Re: Which is the best and most memory efficient CD-driver?

Posted on 2024-03-17, 08:46

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I suggest that you boot the CD-ROM GOD floppy disk, find out which drivers work with your CD-ROM (there will be several, if the one from OAK works for you) and use the one that is the most memory efficient. If that disk doesn’t work with your CD-ROM then your CD-ROM is broken or no driver for it …

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To pnp or not to pnp

Posted on 2024-03-13, 12:06

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Hi guys! Maybe this is a dumb or strange question but which is better to use, a sound blaster pnp or a non-pnp card?

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Re: Is the IRQ for my sound card important? If so how can I free up resources to change the IRQ

Posted on 2024-03-11, 03:55

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As far as I recall, under Windows 98 Dos mode the IRQ assignments will match those in the device manager. And I think something fishy is going on with the computer saying that IRQ2 is working since all modern systems with ACPI enabled will not actually allow IRQ2 to be used. IRQ 2 was traditionally …

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Re: AWE64 Value, wrong connector type, for CD-Rom analogue connection?

Posted on 2024-02-21, 21:35

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Make sure you check the documentation of the sound card to see how the connector is wired up. Look at your CD-ROM to see which are the ground, L and R connections are. There is no standard and the L and R connections can be reversed or worse. If so, you need to get a pin and rearrange the connector …

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Re: Which SB16 should I use?

Posted on 2024-02-18, 00:28

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I decided to go with the CT1740 and my PCMIDI card. Thanks again guys!

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Re: Yamaha dos install woes

Posted on 2024-02-07, 00:41

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Do you have photos of the card ? It might have some actual damage on it, or perhaps all its problems are from some bad capacitors. The DSP version is for the SB side, the YMF71x chipset lets you choose which SB version it reports and games that use it, can set capability according to that number. …

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Re: Yamaha dos install woes

Posted on 2024-02-06, 20:02

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(I see I have a little error, the Covox bit should be hidden on the generic YMF71x cards) Oooohhh!! Then I’d better make sure I keep this driver in my archives so I can illegally know my top secret future unavailable Covox DSP version number for my unauthorized sound card. Hhheehhheee… :-) Thank …

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Re: Yamaha dos install woes

Posted on 2024-02-06, 19:02

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You can try SETYMF too : https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1185055#p1185055 If might give some new info, but it is starting to look like there may be some fundamental incompatibility. I ran the program but I have some difficulty deciphering the output. EDIT: I installed the driver but I got …

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Re: Yamaha dos install woes

Posted on 2024-02-06, 17:27

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Tiido wrote on 2024-02-06, 13:51: You may have to change the "PnP OS installed" setting in the BIOS. I changed that setting in the BIOS. No change.

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Yamaha dos install woes

Posted on 2024-02-06, 13:26

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I’m trying to install and use my Yamaha/Labway model A151-A00 in MS-DOS. Strange thing though: The Unisound driver does work but when I run the Duke Nukem 3D sound test, it’s as if there is no separation between the left and right speakers. This problem occurs when the test of the sound goes to the …

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Re: Which SB16 should I use?

Posted on 2024-01-28, 07:29

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Guys, does Unisound have the driver for a daughterboard connected to the wavetable header of my Yamaha/Labway card?

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Re: Philips PCI soundcard? wow i never heard of this before

Posted on 2024-01-20, 15:56

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The psc706 was designed with multimedia in mind such as DVD playback. I got it brand new back in the day. I didn’t use it for long due to the awful sound in DOS. I bought a PCS706 brand new back in the day. Still have it. I always had trouble with the DOS drivers for it as well as the Windows …

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Re: Which SB16 should I use?

Posted on 2024-01-05, 00:26

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I have the Labway card here. It has a Yamaha YMF719E-S chip on it. This card has an FCC ID of LWHA151A00. Phil has a bunch of drivers for YMF 71x cards on his website . Some of those should work. Alternatively, you can use Unisound to initialize the card in pure DOS. OMG! The original CD?! And …

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Re: Which SB16 should I use?

Posted on 2024-01-04, 20:26

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I have the Labway card here. It has a Yamaha YMF719E-S chip on it. This card has an FCC ID of LWHA151A00. The model number appears to be A151-A00. I hope I can find DOS drivers for it. The FCC has this information on the card: https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetEas731Report.do?applicationId= …

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Re: Which SB16 should I use?

Posted on 2024-01-04, 09:11

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See this thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=60063 In summary, the X2GS won't run so great on any SB16 due to the various MPU-401 bugs on those cards. More info here . You can bypass this by getting a cheap, secondary sound card which doesn't have those issues, and relegating all …

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Which SB16 should I use?

Posted on 2024-01-04, 05:38

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Hi guys! I’m doing a new Build and I need advice. My iBase MB800H motherboard bit the dust so….. I’ve got an Axiomtek IMB200 motherboard now that seems to work fine. But I’m not sure which SoundBlaster 16 ISA sound card I should use. I have a CT1740. It appears to come with an accompanying CD-ROM …

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Re: Old keyboards

Posted on 2023-07-17, 03:05

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[...] I believe that the flimsy feelingness comes from the way in which the caps are attached to the part that’s REALLY attached to whatever is connected to the part that makes it work. Even a real model M will start to feel flimsy in its old age. I disagree. I have several, including the one I've …

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Re: Old keyboards

Posted on 2023-07-14, 10:37

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Buckling spring keyboards are still being made in Kentucky. Here is their website: https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/SFNT Their new keyboards can be made with Windows keys and all sorts of other keys and they are made with PS/2 or USB according to your preference. Be aware that these keyboards might …

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Re: Old keyboards

Posted on 2023-07-12, 18:20

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Buckling spring keyboards are still being made in Kentucky. Here is their website: https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/SFNT Their new keyboards can be made with Windows keys and all sorts of other keys and they are made with PS/2 or USB according to your preference. Be aware that these keyboards might …

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Re: My Mb800h. I have no idea what I should do.

Posted on 2023-07-12, 15:20

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OK!

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