new, confused, frustrated

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:32 pm

hi im a newbie. i got all a couple roms. i tried to play them. the program said they were to big!!! could anyone here step by step help me out on how to runa frickin game. my roms are earthbound, final fantasy4, and super mario rpg. help please???? im me

[2 minutes later]
comon guys i need u help!!!!!!!!

Post by **Nach** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:56 pm

How much RAM do you have?

You might also want to check your so called ROMs with NSRT to make sure they're good.

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:50 pm

hmmm... the files are (name of game).smc . is that how it works?? me really confused.

[3 minutes later]
does the zsnes come with an instruction guide taht tells u how to runa game
??????????

Post by **Nach** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:59 pm

You can read all the text documents that come with ZSNES, you could also answer the questions I asked you.

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:01 pm

i dont speak (to much) computer. i still know a lot of stuff though

[10 minutes later]
i dont know how much ram i hav. how do i check my roms? i m me

Magus` · Post by **Magus`** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:13 pm

You should be glad Nach is helping you at all, considering you can't type/spell/do anything worth a damn.

Not to mention you're impatient Mr. Waits-2-minutes-before-screaming-for-more-help.

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:17 pm

sorry

Post by **Nach** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:19 pm

I assume you're using Windows (if not please correct me).

Right click on my computer, choose properties.
A window should pop up where near the top is says how much RAM you have.

To check your ROMs, get NSRT, try this version: http://nsrt.edgeemu.com/forum/download.php?id=1
Let me know what it says about each of your ROMs.

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:14 pm

i used final fantasy4 it says: CART NAME: FINAL FANTASY 4, HEADER:SWC, INTERLEAVED:NO, TYPE: NORMAL+BATT, COUNTRY:JAPAN, ROM SPEED:200NS <SLOW ROM>, CHECK SUM: GOOD 0X ACCC, COMPANY: SQUARE, BANK: LO ROM, SRAM: 64kb, SIZE:8 mb, VIDEO: NTSC, VERSION: 1.1, CRC32 : CAA15E97. thats all it said

Post by **Nach** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:56 pm

Excellent, that ROM is good, and how much RAM do you have?

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:06 pm

dont know. the properties didnt say how much ram i hav.

ok now taht i hav my rom how do i use it with zsnes

Post by **Nach** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:19 pm

You would go into ZSNES, select Load, browse to your ROM, and double click it.

But based on your initial post, you said you had a ROM too big error, which suggests you don't have enough RAM.

My Computer properties does say how much RAM you have, double check.

Oblivion · Post by **Oblivion** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:01 pm

Properties should generally always state the processor and RAM. Let's make sure you are going to the right place with two simple steps.
First, open My Computer and right click, hit Properties.
Visual.

Then, look in the lower right part of the box to see your RAM.
Visual

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:04 pm

Oblivion wrote:Properties should generally always state the processor and RAM. Let's make sure you are going to the right place with two simple steps.
First, open My Computer and right click, hit Properties.
Visual.

Then, look in the lower right part of the box to see your RAM.
Visual

In your case, most of that information was provided by the OEMINFO file, which is not present on many systems. Those without it usually will not tell you the processor type, but I think they should still tell you how much memory is available to Windows.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:53 pm

Oblivion wrote:Properties should generally always state the processor and RAM. Let's make sure you are going to the right place with two simple steps.
First, open My Computer and right click, hit Properties.
Visual.

Then, look in the lower right part of the box to see your RAM.
Visual

You can also go to start>run>type in dxdiag>press ok. The ram part should be next to memory. Example

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:01 pm

Or you can use CPU-Z.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:20 pm

Noxious Ninja wrote:Or you can use CPU-Z.

Thanks for the link. I never knew much about my comp until now.

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 10:50 pm

so... is ram the same thing as memory??

[1 minute later]
i found it!!! i have 512 mb of ram.

Post by **grinvader** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 10:56 pm

@superlinkjak: Learn to use the damn EDIT button.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:01 pm

superlinkjak wrote:so... is ram the same thing as memory??

Yes. "RAM" is an acronym meaning "Random Access Memory". They say that RAM can be accessed "at random" because the system can read or write different parts of it that are not necessarily in order. For instance, you have several programs running at the same time using different amounts of memory and accessing different areas.

A mechanical tape drive is said to me sequential access, although calling a tape cassette "memory" instead of "storage" would be a misnomer.

RAM is electrical and loses it's contents when the power is discontinued. This is why your computer has to read from the hard drive into memory when you turn it on. This is also why you have to save documents that are being worked on in memory. Each program that is "running" is loaded into memory. When you save a file, it is written to your hard drive, which uses mechanical storage that does not disappear when you turn off the computer.

Anyway, 512MB is more than enough

Post by **grinvader** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:05 pm

His comp is probably so full of spyware and adware he doesn't have enough ram to run zsnesw.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:08 pm

grinvader wrote:His comp is probably so full of spyware and adware he doesn't have enough ram to run zsnesw.

Probably so...like 90% of other novices who can't tell the difference beween a harmless data file and an executable file.

I blame Microsoft.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:13 pm

Then he should try rebooting.

superlinkjak · Post by **superlinkjak** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:16 pm

so can i run zsnesw? how can i get rid of stuff that takes up ram?

(geeze you guys must really hate newbies. quit pickin on me)

Post by **grinvader** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:21 pm

If we were on the old board, I'd have advised the good old

go to Start -> Run -> "command" and then type 'format c:' without the quote marks

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