Re: Help id this VLB I/O controller

Posted on 2023-08-06, 14:53

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by 7cjbill2

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Don't really think it needs driver. It's probably just to add some additional/proprietary functionality, since the card is jumper-based. It might have the 32-bit Win3.x drivers on the disks, though.

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Re: Video cards for my win98 machine.

Posted on 2013-12-29, 03:59

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Too bad it doesn't have 9x drivers, does have xp though. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-ZT-40605-10L-GeForce-GT-430-Fermi-512MB-64-bit-DDR3-PCI-VIDEO-CARD-/170987614158?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 Can't for the life of my understand the purpose. If my MoBo has no AGP or PCIe, this card cannot live up to …

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Re: Video cards for my win98 machine.

Posted on 2013-12-29, 00:06

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Well, I may just table the idea for a while since I've got some other irons in the fire and since I have a fairly suped-up PIII system attached to the big monitor for most GLide games.

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Re: Video cards for my win98 machine.

Posted on 2013-12-28, 03:28

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Indeed! Sometimes, too many choices are a bad thing...that's how we all of the sudden wind up with 5+ different retro computers.

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Re: Video cards for my win98 machine.

Posted on 2013-12-28, 03:10

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Gotcha on the Voodoo 3, and the 2 PCI slots being consumed is an annoyance with the Voodoo2 (anybody need a pair?), but I wasn't necessarily seeking the "best" card, more along the lines of the 6800 giving me anything that the fx iterations won't -- or vice versa, considering my planned usage. I'm …

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Re: Recommend me a USB steering wheel

Posted on 2013-12-28, 02:04

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chinny22 is correct. I'm BIG into my old racing games. The old Logitech Formula Force GP (red wheel) is one of the best. If you search hard enough, they can be had on eBay for decent money. The collector market hasn't "discovered" them yet. I have one I use with a ACT LABS Pro Pedal getup (minus the …

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Video cards for my win98 machine.

Posted on 2013-12-28, 01:54

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Hey, all...thinking of changing around my Win98 video card setup. My machine is the 3.4GHz 512MB P4 "ultimate" machine I built several months ago. -currently 6800 Ultra AGP w/ 2x Voodoo2 w/ 100MHz chips Considering changing to either (just because I'm a tinkerer): -fx5700 Ultra AGP w/ Voodoo3 3000 …

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Re: Where to find a nice AT-class case?

Posted on 2013-12-25, 01:40

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I know here where I am, I give my card to all the local thrift shops and tell them "I buy old computers" because most times anything more than 2-3 years old they think is "junk" and they scrap them. I can usually get 3-4 of those "junk" machines for $10-$20....skeletize them, keep the good stuff, …

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Re: Powerleap

Posted on 2013-12-25, 01:16

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Revive necro-thread! Sorry, when weather turns bad I start popping back in here. Yeah, funny thing is, I thought this was something else when I bought it....then realizing what it was, needed to go search for a Socket4 board to use it with (I'm disturbed that way)...which I have now. This is going …

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Re: Win98 (newer) PC P4 CPU choice

Posted on 2013-07-23, 00:05

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Well, time will tell when I get my system back up and running. Although, of all the games I have, I go back to the same few consistently and really hope I don't experience problems with those titles, particularly Dethkarz, Speedbusters, and Re-volt. Love those with my Interactiv FX wheel!

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Re: Win98 (newer) PC P4 CPU choice

Posted on 2013-07-22, 18:13

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Thx! Waiting to get all my parts in front of me...I'm anal that way! Lol!

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Re: Win98 (newer) PC P4 CPU choice

Posted on 2013-07-22, 17:47

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Thanks for the advice, all of you experts that tread the path before me! I did score a nice Northwood 3.4 for uber-cheap on eGad. At the price, figured it was worth a shot, if it doesn't work out, still have the Prescott. As much as I love my vintage computer hobby and spend way too much disposable …

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Re: Which CPU has a better woah factor? (SOCKET 7)

Posted on 2013-07-21, 23:49

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I upgraded my original Pentium machine from a 233MMX to a Powerleap and K6-3+ 450 or something like that (not in front of me right now) it was a fantastic upgrade, can't beat the addition of that "L3 cache" on the older systems. If you've got a SS7 board, even better, as you won't need the adapter. …

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Win98 (newer) PC P4 CPU choice

Posted on 2013-07-21, 23:42

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Cheers all, been lurking a bit...besides, too many bicycles to ride and cars to work on when the warm weather arrives. Up'ing my *newer* Win98Se build with some parts I scored recently. Intel D875PBZ 4x128MB DDR400 Question is, what CPU? (HT turned off, before it pops in your head) Has anyone …

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Re: Storage options on 486, feedback

Posted on 2013-02-25, 04:11

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In my 'sperience, LVD and SE devices don't get along too good on the same chain. That may just be my anal retentive nature, but me thinks I've had that same problem in the past w/ Adaptec. I know in most of the server boards I've worked with from the 2940 era, you generally had an LVD bus and …

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Re: My Final (yeah, right) Pentium Retro-Build

Posted on 2013-02-21, 07:16

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Sorry for resurrecting this thread, but I just realized I never changed my e-mail address on here for notifications. "Back in the day" you would get a Hayes ESP board for your dial-up modem. Better FIFO, more buffer, etc. I couldn't really tell much of a difference, myself. I now the air coming out …

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Re: The best PCI IDE controller?

Posted on 2013-02-17, 01:40

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Pair that PCI SATA controller w/ a fully-populated Gigabyte i-RAM, and just be happy with your superfast Dos-sized HDD. 😉

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Re: Voodoo 2 Temperatures

Posted on 2013-02-16, 16:46

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I bought a couple of plate-type heatsinks that pretty much cover the whole card on eGad w/ some thermal pads and strapped them down w/ a zip-tie and nylon standoffs to the card. It works well enough and I'm still able to put them in adjacent slots.

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Re: Help id this VLB I/O controller

Posted on 2013-02-16, 16:40

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If memory serves, the jumpers on the left are for selecting IDE channels/disabling but I don't know what the combinations are....however I seem to recall the WPSEL having something to do with the floppy port. The lower row is I'm certain for selecting different combinations of parallel, serial, game …

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Re: Storage options on 486, feedback

Posted on 2013-02-16, 16:28

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If we're talking 486 era, I've used a BusLogic BT-445s VLB w/ a WD Enterprise 2.17GB 7200-rpm drive for a while. My new 486 MoBo didn't like the card, though, something about a DMA conflict. Next up I went with the SiiG VLB IDE-I/O w/ a 2.1GB Seagate drive, and that MoFu is FAAAAST! -- compared to …

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