Re: No-frills, no-surprise WSS cards?
Posted on 2025-04-25, 16:38
Ideally, you want 3X-AVH10-AA, the Ensoniq AudioPCI based card Compaq sold for AlphaStations.
Re: Maj.Jackyl's Computer Lab
Posted on 2025-04-11, 18:32
PcBytes wrote on 2025-03-03, 23:25: This is the board you have. It's rebranded by "Full Yes": https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/soyo-sy-5eas At a glance, it looked a lot like a PC Chips/Hsin Tech/Amptron job.
Re: Running Munt on Linux KMS
Posted on 2025-03-26, 18:54
It's video generation and graphics rendering (DRM) at kernel level, without the need of a video server and a window manager. This result in a significant lower latency. The problem is that programs who needs a window manager will not run (as Munt). So that's why I was asking for a way to launch …
Re: SATA drives not detected with SATA to PATA/IDE adapter
Posted on 2025-03-22, 02:38
Fortunately the Seagate drive can be artificially restricted down via Seatools, even if just for testing. Something similar should be possible on other drives using hdparm . Here is an example . https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1044495#p1044495 Indeed, using HPA is certainly viable (although …
Re: Running Munt on Linux KMS
Posted on 2025-03-20, 03:38
KMS? Not a distro or spin I'm familiar with. Kernel mode setting?
Re: SATA drives not detected with SATA to PATA/IDE adapter
Posted on 2025-03-20, 03:29
Fortunately the Seagate drive can be artificially restricted down via Seatools, even if just for testing. I've used a pair of this style of adaptor with no problems except for the instance when the CPU was being well overdriven (although not thermally). IDE drive was fine, SATA to IDE was not. Easy …
Re: ISA SC-8000 / CS4231A-KL / Dream
Posted on 2025-03-17, 02:17
kixs wrote on 2025-03-16, 15:51: It's mentioned in this thread: SC8500 sound card - what does it do? Page 5 specifically.
Re: Motherboard Recap Advice Needed For First Recap
Posted on 2025-03-17, 02:00
No need to recap everything, all the other Rubycon electrolytics in VRM circuits (black/golden, blue/golden..) are fine. It´s just the two black/white ones - probably some inferior series. Don´t overestimate the volume of liquid inside the caps. It´s no way enough to "pour" down to the PCB and …
Re: Recommended Gameport -> Midi cables? Joystick passthru? Quality?
Posted on 2025-02-23, 01:28
Hezus wrote on 2021-04-12, 10:01: I've tried several cables and there is a clear distinction between what I call 'dumb' cables and 'smart' cables. Some cables are cut down. Some are properly buffered to operate as a current loop per the spec.
Re: ISA MPU Card issue
Posted on 2025-02-16, 21:41
The beauty about standards is we have so many of them.
Re: Try to open up PSU, or replace?
Posted on 2025-01-27, 03:01
Use a bit of plastic/wood to block the fan from turning... you can really overrev them if you're not careful. To be clear, the problem with spinning the fan is that it acts as a generator which can subject electronics to higher than design voltages. Other than that, you could rev the fan to the …
Re: Easiest/cheapest way to test MIDI interfaces?
Posted on 2025-01-01, 22:35
I'd still suggest one of the RPi kits for running munt, like this one from serdashop. https://www.serdashop.com/MP32L The actual softsynth run on it is not constrained. It could be fluidsynth, timidity++, MUNT, or any other synth you can find sourcecode for. There's already baked software stacks …
Re: Help with understanding how to get (digital) CD audio to play in DOS
Posted on 2024-12-12, 20:08
Okay, I took another lookie at the setup for the CD-ROM and sound card. There's no SPDIF port on either, I'm afraid. I re-arranged the cables so they were both RGGL, with right being the red cable, I believe? I did test the game after but there was no change. I tried an audio CD, which played, but …
Re: Help with understanding how to get (digital) CD audio to play in DOS
Posted on 2024-12-08, 02:54
If it's Red Book audio, most DOS titles trigger an MMC command to play the track. The audio is then output in both analog and TTL spdif format via the header on the back of the optical drive. Some DOS programs, such as MPXPlay, can perform DAE and render the audio via a sound card thus bypassing the …
Re: List of DOS games with VESA resolution support 640x480x256 and higher.
Posted on 2024-11-21, 03:38
Syndicate and Syndicate plus are 640x480/16 colour. The dithering is so good, though, that it's easy to mistake for 256 colour.
Re: Storage options for Windows 98SE?
Posted on 2024-09-25, 02:35
Seatools can be used to set a maximum drive geometry which works with your bios limits. WD drives can be manipulated by creating an hpa area -- not as slick, but will work in many circumstances. Couple them with an ATA to SATA bridge and away you go.
Re: SAB-2100 ISA Sound card
Posted on 2024-09-20, 16:02
I stand corrected, like Grzyb mentions the interface is panasonic so not that useful if everything works as it should then you should have midi in/out via gameport but keep in mind that the onboard dream wavetable will probably play at the same time as external midi Might be a mixer channel which …
Re: What are these cards?
Posted on 2024-09-12, 01:29
Cursed Derp wrote on 2024-09-11, 22:12: Cool so the 3d card is good. Is the ct4780 okay for dos and windows (build games, eax, doom, sound fonts, dos games) SB Live cards provide some degree of Dos compatibility, but it's not great compared to many other pci cards.
Re: Are Abit back?
Posted on 2024-09-05, 00:36
I know there's worse (Chhsi, Choyo, Tayeh, and list goes on) but my point was that ABIT had learnt nothing from the lawsuit that bit MSI for using crapcaps - Teapo and Chhsi usually were MSI's faves. Chhsi, Fuhjyyu, Rulycon (lol) and so forth are terrible in any application. Fuhjyyu can fail …
Re: Are Abit back?
Posted on 2024-08-31, 00:50
PcBytes wrote on 2024-08-01, 14:01: ABIT had some real bad cap choices and their RMA'd set of caps showed they learnt nothing from MSI getting bit in the a$$ by Teapo crapacitors. Oh, sweet summer child! I could wish Teapo were the worst caps my eyes have seen.
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