Re: MIDIMAN MM-401 - Not 100% Roland compatible

Posted on 2017-04-27, 03:00

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by darry

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gdjacobs wrote: Yes, Gateway is notoriously incompatible. And speed sensitive. It systematically crashes several minutes into playing the intro with Softmpu/CT3670/MT32 on a Tualatin 1400 UNLESS L1 cache is disabled . This does not happen on the same machine with L1 enabled in Adlib (OPL2) mode .

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Re: MIDIMAN MM-401 - Not 100% Roland compatible

Posted on 2017-04-26, 00:07

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by darry

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Please, give me a link for this game We don't support software piracy here. In this case, though, it would not be piracy, as original publisher Legend Entertainment released Frederik Pohl's GATEWAY for free over twenty years ago ! http://web.archive.org/web/19970412091805/http://www.legendent.com/ …

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Re: Pure DOS gaming system with 100% digital audio output

Posted on 2017-04-10, 21:56

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by darry

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My setup is similar, except I use an Akai DPS12 multitrack recorder as an ADC/ digital mixer . Everything that comes into the DPS12 gets mixed down into one toslink output . With 3 stereo analogue inputs and 1 digital toslink input, this thing is perfect for my use . The adjustable pre-amps are an …

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How I turned my CT3670 into an AWE64 and got rid of its pesky IDE interface

Posted on 2017-04-10, 19:29

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by darry

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This is a very short story, I flashed its PNP EEPROM using the utility found here : http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=r19293 I got the idea while reading this thread : http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=39683 Everything seems to work fine (including …

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Re: AWE32 and NMI support (or lack of) on motherboard

Posted on 2017-04-09, 03:09

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by darry

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Your only other alternative would then be to try and run your game via a Command Prompt from within Windows 9x. I can confirm that MPU401 redirection under Windows 98 seems to work on my system .

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Re: Epox EP-8kda3I searching for manual and bios update

Posted on 2017-04-06, 02:15

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by darry

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Happy to help . I have been looking for Epox/Ipox BIOSes for a while (I have an Ipox 3ETI23) and one site I found happened to have some info on your board, including BIOS file names . Then it was just a question of plugging the file name into a search engine .

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Re: Epox EP-8kda3I searching for manual and bios update

Posted on 2017-04-05, 02:23

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by darry

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According to http://www.supox.cn/pr_old_play.php?type=dw&pr_id=148 , latest BIOS is dated 2006-9-22 its filename is da3i6907.bin This link seems to have it : https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160311033153/http://download.epox.cn//BIOS/da3i6907.bin and this MIGHT be the manual for your board or …

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Re: Early DVI Ports - Real Digital or ADC?

Posted on 2017-04-04, 01:34

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by darry

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The pads are for external TMDS encoders from Silicon Image . AFAIK, the signal path to those encoders was digital . Later on, GPU manufacturers integrated TMDS encoders, so an external TMDS was usually no longer required . The spec sheet for one such transmitter makes no mention of an ADC, so the …

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Re: YMF-71x cards (OPL3SAx) software alternative

Posted on 2017-04-04, 01:09

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by darry

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Are you sure both line-out and speaker out work with your jumper settings ? Yes. Check the picture. I have been using this setting with my Roland SCB-55. It is a daughter board without analog inputs. Every DB works on 3D-XG. You are indeed right . I just tested it as well . If JP1 and JP2 are …

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Re: AWE32 and NMI support (or lack of) on motherboard

Posted on 2017-04-04, 01:01

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by darry

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Thank you for input, jesolo . I tried resetting CMOS and using different memory but had the same results, so I am now pretty confident it a motherboard incompatibility I actually never owned an AWE in its heyday (I was a Gravis fanboy) and wanted to experience it fully, warts and all . Luckily I …

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Re: celeron 1400 vs pentium 3 1400s

Posted on 2017-04-03, 03:17

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by darry

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See this thread for some Tualeron vs Tualatin comparisons . In 3Dmark 2001, an underclocked P3-1400S @1050 MHz is faster than a Celeron 1300 . Re: Tualatin Celeron vs Williamette Celeron

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AWE32 and NMI support (or lack of) on motherboard

Posted on 2017-04-03, 03:10

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by darry

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I recently acquired an Ipox 3ETI23 industrial board (Tualatin support with 3 ISA slots, yay!) and installed my CT3670 AWE32/SB32 card with 2x4MB RAM . Everything I

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Re: BIOS flashing problems, board boots into recovery mode, can't get beyond that

Posted on 2017-03-30, 01:03

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by darry

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Bad CMOS battery ?

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Re: Tualatin Celeron vs Williamette Celeron

Posted on 2017-03-29, 04:39

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by darry

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darry wrote: This under Windows 98SE . 1050 Mhz Tualatin-S on a BX board (100MHz FSB) with Quadro FX1100 : 7124 3D marks in 3Dmark 2001 1400 Mhz Tualatin-S on an 815EP board @133MHz FSB and RAM (Ipox 3ETI23) with Quadro FX1100 : 8615 3D marks in 3Dmark 2001

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Re: Broken pin on socket 370 CPU. Still works but is it reliable ?

Posted on 2017-03-29, 04:30

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by darry

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I just got a new socket 370 board and put in my damaged CPU and "loose" pin . Guess what ? It still works fine . At this point, I think I am just going to leave in there as is until (if) I have an issue with it and only try to fix it then . I mean, it's not like it is ever going to leave that socket …

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Re: Broken pin on socket 370 CPU. Still works but is it reliable ?

Posted on 2017-03-26, 18:44

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by darry

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Thanks, now if my understanding is correct and the TAP is only used during hardware-level debugging, and needs to be driven low (ONLY?) during power on Reset, reliability should still be high with my current setup . The only question that remains is if I could simply bridge the connection to a …

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Re: YMF-71x cards (OPL3SAx) software alternative

Posted on 2017-03-23, 03:29

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by darry

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With this layout of jumpers you reroute SFX/OPL signals direct on LINE-OUT and amplified SPEAKER-OUT I am somewhat confused as to why JP1 and JP2 do not both also need to be changed to 1-2 and 5-6. Do they only apply to SPEAKER-OUT ? EDIT : JP1 and JP2 blocks do seem to indeed be for amplified out …

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Re: Tualatin Celeron vs Williamette Celeron

Posted on 2017-03-22, 01:54

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by darry

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I was running either an Abit BX6 rev 1.0 or an Asus P3B-F (probably the Abit) at the time and was experimenting with AGP overclocking (89 Mhz seems about right). I do remember that the i740, while it was alive, got a tremendous boost from the faster AGP bus speed . If anyone is curious, I am fairly …

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Re: Broken pin on socket 370 CPU. Still works but is it reliable ?

Posted on 2017-03-22, 01:46

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by darry

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The "broken" pin is actually in one piece, I imagine I can solder it back into place . I should probably take some photos when I get a chance and post them before I try anything . What really surprises me, though, is how reliable the CPU has been so far with the pin simply set in place .

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Re: Broken pin on socket 370 CPU. Still works but is it reliable ?

Posted on 2017-03-21, 04:13

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by darry

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I contacted the seller and got no response after 7 days and I don't feel up for a fight, so I think I will just try to repair it . I have some parts from a broken slocket that should allow me to keep the pin steady while the epoxy dries . In the meantime, I ordered another CPU, because prices seem …

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