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Win 2000 is much better anyway. All the stability of NT4 and a much wider range of compatibility.

That's for sure. But i don't have a system with NT4 (just for fun) so it would have been nice if it was possible.
But maybe another time in dualboot on a IDE drive/other system

 

[Frick]

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Those are no joke the best keyboards I know of. I have a bunch of the smartcard versions, and they're ... not as perfect as the versions without the readers (they're bigger). I've been on mechanical keyboards for a bit and going back to the old Dell was like coming home.

 

[Greenslade]

Can anyone help me with this problem pn ME.When i try to run either 3bmark99 and 2000 i try to run a bench and it comes to photo 4..What is going on? It gets stuck thereNothing loads ,and i have to switch of to come out of it.I have never come across anything like this before have you? Another thing is reg number you have to put says it is wrong but i know it is right.I also used the official 3dmark and the same thing as Phils ones.with the same result .

 

[lexluthermiester]

Already got it installed using the earlier mentioned tape, it seems even that is enough to cool it - tested with an similarly fixed 3D Blaster Banshee on a 20GB Quantum Fireball w/98SE and 3dmark99 as well as 2000 to stress the parts a bit. Everything was well in spec thermal wise.

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Also took time to replace the 40GB Seagate U6 "rubberjacket" drive with an 74GB Raptor. Boots twice as fast right off the bat, almost on par with a SSD.
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Somehow missed this post a few weeks ago. Looks good!

Can anyone help me with this problem pn ME.When i try to run either 3bmark99 and 2000 i try to run a bench and it comes to photo 4..What is going on? It gets stuck thereNothing loads ,and i have to switch of to come out of it.I have never come across anything like this before have you? Another thing is reg number you have to put says it is wrong but i know it os right.

Ok, this is not a WinME issue. I remember seeing that problem on Win95/98/98SE as well BITD. I remember figuring out how to fix it, but can't remember how. Can you open up the ATI control panel and show us your settings? Also, have you installed DirectX7.1, DirectX8 and DirectX9c?

 

[A Computer Guy]

That's for sure. But i don't have a system with NT4 (just for fun) so it would have been nice if it was possible.
But maybe another time in dualboot on a IDE drive/other system

I think NT4 should still run in VMWare Workstation as a VM now that it's free.

 

[remixedcat]

But wait there's more!!

Hubby's dad gave us back the dell inspiron e1405 that we gave him a few years back

I lost count of all my laptops now lmao!!! Fr I have to go count em ageen

 

[masterdeejay]

More pics.

No RGB but a few lights, 2004 Gaming PC style.

And a lot of saved hardware from recycling.

AGP HD3850 is rare, and the Yamaha sound card is very good at retro gaming. There is Radeon 9250/9550/9600, 5760, firemv, nvidia 6200se, 7300gs, 6600, 8600gt silent, Fx5600, Asus GTS450, MSI GTX650
A lot of DDR1/2 ram. I really like the Zeppelin gold modules.
Not tested yet.

 

[Ruru]

Anyone wanting to help me with my problematic GTX 570, please check this thread https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/problems-with-gainward-gtx-570-phantom.328841/

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No RGB but a few lights, 2004 Gaming PC style.

And a lot of saved hardware from recycling.
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AGP HD3850 is rare, and the Yamaha sound card is very good at retro gaming. There is Radeon 9250/9550/9600, 5760, firemv, nvidia 6200se, 7300gs, 6600, 8600gt silent, Fx5600.

Yayy a HD 3850 AGP, I also have one!

But wait there's more!!

Hubby's dad gave us back the dell inspiron e1405 that we gave him a few years back


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I lost count of all my laptops now lmao!!! Fr I have to go count em ageen

I have one T61p on my closet, should just get an universal charger for it (gave one Thinkpad one away, dammit), that's a beauty from almost the same era.

Sucks that you have only Core Duo, no x64 support :/

 

[lexluthermiester]

But wait there's more!!

Hubby's dad gave us back the dell inspiron e1405 that we gave him a few years back


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I lost count of all my laptops now lmao!!! Fr I have to go count em ageen

If I remember correctly, that laptop can take 2GB DDR2 DIMMs. 4GB of RAM and you'd have yourself a reasonable Retro XP system.

 

[Ruru]

If I remember correctly, that laptop can take 2GB DDR2 DIMMs. 4GB of RAM and you'd have yourself a reasonable Retro XP system.

Tho 2GB is fine, at least on my Pentium M something/2GB/Radeon 9200M setup

Found also a 7200rpm HDD for it, surprisingly snappy for an old laptop HDD.

 

[jak_2456]

But wait there's more!!

