Re: Graphics card in dos

Posted on 2018-05-18, 02:32

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by .legaCy

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For dos on my experience changing hardware it don't seem to worry about the video, some games may be a little finicky with the configuration but DOS itself will not require anything special to be done.

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Re: Is this AT power supply in okay condition?

Posted on 2018-05-18, 02:27

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by .legaCy

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Seems okay-ish to me, but i wouldn't guarantee the longevity.

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-18, 00:50

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by .legaCy

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I'd say go with what you can get. The motherboard will be the hardest thing to get for a fair price. Once you find that you'll have a clearer idea of where to go regarding ISA/VLB/PCI graphics. Sound will be isa no matter what. DX4 is too new for a creative sound blaster pro IMHO, I would go with a …

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Re: Graphics card in dos

Posted on 2018-05-17, 20:34

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by .legaCy

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Hey to you all! Im playing some dos games on a p200 mmx and 96mb ram. The OS is w95 but booting into ms dos on startup. Sometimes the graphics slow down for a moment. This happens in most of games.(blackthorne, normality, descent is very slow on other modes than 320x200) Do I miss the drivers in ms …

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-17, 20:32

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by .legaCy

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Aglenoth wrote: Hello everyone I would love to build an 486dx4 based system, however i don`t know what parts to choose. Which kind of motherboard do you have in mind? Pci or vlb?

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Re: Is 486 DX the ultimate DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-05-17, 00:45

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by .legaCy

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Even a fast 486 is not enough horsepower to play some of the most recent DOS games, especially in high resolutions (think System Shock, US Navy Fighters, Quake, Duke3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage, Cybermage, Screamer, Screamer 2). If your game library doesn't include any of these games, …

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Re: Are Sata to Pata Adapters Good

Posted on 2018-05-15, 00:03

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by .legaCy

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For use with hdd it is okay, but since you mentioned that you are planning to replace your dvd drive, serial ATA optical drive don't seem to have the cd audio output(at least i never seen one), so dos games that relied on cd audio would not work properly.

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Re: 3DMark2000 + Voodoo 3 3000 AGP = crash

Posted on 2018-05-14, 22:41

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by .legaCy

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The artifacts are a good indicator of an overheat, but not the only possibility. Is the card overclocked, or has it ever been? I have a voodoo 3 PCI that was overclocked at one point, overheated, then clocked back down to stock and it will still exhibit some artifacts. As long as i was the owner i …

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3DMark2000 + Voodoo 3 3000 AGP = crash

Posted on 2018-05-14, 19:12

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by .legaCy

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Anyone ever experienced random crashes with the setup described on the title? It is usually working fine then some artifacts appear on the screen and the benchmark crashes. maybe it is overheating? i have a 80mm fan blowing air into the v3 heatsink from outside the case(it is held in place by zip …

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Re: Dead PSU with no +3.3vdc and fried motherboard

Posted on 2018-05-14, 18:34

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by .legaCy

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I wonder if the board really supports MMX CPUs. Allmost all my MMX capable boards use switchmode power converters for the CPU voltage while yours features a linear converter. I am pretty sure that the CPU is the original. All the other xpert 4320 systems I have found have an MMX CPU ( https://www. …

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Re: HP Vectra VL5: issues with Non-PnP sound cards

Posted on 2018-05-14, 14:07

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by .legaCy

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For weird sounds on isa cards, -5v rail come to mind, is the voltage while the issues are happening stable at -5v ?

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CUV4X-CM Audio drivers

Posted on 2018-05-12, 18:09

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by .legaCy

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Not sure if it is the right place, but i went through the vogonsdrivers library, and google'd but didn't find the drivers for the "CM" version, AFAIK the CM audio is provided by one creative chip(ct5880-dcq) while the CUV4X-M drivers that i found are using the VIA audio. However i didn't find any …

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Re: This P3 die is chipped right?

Posted on 2018-05-12, 17:13

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by .legaCy

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That doesn't look too severe compared to couple CPUs I have which got all their corners missing (and still work). I usually like to keep CPUs with intact dice in my collection. I have a Duron though, that has all of its corners chipped off. Looks so ugly I was amazed it would still work. Okay, the …

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Re: This P3 die is chipped right?

Posted on 2018-05-12, 14:57

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by .legaCy

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Update: in my country we have 220v AC and 110v AC as mains electricity, the psu that came with the system was switched to 220v and i was using one 110v outlet, you all are free to call me stupid 🤣.

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Re: Retrogaming with a big CRT : Is it overkill?

Posted on 2018-05-11, 20:27

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by .legaCy

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Playing on a 1600x1200 20" CRT i don't think it would be overkill, it would be a dream. But for DOS idk, personally i wouldn't mind, but some people could find it period incorrect.

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Re: This P3 die is chipped right?

Posted on 2018-05-11, 20:24

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by .legaCy

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It is. May work, though. May not. it isn't working, but anyway i will use another with 133mhz fsb, no motherboard beep, post code 00 on my post analyzer. I may have chipped it while i installed a socket A cpu heatsink, i even bent the retaining clip to prevent excessive force while inserting it. oh …

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This P3 die is chipped right?

Posted on 2018-05-11, 20:06

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by .legaCy

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Click on the picture to see the full resolution.

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Re: ATX2AT Smart Converter: Need Your Advice!

Posted on 2018-05-10, 01:12

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by .legaCy

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It is pretty nice, but it is like killing a mosquito with a flamethrower. with that being said, i really liked, the only thing that i would add is a header for an external power button.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-07, 21:18

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by .legaCy

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I got a "complete" system, ASUS CUV4X, one Pentium 3 1.1ghz(i guess the 100fsb), some ram(i think 2x256 PC133) one unknown vga card(not described) and a power supply for equivalent to US$20 (with shipping included), i will post pictures as soon as it arrives 😀

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Re: hacking the joystick/midi port

Posted on 2018-05-06, 14:53

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by .legaCy

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Why dont go with the same idea as the c64? Just need a software "modem" to modulate and demodulate the audio and two cables to connect one pc line in to another pc line out and vice versa. What i had in mind was using the stereo functionality, the left channel send a clock signal and the right …

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