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Very Slow IBM 300GL

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First post, by Dakkiller

Posted on 2014-10-31, 18:23

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Today, a IBM 300GL just arrived today that I bought 3 days ago.

And the computer appears to be running slower then a 286 for some reason
PC came with Windows 95, but it would Blue Screen 2 times then get stuck on the screen.
I reformatted the PC and putted DOS, and 3D Benchmark 2 ran super slowly
And installing Windows 98 is also super slow.

Is there anything that could be wrong?

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Reply 1 of 16, by keropi

Posted on 2014-10-31, 19:26

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semi-dead hard drive that always tries to access damaged areas? seems possible

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Reply 2 of 16, by King_Corduroy

Posted on 2014-10-31, 19:33

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Yeah that is what I would guess. Bad hard drive seems most probable since I have an IBM PC300GL as well and mine is pretty quick and responsive.

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Reply 3 of 16, by Dakkiller

Posted on 2014-10-31, 19:57

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King_Corduroy wrote:
Yeah that is what I would guess. Bad hard drive seems most probable since I have an IBM PC300GL as well and mine is pretty quick and responsive.

I don't think its the hard drive, because even when I ran Superscape Benchmark from a floppy, it still ran super slow (And the system isn't even accessing the floppy drive while the benchmark was taking place.

(BTW: At its current condition, the superscape score is 13.7)

Reply 4 of 16, by King_Corduroy

Posted on 2014-10-31, 19:59

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Try removing the Voodoo and the other expansion cards, it could be an address conflict causing your system to be unstable. I had that problem on my Packard Bell Platinum 55.

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Reply 5 of 16, by leileilol

Posted on 2014-10-31, 20:01

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Did the previous owner disable the caches? 😁

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Reply 6 of 16, by Dakkiller

Posted on 2014-10-31, 20:14

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leileilol wrote:
Did the previous owner disable the caches? 😁

I seriously doubt it since I've actually seen the original owner run Jazz 2 on it

Reply 7 of 16, by Dakkiller

Posted on 2014-10-31, 20:59

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UPDATE
Turned out that it would run as it should if I saved BIOS settings instead of exiting it when I get the CMOS dead battery screen xD

Reply 8 of 16, by King_Corduroy

Posted on 2014-10-31, 21:08

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Lol if you had mentioned that your CMOS was dead that would have helped 🤣.

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Reply 9 of 16, by collector

Posted on 2014-11-01, 00:22

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Yet another old hardware question in the DOS Games forum.

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Reply 10 of 16, by King_Corduroy

Posted on 2014-11-01, 00:29

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Sorry, the hardware is more interesting than the software. 😜

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Reply 11 of 16, by collector

Posted on 2014-11-01, 00:37

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But there is a proper forum here for old hardware. Besides, which is more interesting is very subjective.

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Reply 12 of 16, by King_Corduroy

Posted on 2014-11-01, 00:40

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Last time I checked there is a whole specific section dedicated to old hardware here. :?

At anyrate why try and steer people AWAY from this site? It's like you are just asking for it to get abandoned. 😒

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Reply 13 of 16, by collector

Posted on 2014-11-01, 00:58

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I was not referring to another site, I am not asking for anyone to go away. Marvin - "Discussion about old PC hardware and Retro PCs " is for the old hardware. This forum is "Getting old DOS games working." People posting in the wrong forum makes it harder to limit the search function to what is relevant to your current search. It is like have a bunch of misfiled data and ultimately, VOGONS' database is one of the most valuable things about this place. Marvin was created by Snover because he got tired of people posting old hardware stuff in the DOS games forum and the PC emulation forum.

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Reply 14 of 16, by King_Corduroy

Posted on 2014-11-01, 01:20

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Ooooh! My mistake! I naturally assumed this was under Marvin. Why indeed is it under DOS? 🤣

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Reply 15 of 16, by Stiletto

Posted on 2014-11-01, 02:21

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MOVED. Dakkiller, please pay more attention next time 😀

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Reply 16 of 16, by Dakkiller

Posted on 2014-11-01, 10:40

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Stiletto wrote:
MOVED. Dakkiller, please pay more attention next time 😀

Alrighty
And the machine runs excellent.

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