Hubby's dad gave us back the dell inspiron e1405 that we gave him a few years back


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I lost count of all my laptops now lmao!!! Fr I have to go count em ageen

What CPU is the Intel T2050? I haven't heard of it before.

 

[Ruru]

What CPU is the Intel T2050? I haven't heard of it before.

Good ol' Core Duo.

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2050 (2M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2050 (2M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

 

[jak_2456]

Good ol' Core Duo.

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2050 (2M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2050 (2M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

Interesting. And I thought the Core2 Duo was an old CPU series.

 

[lexluthermiester]

What CPU is the Intel T2050? I haven't heard of it before.

It's the 32bit version of the Core 2 Duo. All Core Duo's are 32bit.

Interesting. And I thought the Core2 Duo was an old CPU series.

You think THOSE are old? Seriously? You're a youngun aren't ya?

 

[jak_2456]

You think THOSE are old?

What I was trying to say is that when I think of the Intel Core moniker, I don't think of CPUs from 2006. They've been using it for so long that I think of the rest of the series, not the original release.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Almost finished with moving my retro PCs output to the main i5 build. So far the HDMI capture card arrived but I had to reorder the VGA side since I got the wrong adapter.

In the meantime, I got my PS3 as proof of the adapter working (backwards compatible, CECHC03. I have a USA CECHA01 en route from Illinois to Romania as well.)

 

[remixedcat]

If I remember correctly, that laptop can take 2GB DDR2 DIMMs. 4GB of RAM and you'd have yourself a reasonable Retro XP system.

Yeah but sadly the other DIMM is behind the keyboard... ugh.

Plus I only have 2gb of spare ram for it in the form of 2x1gb sticks.

What CPU is the Intel T2050? I haven't heard of it before.

I think it was the first dual core from Intel for laptop that wasn't just HT single core

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yeah but sadly the other DIMM is behind the keyboard... ugh.

Plus I only have 2gb of spare ram for it in the form of 2x1gb sticks.

That's ok, that still an upgrade from the 1.5GB it has now. Honestly, if you take your time, the keyboard is easy to remove.

I think it was the first dual core from Intel for laptop that wasn't just HT single core

In that note, I found the following;

Intel SL8VP Processor CPU Chip Core Duo Mobile T2500 2.0GHz 2M 667 | eBay

Intel SL8VP Processor CPU Chip Core Duo Mobile T2500 2.0GHz 2M 667.

www.ebay.com

It would be a very nice upgrade and for only $5. 100% compatible with that model of laptop.

 

[remixedcat]

That's ok, that still an upgrade from the 1.5GB it has now. Honestly, if you take your time, the keyboard is easy to remove.

In that note, I found the following;

Intel SL8VP Processor CPU Chip Core Duo Mobile T2500 2.0GHz 2M 667 | eBay

Intel SL8VP Processor CPU Chip Core Duo Mobile T2500 2.0GHz 2M 667.

www.ebay.com

It would be a very nice upgrade and for only $5. 100% compatible with that model of laptop.

I'll have to wait a bit to mess with the keyboard removal for ram upgrade... plus can't buy anything else for a while

 

[Greenslade]

Somehow missed this post a few weeks ago. Looks good!


Ok, this is not a WinME issue. I remember seeing that problem on Win95/98/98SE as well BITD. I remember figuring out how to fix it, but can't remember how. Can you open up the ATI control panel and show us your settings? Also, have you installed DirectX7.1, DirectX8 and DirectX9c?

Where do i find the ATI control panel?Directx8 .

 

[68Olds]

Where do i find the ATI control panel?

Right-click the ATI logo next to the clock. That's the control panel.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Where do i find the ATI control panel?Directx8 .

ATI Control Panel -> Display properties or in the Control Panel.

These are the latest version of all DirectX version that can work on Win9X.
DirectX6 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-6-1
DirectX9 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-9-29-1974
DirectX8 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-8-2
DirectX7 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-7-0a

Right-click the ATI logo next to the clock. That's the control panel.

This too!

 

[Greenslade]

ATI Control Panel -> Display properties or in the Control Panel.

These are the latest version of all DirectX version that can work on Win9X.
DirectX6 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-6-1
DirectX9 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-9-29-1974
DirectX8 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-8-2
DirectX7 -> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/directx-7-0a


This too!

Thanks , i should have looked.What do i have to look in there to change?There is something else i shut the board down ,but it starts up again.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thanks , i should have looked.

That's ok, you're still learning. We've all been there.

 

[agent_x007]

Good table of compatibility (with downloads), can be found here :

MicroSoft DirectX Downloads for Windows (Win95, Win98, Win98SE, WinME, Win2000, WinXP) - complete release history including DirectX1, DirectX2, DirectX3, DirectX5, DirecX6, DirecX7, DirecX8, DirecX9