Very old Hardware

Fasttazz · February 20th, 2007

Is it possible to get a (now get this) Diamond Monster 3D II,Voodoo2 Graphics,built for Windows95, To run in XP Pro ?

I have an old Gateway 400c that my ladyfriend plays games on.
I wanted to put this Monster II in the system.
Are there any drivers made to cross over to XP?

**PrOLifIC_onE** · February 20th, 2007

I have a friend that has a 1ghz system (only PCI slots, no agp) and is running a Voodoo3 (2000 or 3000) on his XP system... So I would have to say it is highly likely it will run.

screwballl · February 20th, 2007

It will run but very sloow... imagine Vista on a AMD Thunderbird 1.4GHz... i would stick with Win2k

zepper · February 22nd, 2007

I prefer Win 2k over XP anyway. And Vista isn't even in the picture...

.bh.

Oldfatslob · February 22nd, 2007

I recon the only real requirement for the pro version of xp is ram. I've run home with only 96 megs, pro however needs more.

Lead Head · February 22nd, 2007

I've had Windows XP Pro running on some oddball 233MHz Pentium 1 rig with 60MB of ram. It was slow, but it ran...some how

EDIT: But, it would be a much better idea to run Windows 2000 Pro, it actually runs decent on older hardware like that

Fasttazz · February 22nd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lead Head

I've had Windows XP Pro running on some oddball 233MHz Pentium 1 rig with 60MB of ram. It was slow, but it ran...some how

EDIT: But, it would be a much better idea to run Windows 2000 Pro, it actually runs decent on older hardware like that

Yea I will put it back to the win98 it came with.

Stinger,

the drivers you found me did not do it.Thanks for takin the time man!!

**Hitman** · February 23rd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lead Head

But, it would be a much better idea to run Windows 2000 Pro, it actually runs decent on older hardware like that

You need about 128mb of Ram for W2K pro to run smooth.

Cyberlon · February 23rd, 2007

Older hardware is the perfect place to install your favorite distribution of Linux!

Fasttazz · February 23rd, 2007

hahahaha......ummmm whats Linux?

February 20th, 2007	#1
Fasttazz Kill the wabbit Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wyoming Posts: 177	Very old Hardware Is it possible to get a (now get this) Diamond Monster 3D II,Voodoo2 Graphics,built for Windows95, To run in XP Pro ? I have an old Gateway 400c that my ladyfriend plays games on. I wanted to put this Monster II in the system. Are there any drivers made to cross over to XP? Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe. Amd X2 4200 2GB Corsair XMS Extreme. BFG 8800GTS 320 OC2 ThermalTake "Big Typhoon". Audigy 2 ZS. Logitech X-530 5.1 surround. Sceptre X9 LCD WD 2000 HDD. Lit-on DVD R/RW. MGE "Viper"case PurePower RX 500W

February 20th, 2007	#2
PrOLifIC_onE 5 Minute Mod Man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 676 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Very old Hardware I have a friend that has a 1ghz system (only PCI slots, no agp) and is running a Voodoo3 (2000 or 3000) on his XP system... So I would have to say it is highly likely it will run.

February 20th, 2007	#3
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Very old Hardware It will run but very sloow... imagine Vista on a AMD Thunderbird 1.4GHz... i would stick with Win2k Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

February 22nd, 2007	#4
zepper Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8	Re: Very old Hardware I prefer Win 2k over XP anyway. And Vista isn't even in the picture... .bh.

February 22nd, 2007	#5
Oldfatslob What? Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 27	Re: Very old Hardware I recon the only real requirement for the pro version of xp is ram. I've run home with only 96 megs, pro however needs more. DISCLAIMER; I was probably drunk when I wrote this! Where do I start? G6 350, Dell Dimension 8100, HP ZD7000, HP A630N, or the wallyworld Compaq?

February 22nd, 2007	#6
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	Re: Very old Hardware I've had Windows XP Pro running on some oddball 233MHz Pentium 1 rig with 60MB of ram. It was slow, but it ran...some how EDIT: But, it would be a much better idea to run Windows 2000 Pro, it actually runs decent on older hardware like that Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180 Last edited by Lead Head; February 22nd, 2007 at 18:41.

February 23rd, 2007	#9
Cyberlon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Higher than you! Posts: 179	Re: Very old Hardware Older hardware is the perfect place to install your favorite distribution of Linux! ____________________________ _= AMD 2700+ OC'd to 3200 =_ -=1GB RAM, ATI 9600XT 512MB=- --------------------------------

February 23rd, 2007	#10
Fasttazz Kill the wabbit Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wyoming Posts: 177	Re: Very old Hardware hahahaha......ummmm whats Linux? Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe. Amd X2 4200 2GB Corsair XMS Extreme. BFG 8800GTS 320 OC2 ThermalTake "Big Typhoon". Audigy 2 ZS. Logitech X-530 5.1 surround. Sceptre X9 LCD WD 2000 HDD. Lit-on DVD R/RW. MGE "Viper"case PurePower RX 500W

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