Re: Running Windows 98 on newer hardware w/o hypervisor

Posted on 2023-06-15, 00:28

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To get 98 running on the newest CPUs, even virtualized, you need to patch the TBL invalidation bug. After that, 98 will run on pretty much any x86-64 processor as designed. The x86-64 instruction set is backwards compatible all the way down to 16-bit real mode. It's all the hardware around the CPU …

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Re: Help with Ryzen V5500 Win98 build

Posted on 2023-06-07, 22:26

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These crazy Frankenstein builds are so fascinating. If you had another PCI slot you could try a PCI storage controller. They have their own bios so they should be able to handle legacy functions. Many games will allow you to install FMV files on your disc, and some can be configured to play music …

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Re: Help with Ryzen V5500 Win98 build

Posted on 2023-06-07, 20:49

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Hi fellow enthousiasts, I could use some help with my Ryzen V5 5500 build. With this project I have a Ryzen 1200 powered MSI B350 PC-MATE motherboard running, dual booting to either Win98SE or Win10. This board comes with two PCI slots and one holds my V5 5500PCI. The other slot will soon hold some …

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Re: CD/DVD drive selection

Posted on 2023-05-22, 17:22

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Based on peoples' personal experiences there might be multiple "right" answers. I'm all for period correct but I'm curious why you're saying go for the new stuff Intel. Is it because the old ones are 2nd hand and may break or is there some technology related reason? Laser diodes, and other …

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Re: Asrock 775i65g R3.0 issues

Posted on 2023-03-25, 00:11

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The first 2 processors I tried were a Pentium Dual Core E5200 (SLB9T) and a Core 2 Duo E7200 (SLAPC). Both worked the first time I turned the power on, and they would reboot without problems, but after I powered off, they would not POST again. I know this board takes a bit of time to POST, but …

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2023-01-29, 18:03

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As a side note, the DOS Audigy drivers want EMM386, which also straight up freezes the computer. Have to check with HimemX if it is possible to get the DOS side working (not talking about the windows DOS prompt). To get EMM386 to work with a PCI-E card and a SATA drive in RAID mode I used this in …

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Re: Not Another Ultimate Windows 98 Build

Posted on 2023-01-28, 01:47

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I was sent to this thread from https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1134755#p1134755 . As far as I know, Windows 2000 and better are able to fix up invalid PCI/AGP configurations set up by the BIOS, but Windows 98 relies on the BIOS doing its job correctly. To validate the configuration, I would …

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Re: Asrock 775i65g R3.0 issues

Posted on 2022-12-11, 18:03

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The first 2 processors I tried were a Pentium Dual Core E5200 (SLB9T) and a Core 2 Duo E7200 (SLAPC). Both worked the first time I turned the power on, and they would reboot without problems, but after I powered off, they would not POST again. I know this board takes a bit of time to POST, but …

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Re: Best stable VIA chipset driver for ASUS P4V8X-X (PT800 chipset) on Win98SE?

Posted on 2022-11-30, 22:02

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by VDNKh

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But the board is not Asus, this one I have is a Fujitsu Siemens motherboard with K8T800 chipset, does this still have this bug? Cheers, Very likely as it affects all makes of motherboards as far as I know. It's trivial to check just by seeing if you have > 0 bytes of AGP memory in 3DMark01, or in …

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Re: Best stable VIA chipset driver for ASUS P4V8X-X (PT800 chipset) on Win98SE?

Posted on 2022-11-30, 18:13

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2022-11-29, 23:48: What about the K8T800? Cheers, Yes the bug is present there too. Downgrading the BIOS also fixes it.

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Re: Best stable VIA chipset driver for ASUS P4V8X-X (PT800 chipset) on Win98SE?

Posted on 2022-11-29, 20:08

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deksar wrote on 2022-11-29, 19:49: Okay, I think I have the same bug. But it was disappeared after downgrading the BIOS, from 1009.008 to 1005. Yup that's the bug. I guess that's one more affected chipset to add to the list.

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Re: Best stable VIA chipset driver for ASUS P4V8X-X (PT800 chipset) on Win98SE?

Posted on 2022-11-29, 18:42

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Hi VDNKh, thanks a lot for your reply. I was reading the link you posted above. Regarding the bug, I have Ati Radeon 9550 GPU - 128 Bit 256 MB, not an Nvidia one, does it differ here? And the chipset is PT800, not a PT880. In order to downgrade, I plan to use afudos.exe under MS-DOS, I think I did …

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Re: Best stable VIA chipset driver for ASUS P4V8X-X (PT800 chipset) on Win98SE?

Posted on 2022-11-29, 17:20

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The latest one is fine for stability on a PT880. 5.14 is the next go-to if you have any issues with it. Install the chipset and AGP drivers one at a time, you don't need IDE or RAID. The chipset installer will say it failed, but reboot it and all the drivers will appear. Unless you're using a PCIe …

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Re: Guide: Installing DOS drivers on an Audigy2 ZS (version 2)

Posted on 2022-11-28, 18:09

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The disappearing GPU is not a good sign. I don't think the Audigy drivers will work correctly either unless you fully install the chipset drivers beforehand. Try using VIA HyperionPro 5.09A chipset drivers and see if that helps. Other than that, I'm out of ideas. gave those drivers a shot, they …

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Re: Not Another Ultimate Windows 98 Build

Posted on 2022-10-16, 01:06

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I still can't get CD audio to work. VxD or WDM drivers both produce no sound, not even with CD digital audio that WDM drivers offer. Windows will detect an audio CD and play it, but no sound is made. The analog audio cable I know is good after I tested it with a multimeter. So now I'm wondering if …

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Re: (NEW RECORD) "Ultimate" Windows 98 Gaming PC build 7900GTX + 4.89GHz E8600 + 2GB DDR2 1066MHz + ASUS Maximus II For

Posted on 2022-10-15, 21:30

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Very impressive. A lot faster than my E6800+PT880 based build. I'm surprised that a P45/ICH10 motherboard is 98 friendly enough to be usable. What drivers did you use with it? Also how do DOS games handle it, if at all?

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Re: 478 vs 775 insurrection

Posted on 2022-10-09, 16:27

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8. Could someone list some chipsets that are good for 478 and early 775? AKA when do drivers disappear/9x won't work? Intel 98 drivers go up to 915/ICH6, anything there and below is supported on 98. Board maker drivers for motherboards with those chipsets is hit or miss, but you can just download …

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Re: Not Another Ultimate Windows 98 Build

Posted on 2022-10-08, 18:07

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Unfortunately using GeForce PCIe graphics cards is not the best idea to solve the AGP performance problem as they don't work with 45.23 driver which is very compatible with Windows 98 games unlike the later ones. I could not get Need For Speed Porsche 2000 or Thief 2 work with 81.98. Old Fifa/Nhl …

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Re: Not Another Ultimate Windows 98 Build

Posted on 2022-10-08, 02:20

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The AGP issue has been on the back burner for me, but I have some other goodies to present. Picked up a cheap new-old stock XFX GeForce 7950 GT off of eBay. They are still available too. Spoiler IMG_20220930_145046519_HDR.jpg After changing the BIOS setting to default to the PCIe port for graphics, …

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Re: 478 vs 775 insurrection

Posted on 2022-10-06, 01:11

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I'm gonna stir the hornet's nest and probably flog a dead horse too, but here it goes. From what I gathered around here, for my possible future "Turbocharged BlastProcessing Overk1ll SuperComputer98" build, is this: It's a hypothetical I've been exploring lately too with my build. But the PT880 …

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