Re: ITX-Llama (Vortex86EX ITX motherboard) - DONE!
Posted on 2023-11-08, 21:57
Would also be interested in MATX board with AGP/PCI/ISA... a PCIe slot would also be interesting... think that's the underlying bus... -Brian
Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6+7+8 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86
Posted on 2023-08-07, 04:02
That worked!! For anyone else stuck using AMD K7 with SETMUL, download this: https://www.uwe-sieber.de/files/pciset.zip Then use the following written by mockingbird: pciset 0305 1106 55 00000100 00000100 I recommend putting this in a BAT file. EDIT: I just wanted to point out that this register is …
Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6+7+8 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86
Posted on 2023-08-07, 03:53
Thank you! I was just reading about WPCREdit 😀 Your post saves me lots of time/research. I'm going to give PCISET a try. -Brian
Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6+7+8 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86
Posted on 2023-08-07, 02:00
But unfortunately on KT7-A it's not enough since it's a desktop and not a mobile board. You also have to manually tune your chipset for Setmul to be able to set multipliers on the fly: https://web.archive.org/web/20170822100906/http://www.cpuheat.wz.cz:80/html/Tweaks.htm Also been playing around …
Ensoniq Soundscape Elite and Pentium 4
Posted on 2023-08-04, 20:22
Hey Guys, Has anyone managed to get a Soundscape Elite working with a Pentium 4 build? I've tried many motherboards/configurations. I'd be very curious to hear if you got this card to work with Socket 478 or LGA 775! -Brian
Re: PIAGP (Pentium 4 AGP/PCI/ISA) build for DOS/WIN98SE
Posted on 2023-08-02, 19:21
Tiido wrote on 2023-07-25, 12:32: Jumpers are only for the missing boot ROM, they will have no effect with the DMA etc. problems. It is possible that the machine is simply too fast for the Ensoniq card. That's a good observation. I'll try slowing-down the machine and see if that corrects the issue. …
Re: PIAGP (Pentium 4 AGP/PCI/ISA) build for DOS/WIN98SE
Posted on 2023-07-13, 13:29
Hey Guys, I have the same build. I'm trying to get a sound card to work with this machine. I have the Ensoniq Soundscape Elite, with ESP daughterboard. All of the IRQ and base address checks pass. However, I keep getting DMA errors. I've tried all of the DMAs (0, 1 and 3). And tried setting DMA mode …
Re: PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-27, 23:38
I finally found a workable solution. I had to move the cards to different slots and tweak the BIOS settings. I now have an Audigy 2 ZS working in this build. Thank you so much for all of the great input and ideas! -Brian
Re: PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-23, 17:48
Jasin Natael wrote on 2022-05-23, 17:33: You do realize that Windows 98 is going to ignore all but one core/thread right? Yes, I do realize. My main goal for this build is Windows 98 compatibility. But, I plan to use multi-boot for Windows XP, and possibly also Windows 7. -Brian
Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality
Posted on 2022-05-23, 17:45
I did not realize this reset procedure existed. I'll give it a try. My card is "stuck" on using DMA 2, which is not great if you want to use a floppy drive. -Brian
Re: PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-23, 17:27
This board is such an overkill for windows 98 I'm amazed that it works at all :-) PCI-X slots are 3.3V only. According to the manual of this board, there are 2 PCI-X buses: one with 2 slots and one with a single slot. If you can find a card which is fine with 3.3V only try this: Try putting your …
Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality
Posted on 2022-05-23, 17:15
Very interested in this project! While I'm here... would anyone happen to have a dump of the firmware? I have an original GOLD, and the firmware went bad. I've ordered some replacement chips... but, I need a clean dump to reflash. Hoping someone can help me out! -Brian
Re: PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-23, 13:11
There is apparently a Dell PCI-X SoundBlaster card, in the X-Fi family, but I can't confirm it's authenticity and I don't understand why Dell would ever request such a product from Creative Labs. https://jbsdevices.com/item/dell-0ct602-network-adapter?catchall&gclid= …
Re: PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-23, 13:10
LSS10999 wrote on 2022-05-23, 02:20: If the board has both PCI and PCI-X slots, I think it's better to use the PCI slots for sound cards and leave PCI-X slots exclusively to actual PCI-X cards. The board I am using is the Supermicro X8DTN+, which unfortunately does not have any 32-bit PCI slots. - …
Re: PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-22, 19:09
Correct, I am referring to PCI-X. So far, I've found only 1 PCIe sound card that works in Windows 98... and, it's ok, at best. I have been finding that some sound cards, with universal 32-bit PCI, do NOT play nice in 3.3V slots. Many of the Aureal Vortex cards are afflicted by this design challenge. …
PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-16, 13:46
Hey Guys, I'm looking for recommendations for a sound card that's fully-compatible with PCI-X. Unfortunately, I've found-out the hard way that just because the card physically fits into the slot, does not mean it's going to work properly. Ideally, I'm looking for something that supports Windows 98. …
Re: S3 ViRGE VLB project (or " Making a Concurrent for Creative 3D Blaster VLB" )
Posted on 2021-12-24, 14:59
Let us know if you make more PCBs. I am very interested in buying two. -Brian
Re: Acorp 5ali61 + turbo settings
Posted on 2021-12-15, 15:24
Did you ever find out the behavior of turbo with this motherboard? -Brian
Re: MediaVision Pro Audio Studio XL
Posted on 2021-12-14, 03:52
Hey Cloudschatze - Thank you for your reply! My tests have not yet been extensive. So far, I've tested only with Doom. I'll try some other programs and games. I'm intrigued by your software workaround idea. Would this be in the form of a game patch? Or more of a driver? I've recently revisited C/C++ …
Re: MediaVision Pro Audio Studio XL
Posted on 2021-12-13, 15:35
Hey Guys - I recently acquired a PA Studio XL SCSI card. Has anyone played around with the MPU-401 emulation? I attached a wavetable daughterboard for MIDI. It "works"... but, I'm getting a lot of hanging notes. Is anyone else experiencing the same thing? Or am I doing something wrong? -Brian
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