Re: Sound card for MS-DOS / Win98SE Machine

Posted on Yesterday, 02:33

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by Lylat1an

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In my case, I use a Sound Blaster 16 paired with a Roland-licenced wavetable board for MIDI. Be wary of the "hanging note bug" though, check the DSP revision to avoid it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_16#Daughterboard_bugs You can buy wavetable boards and other MIDI accessories from …

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Re: Should I purchase virgin floppy disks nowadays to have a retro system?

Posted on Yesterday, 02:06

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by Lylat1an

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Another option you might try is an LS-120 drive. (Assuming your motherboard supports them) They're backward-compatible with 1.44mb floppies and read/write faster than a traditional drive. They also connect via IDE, freeing up your floppy cable for a potential 5.25" drive and you can still use a …

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Re: Can a damaged video card kill an AGP port?

Posted on 2024-05-11, 05:06

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by Lylat1an

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rasz_pl wrote on 2024-05-11, 05:00: What am I supposed to be seeing on this photo? other than maybe a chipped resistor/capacitor? One way bad card can blow AGP is by shorting 3.3V and frying a track between AGP and ATX connector Photo edited. Looks like the RAM chip's solder joints got crushed and …

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Can a damaged video card kill an AGP port?

Posted on 2024-05-11, 04:57

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by Lylat1an

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I installed a new-to-me video card today, and it seems to have ended my motherboard's ability to output video: Neither it nor any other cards are working in that motherboard anymore. The damaged area seems to be behind a RAM chip. Please see attached photo.

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Re: USB 2.0 keyboard not recognized in USB 1.x ports. - Solutions?

Posted on 2024-05-11, 02:02

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by Lylat1an

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That is correct. so there is something weird about it after all Sure seems that way. I'm waiting to hear back from Unicomp on that one, but at this point I'm pretty sure it's 2.0. so you still speculate, how bout you check instead https://www.thesycon.de/eng/usb_descriptordumper.shtml https:// …

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Re: USB 2.0 keyboard not recognized in USB 1.x ports. - Solutions?

Posted on 2024-05-10, 19:28

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by Lylat1an

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I also have a Tripp-Lite 0DT60002 USB to PS/2 converter for this build, but it's also USB 1.x. what does that mean? Unicomp doesnt work with this adapter either? That is correct. And I apologize for being unclear, I wrote that just before going to bed after a long day. My other USB keyboards seem …

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USB 2.0 keyboard not recognized in USB 1.x ports. - Solutions?

Posted on 2024-05-10, 04:30

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by Lylat1an

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I apologize if this is the wrong forum to ask, but I have a recently-produced Unicomp Classic 104 keyboard that I'd like to use with an older motherboard which has USB 1.x ports. I also have a Tripp-Lite 0DT60002 USB to PS/2 converter for this build, but it's also USB 1.x. My other USB keyboards …

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Re: GPU selection for 1GHz PIII

Posted on 2024-05-10, 03:08

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by Lylat1an

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Have you considered the PCI version of Nvidia's GeForce 6200 card? I used to use one, I may still have it too. It worked for DOS 6.22 and Windows 98SE, even had drivers and support for 1920x1080 resolution in the latter OS. I thought the Geforce 6 had issues with windows 9x drivers? AKA the last …

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Re: SD to IDE adapter not recognized when SD-card is inserted

Posted on 2024-05-10, 02:55

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by Lylat1an

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I'm no expert, but have you tried using different SD cards? Also, are the IDE "slots" that you refer to the primary and secondary headers on the motherboard, or are they two connectors on the same cable?

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Re: GPU selection for 1GHz PIII

Posted on 2024-05-10, 02:43

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by Lylat1an

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Have you considered the PCI version of Nvidia's GeForce 6200 card? I used to use one, I may still have it too. It worked for DOS 6.22 and Windows 98SE, even had drivers and support for 1920x1080 resolution in the latter OS.

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Re: Maximum motherboard AT format

Posted on 2024-05-08, 19:39

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by Lylat1an

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If I were to go to a mmx what would you think of a motherboard like the Gigabyte GA-5AA? https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/gigabyte-ga-5aa-rev-2.2 That looks like it could work, the RAM slots are as close to the keyboard connector as possible with two power connections between them. I sought …

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Re: Maximum motherboard AT format

Posted on 2024-05-08, 15:12

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by Lylat1an

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I recently searched for the most powerful AT motherboard for my retro build, and found the "Raptor AT" board made by Corvalent/Pelco/APC has a socket 479 CPU socket. Here's one on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166689028029 However, if you would prefer a non-industrial board, look for something with …

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Re: How do I play DOSBox-bundled Windows games on real hardware?

Posted on 2024-05-05, 16:30

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by Lylat1an

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jmarsh wrote on 2024-05-05, 08:06: Lylat1an wrote on 2024-05-05, 00:41: You are correct. It doesn't sound like it. The keen games are each in the base1, base2, etc. directories and the executables are named keen1.exe, keen2.exe etc. Exactly which executables are you trying to run? The wrong ones, …

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Re: How do I play DOSBox-bundled Windows games on real hardware?

Posted on 2024-05-05, 00:41

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by Lylat1an

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Ensign Nemo wrote on 2024-05-04, 23:45: I assume that you're trying to run the game's executable not Dosbox itself? You are correct. I bought the first Warcraft game from Blizzard and it came in DOSBox as well, but copying those folders worked fine in real DOS. Keen seems to want Windows.

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How do I play DOSBox-bundled Windows games on real hardware?

Posted on 2024-05-04, 23:20

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by Lylat1an

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I bought the Commander Keen games from Steam and I'd like to play them on my retro PC. I copied the DOSBox folder to my DOS 6.22 drive, but the games want to run in Windows instead of DOS mode. I have Windows 3.11 and 98 too, but I don't know where to put the folders to run the games.

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Re: Gravis PC Gamepad connection and driver questions

Posted on 2024-05-04, 19:44

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by Lylat1an

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Ok wayback is back online. Here is the FAQ page for PC Gamepad: https://web.archive.org/web/19980128204742/http://www.gravis.com/TEXTPAGE/FAQ/JOYSTICK/pcgpad_txt.htm and drivers: https://web.archive.org/web/19990117015029/http://www.gravis.com/support/software_updates.html Note: "GamePad --- Use …

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How to optimize DOS and Windows 3.11/98 for CF cards/SSDs?

Posted on 2024-05-04, 19:29

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by Lylat1an

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I just finished installing DOS on a CF card, and I plan to do the same with Windows 3.11 and 98SE on separate CF cards. I'd like to reduce wear on the cards if I can, what steps can I take to do this?

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Re: My SB16 CT1770 output is off balance.

Posted on 2024-05-04, 16:42

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by Lylat1an

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dominusprog wrote on 2024-05-04, 11:05: This issue can be caused by bad capacitors, I'm talking about the two large 470uF amplifier caps. Would that happen even if both channels are jumpered to disable the amplifiers?

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Re: ASUS P2B-VE - Finding a compatible AGP Card

Posted on 2024-05-04, 16:39

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by Lylat1an

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My FIC KA-6100 motherboard has similar specs, it's currently running a GeForce 2 without issues in DOS, though I haven't installed any games yet. I'm waiting for a TNT2 Pro to arrive, I hear it has better compatibility with both DOS and Windows 98.

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