AlessandroB wrote:I need some other clarification: […]
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I need some other clarification:
1)What is the adequate amount of RAM for this computer? On the computer there is written Max RAM 256Mb, but currently I have installed two 256Mb dimm for a total of 512 megs and it works well. But if it is too much I leave only 256, even to save a dimm, which will become increasingly rare.
2)They told me that the proper graphics card could be one of the ATI 9200, Nvidia FX5200 or MX200 and MX400, in what order? Keep in mind that I have ONLY PCI slots
3)I need a software to clone the hard disk that starts from cd-rom and that can clone the master disk on the slave disk without disconnecting the disks from the IBM.
4)Is there any software that forces the cd / dvd-rom to run more slowly? It makes a lot of noise when it runs at maximum speed with a disc inside
I think that's all I need to know about this computer for now
1. That system can comfortably run up to 512MB under Windows 98 but more than 256MB would be useless considering the hardware you have in it.
2. In termas of performance it is 9200 > FX 5200 > MX400 > MX200 however PCI versions of these cards are severely bottlenecked by the bus they run on. I had an MX400 PCI in a P3-1GHz system and it performed at around TNT2/TNT2Pro levels at best.
I also find PCI versions of FX 5200, MX400 and MX200 are very uncommon. PCI versions of 9200 are so rare that they may as well not exist AFAIK. There are also PCI versions of 9250 (mostly 64-bit) but they are expensive.
In my experience you have two realistic options: 1. Finding Radeon 7000 PCI for cheap. It is much easier than any of the above and it performs admirably well in such systems but lack of palettized textures and table fog may be an issue with some games. 2. Finding a TNT2 M64 PCI for cheap. It will perform roughly like a Voodoo2 so it will choke on some 1998/1999 games but have better compatibility, especially for earlier 3D titles and DOS.
3. Let me make sure I understand this right; the software has to be able to run on the IBM (ie. Pentium III) right? HDClone was something I used for this purpose back then. As for now, I swear by Macrium Reflect but I strongly doubt it could run on a retro PC.
4. Nero DriveSpeed maybe?