Adding a DVI Port to a Graphics Card?

Posted on 2018-09-23, 09:17

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by PKFreeZZy

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I have a Leadtek GeForce2 Pro which has solder markings for a DVI port. I'm currently unable nor do I want to do such a mod, but I've been wondering if it's as simple as 1 2 3 to just solder a DVI connector into the socket. Has anyone here ever done this to a card before?

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Re: Windows ME/2000 "WebView" Images in Explorer

Posted on 2018-09-13, 10:41

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by PKFreeZZy

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KCompRoom2000 wrote: It should be in C:\Windows\Web (or "C:\WINNT\Web" if you're using Windows 2000). Tried that, unfortunately it's not in there.

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Windows ME/2000 "WebView" Images in Explorer

Posted on 2018-09-12, 18:16

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by PKFreeZZy

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I'm currently trying to make a fully genuine looking WinME/2K theme for Windows 98 SE. So far I have the icons, desktop color, title bars and sounds ready, however I've noticed that some Plus! themes can modify the cloudy background in the top left in Explorer. Upon further inspection I found out …

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Re: Hybrid Leadtek GeForce2 GTS/PRO?

Posted on 2018-08-14, 10:58

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by PKFreeZZy

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Yes, early SGRAM DDR tend to run quite hot. Are they 6ns (GTS) or 5ns (Pro)? Not sure if this is related, but I have Leadtek GeForce 2 Ultra with Leadtek GTS 64mb BIOS flashed for some reason. I'm not sure about the speed, the chips are from ASCEND and they don't seem like they want to be …

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Hybrid Leadtek GeForce2 GTS/PRO?

Posted on 2018-08-14, 09:42

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by PKFreeZZy

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Since my last purchase of a GeForce2 GTS was a failure, upon finding another deal for a reasonable price I decided to take it. This one is from Leadtek and it's one of the early yellow ones they made, except there's a twist: it has a PRO chip, as well as a label on the back and still gets identified …

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Re: Win98SE Loading Unusually Slow

Posted on 2018-08-12, 05:36

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by PKFreeZZy

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Do you have an Ethernet card installed and no cable connected? That's the most common reason for slow booting of Win95/98, as it waits quite a bit for a DHCP server to answer, not knowing that no cable is attached to the Ethernet card. Could've been that, as my ethernet cable is pretty loose, …

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Win98SE Loading Unusually Slow

Posted on 2018-08-09, 21:06

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by PKFreeZZy

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Just recently, my retro PC started loading really slowly. Normally it'd spend 10 seconds on the cloudy "Windows 98" loading screen then 3 seconds in the DOS prompt before the desktop appears. All of a sudden it's taking over 30 seconds after a fresh install and have no idea what's happening. I even …

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Re: Reference to the Voodoo1 in GeForce GT430 Underclock?

Posted on 2018-06-23, 05:42

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by PKFreeZZy

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I don't have a Voodoo in this PC nor do I own one at all. The clock speeds reported by Afterburner in that image are of its "neutral gear" frequencies after being freed of load. I know their speeds of 135MHz are a mismatch but it's still a close relation, IMO.

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Reference to the Voodoo1 in GeForce GT430 Underclock?

Posted on 2018-06-22, 14:10

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by PKFreeZZy

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I was checking my graphics card temps in MSI Afterburner just recently, then started wondering why of all frequencies it clocks down to these specific numbers: https://i.imgur.com/nggqGnF.png After suddenly realizing I've seen similar clock speeds on the Voodoo1 in a comparison video, research …

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Re: Maximum Network Speed on Win 95/98/SE

Posted on 2018-06-21, 16:16

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by PKFreeZZy

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Alright, I guess I'll try that method. My processor is an EB Pentium III running at 600MHz and my HDD is a 20GB Seagate Barracuda ATA IV which reportedly has 100MB/s of transfer speed. Other than maybe the processor I don't believe there's a bottleneck in the system.

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Maximum Network Speed on Win 95/98/SE

Posted on 2018-06-21, 14:37

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by PKFreeZZy

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Hello everyone, I'm currently trying to figure out why my retro PC's network speed is being limited. It has a beefy enough network card installed, one with the Intel PRO 100 chipset, which can transfer data as fast as 100Mb/s. My ISP is providing us PPPoE gigabit ethernet with 300Mbps and 150Mbps …

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Re: Dead GeForce2 GTS

Posted on 2018-06-07, 21:40

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by PKFreeZZy

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https://imgur.com/a/YNRnASp Alright, here's a better shot at the thing. It still has a few bits remaining since it was literally wiggling loose there as if someone hit it.

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Dead GeForce2 GTS

Posted on 2018-06-07, 19:12

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Hello VOGONS, I found a great deal for a GeForce2 GTS on eBay recently. The seller claimed it was fully operational when I bought it and I absolutely couldn't wait to try it so I went to get the package yesterday and when I installed it, the system wouldn't POST. When I got the card out of the …

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Re: Pentium III 450E?

Posted on 2018-06-06, 15:14

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by PKFreeZZy

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Thank you for the details, so I was definitely right when I thought the same. They really rushed the Slot 1 B and EB models and didn't even create a proper chipset for it. There are Intel 810 and Intel 820 chipset motherboards for slot 1 cpu's with native fsb 133 and there is at least one Intel 815 …

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Re: Pentium III 450E?

Posted on 2018-06-05, 18:51

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by PKFreeZZy

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Thank you for the details, so I was definitely right when I thought the same. They really rushed the Slot 1 B and EB models and didn't even create a proper chipset for it.

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Re: Win 98se vs. ME vs. Win 2000 vs. XP

Posted on 2018-06-02, 09:49

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by PKFreeZZy

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Depends on what range of games withing a period you want to play on it. Note that if you want a Windows 9x PC, go with Windows 98. 95 is fine but somewhat lacky and doesn't excel at driver support with newer hardware that claim to be compatible.ME is pretty much Windows 98 Plus! on a single CD with …

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Re: Pentium III 450E?

Posted on 2018-05-28, 14:26

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by PKFreeZZy

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If I really wanted to get nostalgic I should probably get a Socket 5 Pentium 75 or 90 instead. I'd like to try the Katmai 500 because it was the processor of my last PC which I was really fond of before I got a proper Core i5 machine in 2010 and also because there's a few deals on eBay that come …

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Re: Pentium III 450E?

Posted on 2018-05-28, 04:52

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by PKFreeZZy

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Ok, I don't know why I wrote "general" instead of Tekram in my previous post, but I can say that this site looks horrendous on mobile. My system is really stable in its current state with its 133MHz FSB but I think I might want to put a Katmai 500 or 600 in it for nostalgia sake. How notorious are …

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Re: Pentium III 450E?

Posted on 2018-05-27, 21:12

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by PKFreeZZy

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General P6BX-An with BX.

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Re: Pentium III 450E?

Posted on 2018-05-27, 20:17

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by PKFreeZZy

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Do you have the latest BIOS for that board? A lot of the slot 1 boards, especially the older ones, get kind of funky when you stick a Katmai or Coppermine in it and the BIOS has not been updated. They won't detect correctly, or the cache won't work, or won't detect the speed correctly because …

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