Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-24, 14:28

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CMOS Reset ? Other CPU ? What about forced power up (on 20-pin plug, short green wire to any black one) ? I haven't tried a Cmos reset, but I did remove the Battery for 20 seconds, that should have cleared it right? I have two CPUs both didnt work. I have force powered up the PSU and the fans on …

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2017-03-24, 13:43

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Just got my 4CoreDual Sata 2 Rev 2 board in and appears to be dead. As soon as plug in the P4 Connector I am unable to get any power (Definitely using the right 4 pin connector too). I have tried removing the Cmos battery, different CPU, PSU works on a different motherboard. Doesn't appear to be any …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-24, 12:07

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Just got the motherboard through. It won't power up with P4 cable plugged in. No shorts that I can see. Looks like a dud 😒 The Psu works fine on another motherboard.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-21, 09:28

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Graphics madness part 26 ... Glorious haul (aside from the GeForce FX abomination..) but be careful with the orchid, one of the labeled chips seem to be partially out of socket, make sure to push that into place before trying it and potentially causing damage. Looks like it's just the sticker on …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-21, 01:06

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I was using 7900 GX2 (7950 GX2 "prototype", it uses the same drivers as later model). My card was blocking both IDE ports :( There is a chance, that shorter card will siply sit on top of the already plugged in IDE connector, while still being secured on PCI-e slot. I was able to do this on second …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-21, 00:24

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That is a good deal for E7500 :) It will be great CPU for this setup (and with beta bios, it should work flawlessly). Also : This MB doesn't support 4GB RAM regardless of BIOS (even beta BIOS has 32-bit adress limit). Because of that, usable RAM for OS will be around 3GB (depending on GPU used). PS …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-20, 23:57

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E7500 is a 1066MHz chip (no OC room on this board), E5400 or E4xx0 are 800MHz CPU's and can be Overclocked by ~33% :) E4600 @ 1066MHz = 3,2GHz. E5400 @ 1066MHz = 3,6GHz. Question is : How good of a deal you have on it. 3MB will be useful, but if you want to OC (or are low on $$), PDC and E4x00 are …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-20, 23:08

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I would recommend going Core 2 Duo E4xx0 instead of Pentium 4 HT. More CPU power is good and Core 2 Duos can be downclocked to x6 multi if required. On this motherboard in theory I can go to a E7500. Is there a reason why I should stick with a E4XX0? At what core 2 duo would the single core …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-20, 10:08

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Just been given (For the cost of shipping) Asus GEForce EN6600LE Silencer 256MB graphics card https://www.asus.com/media/global/products/qwsDyEw6yAlCgnMO/P_500.jpg and 2 x 2GB DDR2 RAM PC6400 DIMM (EasyRAM) Graphics card would be good backup If the 7950GX2 just doesn't pan out, pity they closed off …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-20, 10:08

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by Asomodai

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Just been given (For the cost of shipping) Asus GEForce EN6600LE Silencer 256MB graphics card https://www.asus.com/media/global/products/qwsDyEw6yAlCgnMO/P_500.jpg and 2 x 2GB DDR2 RAM PC6400 DIMM (EasyRAM) Graphics card would be good backup for my Win98 machine (If the 7950GX2 just doesn't pan out) …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-15, 09:49

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by Asomodai

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I would advice against such a build based on my own experiences. You are going into unknown area with beta drivers and unoptimized support on most of your components. Be prepared for lots of strange errors. If you can live with that fine, but then I dont know if you intend to use this system or if …

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Re: Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. Modern case. Looking for advice.

Posted on 2017-03-14, 23:02

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Cheers for the ideas guys. I ended up picking a Nvidia 7950 GX2. A single card with two 7950GT's built into it. Only one of them will work under 98, but both will work under XP. Should be some pretty stonking performance! Unfortunately it will cover up the AGP slot as it is a two slot card. Now onto …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-14, 23:01

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Just picked up one of these on ebay. http://i.imgur.com/f8dKDSD.jpg Nvidia 7950 GX2. Two 7950GTs in one card. This is going into my fast Win98/Windows XP build along with my P4 Cedar Mill. Whilst 98 wont recognise one of the cards, it's still fast with just one of them operating in it's own right. …

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Build Log: Fast Win98/XP Build. P2/P3 era case with no airflow!

Posted on 2017-03-13, 10:31

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Hello all. This is a bit of a build thread. Looking to build a fairly fast but very compatible Win98 PC. Looking for a Modern look. What I currently have: Unused ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 R2.0 Pentium 4 661 3.6ghz Cedar Mill. Terratec 24/90 Sound card with front panel. 2GB DDR2 Ram. Rloews ram patch. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-11, 23:33

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by Asomodai

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Finally grabbed a motherboard for my high end Win98 only rig. ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 R2.0 which the seller claims has never been used. Interesting that the wrong manual is being sent with it though! Cant wait to pair this with my Cedar Mill Pentium 4 661!

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Re: Croc not playing music

Posted on 2017-03-10, 00:28

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Physical disc, and audio cd's work no problem. I can play the music in media player, but it does not play in game. Make sure you have a cable running from your CD player to your Sound card. It could be that your media player/soundcard is set to decode audio digitally rather then analogue. Whilst …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-06, 14:47

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Been given some bits and peices for free. No photo, but a Pentium 4 661 3.6ghz Costa Rica. Probably one of the fastest P4 single cores out there, perfect for my Win98 build. And then this. http://i.imgur.com/OgKf9D9.jpg Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96, soundcard and front panel. Missing it's IDE cable but …

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Asrock 4coreDual-SATA2. Win98 Compatible, but cannot find drivers?

Posted on 2017-03-06, 13:15

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by Asomodai

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Hello all. In my quest to find a decent Win98 Motherboard many people have recommended the Asrock 4coreDual-SATA2. I finally have a bead on one. However there does not appear to be any drivers on the AsRock page. Almost as if they have been removed. Has anyone got an archive of these drivers …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-06, 10:07

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by Asomodai

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Been given some bits and peices for free. No photo, but a Pentium 4 661 3.6ghz Costa Rica. Probably one of the fastest P4 single cores out there, perfect for my Win98 build. And then this. http://i.imgur.com/OgKf9D9.jpg Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96, soundcard and front panel. Missing it's IDE cable but …

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Re: Cedar Mill compatible Windows 98 motherboard?

Posted on 2017-03-02, 00:06

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Theoretically all PCIe Radeons (up to R400 aka X8xx series) and GeForces (up to NV4x aka 6xxx series) work ok in Win9x with last Win9x official drivers. P4M900? IIRC this MB uses the DDR2 so this chipset is ok (P4M900 = single channel + DDR1 = very slow). 2 PCI slots + 1 PCIex1 slot is the main …

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