Re: Install DOS to an external hard disk using modern computer

Posted on 2018-05-07, 21:13

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External as in USB? Assuming BIOS can load and boot a DOS boot sector from a USB hard drive...wouldn't DOS itself need USB support to see the disk it is booting from? Which it doesn't have AFAIK.

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Re: 2GB RAM - go X86 or x64?

Posted on 2018-05-07, 20:55

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Kicking around a couple of systems between modern and retro, well, old XP systems that I persuaded to run Windows 10 just to see if it would work. Now with 2GB, is it better to go x86 32 bit (supposedly uses les RAM) or 64 bit? Where is the breakpoint? I know you NEED 64 bit to break the 3.25GB …

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Steering wheel with drivers for XP through 10

Posted on 2018-05-05, 10:41

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I don't play racing games much, but one of my fondest retro memories from the early-mid 2000s was playing NFS underground (along with bf1942...those were the days). I want to replay this on my WinXP rig...but I don't currently own a steering wheel...and if I get one I would like to be able to plug …

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Re: Video Card: FX 5xxx for Coppermine 800 - Need input

Posted on 2018-05-04, 22:32

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Thanks, I have no reason to upgrade beyond the coppermine as the rig is perfectly fine where it is. I use a core 2 rig for anything DX 9 and beyond. Unfortunately, I do run many pre DX8 titles with it. So now I'm thinking maybe I should just look for a DVI splitter and call it a day? I don't need …

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Re: Video Card: FX 5xxx for Coppermine 800 - Need input

Posted on 2018-05-04, 21:11

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Do not use a FX series card for anything before DX8, as the drivers are too new and do not cope. Oh, and for anything after DX8 as the FX series had notorious DX9 performance. A high end 59xx for DX8 with AA+AF...yes although you would definitely want something better than a coppermine. I hook a …

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Re: Via C3 Build Help Needed

Posted on 2018-05-04, 20:27

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I'm trying to build a machine that can be slowed down to replicate a 286, 386, 486 (and maybe a Pentium, though this is less important because I already have a Pentium Pro machine). 8088 would be awesome too, but I don't know if that's possible. The morherboard is a bit more modern than I would …

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Re: Simmconn AWE64 Adapter

Posted on 2018-05-03, 19:03

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Got mine too! Now waiting for some RAM to stick in it...

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Re: Which PCI sound card is best for DOS/98SE games?

Posted on 2018-05-02, 21:29

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Basically, out of EAX, A3D and OPL FM, you pick one. EAX and A3D cards can do DOS, although not optimally. I think it may be worth it to use two cards then - one for maximum DOS compatibility, one for Windows (with your choice of EAX or A3D). Looking into those last two, they seem to be surround- …

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Re: Why I sold all my Voodoo rigs

Posted on 2018-05-02, 21:08

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Which parts were failing in particular?

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Re: Which PCI sound card is best for DOS/98SE games?

Posted on 2018-05-01, 22:35

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You need a few things: - ISA bus emulation - EAX - A3D2.0 No one card does all that, and only a specific chip does the last. Ideally you would have a SB Live 5.1 for EAX and DOS compatibility, and a Vortex2 for A3D2 (which doesn't do EAX/DOS). As you have an ITX case with a single PCI slot, you are …

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Re: K6-2/3+ Success on Asus P5A 1.06 - simple mod

Posted on 2018-05-01, 21:54

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Why are some people reporting issues and some not? Is the mod being done the same way? I have 2 of these mobos which I was planning on throwing of a cliff once I found out they couldn't handle K6+s.

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Re: What recent hardware has the best chance of becoming "retro" in the future?

Posted on 2018-05-01, 08:06

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> Arguably it put on a better showing than my XP machine, where three games crashed (one repeatedly) and one had an unusable menu. Well maybe you needed a Win98 retro PC as well. Win98 is where I play the vast majority of retro games, and they all work perfectly notwithstanding actual known game …

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440BX overclocking --> GPU performance increase?

Posted on 2018-04-30, 22:04

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I am planning a 440BX build soon enough...and of course I want to run it at 133fsb. I have read lots of articles talking about the stability of GPUs at ~88Mhz AGP bus - but not many talk about the actual GPU performance increase as a result. Does the actual GPU core frequency increase with the AGP …

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Re: XP Era Gaming Machine

Posted on 2018-04-29, 10:45

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I like your thinking. I also form the view that most/all games from the Vista/DX10 will run just fine on a todays computer, and that will probably be still true in 10 years time. DX9/WinXP up till round 2006 is the last retro computer we need.

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Re: XP Era Gaming Machine

Posted on 2018-04-29, 10:08

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The 5770 is also an excellent card and I can see one on a certain website currently at $26. I doubt an X2 5000 would bottleneck a 5770 much, and if it does, turn on AA to the max to make the gpu work harder.. Don't underestimate the value of the low power draw, heat and noise of that card. You are …

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Re: XP Era Gaming Machine

Posted on 2018-04-29, 07:42

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Hey guys. I've got my Windows 98 machine sorted and am not looking to build a XP era machine. Currently I have a AMD Athlon X2 5000+, 4GB DDR2 800Mhz, and need a Video card. I was looking at the 8800GTX or 9800GTX, now I can get either for the same price, but which is more compatible for early to …

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

Posted on 2018-04-28, 19:19

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I'm getting really excited to play with this. Being able to pick any one of over 50 ISA sound cards for their FM/effects without having to worry about Midi bugs will be sweet.

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Re: Multichannel analog+digital DOS mixer for multi format DOS sound builds, COMING SOON!

Posted on 2018-04-28, 09:38

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Thanks PARUS, that's excellent. Are there any good guides on getting SPDIF from AWE64/AWE32? I currently do all my mixing externally using a headphone DAC and a headphone line-level mixer. It works really well for all PCI cards (Live, MX300, Audigy,2 X-Fi, Xonar), but when it comes to ISA cards I go …

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Re: Multichannel analog+digital DOS mixer for multi format DOS sound builds, COMING SOON!

Posted on 2018-04-28, 08:25

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squiggly It is not a problem. You can take WAVE sound from CMI8330 and take FM and AWE sounds from AWE32. If you want to play via S/PDIF. But why exactly only digital? You can mix analog and digital signals with perfect quality. Yes, that is fine. I already mix digital out from some PCI sound cards …

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

Posted on 2018-04-28, 08:20

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keropi wrote: ^ yes , the green jack carries the daughterboard's audio. Alternatively for internal connection there are 4 pins behind the jack so you can connect it to your soundcard using a cdrom audio cable Cool...is the output digital or analogue?

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