Re: Help me decide on a ISA soundcard!

Posted on 2019-05-05, 13:09

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Thank you all for giving your input. = ) I didn't do a very good job of explaining my aim with the card, and my build in the first post though, so I'll add the full build-plan and a list of the DOS-games which I intend to play -I should have been clear that I'm aiming for a multi-boot machine, which …

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Help me decide on a ISA soundcard!

Posted on 2019-05-04, 17:56

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EDIT2: Updated with my build-plan and a list of games I'm interested in. Build-plan: -------------- OS: Dos 7.1, W98, XP, W10 MB: Portwell RUBY-9719VG2AR CPU: Intel X5470 RAM: 8GB DDR2 GPU1 (DOS): Intel GMA X4500 (integrated) GPU2 (W98): Radeon 9250 (pci) GPU3 (XP32+W10x64): Geforce GTX 960 (PCI-e) …

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Re: PCie-to PCI, PCI to ISA, # of slots multipliers - bridges, risers, backplanes, research, especially for DOS, WIP.

Posted on 2019-04-27, 13:05

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I may have found something... I did some googling, and this doesn't appear to have come up on Vogons. There's a Taiwanese company called ASIX which provides multiple, complex, PCIe bridge-cards - have a look here: https://www.asix.com.tw/products.php?op=pItemdetail&PItemID=256;74;110 The AX99100 has …

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Re: PCie-to PCI, PCI to ISA, # of slots multipliers - bridges, risers, backplanes, research, especially for DOS, WIP.

Posted on 2019-04-27, 10:11

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I have a question here... I have a Asus M3A78-CM rev 1.01G motherboard in my possession, it's an AMD board, it features an SB700 southbridge chip - just to make sure, I had a look at the specs, and unless I've misunderstood it, this Southbridge has very complex DMA support, with Midi and Adlib …

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Re: PCie-to PCI, PCI to ISA, # of slots multipliers - bridges, risers, backplanes, research, especially for DOS, WIP.

Posted on 2019-04-14, 19:19

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I thing that most compatible ISA cards are just Creative SB 16, or SB pro. What card is best for gaming i dont know, im not expert in ISA stuff. There is at least some source code for unofficial ALS4000 PCI sound cards, its only one which is able to play at least music on Z97 board, so maybe …

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Re: PCie-to PCI, PCI to ISA, # of slots multipliers - bridges, risers, backplanes, research, especially for DOS, WIP.

Posted on 2019-04-14, 14:28

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The Winbond chips need few signals connected sraight to the southbridge chip to get IRQ and DMA functionality, those signals are not available on PCI slot and newer chipsets lack these signals which is why there's a lot of motherboards out there with ISA slots that don't have DMA and/or IRQs, only …

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Re: PCie-to PCI, PCI to ISA, # of slots multipliers - bridges, risers, backplanes, research, especially for DOS, WIP.

Posted on 2019-04-14, 10:18

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Well if so nice, i dont mind some symbolic (i dont accept anything higher that 2 bucks) donate :) Haha! I might just have to do that... That, or I'll try and find some old software or hardware you might be interested in, yeah? I think that you would be first who will test some of that industrial …

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Re: PCie-to PCI, PCI to ISA, # of slots multipliers - bridges, risers, backplanes, research, especially for DOS, WIP.

Posted on 2019-04-13, 12:53

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I found out that Gigabyte is still making some MB with PCI slot, at least few Z270 and 1 Z370 MB, i added them to first post. Excellent going, Ruthan! = ) I must say... I rather admire you and the people whom are helping you out in this thread - good going guys! Keep the dream of a mega-compatible …

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Re: VooDoo 5 6000 - detailed documentation?

Posted on 2019-04-06, 20:16

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cyclone3d wrote: Get ahold of Oscar Barea. He just might be able to provide the info you are looking for. https://twitter.com/oscar_barea WOW! Yeah, he seems like a good bet! 😲 If anyone has knowledge about the layout and chips of these cards, it's probably him.

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VooDoo 5 6000 - detailed documentation?

