Re: What is better: used HDD from a server or used HDD from a home computer?

Posted on 2021-06-13, 10:51

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That's a risk I have to take, I won't buy new drives that are going to sit on a shelf until they're needed. I know that would be ideal but not financially. This way I can make 2 backups and it's still cheaper than a single new drive. I would get some of both, especially if you are going to be using …

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Re: It has begun - Intel Core i-11000: BIOS/CSM compatibility with dedicated graphics card only

Posted on 2021-06-13, 02:40

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IMHO, this is both practically inevitable and a harbinger of things to come as even CSM itself was due to be sunset by 2020 (on the Intel side of things at least) according to some published roadmaps . From a DOS gaming perspective, is there anyone actually running DOS bare-metal on modern hardware …

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Re: Good 4:3 LCD Monitor

Posted on 2021-06-12, 22:03

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As 16:10 is making a comeback in laptops, I expect it will eventually regain some traction in the desktop LCD segment as well. And maybe 3:2 as well. That would be nice. I too prefer the 16:10 ratio, even outside of retro use. Me too. 19200x1200 is the perfect resolution to watch 16:9 content ( …

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Re: Good 4:3 LCD Monitor

Posted on 2021-06-12, 20:18

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dr_st wrote on 2021-06-12, 18:17: As 16:10 is making a comeback in laptops, I expect it will eventually regain some traction in the desktop LCD segment as well. And maybe 3:2 as well. That would be nice. I too prefer the 16:10 ratio, even outside of retro use.

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Re: Samsung Syncmaster 213T - Any good?

Posted on 2021-06-12, 17:01

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Considering its venerable age (17 years or so) and depending on how much use it got, it likely will have lost some brightness range . Also, capacitors will likely need replacing at some point (common issue). I almost bought one back in the day, but had to settle for an inferior 204B due to lack of …

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Re: Good 4:3 LCD Monitor

Posted on 2021-06-12, 16:05

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16:10 is almost dead. The Philips 252B9 is one of the last ones still available new with both 70Hz support without frameskipping and an explicit 4:3 mode . It is not cheap (prices have gone up since I bought one) and requires an OSSC for the best possible results . Dell has a long history of …

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Re: PC Chips 286 M216 Motherboard

Posted on 2021-06-12, 02:34

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No, it's just that there are no 30pin modules that were produced at an officially rated 50ns (or faster) speed. Above statement is false I can clearly show you many period advertisements advertising 0 wait states 45-56ns system memory in their mid-range to upper range offerings with all sorts of …

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Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?

Posted on 2021-06-11, 22:54

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-06-11, 22:43: It'll never happen because I have spares for the spares. And spares for those spares. I 've gotta have spares. 😀 Fellow preppers/hoarders of the world, unite . You have nothing to lose but (maybe) your time, money, living space, spouse, sanity... 😉

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Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?

Posted on 2021-06-11, 22:40

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Nobody will ever get my secret fan lube recipe, I'll take it to my grave, muhuahahaaaa!!!! Spoiler Well okay then, half and half moly extreme pressure/temperature bearing grease and clock oil... flush the old gunk out with alcohol or WD40 first. No anchovies ? ;) Bonus points to anyone who gets the …

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Re: Need firmware for intel server board if anyone has a mirror...

Posted on 2021-06-11, 20:48

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Thank very much i the links did the trick , now I faced a different issue. Raid 10 shows it’s running and online on the start up and server 2019 boots and longs in in raid mode as wanted. My issue now seeing that I configured RAID10 with 4x2TB when I look under my computer it only shows 1x2TB and …

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Re: Good 4:3 LCD Monitor

Posted on 2021-06-11, 20:14

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16:10 is almost dead. The Philips 252B9 is one of the last ones still available new with both 70Hz support without frameskipping and an explicit 4:3 mode . It is not cheap (prices have gone up since I bought one) and requires an OSSC for the best possible results .

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Re: Awe64 in pure Dos, no CD Audio pass through (shadow warrior)

Posted on 2021-06-11, 05:21

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Try using a DOS audio CD player (like from https://dosprograms.info.tt/sound.htm ) to play the CD instead. If that works, then it's probably some kind of mixer problem exclusive to Shadow Warrior. OK, testing with the DOS cd player it does not work from the pass through as well. Just from the …

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Re: Awe64 in pure Dos, no CD Audio pass through (shadow warrior)

Posted on 2021-06-11, 04:32

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I've been having a blast building a Win98/Dos machine. Running into little snags here and there and this forum has been so amazing in getting me through each snag. Now I have almost everything working but ran into an issue I couldn't find an answer here. My only example of this issue is with Shadow …

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Re: GPU for 440BX machine with 133 MHz bus?

Posted on 2021-06-11, 04:09

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Since making this post, I've obtained a Ti4200 card. This definitely runs a lot more stable with the 133 MHz bus than the MX440 did. However, there are still issues. Most games actually work just fine, but there are still cases where I run into crashes. Oddly, the most reliable way I've found to …

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Re: GPU for 440BX machine with 133 MHz bus?

Posted on 2021-06-11, 03:24

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Hmm... that's an interesting option, but it also seems kind of risky. I don't know if the AX6BC's VRMs support the proper voltage. I'm also not using a slotket currently (the CPU I have is an SL4BS) and it isn't clear to me what all I would need to use one. You would not be the first one to try a …

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Re: Tabor III information, limits and bios updates

Posted on 2021-06-11, 02:38

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Another option is selling the Tabor and getting an Asus P3B-F with a modded BIOS . See Adding XT-IDE option ROM to Asus P3B-F BIOS [Thanks to DenizOezmen, it actually works!!!] Similar BIOS mods are probably for other boards as well, but beyond my skillset .

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Re: Tabor III information, limits and bios updates

Posted on 2021-06-11, 02:03

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Okay, it detects a 4gb CF card, so this mobo has severe HDD size limitations, which is bizarre for a board paired with a 700mhz CPU. Hopefully I find a bios update, because I can't get it to recognize 32gb cards. I fear that this will be a 20gb or less board, and that will really, really suck! A …

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Re: GPU for 440BX machine with 133 MHz bus?

Posted on 2021-06-11, 01:18

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Another potential option is to get a Coppermine compatible slotket (if you are not already using one) and get one of the modified CPUs described below . If you have a socket 370 board that supports Coppermine CPUs and has flexible VRMs, there is a guy in Korea selling pre-modified Tualatin CPUs ( …

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Re: Tabor III information, limits and bios updates

Posted on 2021-06-11, 01:11

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Greetings, Something amazing happened, and I got my hands on two Gateway Pentium III PCs (both with SuperDisk drives, wow!), about a week after I decided to recreate an upgraded version of my last prebuilt PC, a Tabor II based gateway Performance 450 (it had a 6x DVD, Voodoo3, SuperDisk, integrated …

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Re: GPU for 440BX machine with 133 MHz bus?

Posted on 2021-06-10, 23:50

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Since making this post, I've obtained a Ti4200 card. This definitely runs a lot more stable with the 133 MHz bus than the MX440 did. However, there are still issues. Most games actually work just fine, but there are still cases where I run into crashes. Oddly, the most reliable way I've found to …

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