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Re: Old Sidewinder 3D Pro and FSB >100 MHz Problem

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From: roid
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 02:26
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with Win2k or WinXP you don't have any problems.  also if you boot into
win2k(or XP) and then reboot into win98, this will also temporarily fix the
problem.


"Iruka" <Ir...@diespammers.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I was never able to get my old Sidewinder 3D Pro to work on my new
> (now not-so-new) computer with a double-pumped FSB of 133 MHz. I tried
> everything I could think of, including the "fix" on Mickey$oft's
> Sidewinder page...it was a .vxd driver file as I recall.  It didn't
> work.
>
> Has anyone had luck with getting the old SW3DPRO working on the newer
> computers? I gave up a long time ago, but maybe now someone has an
> idea I could try?
>
> I have an IWill KK266 board, which uses the Via KT133A chipset and an
> SB Live! sound card with a gameport on board.
>
> I don't like the newer Sidewinder and the nostromo + mouse
> configuration has some drawbacks. I'd like to have my old
> configuration back, if possible. I only have--what?--ten Sidewinder 3D
> Pros. :)
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Subject: Re: Old Sidewinder 3D Pro and FSB >100 MHz Problem
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:26:22 +1000
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