Re: Win98 don't shutdown or reboots

Posted on 2023-11-12, 22:19

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hello all :) I've recently encoutered an issues on my retro build, which basically on my Windows 98SE i can't shutdown or reboot the system. Everytime i try to shutdown or reboot, i get until the win98 sky logo which says waiting for system to shutdown screen, but nothing happens until then and im …

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Re: Win98 don't shutdown or reboots

Posted on 2023-11-12, 21:57

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hello all :) I've recently encoutered an issues on my retro build, which basically on my Windows 98SE i can't shutdown or reboot the system. Everytime i try to shutdown or reboot, i get until the win98 sky logo which says waiting for system to shutdown screen, but nothing happens until then and im …

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Re: Windows XP system spec recommendations.

Posted on 2023-10-22, 21:56

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I don't mean to be policing these forums, and I tend to think of myself as more of a guest here. I take it that "theiceman085" is the same user as "predator_085", with the same thread themes with only slight variations spaced in time at a constant rhythm, the same templated responses, same sentence …

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Re: help me find this boring beige mid-tower case

Posted on 2023-10-22, 18:19

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Try to do some research into who the main sellers of white box cases at the time were. There's one outfit in particular I'm thinking of that was very popular a few years after this, En...light maybe? Yes, google confirms that, Enlight - the 7237, I think, was the really popular model. There's also …

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Re: Building the Ultimate Win98 computer ?

Posted on 2023-10-20, 15:59

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I get the fatigue with Phil's builds in this context, I've found myself that his channel has become more and more repetitive and dare I say, even bordering on boring. In fairness, he's been running his channel for almost a decade. There is only so much retro content and retro builds before it will …

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Re: Building the Ultimate Win98 computer ?

Posted on 2023-10-19, 16:34

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If ultimate then like this Ah yes, another uninspiring "lets make generic LGA775 PCIe build, just like Phil did 100 times already", from Kaspersky antivirus blog (!?) of all places. Just like this cookie cutter thread. Yeah he did but that doesnt mean somebody else cant do it again for themselves. …

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Re: Pentium III Windows 98 SE computer not running games as well as it used to?

Posted on 2023-10-16, 16:05

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One day it will be inevitable to use SD and CF cards, and they sure are convenient, but to me they always gave me a feeling of emulation, it just doesn't feel right. Nothing replaces a good floppy seek and HDD noises and flashing LED for me. Like I said if like me you still enjoy the "spinning rust …

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Re: Pentium III Windows 98 SE computer not running games as well as it used to?

Posted on 2023-10-15, 23:49

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Thank you to everyone for all the information. I ended up reinstalling Windows (and applying the virtual memory modifications listed in andre_6's PDF), and now Quake (winquake) and Half-Life run much more like how I remember them running (and would expect). I haven't tested the Voodoo 3 card's 3D …

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Re: Which voodoo card plus mainboard plus cpu to pick for best backword compability for 1996-1998 gaming

Posted on 2023-10-12, 16:30

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As far as the shadows in Tomb Raider go, if you've been in any cave before, how often do you see your shadow, let alone one from a bat attacking you? I didn't even notice they were missing until 10+ years later! You aren't missing anything from enemy shadows or even Lara's - The game is still good. …

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Re: Pentium III Windows 98 SE computer not running games as well as it used to?

Posted on 2023-10-04, 01:08

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Anyway, yeah, I don't know why but I apparently did not uninstall the Nvidia drivers before switching to the Voodoo 3, and it's one of those fun drivers that requires you to have the card installed in order to run the uninstaller. Andre_6's attachment gave the suggestion of deleting old entries in …

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Re: Pentium III Windows 98 SE computer not running games as well as it used to?

Posted on 2023-10-02, 18:54

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I thought of background applications too, and I think performance improved slightly when I turned off my audio card's tray utility, but aside from that I think the only thing that's running that isn't just a normal Win98 thing is the VooDoo 3 tray utility. I do sometimes get an error on login that …

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Re: Compaq Premier Sound ES1869 ISA - Genius Sound Maker SM32 PCI - conflicting in Windows98SE?

Posted on 2023-08-30, 04:58

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Wish I could help but know next to nothing about running 2 sound cards at same time and not sure why any one would unless they are dedicating one to a Roland midi device, sorry am tired and brain ain't working ;p Hi Horun, thanks for the reply. I was under the impression that PCI cards are better …

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Compaq Premier Sound ES1869 ISA - Genius Sound Maker SM32 PCI - conflicting in Windows98SE?

Posted on 2023-08-30, 02:45

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Hello everyone, I recently got a Compaq Premier Sound ESS AudioDrive 1869 ISA card to complete a build made out of extra hardware that I had around. I also had a Genius Sound Maker SM32 PCI that I wanted to try out as it has a Crystal CS4280 and I was curious to see how it would perform. Plus …

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

Posted on 2023-08-24, 20:49

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Good thing I did this too, I found a load of corrosion on the Trident 8900CL-B card's RAMDAC that caused the display to go all crazy. It turns out this is also a fast ISA card once the 0-wait states setting is enabled, pretty good for a VGA card that can do 8-bit too. IMG_1750 (Custom).JPG Had been …

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

Posted on 2023-08-23, 16:44

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Hello, could you please specify the jumper you changed to enable 0-wait states on the card? I have a Trident Quadtel TVGA8900CL 1MB 16-bit ISA but didn't find a jumper for that option in the manual. Thanks! Maybe here? Oh wow never actually managed to find that manual, thank you! I only got the …

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

Posted on 2023-08-23, 15:32

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Well the 3rd 9700 Pro arrived, same story as the others, massive artifacting. Refunded. I give up, I actually don't think there are any working 9700 Pro cards left in the wild. Unless I find a fellow enthusiast selling one, this is clearly a waste of time. They're from probably early in the lead- …

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Re: ISA and PCI Soundcards in Windows 98SE - how do you do it?

Posted on 2023-08-16, 15:07

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Sorry for the bump but I'd like to know from your experiences, PCI soundcard hurdles aside, do I need to install the ISA soundcard in Windows 98SE or is it enough to point the DOS games to the card through setup? Is plug and play a helpful feature or should I look for a ISA soundcard without it? …

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Re: ISA and PCI Soundcards in Windows 98SE - how do you do it?

Posted on 2023-08-15, 00:09

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Hmm the Sound Blaster SB0410 is actually part of the Audigy family, a variant of SB0400 Audigy 2 Value. There were never any Win9x drivers ever released by Creative, just WinME and above as it was targeted for XP. This topic may help with getting it to work under Win98SE but not sure how that goes …

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ISA and PCI Soundcards in Windows 98SE - how do you do it?

Posted on 2023-08-14, 21:20

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Hello everyone, As the title says, I've been watching for some time many of your builds with several soundcards working, with no conflicts. But now I'm in a situation where I actually have to learn how it's done, my research left me confused still. I've been gathering some unsalvageable parts from …

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Re: Tualatin board with SB-Link connector

Posted on 2023-08-14, 20:55

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Did anyone in the meantime found out if it's compatible with Tualatin CPUs? Out of box - Nope. I don`t know any matherboard with Mendocino+Copermine&Tualatin support. Mendo+Copper ot Cu-mine+Tualatin. QDI#9 is first of its. But there is nothing complicated in real life. Tualatin already with an …

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