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Title: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 01:27:41 am: Now for my very stupid newbie question. I'm doing mame in my cab and ordered my jpac. Can I get the pinouts for my monitor out and use soft 15khz or do i have to get a different video card to do this? Really just trying to be cheap about it, cause I will be replacing the monitor for a tv monitor with s video in the near future.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: protokatie on October 27, 2008, 01:45:45 am: Soft 15kHz should work for any "old" video system. Dunno about the Jpac, I dont think the Jpac will be of any difference. (IE Jpac is for interface). If you are worrying, get the ArcadeVGA board.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 11:34:30 am: I'm trying to avoid buying the arcade vga card because I will be using a tv as a monitor eventually. Just looking to get by until then. Just didn't know if I could just use my regular monitor out on my motherboard or if I HAVE to get a serperate video card.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: ChadTower on October 27, 2008, 11:37:01 am: Depends on what video card you're using now. Tell us what it is and we can help you figure out if you can use it.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 11:39:23 am: I don't have a seperate video card right now
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: ChadTower on October 27, 2008, 11:45:33 am: So it's onboard video? Tell us the chipset.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 01:18:48 pm: It's a dell dimension 2350. Intel 2.0ghz How do I find out the chipset? Yes it's onboard video.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: ChadTower on October 27, 2008, 01:28:22 pm: Motherboard manual will tell you. You need to know if that chipset is supported by soft15khz or if it can be forced to 15khz some other way.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 01:36:25 pm: I don't have the motherboard manual, this thing is prolly six years old and I don't have any paper work with it. Is there any thing I can go into in windows and find out?
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: ChadTower on October 27, 2008, 01:39:45 pm: There is a tool called Belarc Advisor that may tell you that. Can't remember if it pulls video chipset but I won't be surprised if it does.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: web.geek on October 27, 2008, 01:40:16 pm: Quote from: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 01:18:48 pm
It's a dell dimension 2350. Intel 2.0ghz How do I find out the chipset? Yes it's onboard video.

According to Dell's support site (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim2350/specs.htm#1101572), it uses integrated Intel 3D Extreme Graphics. I couldn't find anything more specific.

Edit: Here (http://kb.iu.edu/data/ahwa.html) is another link that may be helpful in identifying your chipset. Always remember...Google (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLJ_enUS210US261&q=identify+video+chipset) is your friend ;D
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: RayB on October 27, 2008, 01:41:16 pm: You're going to switch from arcade monitor to a tv? Why?
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 02:09:57 pm: will do some searching, switching to tv because its much cheaper to go to a bigger display than buying an arcade monitor.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 10:21:53 pm: Ok after a little searching looks like my video chipset is prolly Intel 845GL. Motherboard is Intel® Desktop Board D845GLVA.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: protokatie on October 27, 2008, 11:51:14 pm: Quote from: subedriver on October 27, 2008, 10:21:53 pm
Ok after a little searching looks like my video chipset is prolly Intel 845GL. Motherboard is Intel® Desktop Board D845GLVA.

Another easy way to get the exact version of the GFX chipset is to go to systeminfo (its in accessories/systemtools). In systeminformation, go to components then display. It will tell you exactly what you have.
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 28, 2008, 05:41:24 pm: Ok its the intel 82845g/gl/ge/pe/gv video chipset. I'm done some searching on google and can't find anything relating it to soft 15khz. Should I just pm sailor sat on this?
Title: Re: warning very stupid question within
Post by: subedriver on October 28, 2008, 06:51:56 pm: Well I pm'd sailor sat and she said it won't work, so guess I'm going video card shopping! Any recommendations from anyone using soft 15khz?