Re: Moto Racer freezes when starting race

Posted on 2019-11-02, 10:34

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by AngieAndretti

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try different voddo drivers ... I tried this too, out of curiosity. I ran through all Voodoo2 reference drivers in sequence, from 1.02.50 up to 3.02.02. The older drivers show a bit of texture glitching whereas newer ones do not - but they all crash in the same way at the same time, when clicking …

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Re: Moto Racer freezes when starting race

Posted on 2019-11-01, 21:37

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by AngieAndretti

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try timeout "X" in your batch file or PING localhost -n "X" >NUL (if your dos has a TCP/IP client) or CountDown.exe "X" "X" = a number (and 1 to the number of seconds you want in ping) countdown.exe and sourcecode https://www.robvanderwoude.com/files/countdown.zip I appreciate that but don't all …

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Re: Moto Racer freezes when starting race

Posted on 2019-11-01, 01:46

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by AngieAndretti

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Five years later... same exact problem. I can force the game to run on my GeForce card using the -OnlyPrimaryDisplay switch, same as the original poster, but the game isn't smart enough to deal with a 32-bit color depth on the desktop so it crashes out unless we switch to 16-bit colors manually …

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Re: Voodoo 5 5500: First Impressions and Temps

Posted on 2019-10-19, 18:03

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by AngieAndretti

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The temperature measurements were taken with an IR gun with one side-panel removed from the case. It's a reasonably modern case layout with a lot of mesh panels for airflow and there's currently one 120mm intake fan mounted bottom-front and another mounted top-rear for exhaust, but they're both …

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Voodoo 5 5500: First Impressions and Temps

Posted on 2019-10-18, 20:08

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by AngieAndretti

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After a year on eBay, I'm finally a very new owner of a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP. It's in excellent condition visually, with stock fans that look really clean but they do make a bit of extra noise. I've installed the card into my 1.4GHz Tualatin Pentium III rig, running Win98SE uSP3. Initial driver is 3Dfx …

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Re: Quadro card to pair with dual PIII 1.4ghz Tualatin for pre-XP rig?

Posted on 2019-10-18, 19:40

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by AngieAndretti

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I've dealt with a similar predicament. I think you hit the nail right on the head with the Quadro4 FX 9xx. That's the strongest single-slot Quadro card that comes to mind, although given the photos I'm seeing I'm doubtful there'd be any clearance for actual airflow into the card's fan if you needed …

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Re: Trying to run Half-Life 1 w/ Voodoo2's using MesaFX

Posted on 2019-10-18, 18:56

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by AngieAndretti

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The gldrv folder is actually there, and the two mentioned files are contained within it... and the game CALLS ITSELF the "non-steam version" within the Install process, but you're right - who knows when it's hacko software. The game could even be made up of repackaged components from multiple …

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Trying to run Half-Life 1 w/ Voodoo2's using MesaFX

Posted on 2019-10-17, 02:17

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by AngieAndretti

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A buddy recently gave me a burned copy of the original Half-Life PC game, as I wanted to try it out on my Voodoo2 SLI rig. It runs but there is no option for "3dfx OpenGL." Choices are simply Software Renderer, OpenGL, and D3D. I believe this may be due to it being a hacko/early version of the game …

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Re: Need for Speed Special Edition: Pulling out my hair!

Posted on 2019-07-28, 00:32

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by AngieAndretti

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I had similar problems with the Windows installer/game executable of NFS:SE on my K6 machine (running Windows 98SE). Here is what fixed it for me: - Right-click on the desktop, open "Properties" -> "Settings" -> "Advanced". - In the "Performance" tab reduce "Graphics Hardware acceleration" by one …

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Re: Voodoo2 DOS Glide Troubleshooting

Posted on 2019-07-04, 07:30

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by AngieAndretti

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UPDATE: I FOUND A SOLUTION! Keeping FastVoodoo2 4.6 as the base driver installed, but replacing just Glide2x.ovl in the Windows directory with a very specific version actually resolves the problem and allows these newer DOS games/patches to run on my fast CPU without crashing. Glide2x.ovl was …

