Re: PC/PCI or SB-LINK cable. How to make?

Posted on 2020-07-24, 10:40

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by Cuttoon

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How do I buy this cable? Just select 2 x 3p? I haven't bought those myself so far, but selecting "2 X 3P 300mm" in the upper drop-down-menu should get you a single cable with two rows of three pins. (30 cm should be ok for most boards, less might reduce clutter.) ~ 2 Dollar seems like a realistic …

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Re: 3D Sound 230X-3 ESS Audio Drive ES1868F low volume

Posted on 2020-03-25, 21:16

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genau_der wrote on 2020-03-25, 20:10: My psu was to new, so it didn't provide -5V anymore. Interesting. So the -5 V might be what elevates the Vcc of the amp to an adequate level... Or it's simply needed elsewhere. But, good to know - plenty of old and very old PSUs around here. Thanks!

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Re: 3D Sound 230X-3 ESS Audio Drive ES1868F low volume

Posted on 2020-03-25, 19:23

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Hi, had a close look at one of the photos you uploaded, can't find anything wrong with it, but I'm not a pro. That LM1877 beetle is the amplifier chip, the data sheet can be found as PDF here . It says that thing is rated for a supply voltage up to 24 Volts and the power rating seem rather weak to …

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Re: ECS EZ-D1S4-2 with SB-Link?

Posted on 2020-03-08, 19:15

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This thread confuses me. You've come to the right place for confusion. All this deals with running ambitious entertainment software on glorified typewriters. It's basically headache on a cob. If there are aspects of it that get any less hacky, I'm yet to find out. Someone is looking for assistance …

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Re: ECS EZ-D1S4-2 with SB-Link?

Posted on 2020-03-08, 13:51

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Welcome to the wonderful world of D-DMA, DS-DMA, WB-DMA and T-DMA. Thank you so much for that - I had learned about the underlying CF back in 386/SB16 times, but never had heard about DDMA so far. Last time I checked the Terrarec Solo-1 didn't have a PC/PCI header. Oh dear, you're opening up a can …

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Re: ECS EZ-D1S4-2 with SB-Link?

Posted on 2020-03-08, 13:11

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I had a look at the board, but cant identify wether any of the pins are actual SB-Link pins so i thought i would ask here if someone can identify an SB-Link connector in the picture? Problem is, as dionb illustrated, that this PC/PCI or sb_link connector is just a standard 2.54 mm (1/10 inch) PCB …

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Re: ECS EZ-D1S4-2 with SB-Link?

Posted on 2020-03-08, 12:31

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by Cuttoon

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go for a PCI card that doesn't need PC/PCI to do DMA, something with a chip like an ESS Solo-1 or Aztech AZF3328 instead. That's all rather confusing. Isn't the very 'Terratec Solo-1' one of the few cards, that actually have that bloody header? So how does it not need that? Also, the SB-live is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-07, 20:06

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by Cuttoon

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weirdly the power switch area only is somewhat yellowed. Possibly the power switch part was made of a different ABS with higher bromite content. I am actually surprised how little painful it is to use on basic desktop workflow and it runs actually pretty well considering the specs. In my experience …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-07, 18:19

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by Cuttoon

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For some reason, I mostly get these for free or very cheap as part of larger RAM collections. The reason is, my like-minded friend, that to 99.9 % of sane individuals out there, it's just a random piece of junk from the "Telekomposthaufen" they're about to get rid of. :D Got one with my first 430VX …

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Re: AWE64 Gold Alternate S/PDIF Signal

Posted on 2020-03-07, 17:58

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i am sorry to be a little off the topic but does anyone have schematic of a circuit or a way to attach these awe's spdif output to a modern receiver.? I came here with the same question. Judging by the photos I found of the real thing, the breakout bracket is just a "dumb" cable and an RCA plug. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-06, 14:12

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by Cuttoon

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Google Translate does a good job on that site Thanks mate, I already tried that and was quite surprised how good the translation was. Little help, though - he assumes the RCAs are digital, I very much doubt that. Yes, that French Site is where it's at, even some obscure driver disk. And the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-06, 13:25

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Sir, have you seen this sound card? Chip-wise, it strongly resembles the original Terratec Maestro 16 and Cards known as "Gallant 6000", among other names. - Crystal CS4248 Chip, yet the Crystal logo replaced by an "E" in the same font. - C-Media ASC-9308 Controller, yet branded "1993 GALLANT" - …

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Re: A look into the Vobis Highscreen 386 DX-40

Posted on 2020-03-04, 21:42

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by Cuttoon

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Ah, the memories. My parents (and their sons) used the exact same setup from '93 to '97. Not a Highscreen (possibly taken from one), but the same Oktek Jaguar V and the original OTIVGA 2D-Decelerator® - equipped with a whopping 256 kb. Was fine in MoO and UFO, but switched to slideshow mode …

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Re: PC/PCI or SB-LINK cable. How to make?

Posted on 2020-03-02, 20:46

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by Cuttoon

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No you just need a 3x2 straight through ribbon cable. They will most certainly not be called SBLINK or PC/PCI cables...that is long, long dead technology those only weirdos like us know about. Sure, which is why I looked for "Flachbandkabel 2x3" on Reichelt. Granted, those on Ebay even ship for …

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Re: PC/PCI or SB-LINK cable. How to make?

Posted on 2020-03-02, 19:31

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by Cuttoon

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No luck on those chinese ones, at least not under the name "sb_link cable" Found a German mailorder, though. Didn't test it, but should do the trick for € 1,99 + shipping: https://www.reichelt.de/pfostenverbinder-2-54 … 66-p262788.html

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Re: List of motherboards with SB-link (PC/PCI) header

Posted on 2020-02-26, 07:12

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by Cuttoon

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My GA-BX2000 Board (440BX Slot 1) has one, too. https://download1.gigabyte.com/Files/Manual/motherboard_manual_bx2000_1101_e.pdf (pg. 37, 39) Wouldn't it be nice to have all these infos in a clean list on the first page of this thread, or maybe the wiki, like this list: https://www.vogonswiki.com/ …

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Re: PC/PCI or SB-LINK cable. How to make?

Posted on 2020-02-23, 07:16

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by Cuttoon

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...or you could just saw a random old floppy cable or COM breakout into pieces or go to town with a soldering iron ;) Nobody has a pinout, ever. Everyone has a continuity tester!

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Re: 1998 rebuild of a Pentium II with Voodoo 2 SLI

Posted on 2020-02-23, 07:11

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That blue part on the Case just kills me. Does it get any more "90s" than that? Kudos on keeping the RAM amount real. Sound card mainly boils down to personal taste and focus of software. An early SB live would be period correct and provide modern effects in later game. Maybe combined with an ISA or …

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Re: Dual Boot MS-DOS and Win98SE on SEPARATE DRIVES???

Posted on 2020-02-22, 21:45

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by Cuttoon

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most Linux installation come with grub. I use it for almost the same thing on my "normal" PC, starting Ubuntu from the SSD or Windows from the HDD. Never had any issues. You can set a default and countdown, so all you need to do is turn on the machine. IIRC, it pretty much recognizes and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-22, 21:22

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These nicer SS7-Chips have become rather scarce. Mystery sound card, but probably called "MediaForte SoundForte 16 MCD". Bit of a surprise as it is from August 94 (fcc id) and yet has fill jumper non-pnp outfit. IDE still lacking.

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