Re: My systems
Posted on 2023-03-16, 13:48
Anonymous Coward wrote on 2023-03-16, 01:48: I like how you left the modem in there. I actually bought it off ebay just to relive my old bbs days and get Spitfire BBS's init strings working
Re: My systems
Posted on 2023-03-16, 13:42
Hello team VOGONS! I have the following systems: ---- System 1 > 486/Win95: http://x-bit.org/retro486/ AMD 5x86 133Mhz CPU running at 160Mhz (3.3V) Lucky Star LS-486E motherboard, 256KB L2, new cr2032 CMOS battery 32MB EDO 60ns RAM (4x8) ATi 3D Rage II PCI Video Card Sound Blaster 16 - CT2970 ISA …
Re: My systems
Posted on 2023-03-16, 13:42
Thanks all! This is for the best anyway because I have two WD Black drives, one 1 TB and 1 750GB. I can just use something that's been in my inventory for years and i get to here the hdd clicky .
Re: My systems
Posted on 2023-03-15, 18:12
RandomStranger wrote on 2023-03-15, 18:06: xbit wrote on 2023-03-15, 17:36: Disk1: 750GB WD Caviar Black 64mb cache (HDD for XP as XP doesn't support trim) That's no longer an issue. All modern SSDs have active trim done by the controller of the SSD itself. Good call, thank you! SSD x2 😜
My systems
Posted on 2023-03-15, 17:36
Hello team VOGONS! I have the following systems: ---- System 1 > 486/Win95: http://x-bit.org/retro486/ AMD 5x86 133Mhz CPU running at 160Mhz (3.3V) Lucky Star LS-486E motherboard, 256KB L2, new cr2032 CMOS battery 32MB EDO 60ns RAM (4x8) ATi 3D Rage II PCI Video Card Sound Blaster 16 - CT2970 ISA …
Re: win95 network activity Indicator icon?
Posted on 2023-03-15, 12:43
Thanks all. Yeah, I must be thinking dial up networking that had it or winXP.
Re: win95 network activity Indicator icon?
Posted on 2023-03-15, 02:11
leileilol wrote on 2023-03-14, 21:03: NetWatcher? No, it was just an animated icon that ran in the bottom right systray next to the clock like this:
Re: win95 network activity Indicator icon?
Posted on 2023-03-14, 17:34
I know of LanLight - visual network monitor , but it says it required Win98. Maybe it works in Win95? EDIT: The webpage states This program will NOT run on Windows95. Hmm, maybe i am thinking of dial up networking? but i'm almost sure i remember that little icon for the nic card as well. Purpose: …
Re: win95 network activity Indicator icon?
Posted on 2023-03-14, 17:13
If i remember correctly, win95 had a little network activity Indicator icon that was located in the lower left next to the system clock and other running programs. This app would block when network traffic was going in/out. Was this a win95 app? Or did it stat with win98? And if it is a win95 app …
win95 network activity Indicator icon?
Posted on 2023-03-14, 17:12
If i remember correctly, win95 had a little network activity Indicator icon that was located in the lower left next to the system clock and other running programs. This app would block when network traffic was going in/out. Was this a win95 app? Or did it stat with win98? And if it is a win95 app …
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 22:24
xbit wrote on 2023-03-12, 22:18: Disruptor wrote on 2023-03-12, 22:06: Ok, 256 kB SRAM in a single bank. That very likely won't give the fastest timings (2-1-1-1) at 40 MHz FSB. Thank you. Odd thing is, its not even showing up when booting or after. Could the timing settings be why? or will it just …
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 22:18
Disruptor wrote on 2023-03-12, 22:06: Ok, 256 kB SRAM in a single bank. That very likely won't give the fastest timings (2-1-1-1) at 40 MHz FSB. Thank you. Odd thing is, its not even showing up when booting or after. Could the timing settings be why? or will it just hit the overall performance ?
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 22:13
I may have figured out the strange cold/warm issue that i started the tread with. I changed the jumper for the bus overclock. I can't really find documentation on this but i think PCI divider was set to 1:2/3. That said, its now set to 1:1 with the CPU still overclocked to 160. If i try any other …
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 21:03
How fast are your cache modules, how many do you have, (8 or 4) and how fast is your TAG ram? 4 15ns cache modules and 15ns tag ram (i think, i see a -15). Also attached is manual settings. I'm new to cache settings and tag ram. I never messed with it back in my 486-25 days. Trying to make a long …
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 17:25
Crazy, my first test was to remove the overclock from 160 back to 130Hmz. When i do this win95 crashes warm or cold 😀
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 17:21
Some LS-486E revisions are known to have problems with EDO RAM. Rev C2 works well with EDO, though. What revision is yours? I have 4x8 FPM MEMORY PARITY 60NS SIMM 72-PIN 5V 2X36. And you're correct, i get a black screen with EDO memory. So FPM only for this board. I did run memtest86+ v4.10 for a …
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 17:15
Zerthimon wrote on 2023-03-12, 16:25: Some LS-486E revisions are known to have problems with EDO RAM. Rev C2 works well with EDO, though. What revision is yours? I have 4x8 FPM MEMORY PARITY 60NS SIMM 72-PIN 5V 2X36. And you're correct, i get a black screen with EDO memory. So FPM only for this …
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 16:11
If it runs fine at 133 then try it 160 OC'd with Cache disabled and see what happens.... The L2 is another interesting subject. I have a thread on this but in short with the L2 enabled no matter what the system will crash. Not just win95 but even low level dos things off a boot disk. Once i …
Re: Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 16:03
Zerthimon wrote on 2023-03-12, 15:41: What Mobo ? AMD 5x86 133Mhz CPU running at 160Mhz (3.3V) Lucky Star LS-486E motherboard, 256KB L2, new cr2032 CMOS battery 32MB EDO 60ns RAM (4x8) ATi 3D Rage II PCI Video Card
Interesting 486 troubleshooting
Posted on 2023-03-12, 15:07
My Am5x86-133 (oc'ed to 160) and its Win95 OS runs great, as long as I follow a specific procedure. I can repeat the following: Cold PC: * Every time i first turn on the PC (so its cold) it will boot into win95 but after i start seeing the icons being displayed I'll get a "Explorer has preformed an …
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