Re: Installing XP by USB- works on Optiplex, doesn't work on ASROCK MB- huh?

Posted on 2021-11-03, 12:11

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I might have encountered a similar case: my friend's Asus K20DA had a failing 1TB HDD with Win8.1 inside so he asked me to upgrade it with SSD and Win10. No matter how hard I tried and adjusted various BIOS/UEFI settings, however, the system just refused to boot on my official Win10 USB flash drive …

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Re: Installing XP by USB- works on Optiplex, doesn't work on ASROCK MB- huh?

Posted on 2021-11-02, 22:23

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It looks like that board has only USB 3. USB 3 controllers are not backward compatible at the driver level with USB 1.1/2 ones. You either need to slipstream the USB 3 drivers into a custom Windows XP install image, or just use the CD drive. You likely face the slipstream issue anyway for SATA AHCI …

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Installing XP by USB- works on Optiplex, doesn't work on ASROCK MB- huh?

Posted on 2021-11-02, 21:51

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I'm so confused as to what's going on. I have an ASROCK b75m-itx and two optiplexes- a 7010 and a 9010 SFF. I've successfully installed XP SP3 via USB in both optiplexes multiple times. I try to do the same thing in the ASROCK and when it goes to boot from the USB the screen just stays black with a …

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Re: EAX Audio Card Options for Dual Boot Win XP/ WIn 7?

Posted on 2021-10-18, 15:59

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Thanks- it looks like a good fit. Do you know if there's any functional difference between a dell OEM version and a retail version? (found a dell one for cheap and feel like I have to ask given how they changed the SBLive card). The hardware is supposed to be identical between the Dell OEM and the …

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Re: EAX Audio Card Options for Dual Boot Win XP/ WIn 7?

Posted on 2021-10-17, 20:30

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Windows7 does not support EAX. You either need to use games that support OpenAL, or emulate EAX is software (e.g. Creative Alchemy). That's exactly why I want a dual boot system actually. W7 just for XP-era games that have modern patches/mods that I can't run in XP but don't want to give up (eg …

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Re: EAX Audio Card Options for Dual Boot Win XP/ WIn 7?

Posted on 2021-10-17, 18:38

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For the best EAX experience, get an X-Fi Titanium PCI-e SB0880. I use one in my WinXP machine and another one on my Win7 rig. It works fine on both systems, thanks to DanielK's drivers. Thanks- it looks like a good fit. Do you know if there's any functional difference between a dell OEM version and …

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EAX Audio Card Options for Dual Boot Win XP/ WIn 7?

Posted on 2021-10-17, 17:21

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Hi, I'm struggling to identify option(s) for a dual boot win xp/win 7 (both x86) audio card that has full EAX support. I have an audigy fx pcie, but that doesn't have XP compatibility afaik after extensive searches. I found the SB0790 PCI sound blaster X-FI as an option, but it doesn't have full EAX …

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does sp1 with windows 7 create compatibility/drm issues?

Posted on 2021-06-16, 18:19

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Hey, I'm trying out a windows 7 x86 build in an optiplex that I had been using for xp- I've read posts discussing how one of the primary causes of windows 7 incompatibility vs xp is from an update that removed drm support. Does anyone know if that incompatibility pre-dates or post-dates sp1? I got …

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Re: Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad game profiles?

Posted on 2021-05-11, 16:32

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akula65 wrote on 2021-05-06, 22:48: Microsoft SideWinder Software Version 3.02 Profiles Thanks for sharing! Really handy to have these all in one place.

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Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad game profiles?

Posted on 2021-05-06, 21:51

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Hey, I'm using an MS Sidewinder gamepad (gameport- the OG not the pro) controller in W98se. I've installed the software for it, and it comes with a handful of handy game profiles. After quite a bit of searching online, I've found a couple individual game profiles (like duke nukem 3d: http://www. …

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Re: 98se problems on a one partition 250gb hdd?

Posted on 2021-04-08, 15:15

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Even for much smaller drives I prefer to give windows a smaller partition. Typically 4GB but no greater then 40. Benefits are. Scandisk doesn't take an age if windows isn't shut down properly. If Windows commits suicide for whatever reason I can simply format C:\ and reinstall with all my games, …

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Re: 98se problems on a one partition 250gb hdd?

Posted on 2021-04-07, 21:58

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If your drive controller supports drives larger than 137gb there shouldn't be a problem with creating a single 137gb partition on a drive and installing Win98 on it. It definitely does afaik- my ECS K7S5A supports up to 250gb hdd's on 'newer' bios- and it has that bios. So it seems like it's just a …

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98se problems on a one partition 250gb hdd?

Posted on 2021-04-07, 21:19

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Hi, I ordered a new 120gb ide hdd off ebay and the seller instead sent me a used 250gb ide hdd (this model: https://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-HCP725025GLAT80-0A37029-BA2728-250GB/dp/B00QJAA1X6). I didn't realize it was 250gb when I installed windows 98se and set up my drivers. Everything is working OK …

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Re: socket 775 and agp 3.3v compatibility?

Posted on 2021-03-30, 23:18

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I would agree that a voodoo 5500 doesn't need more than a 1ghz p3 to get all its worth out of it. The voodoo 5500 is also, IMO, not a great card even for retro gamers. All it offers over a voodoo 3 is better performance in games you would want to run on a geforce anyway, and you can apply some AA …

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Re: socket 775 and agp 3.3v compatibility?

Posted on 2021-03-30, 23:10

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Generally speaking, I'm all for strange overkill builds, but for the life of me... I just don't understand the trend of weird PC (CPU) choices when it comes to the Voodoo 5 5500 :-) The Voodoo 5 5500 is about as fast as a GeForce 256 DDR. So I'm curious: would anyone ever use a GeForce 256 on a …

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Re: socket 775 and agp 3.3v compatibility?

Posted on 2021-03-30, 11:52

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Curious why you would want to tie down a soc 478 or soc755 AGP capable board to a 3.3v AGP 1x or 2x card ? Glide! lol- for a 98se build I want to do with a v5 5500- that's my sweet spot for nostalgia gaming. I already have a p4 4200ti build. Can't find a v5 5500 pci for an amount I'd be willing to …

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Re: socket 775 and agp 3.3v compatibility?

Posted on 2021-03-29, 22:03

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Maybe it was that he mentioned a socket 478 p4 like the asus p4s533 - manual says it supports any AGP 4X/2X cards - and I got it switched because I thought 775 when I heard p4.

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socket 775 and agp 3.3v compatibility?

Posted on 2021-03-29, 20:26

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Hi, I've been searching for a motherboard that was both socket 775 and had agp 3.3v compatibility for quite some time and haven't found one. I could have sworn I saw philscomputerlab refer to one in a video, but I'm almost wondering if its the mandala effect at this point. Anyone know of any such …

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Re: Does this sound like a Voodoo or MB problem?

Posted on 2021-03-17, 16:19

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You can try it in plain dos to see if the card itself works properly, bypassing all the windows/drivers potential problems in order to narrow down your troubleshooting. Just make sure to try something that works with a voodoo3 and to have the correct patch/batch file if needed. You mean by …

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Re: Does this sound like a Voodoo or MB problem?

Posted on 2021-03-17, 00:35

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Yeah I had already installed the latest VIA drivers- I've tried installing drivers in different sequences each time I re-installed windows. On my last install I had only installed the Voodoo and ran into the problem so it's not the presence of the ti. I don't know what other voodoo drivers to try- I …

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