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My first conversion and real build
TeamTEOR:
Well, I ordered up a new blue joystick, along with a Opti-Wiz (My mouse hack didn't work the way I wanted it to for my spinner) and extra Key-Wiz Max controller. At the same time to cut back on all of the headaches of the video problems I ordered up an ArcadeVGA card. So I guess I am stalled out for the next week or so. I'll try to move ahead on the control panel work. Does anyone have a template for a 2.25 happs trackball & plate that they can share?
Tom
TeamTEOR:
While the above items are in route, I have done some stuff that I have been putting off... Such as cleaning the garage! LOL! After getting out a bunch of garbage I plugged in my electric leaf blower and blew out almost all of the saw dust that was building up in the garage along with the leaves that tend to collect in there. The wife and kid are both happier, and I am sure am myself as well. It seems that I won't be seeing a 25 inch monitor bezel for a flat screen any time soon, I am going to have one made one up. I centered my monitor screen today, and then took some measurements, in the morning I will make a phone call to a local framing store to see what I can come up with. I bet they will charge $5-10 for a black photo matte cardboard frame to be cut to fit. My family is coming over tomorrow around noon, so I'll have just enough time to run out and pick it up along with some food so I can cook for them.
I have heard back from Scott over at MameMarquees, I am going to look a few designs over and send for the CP cover as well.
Tom
TeamTEOR:
WOW, I got my ArcadeVGA card today! Talk about fast shipping! Just a 3-4 day turnaround for it to be in my hands from the UK, and I am in Arizona.
Well, I went into safemode on the computer running XP, deleted all of my ATI 9600 drivers and software, ran a hardware scan and it pulled up the ArcadeVGA card, and loaded it right from the drivers. It did load up once into VGA mode, but I need to figure out a way to block the use of unsupported modes so that I can stop all of the blue screening & rebooting (it complains of a bad video driver)
Tom
TeamTEOR:
"It is Dead Jim" The ArcadeVGA card took out my motherboard as well, and I have no idea why. (It happens, and I am waiting to hear from Ultimarc.
blueznl:
A video card that takes out the Mobo? First time I've ever heard of that. You're serious?