Re: QuikMenu III

Posted on 2021-04-05, 11:50

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by Scott8bit

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I have a feeling though that 32 bit depth may be too much? One of the posters on that site also mentions that the icons may be 40x40 and 16 colors (which makes more sense). The icons are 32x32 and 16 colors, but they must match the QuickMenu III default 16-color palette to look right (which is …

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Re: Destruction Derby for the Diamond Stealth 3D 2000

Posted on 2021-04-05, 08:52

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by Scott8bit

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ive been hunting for this elusive disc everywhere as im dying to play this enhanced version. does anyone have a cd to sell me or able to create an iso with data and audio tracks? im not a fan of piracy by any means but surey the licenses have expired for this title?

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Re: Serial port with PS2 adapter.

Posted on 2021-03-23, 07:12

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by Scott8bit

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

darry wrote on 2021-03-23, 04:50: Oh and sorry for repeatedly nagging about the multi-meter. I re-read your original post properly and realized you own one but lent it to somebody . I somehow missed that initially . no worries, i get it back hopefully tomorrow so can check it properly

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Re: Serial port with PS2 adapter.

Posted on 2021-03-23, 07:10

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by Scott8bit

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For a PS/2 mouse to work on a serial port using the common passive adapters, it must support serial protocol. AFAIK, most newer mice do not . A 20$ multimeter (for low voltage use) would be a good investment, IMHO . if im using the correct header, would an optical mouse still light up regardless if …

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Re: Serial port with PS2 adapter.

Posted on 2021-03-22, 18:48

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by Scott8bit

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Hi all im having issues trying to get PS2 mouse to work on serial port using an adapter. I am using the M5I9 motherboard, and from what I've gathered there are 2 versions of the serial port header. so im wondering without using multimeter (currently borrowed it out and dont have access to get it …

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Serial port with PS2 adapter.

Posted on 2021-03-22, 18:16

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by Scott8bit

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Hi all im having issues trying to get PS2 mouse to work on serial port using an adapter. I am using the M5I9 motherboard, and from what I've gathered there are 2 versions of the serial port header. so im wondering without using multimeter (currently borrowed it out and dont have access to get it …

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Re: AT keyboard 5 pin to 6 pin PS2 + Splitter? +PS2 PCI CARDS

Posted on 2021-03-19, 12:29

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by Scott8bit

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No you cannot run a PS2 mouse thru an AT keyboard connector under any method, the keyboard controller will not know what to do with it. Some PS2 mice are serial compatible ,but many are not, and you can use a serial to ps2 adapter. What make/model is the mouse ? All mice (serial or ps2 or USB) …

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Re: BIOS wont detect CDROMs / DVDs

Posted on 2021-03-19, 12:22

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by Scott8bit

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What motherboard model, what CDROM model. Need more info ! im usng an OPTI Viper, I believe its the M519... CDROM not exactly sure of brand but its fastest speed is 4x and worked on a socket5 no problem, and DVD is a SONY.. unable to get model numbers yet, im having trouble gettng them out the case …

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AT keyboard 5 pin to 6 pin PS2 + Splitter? +PS2 PCI CARDS

Posted on 2021-03-18, 20:46

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by Scott8bit

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Recently upgraded board... stupidly forgot to realise i dont have any other mice only PS2, but MB only has AT 5pin, I bought a converter for keyboard (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PS2-Keyboard-to-AT-Convertor-6-pin-Mini-Din-F-to-5-pin-Male/192948078214) and that works great, but I totally forgot about …

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BIOS wont detect CDROMs / DVDs

Posted on 2021-03-18, 20:40

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by Scott8bit

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Scratching my head with this one, My BIOS wont detect CDROMS (socket7) it detects Hard Drive and CF no problem on either channel but CDROMS wont work? these said cdroms work fine on another computer, any ideas what could be causing it? BIOS is set to AUTO on all four options. its been so long since …

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Re: AT motherboard ATX PSU with AT attachment?

Posted on 2021-03-16, 17:54

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by Scott8bit

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DON'T DO THAT! IT WILL TOAST YOUR BOARD AND/OR PSU! What you have is an early ATX PSU with AUX 3.3V connector. What you need is an AT PSU with P8 and P9 connectors, which are physically the same as the AUX 3.3V connector, but wired very differently. This connector will short all kinds of things in …

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AT motherboard ATX PSU with AT attachment?

Posted on 2021-03-16, 17:19

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by Scott8bit

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hi everyone. wondered if anyone can shed light on this, i cant rememebr. basically new board has AT connections and one of my old atx psus has one set of 6 pin AT connectors. will this power the board ok? or will i still need another 6 pin? ive stuck it in to photographed it. is this one set from …

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Recommend dos/95 vid card LCD

Posted on 2021-03-08, 20:30

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by Scott8bit

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Is it the case I’d need a video card with a minimum of DVI output to ensure compatibility using dos / bios on a modern monitor? (Ultrawide) My current monitor is just displaying black screen in bios/dos. I’ve tried using an OSSC converter but it too was still showing nasty outputs

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identifying parts on motherboard & cpu

Posted on 2021-03-07, 10:31

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by Scott8bit

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Hello me again, i wondered if anyone can help me identify the parts on this motherboard and cpu which have been fried. i have tried to examine them for part numbers but all traces of numbers e,t,c, as you can see are now black lol i am going to attempt to replace them, but i'm not sure exactly what …

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Re: Fried MB

Posted on 2021-02-27, 16:57

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by Scott8bit

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Sometimes transistors and other silcon shorts and dies like so. It looks like the switching transistor of some voltage regulator gave up. Assuming no other problems, replacing the transistor and the close by capacitor will make things work again. Exploded power FET and melted inductor... smells …

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Fried MB

Posted on 2021-02-27, 16:18

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by Scott8bit

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Well that was a short trip down memory lane, interrupted with the putrid smell of burning lol. I’m not sure what has caused it as I did numerous tweaks but the motherboard died this morning. I wondered what could cause it, as I’ve recently added overdrive + CD-ROM and powered CF card, so either too …

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Re: Intel Over Drive Questions.

Posted on 2021-02-26, 14:14

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by Scott8bit

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Yes. Those have a fixed multiplier so it likely runs at 166 (f you configure your board to 66 MHz bus) irrespectively what the BIOS says. Thanks man I appreciate the feedback, I was going to get the mmx version but I sourced this cheap (in comparisons to usual eBay prices anyway) I need to get …

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Intel Over Drive Questions.

Posted on 2021-02-26, 13:39

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by Scott8bit

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I wonder if anyone can shed light on an overdrive CPU, as I think I’ve incorrectly assumed its purpose and burnt some cash. I have a pentium 90mhz on a socket 5 motherboard. The boards limitation is 2x 66mhz. So I bought myself a 166MHz PODP3V166, thinking it would register as a 166.. I’ve managed …

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Re: Sound blaster PcI128 CT4700 driver issues

Posted on 2021-02-14, 16:58

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by Scott8bit

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I believe this CD ISO has the driver you need: http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=370&menustate=0 Hey man thanks very much, unfortunately these drivers are also locking my system up. It’s a fresh install so I’m not sure what it’s all about really but it’s looking like I need to format …

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Sound blaster PcI128 CT4700 driver issues

Posted on 2021-02-14, 13:42

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by Scott8bit

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Hi everyone I’m having trouble locating working drives for my sound card. It seems creative website doesn’t care any more for this legacy device and downloading different drivers gathered off the net sadly either crashes win95 and it seems to be undetectable in dos. I know the card works as it was …

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