Re: FDISK issue with hard drive size

Posted on 2021-10-09, 01:47

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by Brawndo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

For Win98, I use Super Fdisk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ivV5tyfRs Thanks for that link, I'll check it out. On another note, I found this website which explains the limitations of FDISK, which explains why my 80 GB disk is only showing about 10 GB capacity, due to the "actual size minus 64 …

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Re: FDISK issue with hard drive size

Posted on 2021-10-09, 01:18

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That's a good idea. Maybe I'll run a Linux live CD and partition/format the remainder. What's also strange is I can't even create an extended DOS partition using the remaining "100%" of the drive space left because when I enter 100% as the partition size, it says there's not enough disk space. So …

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FDISK issue with hard drive size

Posted on 2021-10-09, 00:00

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a Compaq 5000 system with an Athlon 900 MHz CPU I'm tinkering with which I put a new Samsung 80 GB IDE hard drive in. I installed Windows 98 at first without using FDISK and it formatted the entire 80 GB capacity no problem during the Windows install. I then decided to create a small OS …

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Re: Got sold a broken Voodoo 2 -- do I try to fix it?

Posted on 2021-10-08, 03:53

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

As a side note, I just checked the current going rate of Voodoo 2 cards on ebay and holy crap! There's an STB card bid up to almost $200. Last I was in the market for them you could get them all day long for a smidge over $100 for a 12 MB version. Last ones I bought a couple years ago I paid $340 …

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Re: Got sold a broken Voodoo 2 -- do I try to fix it?

Posted on 2021-10-06, 23:30

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I hope you don't mind me asking but how much did you pay for the broken Voodoo on top of the $30 shipping? It was $140 So $170 total shipped for a non working Voodoo 2? I'm gonna say hell to the no, just return it. I see working ones for sale for less than that all the time, the 12 MB versions even …

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Re: Win98 & DOS games: Voodoo 5 or Voodoo 2 + some other AGP card?

Posted on 2021-10-05, 00:39

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ Video

Step 1: Wanting to build a retro system Step 2: Thinking it can be all done with only one system Step 3: Realizing it can not be done with one system Step 4: Building 2 systems Step 5: Realizing that it can't also all be done with just 2 systems Step 6: Become like the rest of us and build wayyy to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-05, 00:31

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

A couple new GPUs to add to the plethora of peripherals. First, a MSI GeForce 560 Ti OC with the Twin Frozr dual fan cooler. If memory serves this is the exact same GPU I bought when I built my Sandy Bridge PC about 10 years ago, and it runs VERY quiet. This time it'll go in my C2D desktop for late …

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

Posted on 2021-10-03, 20:48

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Just working on cable routing and management in my newly acquired Windows ME era Compaq, make it as clean as possible in this old case. I installed a new 80 GB IDE hard drive which will be plenty for Windows 98. Haven't decided which video card I'm going to run in it yet, either a Radeon 9600 Pro or …

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Re: A good cheap no frills handheld emulator with SD slot.

Posted on 2021-10-01, 05:14

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by Brawndo

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in Console & Arcade Emulation

Any smart phone on a controller mount will probably work. You aren't asking for a whole lot. I have a GPD X D and I like it quite a bit. I was going to recommend this. Most everybody has a smartphone these days, and they're pretty powerful. I've run everything up to PSP and PS1 on my Galaxy Note 9 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-01, 05:02

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

More goodies arrived today. A brand new shrink wrapped Maxtor 120 GB external hard drive, which of course I'm going to open up and remove the drive itself for installation in a Windows 98 desktop. It seems like these external drives often get overlooked by people looking for a 3.5" IDE hard drive. …

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What am I missing with the 6800 GT?

Posted on 2021-09-30, 14:40

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ Video

I've noticed that Nvidia 6800 GT video cards seem to be among the more sought after video cards, and sell for more of a premium than others. I understand it is one of the last and most powerful AGP video cards available, but other than that, does it fill a niche that other systems and video cards …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-30, 04:38

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by Brawndo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Another lucky day at the thrift store. I'm not typically one to care about a Compaq but given the time frame of this one, and if nothing else some useful components, I paid $10 for this guy. Dusty as hell inside, even after I blew out all the dust bunnies, so it'll need a good cleaning. My initial …

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

Posted on 2021-09-28, 05:27

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I got one of my old cases cleaned up inside and out and ready for a Super 7 build. Since it has a MSI sticker on the front, maybe I'll stay true and put my MS5169 motherboard in with a K6-2 500. https://i.ibb.co/6rnrBmw/20210927-231850.jpg https://i.ibb.co/LhWdTP4/20210927-231916.jpg https://i.ibb. …

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Re: Show us your IBM Compatible PC games collection

Posted on 2021-09-25, 15:49

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ Software

So years ago I decided to go on a quest to collect the original big box edition of every single Jane's combat simulator PC game. It took a few months and a lot of time on eBay looking for only top quality specimens, but I eventually got them all. They all contain complete original documentation like …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-25, 00:14

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Nothing exciting, just received an Antec TruePower 550 which the seller claims is new. I am not convinced of that, but I'll take a closer look later and take pics.

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

Posted on 2021-09-23, 04:33

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Another step further on my early 2000s recreation, got the TDK VeloCD 52x drive installed, and tied up the main PSU cable so it's hidden and out of the way. Spent a good chunk of time just looking at it and thinking about cable management as cleanly as possible. It's gonna be a chore... https://i. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-23, 00:31

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by Brawndo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Nice! It's an Antec Sonata III if I'm not mistaken. Used to have one of these, and I still have one of my Core2Q systems in a Sonata II. Yeah I'm not sure, I'll have to look closer. I will say though, it does feel a bit cheap for an Antec case, seems like they eventually began using thinner …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-22, 13:51

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by Brawndo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Check the PSU for bad capacitors. Earthwatts at this age may have some bad capacitors, as evidenced by a computer I repaired for a customer who had this case. The capacitor that was hidden from good airflow ended up bulging and leaking on the top, so I quickly replaced it before returning the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-22, 05:29

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by Brawndo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Went to a local thrift store again today, picked up a complete Core2Duo tower in an Antec case for $5. I really didn't have a reason to get it, other than it was $5, but the C2D generation of PCs is fun and cheap to tinker with right now, so why not? It has a 500 watt Antec earth watts PSU, what …

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

Posted on 2021-09-22, 05:22

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by Brawndo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I gave my MSI K7T266 mobo a good cleaning and installed it in its permanent (for now) home, in a Thermaltake Xaser V blue case. I have most of the rest of the parts I need to recreate that build from my prime time 20s years. Just now getting around to putting it together.

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