As the title says...
Well, my Win9x project for the build I'd named Magikarp (kek) seems to be mostly working.
Specs as it currently is, are as follows:
The last check box that needs to be addressed, however, is the sound. ![discuss :discuss: :discuss:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
At first I put this build together to try and make use of an Aureal Vortex 2 (au8830) sound card I'd found in my wife's old pc parts bin. However, given i kind of swore off VIA chipsets back in the day from the moment I first had an nforce board, I had no reason to look into incompatibilities... and what a doozie of one there was between Aureal and VIA. Not really worth looking for an nforce2 motherboard now, because they're priced-ratcheted up to heck on eBay now. Not worth switching to a Pentium 3/4 platform, either, IMO.
In any case, I can't use the Aureal, which sucks. And the onboard Realtek flat out doesn't work in Windows 98 or Millenium (yes, I even tried WinMe as a possible avenue). It does work correctly in Win2k or XP, but that defeats the point of this project. And right now, I just don't have a spare sound card that I can pop in otherwise.
So, I guess i need to figure out what I can get as an alternative. I know the first-gen Audigy didn't really like VIA boards then... if possible It'd make it easier to justify buying one if I knew that it had driver support on newer OS's past this. Like at least with an Audigy or X-fi, I know that for even up to Windows 10 there are Daniel K drivers to help there. Sadly, those Daniel K drivers don't support Win9x directly. So, yeah, basically just trying to get some ideas of what a compatible solution for this arrangement would be.![unsure :unsure: :unsure:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Well, my Win9x project for the build I'd named Magikarp (kek) seems to be mostly working.
Specs as it currently is, are as follows:
- Athlon XP 3200+ (stock 2.2GHz)
- Abit KW7 motherboard (VIA KT880 chipset)
- 2 x 256MB DDR433 memory @ DDR 400
- XFX Geforce 6800XT 256MB
At first I put this build together to try and make use of an Aureal Vortex 2 (au8830) sound card I'd found in my wife's old pc parts bin. However, given i kind of swore off VIA chipsets back in the day from the moment I first had an nforce board, I had no reason to look into incompatibilities... and what a doozie of one there was between Aureal and VIA. Not really worth looking for an nforce2 motherboard now, because they're priced-ratcheted up to heck on eBay now. Not worth switching to a Pentium 3/4 platform, either, IMO.
In any case, I can't use the Aureal, which sucks. And the onboard Realtek flat out doesn't work in Windows 98 or Millenium (yes, I even tried WinMe as a possible avenue). It does work correctly in Win2k or XP, but that defeats the point of this project. And right now, I just don't have a spare sound card that I can pop in otherwise.
So, I guess i need to figure out what I can get as an alternative. I know the first-gen Audigy didn't really like VIA boards then... if possible It'd make it easier to justify buying one if I knew that it had driver support on newer OS's past this. Like at least with an Audigy or X-fi, I know that for even up to Windows 10 there are Daniel K drivers to help there. Sadly, those Daniel K drivers don't support Win9x directly. So, yeah, basically just trying to get some ideas of what a compatible solution for this arrangement would be.