Re: CSP chip in Sound blaster CT2830

Posted on 2022-04-09, 16:57

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Like the above post yes. It isn't that useful in DOS except for one game called TFX which takes advantage of "3D audio" of the CSP chip. On Windows (especially in slower computers) it can be used to reduce CPU usage while playing audio. For example: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=675728 …

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CSP chip in Sound blaster CT2830

Posted on 2022-04-09, 16:39

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Is this where the CSP chip is supposed to go?

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Re: Need advice on battery replacement for Biostar MB-1212V motherboard

Posted on 2022-03-26, 16:02

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@metrox - Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I have this same 286 board and I'm trying to troubleshoot it myself. Would you be willing to share some of your experience? I am getting 3 high-pitched beeps repeatedly but can't find beep codes for this motherboard/BIOS anywhere. I managed to solve …

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Need help identifying card

Posted on 2021-07-01, 09:25

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Found this card in an old 286 but have no idea what it is, does anyone have a clue? Here is the link of the images. https://imgur.com/a/56rg0ag

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My PS1 died :(

Posted on 2021-06-20, 06:59

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So long story short, I started my PS1 after a few years in storage and I was promoted with a 1701 (HDD error) however the machine still boots into IBM PC DOS built into the ROM, then I tried the utility disk to diagnose the problem but to no avail the disk drive was not working then suddenly the …

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Re: Black screen when using a StarTech.com 7 Port PCI USB Card on ATC-6130 Pentium 2 Motherboard

Posted on 2021-06-18, 16:31

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Actually this motherboard has a USB connector built right in I just need to be able to find this type of cable for a USB backplate.

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Re: Black screen when using a StarTech.com 7 Port PCI USB Card on ATC-6130 Pentium 2 Motherboard

Posted on 2021-06-18, 15:55

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So I'm trying to get USB support on this old ATC-6130 Motherboard with an Intel Intel 440LX chipset but I get a black screen and am not able to boot at all when I insert the PCI USB card. What I have tried so far. 1. Switch PCI slots 2. Remove other cards This is the StarTech.com 7 Port PCI USB …

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Black screen when using a StarTech.com 7 Port PCI USB Card on ATC-6130 Pentium 2 Motherboard

Posted on 2021-06-18, 04:25

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So I'm trying to get USB support on this old ATC-6130 Motherboard with an Intel Intel 440LX chipset but I get a black screen and am not able to boot at all when I insert the PCI USB card. What I have tried so far. 1. Switch PCI slots 2. Remove other cards This is the StarTech.com 7 Port PCI USB Card …

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Swapped CPU on 386 but system won’t recognize it

Posted on 2021-06-08, 09:23

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I have a strange issue on one a 386 system, I have swapped a i386 DX25 cpu and replaced it a DX 33, however the system bios still says it’s a DX 25. Am I missing something here ?

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Re: Dram + 286 question

Posted on 2021-06-08, 02:02

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I was thinking getting this "Lot of 4 Intel P21014-10 IC Fast Page DRAM 256Kx4" https://www.ebay.com/itm/333637747128?hash=item4dae5c01b8:g:6fsAAOSwlDBddv3U This is the motherboard. https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/B/BIOSTAR-MICROTECH-INTERNATIONAL-CORPORATION-286-MB-3.html That won't help …

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Re: Dram + 286 question

Posted on 2021-06-08, 01:48

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I was thinking getting this "Lot of 4 Intel P21014-10 IC Fast Page DRAM 256Kx4" https://www.ebay.com/itm/333637747128?hash=it … fsAAOSwlDBddv3U This is the motherboard. https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/B/B … N-286-MB-3.html

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Mother board doesn't have any external battery connector pins.

Posted on 2021-06-07, 05:52

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Not sure why my motherboard didn't have any external battery connector pins, yet still claims it supports an external battery option. Where can I get the pin connector ?

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Re: Can't find a way to connect a CR-562-B CD-ROM to via IDE connection

Posted on 2021-06-05, 19:49

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OK thanks for the input guys, I got it to work finally. After many hours it turns out I had the wrong driver, and to make it more complicated this drive will not read "modern CDR's" which was perplexing to say the least because that's all I had lying around... but when I put in an original DOS CD- …

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Re: Can't find a way to connect a CR-562-B CD-ROM to via IDE connection

Posted on 2021-06-04, 23:26

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Recently came upon a "working" CR-562-B, well at least the power light turns on. But can't find any way to connect it to various IDE controllers, I even tried connecting it to a Sound Blaster 16 CT 2830. Does anyone know anything about this drive? CR-562-B and CR-563-B are not IDE/ATAPI drives. Do …

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Can't find a way to connect a CR-562-B CD-ROM to via IDE connection

Posted on 2021-06-04, 23:00

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Recently came upon a "working" CR-562-B, well at least the power light turns on. But can't find any way to connect it to various IDE controllers, I even tried connecting it to a Sound Blaster 16 CT 2830. Does anyone know anything about this drive?

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Re: Dram + 286 question

Posted on 2021-06-04, 22:19

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If it does, the BIOS is buggy. It should show up at 1024KB, not 1024MB. There is no way a consumer-grade computer of that time having 1 gigabyte of RAM... Ok, Mr Pedantic. Of course it would only be should 1024 KB. The 286 processor only has 16 MiB of address space. But yes, you are likely right …

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Re: Dram + 286 question

Posted on 2021-06-04, 05:44

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canthearu wrote on 2021-06-04, 05:19: You should be able to get 4Meg probably, maybe 5meg including what is already there. How much memory does it currently show when you boot up? It should show up as 1meg given the numbers on the chips in the top bank of 8 chips. It shows 1024MB

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Dram + 286 question

Posted on 2021-06-04, 04:44

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I have this 286 motherboard with 1MB of Ram, the only ram that I can use are these 16 pin dips... I image the four currently onboard are 256K DRAM. The question is what is the most memory I can put on this board, and where can I get this type of DRAM ?

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Jumper in 3DFX Banshee

Posted on 2020-05-06, 19:11

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Does anyone know what this jumper is for on the Guillemot Maxi Gamer Phoenix video card ? I can't find the manual anywhere

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Re: Need advice on battery replacement for Biostar MB-1212V motherboard

Posted on 2020-03-04, 04:05

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in that case find some connectors, usually i cut off the front panel cables from old cases (not retro cases) and reuse those connectors to connect the above battery holder to your external battery pins. get rid of the barrell battery asap and clean all the acid otherwise it will keep damaging …

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