Re: Only 1 IDE port work but the other ports don't?

Posted on 2019-08-29, 03:50

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by fitzpatr

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My First piece of advice would be to clear the CMOS and then load defaults. I don't see an option in the manual to clear CMOS, so at the least, Load Defaults. Next, ensure that the IDE and Floppy cables are oriented correctly. The Red Wire on the cable is Pin 1. Pin 1 on the floppy drive itself is …

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Re: Monkey Island 1&2: Roland MT-32 + Sound Blaster support

Posted on 2019-08-04, 23:07

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I know its an old thread, maybe making my own would make more sense, but it seems to fit here. I've been setting up an old 486 and wanted to get these games working. PC has a SB16 value, and a first revision MT32. Its a AMD X5 133 chip, with 32megs of ram. As downloaded, both monkey 1 and 2 both …

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Re: New 486 PC- External L2 Cache

Posted on 2019-08-04, 04:16

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https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=60746 A) what you're calling 10-pin is DIP-20 package. I'm not aware of SRAM of that size, but if it is, I suspect that it is incompatible. C) Intel 4004? That is not any sort of PC processor. That is a very early intel design pre-dating the IBM PC by …

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Re: Advice Thread - Optimum System Coverage

Posted on 2019-07-29, 04:27

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I've fortunately been able to equip two SB 2.0 with the CMS upgrades. For CGA Graphics, I do have an Amiga 1084s monitor that can apparently handle CGA, but I haven't tried them together. I'll make another thread when it comes time to build that system...8088 class boards are outside of my …

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Re: Advice Thread - Optimum System Coverage

Posted on 2019-07-27, 05:04

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Thank you for the input! It's both fun and insightful to see how everyone approaches this topic! The impetus behind this is that I have two Pentium II systems that are in great shape. One IBM Personal Computer 300XL (Pentium II 300, 440FX), and one Seanix (Pentium II 300, 440LX). I can't seem to …

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Advice Thread - Optimum System Coverage

Posted on 2019-07-21, 19:17

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Hi everyone, I'd like to optimize my coverage of PC builds to allow for maximum flexibility with minimum total number of builds. I suppose this is a very first-world problem, but I have far more components than I do builds, and I'd like to limit how many active systems I have to a reasonable number. …

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Re: Nvidia Ageia PhysX PCI Card in 486? win98?

Posted on 2019-07-20, 18:16

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by fitzpatr

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Absolutely not a chance. Any game with PhysX capability is more than a decade newer than a pentium-class system. Ghost Recon needs a Pentium 4 2GHz and a GeForce 6 class GPU. You're orders of magnitude apart.

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Re: ALD VL4200 motherboard (486, 3VLB) config/manual/help!

Posted on 2019-07-04, 03:28

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by fitzpatr

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Please post a good, high resolution picture of your board. We may be able to match it.

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Re: RD-RAM Auction Help

Posted on 2019-07-01, 07:13

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Nice catch! Probably worth the risk in price, regardless. Thanks!

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RD-RAM Auction Help

Posted on 2019-07-01, 04:04

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I've been looking for some 512MB sticks of PC1066 for a couple of Pentium III and Pentium 4 builds. I've come across these: eBay Link , but due to the lack of brand other than "3D COLOR", serial number, and seller "Multiple Locations, USA", I'm suspicious of these either being new fakes or era- …

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Re: DOS and MIDI

Posted on 2019-06-18, 02:24

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by fitzpatr

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Many games do not support both simultaneously. Please give a bit more detail about your problems, equipment, and games/software in use instead of having us pull it from you. How do you have the audio out from your SC-55 getting to your speakers? Which game are you trying to use?

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Re: Soundblaster 16 - No audio

Posted on 2019-06-17, 02:36

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by fitzpatr

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In general, this card shouldn't require drivers for most of these things. My inclination would be to go back to basics. Ensure that all jumpers on the card are set correctly, that the volume control wheel is in the middle of its range, and that you are plugged in to the correct port. Next, ensure …

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Re: Bought a faulty V2

Posted on 2019-02-08, 13:31

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by fitzpatr

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Correct. Choose the resolve a problem iron in your purchase through eBay. Explain the issue. They'll likely side with you. Especially if you have pictures.

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Re: Trying to get the VLB experience, but its too slow?

Posted on 2019-01-24, 02:10

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so for me, a perfect 486 experience can´t be reached with a FIC 486-GVT-2 ? the only way it could improve just a little bit is with a AMD 133mhz and using the TSENG videocard. but in order to use the AMD133mhz i need to buy a voltage regulator socket3 addon, because the motherboard only has …

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Re: is Rage 128 Pro 32MB same as Rage Fury Pro?

Posted on 2019-01-23, 05:42

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My understanding is that the Rage 128 Pro is the chip, and the Rage Fury Pro is the name of a released card which has the Rage 128 Pro. Consequently, yes, they should be functionally equivalent for driver purposes.

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Re: 486DX2

Posted on 2019-01-19, 20:04

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Looks like no L2 cache is installed. That would likely account for the difference, or at least much of it.

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Re: Has Anyone Done Any Quantitative Tests to Determine How Much Better a Third-Party Heatsinks Performs on a Voodoo5 5500?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 22:06

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Anyway, now I have temperatures for Voodoo5 as well: V5 5500 PCI with original heatsinks and fans = 71 °C (primary GPU) and 70 °C (secondary GPU) V5 5500 AGP with original heatsinks and Sunon Maglev fans = 62 °C (primary GPU) and 61 °C (secondary GPU) Nice! Very significant improvement just with …

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Re: Motherboard cache error checking software [386]

Posted on 2019-01-16, 15:58

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Happy to try to help! -15 should be good. Did you upgrade the TAG RAM chip when you upgraded to 256k? Did you replace all of the original cache chips when you made the modifications, or did you re-use the original chips and augment them?

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Re: Motherboard cache error checking software [386]

Posted on 2019-01-16, 14:52

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Interesting problem. Intermittent ones like this can be a pain to diagnose, as I'm sure you've experienced. A DX-40 runs with a 40MHz bus, which could be too high for your cache/RAM. Could we please see pictures of your board, cache chips, and RAM? I agree that it sounds like a memory issue, but …

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Re: were/are the Voodoo 4 and 5 even worth owning?

Posted on 2019-01-13, 13:45

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Glad to hear the V4/5 still works fine with DOS games... if I were to ever seriously want one, being bad for pure DOS would be an immediate turn-off. My Windows 98se rig is built to handle as many oldschool games as possible, from old CGA RPGs up to whatever it can handle with its hardware. That's …

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