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Re: GeForce2 Ultra with unclean VGA output

Posted on 2019-06-25, 14:06

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by AngieAndretti

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Here are a two high-res images of the card. I see no visual defects but please tell me if y'all see something I'm missing 😊 http://teehill.adirondackpc.com/PublicFiles/nVidiaCard1.jpg http://teehill.adirondackpc.com/PublicFiles/nVidiaCard2.jpg

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Re: GeForce2 Ultra with unclean VGA output

Posted on 2019-06-19, 23:31

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by AngieAndretti

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I can say there are no VISUAL defects whatsoever. All components near the VGA output are pristine - I checked them in particular really closely the last time I had the card out. There are also no bulging caps nor anything else visually wrong with the card. I'll post a couple of pictures next time I …

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Re: GeForce2 Ultra with unclean VGA output

Posted on 2019-06-18, 12:16

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by AngieAndretti

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OK, let me add some details. Swapping out the GeForce2 Ultra for GeForce2 GTS completely resolves the issue 100%. The GeForce2 Ultra has been tested in 3x different retro systems, all with different monitors and cables. Display noise is always present. The GeForce2 GTS has been run in all the same …

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GeForce2 Ultra with unclean VGA output

Posted on 2019-06-18, 10:14

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by AngieAndretti

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I picked up a GeForce2 Ultra on eBay. It's really a beautiful card, in perfect physical condition, but the VGA output is a little "messy" at certain resolutions. Specifically it's like parallel diagonal lines of greater then lesser brightness behind the image being displayed. These lines scroll …

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Re: Is there a DOS-compatible handheld gamepad with analog stick?

Posted on 2019-05-20, 23:39

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by AngieAndretti

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Finally got around to trying the DOS Sidewinder driver. It was a good idea, thanks, but it refuses to load the driver: "Sidewinder not present or incorrectly configured." At this point I'd sure love to hear from anyone who can personally say that they've used Device X successfully in pure DOS-mode. …

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Re: Is there a DOS-compatible handheld gamepad with analog stick?

Posted on 2019-05-13, 21:59

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by AngieAndretti

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I fear Mr. Ozzuneoj may be right because I just received my Hammerhead that i dropped $50 on and DOS ISN'T SEEING IT! It only installed into Win98 WITH A DRIVER - and it does work with said driver WITH WINDOWS GAMES - but I greatly prefer my Xbox 360 gamepad for Windows 9x games so that's of no use …

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Re: Is there a DOS-compatible handheld gamepad with analog stick?

Posted on 2019-05-09, 00:48

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by AngieAndretti

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OMG Thank you!! For some reason I wasn't getting to these by way of Google searching. I'm all over that 3dfx one!!

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Is there a DOS-compatible handheld gamepad with analog stick?

Posted on 2019-05-08, 22:10

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by AngieAndretti

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Does this exist as a product I can purchase today: Take the functionality of the traditional large PC joystick of the mid-90's and shrink it down to handheld gamepad form-factor BUT KEEP THE TRUE ANALOG STICK. Skip any product that requires USB. Ideally the analog stick should be on the left with …

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Re: Anyone try a new off-brand PSU w/ strong 5v rail?

Posted on 2019-04-25, 19:25

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by AngieAndretti

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Conclusion: I received my StarTech PSU and I'm very happy with it. Actually I'll admit I purchased both PSU's I mentioned in my original post. I had already purchased the KenTek one before posting here because I'd initially thought it would be the better option. OMG, it was so bad guys!! The KenTek …

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Re: Anyone try a new off-brand PSU w/ strong 5v rail?

Posted on 2019-04-22, 19:43

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by AngieAndretti

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Current PSU is a SolidGear SDGR-550E: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1HU-008G-00027 I have multiples of this model new-in-box and I've already tested with a second identical unit to rule out the first one beginning to fail. Behavior is identical so I feel confident it's not a …

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