Re: What HDD do you recommend?

Posted on 2015-12-30, 14:19

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I have not much to do with SSD drives since the ones with 500GB - 1TB capacity still have sky high prices. I use small cheap SSDs (120GB) in low profile / less critical machines though (like my daughters PC and our HTPC). I too am slow to adopt SSDs. I have an SSD in my work laptop and to be honest …

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Re: What would you do with these motherboards?

Posted on 2015-12-30, 12:41

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I may test the SiS as a pure DOS system. Since both of these came out of HPs, their bioses are crippled with HP variants. Seems like the options are few and far between. I did have time to test memory in the SiS and for some reason it would only work with 64MB or higher modules. If I put a 32 or …

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Re: How many computers do you own?

Posted on 2015-12-30, 04:12

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So impressed with everyone's collections. As it is, my wife thinks I have too many, and I've only got a handful: -i5-4750S gaming rig I built for my son (Win10) -Pentium E2180 OC 2.67Ghz WinXP gaming rig -Core2Quad Q6600 Ubuntu file/Minecraft server -Packard Bell Multimedia C110 Pentium 120(DOS …

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Re: Couple of DOS questions

Posted on 2015-12-30, 00:10

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For me the solution was to run defrag with the file sort option. Then you don't have to mess with dir.

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Re: What HDD do you recommend?

Posted on 2015-12-29, 21:02

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When I shop hdds, I give quality much higher consideration than performance. The Backblaze blogs have shown clear differences in overall quality between brands and models. Read the link for more info, but in very general terms, Hitachi are easily the most reliable, followed closely by WD, with …

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Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Posted on 2015-12-29, 19:57

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I added this variable in my analysis and I found something: when the PC doesn't boot I leave it ON for a while (only fans running) and then I turn off. After that, the PC boot without any problem. Any hints about this behavior? Yes, I'm using the front panel switches of my PC case. To me that kind …

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Re: What would you do with these motherboards?

Posted on 2015-12-29, 19:26

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What board is your W98 machine using? Personally I find the sis530 board much more interesting, the lack of AGP isn't much of a hindrance for Super 7 rigs imo. The LX board might be interesting if it can run very low FSBs, but if I were to pick one, I'd go for the SiS board instantly! :D The Win98 …

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What would you do with these motherboards?

Posted on 2015-12-29, 15:28

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Last night I was donated a couple of HPs: Pavilion 6648c motherboard: P5S-VM rev 2.02 Socket 7, SiS530 chipset, 3xPCI, 1xISA have not powered on yet but I think it has an AMD K6-2 550 would this be viable as a pure DOS PC? Or would it be better as a Win98/MS-DOS Mode machine? Pavilion 6355 …

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Re: Couple of DOS questions

Posted on 2015-12-29, 12:35

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Still not sure if it is possible to retain the optical drive as letter D: if I add a 2nd HDD partition. Anyone? No . Because DOS assigns HDD letters before config.sys processing. There is the ASSIGN command but it only creates drive letters, not makes the original letter free. Thank you …

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

Posted on 2015-12-29, 12:32

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I neglected to mention one game that happens to be free and open source: Battle for Wesnoth Wesnoth has some of the best music--period. Nevermind that it is open source.

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-29, 03:52

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I got the Vibra16 for about the same price ($14.95) as the Audician 32 Plus,so hopefully the hanging note bug doesn't become an issue. And I went ahead and ordered a DreamBlaster S1 once I realized it could take a few weeks to arrive. Now that I'm replaying some favorites, I'm really missing some …

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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?

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

Posted on 2015-12-29, 03:42

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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 …

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Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:41

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

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:16

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

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Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:15

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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?

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Re: Computer only boots after clearing CMOS

Posted on 2015-12-28, 22:06

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Have you replaced the CMOS battery?

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

Posted on 2015-12-28, 20:57

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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= …

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What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Posted on 2015-12-28, 20:19

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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 …

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Re: Old Packard Bell BIOS updates?

Posted on 2015-12-28, 19:49

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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 …

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