Re: Voodoo 3 2000, missing C95 cap
Posted on 2021-12-04, 08:49
Thnx for soldering tips B24Fox. I have the card in my possesion and i think i will attempt the fix.
Re: Voodoo 3 2000, missing C95 cap
Posted on 2021-12-03, 14:25
Thanx for info aaronkatrini as it helped a lot 🙂. Yes it's the top right cap.
Voodoo 3 2000, missing C95 cap
Posted on 2021-12-02, 11:43
I have a chanse to acquire V3 2000 (at a price of 1/2 of mint condition card) that according to seller is working even though C95 cap is broken off. It's selling as broken or for spare parts. I'm tempted to by the card but would like some advice from you guys if it's a good idea. i'm thinking of …
Re: can't write CD image to DVD media
Posted on 2021-11-29, 12:54
can't write CD image to DVD media
Posted on 2021-11-29, 10:33
Greets, In my long years of using PC's i haven't tried to burn an actual CD image to DVD media before. I came to this while trying to solve some issues with running TR1 on Win98SE via virtual drive. To make it short game FPS drops severelly while ambient sound (CD track) is playing and becomes a …
Re: Tomb Raider sound problems
Posted on 2021-11-26, 13:59
More info, i disabeled onboard ESS and put in SB128PCI (was auto set to 220/1/7). I tried SB128 in all 3 PCI slots but problem persits. I also moved Voodoo2 aoround the PCI slots and even removed it all together to no avail. Then it got me thinkig that it can't be hardware problem but rather …
Re: Tomb Raider sound problems
Posted on 2021-11-25, 22:26
I managed to force IRQ reasigment from 5 to 7 for onboard sound by enabeling serial and paralel ports however still no luck with ambient sound and FPS drop in 3dfx mode remains. Doom 2 works as intendet at either 220/1/5 or 240/1/7. As for duke3d or shadow warrior i dont have them.
Re: Tomb Raider sound problems
Posted on 2021-11-25, 21:07
Tryed to change port/DMA/IRQ in sound dos emulation control panel however i can only change port setting (from 220 to 240), IRQ and DMA are fixed and can't be changed. As mentioned i switched from 220 port to 240 port however problem persists. I've also looked in bios setings if i could change the …
Re: Tomb Raider sound problems
Posted on 2021-11-25, 20:20
I'm using SiS 5595 /530 chipset with integrated ESS solo 1 sound (1165 driver) and Cyrix MII 233 CPU. I will try to change settings as you suggested. THNX
Re: Tomb Raider sound problems
Posted on 2021-11-25, 15:39
i've tried to use SB PRO however problem persists. Could it be some sort of ESS solo-1 conflict with Voodoo2 (port/DMA/IRQ) since slowdown doas not happen when runing game in native software mode?
Re: Cyrix MII 233GP
Posted on 2021-11-25, 11:49
Thnx for inf. I've "plunged in to water" and selected 2x 100mhz (200mhz effective) and so far averything is runing cool and stabile. Funny is even thoug CPU is running at effective 200mhz (2x 100) same as before (3x 66,6) now it gets detected as PR350 and not PR233.
Tomb Raider sound problems
Posted on 2021-11-25, 11:40
Greetings, I have an issue with TR1 sound and FPS runing under 3dfx (voodoo2 with DX7 drivers)and sound provided by onboard ESS solo-1 (win9x and dos drivers instaled) all that on win98se. For some reason i cant get all 3 sound sources (FMV, ambient, action) to play at once. If i run game with out " …
Cyrix MII 233GP
Posted on 2021-11-23, 08:55
I have a question regarding Cyrix MII 233GP. I have one of those that is rated at 75Mhz at 2.5x multi thus running at 189mhz effective. Now my socket 7 motherboard does not support 75mhz (only 66.6, 83.3, 90, 95, 100/ MHz) so I'm running CPU at 66.6Mhz and 3x multi giving me a slight overclock of …
Re: "low-cost" PCI gaming videocard
Posted on 2021-10-25, 14:24
Fortune was kind with me and I found a really cheap Voodoo2 12mb along with SB128PCI for 40€ in my home town... the search is finally over 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-25, 14:19
imi wrote on 2021-10-25, 14:03: Blitz_25 wrote on 2021-10-25, 12:47: p.s. how do I add images to the post not just links? just drag them onto the message field in "post a reply" or go to "attachments" and "+add files" not gonna glick some random url shortening links that I can't tell where they go …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-25, 12:47
Got this two puppyes today. After searching high and low all over the globe for somewhat cheap Voodoo2 past few months i got lucky and found one just "around the corner". It was in a bundle of old pc parts beeing sold in local clasifieds. I saw it on the add picture and negotiated to buy this only …
Re: "low-cost" PCI gaming videocard
Posted on 2021-10-05, 15:28
I do regular cheks on electromyne and their prices are to put mildly very high from the set-on and good parts are sold right away then again "same" hardware gets even more expensive after biding is done on sites like ebay so in the end you find parts to be cheaper on electromyne direct buy if you're …
Re: "low-cost" PCI gaming videocard
Posted on 2021-10-05, 14:02
I live in Slovenia and here there are hardly any real retro PC parts that date before year 1999 to be found. There are loads of socket A and up or socket 478 and up in clasiffieds and our local online thrift portal but for me this are already winXP era stuff even though many of such systems can run …
Re: "low-cost" PCI gaming videocard
Posted on 2021-10-04, 20:19
Cyclon3d, thnx for links will look in to it. Jasin, motherboard supports K6-2/3 up to 550mhz so if either MMX 233 or MII300 will show severe botleneck i still have some headroom for future CPU upgrade.
Re: "low-cost" PCI gaming videocard
Posted on 2021-10-04, 16:03
Right now my W98 install is sharing dual boot with XP rig and is "over"powered by socket 478 P4 2.6ghz with 512mb SDRAM and Gf4200Ti and while all the games i throw at it run flawleslly i would like my W98 rig run on something more era correct hence why i would like to upgrade socket 7 with bit more …
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