Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-25, 18:48

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by feipoa

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If you aren't planning on using NT4, it might be easier to use the Peter Moss Cyrix utility instead of the Evergreen utility. I do not know what the issue is with Quake. I haven't tried Phil's bench pack. You might want to try turning each feature on one by one until you find the problem setting.

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-25, 16:35

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by feipoa

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Which Cyrix 5x86 features are you setting? Try these: C:\5x86.exe /LSSER=off /FP_FAST=on /RSTK_EN=on /LOOP_EN=on /BTB_EN=off Which motherboard, which CPU, what voltage, and what FSB are you running?

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Re: Help with SiS 496/497 Tomato 4DPS 486 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-24, 18:06

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by feipoa

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smeezekitty, if you set your cache write cycle to 3T instead of 2T, does that correct your NIC problem?

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Re: Help with SiS 496/497 Tomato 4DPS 486 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-24, 13:45

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by feipoa

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...you could try to slow the card down a different way, like through PCI configuration or by switching it to 10MB mode (the latter shouldn't be too difficult, and if you use it on a switch it won't hurt other decices). I used 3com's DOS utility to adjust the mode to 10base-t, full duplex. It solved …

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Re: Help with SiS 496/497 Tomato 4DPS 486 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-24, 11:50

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by feipoa

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Perhaps those pauses are some defence system to prevent freezing? Do you have this issue with other network cards as well? Do you have photos of your BIOS settings?

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Re: Help with SiS 496/497 Tomato 4DPS 486 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-22, 07:38

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by feipoa

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I did not think about trying to force the NIC cards into 10base-T mode. I'll play with the Intel and 3Com DOS diagnostic programs. The Netgear card has this chip on it, http://install.subdmn.com/images/81880-fa311-netgear-driver.jpg I do not see the Realtek logo. I previously determined if I disable …

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Re: Win3.1 Graphics problems just won't fix :(

Posted on 2014-08-22, 00:09

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by feipoa

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I heard the Banshee was good in DOS as well, but it doesn't have dedicated Windows 3.1 drivers. The Voodoo3 drivers *may* work as I think they use the same 2D core. I haven't found any confirmation yet though. I can confirm that the Banshee drivers work on the Voodoo3 in Windows 95 and Windows NT, …

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Re: Help with SiS 496/497 Tomato 4DPS 486 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-21, 13:13

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by feipoa

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I am not sure how to identify the chip models, but the 3c905c-tx-m has these markings on the chip: 920-BR05 3Com 40-0579-005 6324 CT0015 P16 BROADCOM 5904 Netgear FA311 Rev-B1 has these markings on the chip: VS052AXC4 DP83815DVNG Intel PRO/100 S 82550EY L151SZ94

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Re: Help with SiS 496/497 Tomato 4DPS 486 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-20, 00:18

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by feipoa

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I had a hard time finding PCI cards able to cope with the PCI bus speed. Went through several S3 Virges and 3Com 905 cards until I found reliable ones. I have recently been doing some testing of PCI NIC's on a SiS 496/497-based motherboard in WinNT 4.0. I tested 3 different PCI network cards, and …

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-19, 07:39

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by feipoa

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Let me walk you through it in a little more detail. Your turbo switch on the case has a connector on the end of the cable. It is probably a 3-pin connector. You only need to use two of those pins. Pick any two adjacent pins. The switch connects and disconnects those pins at the end of the switch …

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Re: ECS Elite UM8810PAIO REV:2.1

Posted on 2014-08-19, 03:21

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by feipoa

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Be sure to share the BIOS. You also might want to add the PS/2 mouse header.

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-19, 03:15

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by feipoa

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Your motherboard is holding you back. Try the jumper switch trick noted earlier in the thread.

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-19, 00:32

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by feipoa

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soviet, did you get your PCI bus at 40 MHz? Or is it still running at 27 MHz? You can check it with a scope if you have one.

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Re: Got a 5x86-100GP and a VL/I486SV2GX4 for FREE

Posted on 2014-08-18, 08:01

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by feipoa

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I always take my FSB down to 33 MHz for troubleshooting.

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Re: ECS Elite UM8810PAIO REV:2.1

Posted on 2014-08-18, 05:49

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by feipoa

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What were your negative symptoms when using the SCSI card? Did you try slower SCSI cards or Ultra ATA cards?

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Re: Got a 5x86-100GP and a VL/I486SV2GX4 for FREE

Posted on 2014-08-17, 12:22

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by feipoa

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This can happen sometimes when, a) your floppy controller chip has gone bad. Try using an ISA diskette controller card as a test means b) your BIOS settings are incorrect, particularly if your cache/memory timings are too fast c) the incorrect voltage is supplied to the CPU or the motherboard …

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-17, 11:18

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by feipoa

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I have confirmed that LSSER=off is the same as LSSER=0 and is the optimal setting.

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-17, 07:07

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by feipoa

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I personally use the Evergreen utility. It is a bit of a pain to configure because you need to convert an 8-bit binary format into HEX each time you want to change a single bit. When I glanced through the Peter Moss utility, I don't recall seeing FP_FAST as a usable feature, so I started with the …

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-16, 10:23

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by feipoa

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I have not tried the method you proposed. I was refering to hardwiring the FSB to 40 MHz just before the line driver chip and bypassing the BIOS. I haven't tried this, but it seems plausible. But if the roundabout method you proposed works, that might be easier. You might be able to get some small …

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Re: cyrix 5x86 120 and the m919 motherboard

Posted on 2014-08-15, 22:52

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by feipoa

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You will be best off with the IBM 5x86 utility for initial troubleshooting. Check my threads. Your games benchmarks are slower because your motherboard is using a 27 MHz PCI bus instead of a 40 Mhz bus when you have the FSB set at 40 MHz. When you use the AMD X5-133, the FSB and PCI bus are set at …

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