Re: Windows 98se turned into Me
Posted on 2021-04-21, 20:00
Will it let you install that driver that it wouldn't before?
Re: What about MIDITEMP stuff?
Posted on 2021-04-21, 19:54
The Chill2 would be my recommendation as well. There are a couple other options out there as well... but not in production anymore. Anteg EasyMIDI EM-100 which comes with a Dream based daughterboard. KORG NX5R - originally came with an XG compatible DB KORG NS5R - can add a DB
Re: Life expectancy of an "old" HDD
Posted on 2021-04-21, 19:06
Or you had a feeling deep down that your drive was about to crash and didn't realize it.
Re: Windows 98se turned into Me
Posted on 2021-04-21, 18:58
Yeah, I usually have the chipset drivers on a CD with some other stuff though I kinda doubt that installing NUSB first would cause a conflict.
Re: Windows 98se turned into Me
Posted on 2021-04-21, 18:43
There was a thread about this the other day. It is apparently due to the NUSB drivers using Windows ME files (and not something else in the unofficial service pack). https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=72972 I'm going to have to double check this because I always install via my steps above and …
Re: Best option for 486DX/2 Roland MT-32 *and* simultaneous joystick
Posted on 2021-04-21, 18:19
Problem with most of the splitters when used on a single gameport is that would will only get 2 active buttons per joystick/gamepad. Same goes for the dual port cards. And if you use a Y-splitter, you also need to make sure that your sound card supports dual controllers. If you just want to switch …
Re: Windows 98se turned into Me
Posted on 2021-04-21, 18:01
It is the crap unofficial service pack. If it were me, I would do a clean install and then: 1. Install chipset and video drivers 2. install the Microsoft official updates from the 2004 update CD - available on vogonsdrivers.com 3. Install NUSB 3.6. 3. install the rest of the drivers.
Re: Life expectancy of an "old" HDD
Posted on 2021-04-21, 17:58
But the old drives are soooooo insanely slow. I'm completely spoiled by solid state storage.
Re: Help with obscure Toshiba docking station
Posted on 2021-04-21, 17:28
Well, the two docks I ordered from the same place got canceled because they didn't actually have them. I did find a PA2731U on eBay for cheap and that one is supposed to arrive tomorrow. At least that is what the tracking says. I'm not 100% sure if it will fit though as it looks like the laptop it …
Re: Life expectancy of an "old" HDD
Posted on 2021-04-21, 17:19
Or Seagate for that matter. I have a large stack of dead drives and almost all of them are Seagate.
Re: Determining how much to spend on this hobby
Posted on 2021-04-21, 03:35
I want to get as much retro equipment now before the prices are too sky high and equipment too rare to find. I have pretty much everything I want now so I can enjoy it going forward. That way when I retire in about 10 years, I don't need to worry about having to track it down and not being able to …
Re: Just got a AOPEN AW744L II, but having some issues
Posted on 2021-04-20, 22:17
retrogamerguy1997 wrote on 2021-04-20, 18:04: This is the error and there's no way to get into the bios and I don't have a floppy drive either. EDIT: I have no way of actually verifying the board version but one site I found says that the HN bios that was on there before was for the 1.0x boards IMG …
Re: Just got a AOPEN AW744L II, but having some issues
Posted on 2021-04-20, 17:47
Can you post a pic of the error? It won't let you go into the BIOS? Can you double check the motherboard version?
Re: Just got a AOPEN AW744L II, but having some issues
Posted on 2021-04-20, 15:38
Clear CMOS with the jumper.
Re: Just got a AOPEN AW744L II, but having some issues
Posted on 2021-04-20, 07:24
Ok, so in Windows, the driver install from the CD should have also installed a utility that is loaded in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. If you mouse over it, it scrolls AOPEN. If you right click on that, it will come up with a list. One of them should be named AW744 Configuration. Click …
Re: Found this interesting comparison of (up t0) 1996 3D graphics cards, chips, and accelerators
Posted on 2021-04-20, 06:00
PCI ID would help confirm what chip it is as well. Nice find, whichever chip it is :) Put together a system to do some testing and used this video card so I could verify what it is. The PCI ID is: VEN_104E&DEV_0217&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_30 That comes back as what I expected - OTI64217 Now to see if I …
Re: Just got a AOPEN AW744L II, but having some issues
Posted on 2021-04-20, 05:31
It seems to be the "HN" revision of the bios. my video card is the diamond media viper v550 Ok, good. That means we at least have the same revision series and our boards can take the same BIOS. I am running version SS. I would upgrade your BIOS to version SS if I were you. The version you have …
Re: Just got a AOPEN AW744L II, but having some issues
Posted on 2021-04-20, 02:48
Ok, I'm setting one up on my side so we can get you going. What BIOS version is installed on your board? It should say it right at the first POST screen. What video card are you using? It shouldn't really matter but I want to make sure I have as close to possible the same setup you have.
Re: Just got a AOPEN AW744L II, but having some issues
Posted on 2021-04-20, 02:25
I would say to install the DOS "drivers"... Not really a driver as it just initializes the card and doesn't stay resident. After initializing the card, you can go into SETUPDS to change settings in DOS. It should automatically choose PC-PCI for the DMA and the IRQ should be 5 I think. You are using …
Re: Help with obscure Toshiba docking station
Posted on 2021-04-18, 03:59
Awesome find!
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