Re: AMD socket 939 AGP build - mid 2004 - Windows XP
Posted on 2023-12-31, 20:24
How in the world did you do that with the IdE cables to get them looking so nice?! Is that one single cable with all those IDE connectors on it?
Re: Annual specs for Ultimate Gaming Rigs from 1992 to 1999
Posted on 2023-10-31, 02:55
I did something very similar years ago. Here is what I had come up with. I have actually built each of these with the listed parts. I stuck with Intel CPU's but have since built some AMD machines. CD-RW in 1995? Wow... you're assuming as much of a budget as the OP :) I remember buying a CD-RW drive …
Re: Annual specs for Ultimate Gaming Rigs from 1992 to 1999
Posted on 2023-10-31, 01:08
I did something very similar years ago. Here is what I had come up with. I have actually built each of these with the listed parts. I stuck with Intel CPU's but have since built some AMD machines.
Dell Geforce256 64MB Capacitors
Posted on 2022-10-13, 03:22
I have a Dell Geforce256 64MB that I was wanting to replace the capacitors on. IT seems to have a quite noticeable shadow effect going on. Almost everything has a black fade coming out to the right. The caps on here aren't labeled very well, however. The 2 big ones are labeled 011 330 6E (top to …
Re: SB LIve MIDI Out VXD Drivers
Posted on 2022-10-09, 19:46
Just reinstalled windows and used a separate older Sb Live Platinum install cd with vxd only drivers. Everything installed fine but still no midi out to sound canvas through the gameport when trying to play DOS games within Windows. It will only play the emulated midi through the Line Out. I know I …
Re: SB LIve MIDI Out VXD Drivers
Posted on 2022-10-07, 15:25
Well I tried using an AWE64 ISA PNP card in the same machine and I cannot get it to output to the external MIDI port either when trying to run DOS games (ie. Blood, Duke 3D) from within Windows using the drivers that were already on the W98 install cd. Is this a limitation of Windows or is there a …
Re: Voodoo 3500 Low Resolution with VGA Switcher
Posted on 2022-10-07, 00:15
Did you mention whether the card is AGP or PCI? If it is AGP it likely just doesn't like sharing-.... It is AGP yes. How's testing those drivers going? Any updates? Maybe we can help move you forward. Just got around to it. Manually changed the Monitor driver to a Viewsonic G800, which is what I …
SB LIve MIDI Out VXD Drivers
Posted on 2022-10-06, 21:19
I have an SB0100 SB Live card in a Win98 build. I have the midi out port plugged into a Sound Canvas. I am trying to use the VXD drivers for faster game play but I do not seem to get any MIDI out when using the VXD drivers. Everything works fine with the WMD drivers. Is this something that is …
Re: Voodoo 3500 Low Resolution with VGA Switcher
Posted on 2022-10-06, 21:16
Carrera wrote on 2022-10-06, 09:09: Did you mention whether the card is AGP or PCI? If it is AGP it likely just doesn't like sharing-.... It is AGP yes.
Re: Voodoo 3500 Low Resolution with VGA Switcher
Posted on 2022-10-05, 16:02
I helped beta test the drivers for the last of the commercially available 3Dfx cards and I can confirm that motherboard compatibility was sometimes an issue. At the time I was using an EPox board and was an AMD fan. They had to send me two new sets of drivers before the card worked on my board. So …
Re: Voodoo 3500 Low Resolution with VGA Switcher
Posted on 2022-10-05, 14:25
How do you know the VGA switch is the problem? I've never heard of this happening. There's a bunch of tests, like does it happen when the computers trade positions? Based on what's here I'd hazard to guess it's on the software side. Maybe clean out old drivers in safe mode or try a clean install of …
Voodoo 3500 Low Resolution with VGA Switcher
Posted on 2022-10-05, 01:22
I have a Voodoo 3500 hooked up to a 2 port VGA switch. A Geforce256 build is also connected to the switch. The problem I am trying to solve is an odd one. This configuration worked initially. I had both computers set at 1024x768 32-bit on the desktop. The next day I booted just the Voodoo PC and the …
Re: Make Win98 Taskbar Larger
Posted on 2022-09-10, 00:33
You can also try applying the "Windows White (Extra Large)" theme and the Quick Launch -> View -> Large properties to make the taskbar bigger: https://i.imgur.com/vSe8oPE.png 1.PNG You can track, for example, using the RegShot program, what changes are made when applying this theme to the registry. …
Re: Make Win98 Taskbar Larger
Posted on 2022-09-08, 02:18
leileilol wrote on 2022-09-07, 01:06: Start menu thickness is linked to the size of "Caption Buttons" Is there a setting where I can adjust this Caption Button size?
Re: Make Win98 Taskbar Larger
Posted on 2022-09-08, 02:17
You can also try applying the "Windows White (Extra Large)" theme and the Quick Launch -> View -> Large properties to make the taskbar bigger: https://i.imgur.com/vSe8oPE.png 1.PNG You can track, for example, using the RegShot program, what changes are made when applying this theme to the registry. …
Make Win98 Taskbar Larger
Posted on 2022-09-07, 00:26
I have a Win98 machine that I am running in 1600x1200. I have made the desktop icons larger but was wondering if there is a way to make the Start Menu and Taskbar larger in size? I know you can click and drag to give it more layers but I am wanting to make it actually larger in size but still keep …
Re: VOGONS Benchmark archive?
Posted on 2022-08-15, 03:06
I also wanted to mention the Sysmark benchmarks. While looking into these, I found mention of a Sysmark 92 (for MS-DOS), and a Sysmark 93 (for Windows and DOS), ctrl+f for sysmark: http://www2.icmm.ru/~masich/win/lexion/benchmark/faq.htm From the first archived bapco page, there is sysmark95 (for …
Re: SysMark98 and Bootmark
Posted on 2022-08-14, 02:22
Thanks. Yes I have been able to find bootmark quite easily on those cds now. Still no luck finding any copies of SysMark98 though. Seems to be lost to time as far as I can tell.
SysMark98 and Bootmark
Posted on 2022-08-13, 01:45
Looking to compare some of my builds to the benchmarks used by Maximum PC in the late 90s. It would appear that SysMark98 and Bootmark were the two big ones that they used. However, I cannot seem to find a copy of either of these. Does anyone have/or know where one might obtain these?
Which PSU for my 1999-ish Build?
Posted on 2022-08-07, 17:01
I am not sure what to look for in a PSU for a build I am throwing together. Here are the general specs: MSI K7 Pro MB Athlon Slot A 750 Pluto CPU Asus V6800 (Geforce256) GPU SB Live card I see talk about the 5v and 3.3v combined watts and amps and all but can’t quite wrap my head around it all yet. …
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