DOS Games Discussion

fabiobol · Experienced Member Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 72

I built a "new" computer: Pentium-MMX 200 MHz, 256 MB DIMM SDRAM, 4 GB (1st HD), 6 GB (2nd HD), CD-ROM 52x, Motherboard Soltek REV-MVP3, video card Nvidia RIVA TNT2, audio Ess1868. What do you think about this computer, for dos games? But I have to use an USB-mouse because there isn't the PS/2 port and the com 1 and 2 don't work! I tried also by using the bios, but the serial-mouse doesn't work! The mouse works very wel on another PC.

486 player · Gaming Demi-god Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 1027

IRQ/DMA conflict, no driver, Widows doesn't support COM ?

DOS machine: Forget it.

dosraider

fabiobol · Experienced Member Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 72

Identity Crisis · Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 9

Perhaps the serial port ribbons might be faulty. Try replacing them if you can.

Or if you're sort of a stuntman, clear your CMOS with a program like CMOSPWD, and allow the BIOS to reset to factory defaults, that might do it.

Wally*Won_Kenobie · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject:

Bios could also need updating... But as Identity Crisis was saying its risky

fabiobol · Experienced Member Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 72

I tried also to change the external port, but it doesn't work at all. I'm sure that the electric-energy arrives at the external-port (where i connect the mouse, of course) and I don't know why the device is not found! If I run cmoswpd, could I risk to damage my motherboard? Isn't more simple to use the "Clear CMOS" jumper on the MB?

Identity Crisis · Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 9

With CMOSPWD, you don't need to go through the trouble of opening the computer case. It's just a matter of typing a DOS command, reboot, and presto! Your computer is reset to factory defaults. No damage at all!

Of course, in the 0.00000000001% chance that CMOSPWD damages your motherboard, no liability is assumed at all.

fabiobol · Experienced Member Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 72

I didn't use CMOSWPD, but i opened the case and I set "Clear Cmos" at least 10 times... but the result, unfortunately, was ALWAYS the same: the com ports are correctly installed also on Windows XP, but the serial-mouse isn't detected at all! Next September I will buy some new serial ports and I will see if and how the serial mouse will work... At home I have 5 external serial-ports, but no one of them works... I had this problem also with another MB, for Pentium II!