's a stable performer although I prefer my Asus TX97-XE for …

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Re: Most powerful ATI / Geforce GPUs possible for a Win 98SE Tualatin gaming build - socket 370, AGP 2x/4x

Posted on 2020-08-29, 20:36

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by flupke11

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Socket A coolers are great for Tualatins.

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Re: Celeron 433 Socket 370 + SLI Voodoo 2 - build/rebuild log - "Slotket"

Posted on 2020-08-29, 08:30

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by flupke11

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I find the ATAPI and the USB ZIP drives quite ok speedwise. It's been a while since I've installed the parallell port one, I'll add that to the list of tings to check out :). The Celeron is proper to this '98 build. Your mainboard is based on a BX, so if needed, you can always add a "real" PIII. I'm …

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Re: Celeron 433 Socket 370 + SLI Voodoo 2 - build/rebuild log - "Slotket"

Posted on 2020-08-28, 11:42

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by flupke11

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That's taking "clean" to the next level! The fastest 66 celeron based on the "old" core (Mendocino) is 533 Mhz, so there'sstill an upgrade path. The first Celeron on the Coppermine core is also 533 (called 533A and in the same distinguished green as all Coppermines). The Cellies went up to 766 on …

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Re: Found a GXM-530D motherboard with GXm-266GP cpu and 128mb RAM. Cant find any info, worth keeping??

Posted on 2020-08-27, 08:25

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by flupke11

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It's certainly quirky enough (uncommon chipset, uncommon cpu) to keep hold of. There are noy too many caps, so restoring it shouldn't be too mich trouble. And as a bonus, it has an ATX-connector as well.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-26, 18:42

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by flupke11

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Nice sturdy case indeed! The insides can be quite a fast Win98 system.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-26, 17:08

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by flupke11

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Re: P III vs P4

Posted on 2020-08-26, 09:55

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by flupke11

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I have a couple of PIV's as Win98/WinXP LAN systems, for early 2000's games up to 2003 (C&C generals). WinXP performance is ok, especially om ssd or very fast HDDs like the 160/300GB raptors. Heavier workloads on WinXP/Vista are covered by dual Xeon Workstations om SSD, as Chinny mentioned. Great …

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Re: Reviving my childhood Pentium 2.

Posted on 2020-08-25, 12:37

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by flupke11

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As far as my recollection went (on a P2L97-A), the Mendocino 533 on a slocket did not care whatever multiplier was set. Irrespective of the mainboard, it ran at multiplier 8. Only slot 1 Covingtons and Klamath PII's were unlocked, but I do not want to start a polemic in this topic. Fact remains that …

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Re: Reviving my childhood Pentium 2.

Posted on 2020-08-25, 06:43

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by flupke11

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The celeron is multiplier locked, so the 533 on a slocket is your best choice and will give a huge boost compared to the P2. A Geforce 4 MX 440 will be cheaper to source than a Geforce2 GTS and will provide the same, if not better, performance.

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Re: Tyan S1562 Dual Pentium MMX succes

Posted on 2020-08-12, 21:52

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by flupke11

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Second update: CTCM7 test: 512 in BIOS, 2CPU: error at Cacheable Area L1: "A20-Error via Himem Prog stopped" 512 in BIOS, 1CPU: idem 64 in BIOS, 2CPU: no errors in CTCM7, cacheable area correctly identified as 64MB.

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Re: Tyan S1562 Dual Pentium MMX succes

Posted on 2020-08-12, 20:16

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by flupke11

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In order to keep things tidy, I'll update this thread with some info and an issue involving the cacheable area. I'm configuring this system as an all purpose 90's machine (DOS to WIn2K)***. It currently has 4*32 EDO installed (Bank 0 and 1), my COAST module has one tag RAM, the second is installed …

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Re: Compaq Armada M700 - SSD Problems

Posted on 2020-08-11, 16:56

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by flupke11

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Could a dd restore of the image to a 16 GB cf card solve your problem?

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Re: Poll: pick and build for DOS Midi gaming and early W98 gaming

Posted on 2020-08-09, 18:51

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by flupke11

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The Banshee is dead, or at least does a good impression of it. POST errors on each board I try it on. Based on your comments, I took a long hard think and put together the following system: Seasonic 200W AT Acer TYAN S1562D + *32 EDO + 512KB COAST + 2*P1 233MMX (New Dallas) VGA: I finally settled on …

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Re: Poll: pick and build for DOS Midi gaming and early W98 gaming

Posted on 2020-08-08, 08:06

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by flupke11

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Thanks for the great input. Unfortunately, my PCI-VGA collection is fairly limited. I can add another option, which is an AGP ATX system based on the Abit BP6, which is more of a 99 system, but as i440LX could handle the Mendocino Celeron, I'd be delighted to include it as an alternative. And yes, …

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Poll: pick and build for DOS Midi gaming and early W98 gaming

Posted on 2020-08-07, 21:08

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by flupke11

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Right, time to clean out the closets and reduce the clutter. I want a dedicated build for DOS-gaming from 1994 onwards to mid 1998 and including early W98 games. I also need good midi support as I want to hook up an SC-55 and an MT-32 which I got fairly cheap. I have no experience in midi, so your …

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Re: early Pentium 4 build with Rambus DRAM, Kyro 2 graphics & Win 98SE

Posted on 2020-08-04, 17:21

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by flupke11

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Well balanced system. I also like Rambus builds, although for each system at a certain point in time, there's a better (but less exciting) system that can be built with common SDR-SDram or DDR-SDram parts. I have a 232-pins i850 RDRam system which performs not as good as the i865/i875 systems I have …

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Re: Problems with Ipcas Usb Floppy Emulator 1.40i

Posted on 2020-08-02, 12:08

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by flupke11

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Open the image with 7zip and copy the content over into one of the 100 blocks. That worked on my end.

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Re: Need a new motherboard - help with new setup

Posted on 2020-07-30, 13:20

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by flupke11

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As cyclone3d said, first check wether your mainboard is standard ATX or M-ATX, and that includes checking whether the power supply follows the standard ATX format as well (see Compaq and others for non-ATX standards). Once that's established, you're good to go hunting for whatever mainboard you …

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