Posted on 2019-04-06, 19:19

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Yeah... how much do we actually know about these cards? The 3700 revision, to be accurate - what chips do they use, what's the layout, et c? If anyone knows where to find documentation, then that would be super-lovely - and if anyone actually HAS one of these 6000 A.3700 boards, and is willing to …

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Re: Input on building a multi-boot multi-era PC

Posted on 2019-04-06, 18:38

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No problem :) Installing Voodoo 5500 AGP in anything newer than Athlon XP or PGA 478 is impossible without PCI adapter. It's 3,3V AGP card. As for compatibility - it is true, some early games have problems with later Voodoo cards. However most games have patches that "fix" this (both official and …

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Re: Input on building a multi-boot multi-era PC

Posted on 2019-04-06, 16:05

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Cheers for the info Agent_x007. I've been considering a VooDoo 5 5500 AGP card, to utilize the 3Dfx modes of certain games, which are by many touted as superior - however, I have also read that apparently, any VooDoo-card after VooDoo 3 has severe compatibility problems with many older 3Dfx games? …

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Re: 27-year-span 'Ultimate' PC Gaming Computer (built with compatible hardware *only*, no emulation)

Posted on 2019-03-27, 16:56

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Hmm. I am of two minds about this build... it's both very, very impressive, in its devotion and skill, but also somewhat concerning when it comes to the immense cost, as well as the Bios-flashing needed to "mode-change" it! 0_o May I ask, how did you obtain these industrial boards? And how much do …

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Re: Input on building a multi-boot multi-era PC

Posted on 2019-03-08, 19:43

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I have the ambition to build a PC which would have native support for as wide of a range of games as possible - so, I have been looking into this, on several places online, and have found that you can indeed get QUITE a few games working if you just select precisely the right hardware and software …

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Re: Input on building a multi-boot multi-era PC

Posted on 2019-03-07, 18:45

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As far as motherboards go I can speak highly of the Asrock 775i65 (which is still pretty easy to find as the r3.0 version) and the Conroe865PE (which is a little harder to find but supports 4GB of ram. If you're going for multiboot with modern stuff you'll probably want to get your hands on Rloew's …

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Input on building a multi-boot multi-era PC

Posted on 2019-03-07, 18:00

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Hi everyone! = ) So, just like Ruthan and Agent007: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=60392#p674697 https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=56460 I have the ambition to build a PC which would have native support for as wide of a range of games as possible - so, I have been looking into …

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Re: "Madness", One retro PC to rule them all :)

Posted on 2019-02-24, 13:30

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Thank you. As for gameplay video, at this point - I can't (other projects + this PC is dismantled ie. in parts). I'd like to do a follow up with more gaming (and few hardware updates), but can't really tell when that will be. Maybe I should get a capture card... hmm. Either way, I wish you good …

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Re: X58 + Yamaha7x4/AureaV1/2 Sound-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list(+i865/VIA) +research+ultimate configs, WIP- gurus needed

Posted on 2019-02-24, 12:57

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Few changes happened, i changed MB few months ago and its still in rebuild process. Storage: 240 GB WD cheap SSD + DVD rom on Sata to IDE cable SC3: Aureal Vortex 2 - i have General Midi adapter for Yamaha 744 - from Rayer NIC2 - Broadcom 5721M USB3 - VIA VL8xx Oh? So you're not using the Gigabyte …

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Re: X58 + Yamaha7x4/AureaV1/2 Sound-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list(+i865/VIA) +research+ultimate configs, WIP- gurus needed

Posted on 2019-02-24, 11:45

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Yo, Ruthan, I've tried to simplify your build-text a bit - is my edited version correct? Is this the hardware you're using at the moment? Build: “Ruthan’s special” MB : Gigabyte EX-58-UD5 - X58 board (3x PCI-E Long, 1x PCI-E 4x, 1x PCI-E x1 + 2x PCI, on board IDE and Floppy, primary GPU selection …

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Re: X58 + Yamaha7x4/AureaV1/2 Sound-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list(+i865/VIA) +research+ultimate configs, WIP- gurus needed

Posted on 2019-02-23, 18:47

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Most fascinating thread Ruthan... you have gone above and beyond when it comes to creating a retro-build. Now, it's time for me to compare your build to some others, when it comes to the final price/value ratio.

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