And while it supported SDRAM, I bet it was picky about what SDRAM you could use as most early SDRAM boards were Mine isn't, really... I populated it to the ful 512MB with random sticks dug out of my RAM drawer, and have seen no problems. In my experience with the LX system I have now, and one board …

I have a dual CPU machine with one, it's a proprietary workstation system though, so it's pretty limited in the way of tweaking. Anything in particular you want to know?

No, I have the -5V rail. It's probably just a case that the card wasn't stored well and got static damaged or something. As for the Crystal chips, I'll have to look at that a little closer. I know my Optiplex GX1 systems use the CS4236B, but they lack ISA slots, game ports and wavetable headers, and …

although I was careful not to touch any of the metal on the CD-ROM unit - when I pressed its eject button, I prodded at it with a wooden ruler! You don't really *need* that ground connected, since the power connector has a ground of its own... it's not like the thing will shock you if you touch it. …

Crystal chipsets, eh? I never really considered the viability of those, but I have several boards/systems that use the CS4236 or 4237 for the onboard sound. Granted a daughterboard isn't an option with most of 'em, but an ISA card or external module could be used. They do decently with SB …

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking, although since we're talking 'ideal', I'd be more inclined to say the Roland CM-500. I've been keeping an eye out for modules on eBay, most of 'em seem to go a bit rich for my blood, though. (Meh, I'm cheap. :blah: ) Hopefully one of these says I'll come …

Yeah, that's for sure. I installed the AWE64 (Gold, btw), and it works without a hitch. It ain't ideal, but it'll do until I happen across a better option. Just out of curiosity, though, what, in your opinion, is the ideal MIDI setup for DOS? (I know wars could be started over such things, I'm just …

Hm, ok, as for the Golfinch card, I give up, I think I'm just going to scrap this POS. I'm strongly suspecting it's dead anyway, but even if it isn't, this is way too much trouble for what is ultimately a mediocre card anyhow. I pulled the SB16 and tried to get just the CT1920 working, and it just …

Hm, those are the same Windows drivers I used, and it didn't work for me. So that would indicate that it's either a problem with Windows, or a problem with the hardware. Bet it's going to be fun tracking that one down, guess I'll just have to see if the card works in DOS before anything else. As for …

So I recently got the itch for some retro gaming goodness and collected a bunch of hardware. I have an IBM PC350 running Windows 95, and the cards mentioned in the title. Unfortunately (or, perhaps, fortunately), I skipped the entire ISA PnP era back in the day... my old setup was fully jumpered, so …