Last year, I inherited a Packard Bell Legend 1136 "pizza box" desktop from my grandmother's estate, and I would like to get it back in working order to play some old games, such as Command and Conquer and Warcraft 2. The specs I can see from looking at the hardware are as follows:
Intel 80486DX 33MHz (socketed)
4MB of RAM integrated on the motherboard, with an additional 72-contact SIMM slot for expansion
Integrated LSI Logic (Headland?) VT 216 video adapter with 512K VRAM
Seagate ST3243A 214MB HDD
Iomega Ditto tape drive
Creative quad speed CD-ROM drive
Integrated mystery meat IDE interface
Megapower MP741A ISA multi controller (IDE, parallel, serial, fdd, and game port)
Three open 16-bit ISA slots for expansion
The machine will POST, but doesn't appear to have an operating system installed.
I am looking to put Windows 95 on the machine, and I am getting a 50MHz DX2 and a 32MB SIMM to help with the increased overhead over just running DOS on it.
It has been a very long time since I have used any hardware this old, let alone worked on it, so I have a few questions:
What sound card should I get on a $30 budget?
Is the integrated video accelerator capable of playing games on Windows 95, and if not, what should I get? (ISA only, no VLB or PCI slots)
Is a 66MHz overclock usually attainable on a DX2 50MHz?
Are there any good resources available to guide me setting the hardware and OS up properly? Thankfully, the inside of the case has a diagram showing how to set the jumpers for various FSB frequencies, disable integrated peripherals, and other things we take for granted with modern BIOSes, but I realize there may be pitfalls in the setup of these old machines that I am unaware of.
I'll keep you all posted and add pictures as I work on it, and I appreciate any advice or otherwise input [H] has to offer.
Intel 80486DX 33MHz (socketed)
4MB of RAM integrated on the motherboard, with an additional 72-contact SIMM slot for expansion
Integrated LSI Logic (Headland?) VT 216 video adapter with 512K VRAM
Seagate ST3243A 214MB HDD
Iomega Ditto tape drive
Creative quad speed CD-ROM drive
Integrated mystery meat IDE interface
Megapower MP741A ISA multi controller (IDE, parallel, serial, fdd, and game port)
Three open 16-bit ISA slots for expansion
The machine will POST, but doesn't appear to have an operating system installed.
I am looking to put Windows 95 on the machine, and I am getting a 50MHz DX2 and a 32MB SIMM to help with the increased overhead over just running DOS on it.
It has been a very long time since I have used any hardware this old, let alone worked on it, so I have a few questions:
What sound card should I get on a $30 budget?
Is the integrated video accelerator capable of playing games on Windows 95, and if not, what should I get? (ISA only, no VLB or PCI slots)
Is a 66MHz overclock usually attainable on a DX2 50MHz?
Are there any good resources available to guide me setting the hardware and OS up properly? Thankfully, the inside of the case has a diagram showing how to set the jumpers for various FSB frequencies, disable integrated peripherals, and other things we take for granted with modern BIOSes, but I realize there may be pitfalls in the setup of these old machines that I am unaware of.
I'll keep you all posted and add pictures as I work on it, and I appreciate any advice or otherwise input [H] has to offer.