Re: Pentium 200, non-mmx - low dos benchmarks?

Posted on 2022-09-24, 21:53

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by Horun

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https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/ast-advantage!-612-221475-f01 which is a custom variant of https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-advanced-ma-monaco You probably have all the Advanced MA other docs but attached them (found them scattered in my archives, some from Viglen, elhvb, …

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Re: Help with jumper settings with 4407G Ver 2.0 Unichip 486 WB

Posted on 2022-09-24, 17:03

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by Horun

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Well the BIOS ID says it is a Dataexpert. There is a manual for the 4407 but not 4407G Ver2 : https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/dataexpert-exp4407 Gemlight also used those chipsets but nothing much good found yet....

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Re: Windows 98 does not see mechanical hard disk

Posted on 2022-09-24, 15:45

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by Horun

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What motherboard or controller are you using ?

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Re: Windows 98 does not see mechanical hard disk

Posted on 2022-09-24, 15:09

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by Horun

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You say "After changing the master/slave configuration, I am no longer be able to see the 13GB HD on W98." Did you change the 13GB HD from Slave to CF to Master on secondary or the other way around ? Just a guess as I have seen similar but different with windows before: If the second HD was fdisked …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-24, 02:34

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by Horun

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LOL sits back eating popcorn waiting for some other replies :D Tore apart an old TIVO box with 2009 80GB IDE WD drive and only 3400 hours on it that passed CrystalDisk and seemed to work fine. Unfortunately my cat caught me off guard and nearly tripped me going to storage area and dropped it :( Will …

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Re: Acer Aspire 4920G drivers needed

Posted on 2022-09-24, 02:08

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by Horun

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Glitch58 wrote on 2022-09-18, 12:52: I found most drivers, but now I need TouchPad driver for Windows Vista 64-bit. The original filename of package is 'TouchPad_Synaptics_v9.2.3.1_WinVista_x64.zip'. Did you get the file ?

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Re: Looking for storage advice for a 98SE build.

Posted on 2022-09-24, 02:04

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by Horun

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Given choice of SSD or SD card I would go SSD. Both need proper use of a Trim util. Many prefer a real HD, no Trim as well as keeping things close to original in aspect what was in the old box. I am of the latter group though have some CF and SSD in certain vintage boxes... Never heard of using m.2 …

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Re: Pentium 200, non-mmx - low dos benchmarks?

Posted on 2022-09-24, 01:44

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by Horun

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Can you post a picture of your board ? P-200 versus P-200MMX is only maybe a 5-10% improvement in DOS games iirc as per your chart above. Try running cachechk and post the results (is in Phils pack)....

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Re: Pentium 200, non-mmx - low dos benchmarks?

Posted on 2022-09-23, 23:36

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by Horun

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edit: Maybe something phil does is different than how you are doing it. Did you download DOS Benchmark Pack ?

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Re: DXVA question on XP

Posted on 2022-09-23, 02:49

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by Horun

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Hmm XP is not the limitation but AGP is for good smooth 1080p MKV/MP4/h.264 playback. One of my boxes plays 1080p mkv just fine under XP but is a soc775 w/PCIe and 8800GTS. What about 720p ? If you are watching from some 22-24" monitor good 720p encodes can look nearly as good a 1080p on screen that …

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Re: What kinds of multimeter test leads are required for computers hardware testing?

Posted on 2022-09-23, 02:38

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by Horun

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The hook probe is very good for using a sewing needle on the + for some fine work on small via's and ic pins. credit to kaputnik and Shponglefan for mentioning sewing needles first ! It may seem awkward with needle 90 degrees to the probe handle but I find it very easy to do.... Also have used an …

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Re: Backing up a laptop without USB or Ethernet - Any cheaper options than pcmcia card?

Posted on 2022-09-22, 04:10

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by Horun

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just some thoughts... backing up a drive is a whole different thing than just copying files off it. first one can be complex, the second is fairly easy. I suggest your original option 2 as you said and image the drive using an adapter to an other older computers HD. That way you could re-image it on …

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Re: Intel DP35DP ICH/MCH high temps

Posted on 2022-09-22, 03:42

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by Horun

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What are you using to check those temperatures ? Have seen many OS based apps not report some Temps correctly (some allow an adjustment for chipset type instead of just "reading it") ... just a thought

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Re: CD Drive question

Posted on 2022-09-22, 03:27

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by Horun

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I have a Liteon 32x, a NEC cd burner, and some others with those extra 3 jumps and look nearly identical in back, AFAIK you do not use those for standard PC setups. Factory is for a final test/calibration of the drive and that Single drive is for a specific use, Apple possibly or upgrade flashing …

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Re: DXVA question on XP

Posted on 2022-09-21, 03:01

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by Horun

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Plenty of older BDs are VC-1 encoded. Warner and Universal used VC-1 on most of their discs until around 2011 or 2012. Then they switched over to H.264. Sony and Fox actually used MPEG-friggin-2 on some of their first BDs! Play those on a large enough screen, and you'll definitely see the codec …

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Re: ASK ATX55C Rev B3 Socket 7 - looking for manuals and jumper settings

Posted on 2022-09-21, 02:29

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by Horun

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Just looked closer at your first picture. Three of those caps appear to have physical damage and should be replaced, specially the two on left they appear slightly crushed which could be an issue with stability. what CPU are you testing with ? A standard 3.3v Pentium 100 would be best since it is …

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Re: Strange socket 7 MB connector

Posted on 2022-09-20, 03:24

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by Horun

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Exactly Sphere478 !! Most VRM socketed boards do need jumpers or a "shorting block" AKA "dummy" VRM to short pins for STD (non-MMX) Pentium cpu's. Here are pics of a VRM types and where to put jumpers if you do not have one. Also a pic of my Intel Advanced ATX with jumpers and a P-90. Note only …

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Re: DXVA question on XP

Posted on 2022-09-20, 02:36

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by Horun

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Hell… https://www.avsforum.com/threads/7600gt-agp-does-not-do-wmv-hd-acceleration.915497/ Hmm according to that PDF my AGP 6200 does have it (H.264 Decode Acceleration) as well as my 6600GT and 7800GS. This topic is interesting and am not concerned with VC-1/WMV support (Microsoft's VC-1 …

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Re: Does anyone have the original NVIDIA driver file W2k_776_WHQL.exe?

Posted on 2022-09-20, 01:14

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by Horun

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Stiletto wrote on 2022-03-02, 22:08: Took a lot of digging, but I tracked it down in the Wayback Machine: [EDIT] Other links I found along the way: Thanks !!! I have an archive text of Nvidia driver locations and added those places.

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Re: Drivers for Acer AcerNote Light 350P

Posted on 2022-09-19, 13:38

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by Horun

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Deksor wrote on 2022-09-18, 12:13: I'm not home right now. However if you're interested I can share it by P2P instead Thanks, I am not home either this weekend. Will be working out of town for a bit Am not in any hurry, when ever you have time.

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