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parpunk:

hey guys thanks a lot for all the info and everything. im so glad to be able to be a part of a site that gets like 20 answers to my questions from different people, in the first few hours i post a thread :-). Very Cool!

Ok yep im gonna go with using my computer. I was just afraid i would use a computer and get lost and be stuck not knowing what to do, but i see that everyone here seems that they really know their stuff, so i think ill be in good hands with my project. :-)  Thanks a lot and i think im gonna order my PCI card tonight, so i can have s video out. Thanks everybody and for anyone that is seeing this for the first time, please post your 2 cents as well. i need all the input i can get. input input input input!

oh and by the way thanks for all the links everybody, im checking them out now :-)

-Mark

Tiger-Heli:

PCI Card - This is a bit of overkill, but it's the best way to do things.  Before you get the card, I recommend downloading the latest Nvidia or ATI drivers that work with it from their main sites.  (For ATI, I actually like the Omega Drivers better than the official ones, but that's not really required.)  Put the installation files on the computer, but don't install them yet.

(Also - as a safeguard, you might want to download and save the currrent video drivers from www.hp.com (or whatever you are using if you have upgraded them).  This would only be required if for some reason the new card did not work with your PC.

Look in your user manual and see if there are either jumper settings on the motherboard or BIOS settings for turning off the on-board integrated video.  There may or may not be.  If there are not, the computer will automatically switch to the PCI card when installed.

Look up DriverCleanerPro and download it.  The official site is now payware, but you can find the freeware version on MajorGeeks or similar and the freeware is all you need.  Install per the instructions.

Remove the existing video drivers using Add/Remove programs - then boot into SAFE mode (F8) and run DriverCleanerPro to remove any registry entries and traces of the old drivers.

Shut down the PC.

Disconnect the monitor cable.

Open the PC case.

Ideally use and anti-static wrist strap, but otherwise, just touch the metal case of the power supply with one hand and remove the PCI Card with the other hand.  Line the card up with the first PCI slot (generally white plastic) and press the edge connector down until the card seats.

Plug the existing monitor into the VGA output of the card and turn the monitor on.  (Make sure it works with a known good monitor before you try to hook up the S-video stuff).

Turn on the PC and you should see a normal startup, then run the driver installation program.

That should do it - there are some steps for enabling more than 60Hz refresh rates with some drivers, but for S-video I don't know that that is even an issue, but I haven't personally used S-Video.






parpunk:

cool thanks for the info man! Anyone else have any input before i dive into  a computer mame?

langdoguk:

As a total beginner myself I would recomend looking at Atomic FE , and mGalaxy as a front end ,I can't even use mame only mame 32 , and the only front ends I can work are them. Plug and play is designed for people like me  :notworthy:, The guys on this site make it possible for all of us to enjoy the good old classics without being a computer programmer ( just being able to ask one helps :cheers: ).
Well my shift starts in MacDonalds soon so good luck. :applaud:

parpunk:

hey thanks a lot man for the info, Will both of those front ends work with Mame 32 ???? oh and seeing as how ya got a Revenge of Drancon avatar you probably are alot like me! lol.  the Adventure island series are like my favorite games EVER~!!! Got em all! Thanks man!

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