Funny enough I’m having a similar problem with a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical 1.1a which is usb and ps/2 and it works fine as a usb mouse, but plug it into the Microsoft branded usb to ps/2 adapter I have and get nothing - windows 2000 refuses to see it at all on reboot. Like you I was under the …

That's probably one of the most interesting mysteries as it supposedly goes through SGL2, and that API hadn't been publicly documented or known to be supported on Kyro... (though to be fair SGL was very dead by 2001) Even the PCX1/2's MiniGL is mysterious ! We didn't handle the Kyro drivers in- …

Fun fact, I used to work in the Graphics Products Division of STMicroelectronics who developed the Kyro chips. The plan was that the STG4k series (Kyro I & II) through to STG6k would use licensed PowerVR technology, but the STG7000 was going to be built using our own technology/IP. I was hired …

Unfortunately I don't have another monitor to test with, CRT or otherwise... something I will be looking at shortly. However I have found that the orb/pill background only appears on the shutdown screen when the desktop resolution is anything other than 4:3, so it appears with 1280x1024, but not …

Unstnced LCD, force your monitor to sync on this blue screen. Thanks rasz_pl, that is the problem. I've learned something new about my monitor too! Auto-focus was better but still off. Interestingly it requires different manual settings depending on what scaling the monitor does which I find …

Hi I'm experimenting with a system I've been given and I've come across a visual glitch which I can't explain. It happens reliably on the Wndows 2000 shutdown screen and I get static like horizontal lines across the whole shaded area, but the actual shutdown dialog is fine (see attached - not a …

I joined the site today, asked a question about a system I've been given and from the responses learned a few things and done lots of searching online. I'm now browsing ebay for a new cpu for the system... why do I feel like I'm going down a rabbit hole here that's going to end up costing me lots of …

Looks more like the Chaintech 7NJL4, according to this review: https://prohardver.hu/teszt/nvidia_nforce2-es_alaplapok_tesztje/chaintech_7njl4_summit.html You can read the review using google translator. Funny enough the guy tested it with a Athlon XP 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (changing only FSB …

Your motherboard could be this one: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/chaintech-ct-7njl3 Thanks asdf53, that looks like the one and the POST screen text matches the penultimate BIOS file they have. Must admit I'm not familiar with them as a brand, even back in the day... That makes sense about …

I don't know anything about these mobile CPUs, so I'm just guessing - could it be that they boot up with the lowest possible multiplier (5 x 100 = 500 MHz) and then expect the motherboard to set it to their full operating speed when neccessary? That would mean you'd have to set the multiplier to …

What are you trying to achieve with this PC? it's too fast and I doesn't have ISA slots, so assume you are not targeting DOS. For Windows 98 / XP there is not much advantage of having a mobile CPU. I would just buy a cheap Athlon XP 2500+ (I see some for less than $15 on ebay), you can easily …

Hello! First post here, although I've been a fairly regular visitor over the years. So I've been wanting to build a retro(ish) system for some time but couldn't justify the costs. However a colleague is needing to downsize significantly and knowing him to be a bit of a squirrel I asked that if he …