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Re: Couple of DOS questions

Posted on 2015-12-29, 03:48

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I'd forgotten that MS Defrag was licensed from Symantec. It does everything I was wanting, so no need for Norton Utils. 😀 Still not sure if it is possible to retain the optical drive as letter D: if I add a 2nd HDD partition. Anyone?

Re: What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Posted on 2015-12-29, 03:42

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There's some seriously good titles listed so far. Lots that had slipped my mind as favorites, such as Unreal, Descent and Half-Life. But I stand by my initial selections. :) Funny, when I go back and listen to the Ultima series on the Mockingboard , it doesn't sound nearly as impressive as my memory …

Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:41

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I like Nvm1's idea of re-flashing the BIOS. I hope that works for you!

Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:16

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yep, that was the one I was referring to. So that high pitched ringing is it...not as bad as I was expecting. Thanks!

Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:15

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You replaced it with a NEW battery, I presume. Do a visual inspection of the board. Any bulging caps? Also, after clearing the CMOS and successfully turning it on, try leaving it running for a day or two. Does it stay running or crash?

Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:06

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Have you replaced the CMOS battery?

Re: What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Posted on 2015-12-28, 20:57

by clueless1

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Done :blush: What part, just the intro? As far as I'm concerned, the entire soundtrack. LOL. In all seriousness, my favorites are the Intro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CalFsdE4tA&list=PLF2E2D1B4832DCE95&index=1), Level 1 Medical (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3u9vO9UUE&index=8&list= …

What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Posted on 2015-12-28, 20:19

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I was a teenager in the 1980s and some of my favorite gaming memories revolve around the MUSIC. Even going into my early to mid 20s (in the early to mid 1990s), there was some amazing music in the games. Here are some of my favorites: I started with the Apple IIe and the Mockingboard. Ultima III, IV …

Re: Old Packard Bell BIOS updates?

Posted on 2015-12-28, 19:49

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That BIOS ID corresponds to a series of Intel OEM boards called Hillary. It could be one of 6 different boards but they all share the same BIOS and you already have the latest version. That answers my question--I've already got the newest BIOS. I count myself lucky that US Navy Fighters is the only …

Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 16:57

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

To be clear, the hanging note issue only appears when using the same Creative card for both digital PCM audio and MIDI. To avoid the issue at the present time, I have a CS4232 card with everything disabled except the MPU401 interface to host my DB. There is one youtube video that I could find …

Re: Old Packard Bell BIOS updates?

Posted on 2015-12-28, 13:01

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I -think- it's a PB600 board which was used in a lot of models. I have a bunch of PB BIOSs on file, but not that one unfortunately. Here's a little info on the latest BIOS revision I could find: http://www.bios-drivers.com/drivers/15/15292.htm Thanks! The description for that BIOS cracks me up. The …

Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 12:53

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

IMHO go grab an Audician 32 plus off eBay real cheap and the latest drivers from http://www.philscomputerlab.com and watch his review of the card. It's a near perfect OPL3 card without hanging note bugs when running midi from it (via daughter board or external modules), its new old stock so its …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-12-28, 03:39

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Apparently it's from 1997 which makes it the newest Packard Bell I own in my collection (see below) http://orig01.deviantart.net/2fa9/f/2015/361/a/6/s2460013_v01_by_mad_king_corduroy-d9lomia.jpg The bottom one on the far left looks just like the Multimedia C110 I just converted into my DOS retro …

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Posted on 2015-12-28, 03:17

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I can confirm the issue on my system with the shareware version. I don't have that BIOS option either...:( Does it also happen in Quake (DOS version) at 320x200? Nope. Quake looks clean in 320x200. BTW, it turns out my Terminal Velocity floppies are of the shareware version. It doesn't say on the …

Old Packard Bell BIOS updates?

Posted on 2015-12-28, 03:07

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Running a Packard Bell Multimedia C110. I scored this as a freebie from a co-worker who was cleaning his basement out. My first DOS rig since about 1995. My sister shipped me a box of my old games that were in my room at my parents house...score! Yeah, there were inevitable floppies that wouldn't …

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Posted on 2015-12-28, 02:47

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I can confirm the issue on my system with the shareware version. I don't have that BIOS option either...🙁

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Posted on 2015-12-28, 02:10

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm trying to get my floppies working. Disk 1 is good. Disks 2 and 3 give me read errors. I can copy the 1.4MB files on disks 2 and 3 to the hdd if I Ignore the read errors. File sizes come out good but not sure the structure is intact. Trying to copy them back to good floppies now.

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Posted on 2015-12-28, 01:49

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'd test on my system (Voodoo3 2000 PCI) but one of my TV floppies is bad. 🙁 Does it display normally in other resolutions? Any display issues with other games?

Re: Ideal RAM amount for pure DOS

Posted on 2015-12-27, 19:49

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Nice comments, thanks guys. I pulled out the two 8MB sticks and left myself 32MB.

Ideal RAM amount for pure DOS

Posted on 2015-12-27, 16:23

by clueless1

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What is the consensus for the ideal amount of RAM to put in a DOS 6.22 system? The system in question has a Pentium 120, Voodoo3 2000 PCI, and 48MB. My game library ranges from 1990 to 1995. The most demanding game is Cybermage (the only game I have that runs sluggishly on this system). Every other …

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Re: Couple of DOS questions

Re: What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

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Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Re: What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Re: Old Packard Bell BIOS updates?

Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Re: Old Packard Bell BIOS updates?

Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Old Packard Bell BIOS updates?

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Re: Ideal RAM amount for pure DOS

Ideal RAM amount for pure DOS