Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2017-10-24, 01:53

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by bjwil1991

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@ bjwil1991 - You might have a point there as the card came with a twisted bracket and the VGA port is a little out of its place. The PSU is most likely fine but I'll check the solder joints on the VGA connector. I had the same symptoms with the second 4600Ti I got, so my expectations are l o w... …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-23, 19:19

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by bjwil1991

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Yeah, TCP/IP via tcp32b.exe and a PCMCIA ethernet card (Xircom XEM5600) Wait a minute. Is that the same card you posted a picture about a few weeks ago? Interesting. I'm planning on installing the CardPark I got a couple of days ago into either my Socket 7 (K6-2/300) or Socket 370 system, but it's …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2017-10-23, 18:34

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by bjwil1991

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That is a sweet case. Full of the excessive red/green LEDs of 80s stereo equipment. I've never seen one like that before. What is the red LED above the reset button for? Looks like that's the power LED. The others are used as follows: Turbo, Keyboard lock, HDD activity, and if the case is opened ( …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2017-10-23, 18:18

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by bjwil1991

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I have a Riva TNT2 M64 (VisionTek NV996.0 Rev. B) 16MB AGP 2x card that has the horizontal grey line issue (maybe my PSU is on the fritz) or rusty/cracked solder joints on the VGA port.

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Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2017-10-23, 17:57

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by bjwil1991

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Just to let everyone know, I have moved myself from row 4 to row 20. I've had a baby recently and during the next few months won't have much time for retro computing related activities. Therefore, I am willing to give up my spot and let someone else do all the testing that keropi is asking for. …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2017-10-23, 16:22

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by bjwil1991

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Almost finished my new 486 build. still need some fine tuning and of course cable management Hercules MT Tower Asus PCI/I 486SP3G using SCSI on Board 32MB AMD AM5x86 133Mhz Video: Ark Logic ARK2000 PCI 2MB Pionner 305s Slot-in DVD RomSCSI Sound 1: Sound Blaster 16 CT2230 with Yamaha DB50XG …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-23, 14:07

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by bjwil1991

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IRC on Windows 3.11, classic. I can't remember, did Win 3.11 require Trumpet Winsock to go online on a Dial-Up? I presume you are connected via LAN in this setup though? I even tried to connect to AOL with the LAN connection (username and password were right), but they ended support for the older …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-23, 13:49

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by bjwil1991

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brostenen wrote: An A604n memory expansion for Amiga600... https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/shop/product/a604n.html Nice add-on. It's interesting that the card does much more than memory extension.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-23, 11:25

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by bjwil1991

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Funnily enough I got a Maxtor 80GB "maybe new" at a thrift a little while back. Diamondmax 10, didn't realise until I got it home, just thought AS bag would be taped up, realised it was sealed and label on it matched model number etc. I have the pictures of the hard drive and many others. 60GB …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-23, 01:42

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by bjwil1991

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Upgraded the memory in my Socket 370 system from 512MB to 768MB, changed the video card from the dreaded GeForce4 MX4000 PCI card (was too slow and some games didn't work out too well - would either crash or not play at all) to the VooDoo3 3000 PCI card that was in my K6-2/300 system (still have the …

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Re: nVidia Riva TNT2 64 AGP gray lines

Posted on 2017-10-23, 00:12

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by bjwil1991

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Another one I found at the VGA port: Filename 20171022_200901.jpg File size 3.58 MiB Views 708 views File comment Solder points look rusty Found out the port has rusty solder points or missing solder.

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Re: Review of the Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro Card

Posted on 2017-10-22, 22:35

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by bjwil1991

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IIRC, I tested this card and similar ones with SoftMPU, and they had non-standard MIDI ports, where I couldn't use port 330, which some games needed. They insisted on something like port 5xx for MIDI. You can get around using other LPT devices by disabling Virtual LPT using its initialisation …

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Re: Period appropriate CRT size for 95-97 games

Posted on 2017-10-22, 14:52

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by bjwil1991

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I have a 15" IBM CRT from 1995 that needs minor repairs (turns pink, but still displays the picture) I had a different brand, same age that did that, and it was a resistor burned out on the neck board in one of the R G B lines, might not be same location, but trace those through, you might find …

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Re: VIA AC'97 Sound Blaster drivers for MS-DOS?

Posted on 2017-10-22, 03:22

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by bjwil1991

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Finally now have the Sound Blaster working on my computer. Found out I needed another program called viafmtsr (Sound Blaster) and here's the list of commands I've setup: C:\viaudio\viaudio.com C:\viaudio\viafmtsr.com SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H1 P330 T6 Now I'm happy that I can now play my MS-DOS games …

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Re: nVidia Riva TNT2 64 AGP gray lines

Posted on 2017-10-22, 02:52

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by bjwil1991

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I think I found the issue. Filename 20171021_222900.jpg File size 4.19 MiB Views 742 views File comment Issue found

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-22, 01:05

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by bjwil1991

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I'm getting the BSOD in Windows 98SE since I want to use the Sound Blaster compatible drivers in Windows. DOS does detect the card, but the volume is too low. Filename 20171021_205558.jpg File size 2.45 MiB Views 974 views File comment BSOD I already know it's the drivers, but, the other driver …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-21, 17:47

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by bjwil1991

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Went thrifting today, and I got the following: Copy code to clipboard 1 Maxtor 60GB Hard drive (possibly new) 2 IBM Model M keyboard from 1987 (SDL to PS/2 missing) 3 Adaptec CardPark PCMCIA kit for a desktop computer (new)

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-21, 17:45

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by bjwil1991

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Moved the hard drive, floppy drive, CD drives, and the network card to my Socket 370 build I did last night, but the nVidia Riva TnT2 m64 16MB AGP 2x has the horizontal grey line issue, so I installed the GeForce4 MX 4000 as a temporary until I figure out what's going on with the card. Maybe the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-21, 15:16

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by bjwil1991

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Moved the hard drive, floppy drive, CD drives, and the network card to my Socket 370 build I did last night, but the nVidia Riva TnT2 m64 16MB AGP 2x has the horizontal grey line issue, so I installed the GeForce4 MX 4000 as a temporary until I figure out what's going on with the card. Maybe the …

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VIA AC'97 Sound Blaster drivers for MS-DOS?

Posted on 2017-10-21, 14:17

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by bjwil1991

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I recently upgraded my Windows 98SE machine from the K6-2/300 setup to a Socket 370 setup since some of the games I have don't work nicely with the K6-2/300 system. I installed the appropriate drivers, however, MS-DOS games don't work since I don't see the drivers for MS-DOS for the sound card. The …

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