Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2023-08-20, 00:49

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Altering the system bus speed also alters the divider used on the ISA bus. Because it runs at such a lower clock, even minor adjustments are magnified. Some cards simply don't work properly if the bus speed has been altered. Does anyone know if it's possible for an ISA bus to have its own clock …

---

Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2023-08-09, 16:40

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

775Dual-VSTA can support quads with modding, so best CPU you can install is QX9650. It is important to have CPU with unlocked multiplier, because these boards are very limited with FSB clock, not even standard 1066 Mhz bus is possible with quad core. Should you do it? No , because 775Dual VSTA & …

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-04-25, 20:04

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

you don't need the SET BLASTER variable for orpheus, when you call ORPHEUS.BAT it will create the variable according to the settings specified in orpheus.ini Is that safe to do though? I recall Hocus Pocus disliking certain values being present in the variable. Edit: Testing on your suggestions …

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-04-25, 14:57

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

does a game like jazz jackrabbit work for you? I just finished setting up the card in my machine but Jazz refuses to start when I configure the game for GUS. It asks me to run sound setup: no_start_gus.png orphinit.png ultrasnd.png I used the preinstalled ULTRASND directory from the website.

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-04-18, 01:20

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

This may sound like a silly question, but can the Adlib chip be turned off? I actually prefer to use a separate ISA card for Adlib exclusively, and then redirect it into my primary card via line-in. This way I have more precise control over the volume. FM synthesis volume always seems to be tied to …

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-04-09, 05:40

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

You should be aware, however, that currently-shipping Orpheus cards all use coaxial digital outputs, so unless your converter has both (doesn't look like it does), it won't be a plug-and-play solution. Aha! Well then, sticking to the analog 3.5mm jacks it is! The audio coming through the capture …

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-04-09, 01:51

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

doogie wrote on 2023-04-08, 23:12: Great quality. The real selling point (at least for me) is all sources output via SPDIF. That is quite interesting because I recently received my VGA2HDMIPRO (StarTech.com/ConvergeAV) which has an optical input for audio. Should be able to grab even clearer audio …

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-03-21, 21:03

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I'm still in regardless, just curious why this and other isa cards get poopooed for basic XP gaming, if it doesnt work or is just "not the best" Might have something to do with XP era games using more sound channels than these older cards can support, causing dropouts/missed sfx etc. I've run into …

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-03, 22:31

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sound Card/Wavetable Board arrived today. From reading i think this card come out of an IBM machine. S-16FP/L Crystal CS4236 Sound card & S-W1/C Daughterboard with Crystal CS9233 Synth. https://i.imgur.com/lao3LzAl.jpg Hi Bancho, I'm looking for precisely this card and daughterboard to restore my …

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-02-26, 15:45

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

only some early PnP systems do not like CS4237 for some reason, some DELL Optiplex 5xxx/6xxx ones, a Casio 486 and IIRC the 486SP3 motherboard are not compatible because they cannot detect the CS4237 this is a CS4237 and BIOS issue so nothing to be done in these cases - more info on this is on the …

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-02-12, 08:17

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

keropi wrote on 2023-02-12, 05:17: Yes the card will function but you will lose classic GUS support in games. So by adding even a 4mb stick will enable this support , no need to go full 16mb for that. Will a 32MB SIMM work? Using only 16MB of it?

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-02-06, 06:34

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Another option, although it's probably not a simple change would be to use a laptop SODIMM in place of the 72-pin memory. In this case though I imagine the power/compatibility complexity would require enough new chips on the board that it would be the same size anyways. 🤣

---

Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2023-01-22, 03:34

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Hmmm, something just came to mind @keropi. For my main DOS rig I'm using a fairly new SilverStone case. It has USB 3 and HD Audio connectors. I've already located a USB3 to USB2 adapter, but what I haven't found is a HD Audio to AC'97 adapter. Could such an adapter be optionally bundled with the …

---

Re: Access NAS share from Windows 95 OSR2

Posted on 2022-12-21, 06:02

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

You can ssh into your qnap, edit the smb conf file and enable ntlmv1 and lanman if you don't want to bother with setting up Windows 95 for NTLMV2 or according to my notes from when I last did this and checking against https://blog.udance.com.au/2017/07/10/stronger-authentication-for-windows-95 : 1. …

---

Re: IBM Aptiva 2136-E40 CPU Upgrade

Posted on 2022-12-17, 03:14

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Looking at http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/2d7a.htm, can anyone hook me up with the recovery discs for the 2136? I remember putting my originals away in a driver disc spindle ages ago and can't find it for the life of me! Looking for part numbers 12J3971 (Recovery Red) and 01K4275 ( …

---

Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2022-12-17, 02:48

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I recently built an ARGUS card from the Gerber files and since I didn't have any spare bracket I looked into 3D printing. I made a 3D model based on Whiskey's PDF and got it printed by JLCPCB. If anyone is interested in the model please let me know (Disclaimer: I don't know CAD). Silver SLM (Metal) …

---

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2022-11-20, 05:51

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Will the Orpheus work in an 8 bit slot? I haven't personally tested it, but this should work fine. The reality is that there is no part of the card that uses 16-bit transfers; the extra "connector" (16-bit ISA) is there only to provide access to DMA 0 and additional IRQ lines (above 7). Using the …

---

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2022-11-19, 03:14

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

chjmartin2 wrote on 2022-11-18, 23:14: Will the Orpheus work in an 8 bit slot? If any of it works, maybe just the OPL3? I don't think it's a supported use case.

---

Re: Cyrix 6x86L-PR200+GP or Intel Pentium 200 MMX?

Posted on 2022-11-11, 20:04

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

mwdmeyer wrote on 2022-11-09, 22:56: Yeah even a K6-2 300MHz running on a 66MHz FSB should beat a Pentium 233 MMX in most things. Handily even! I've compared my 233 to a K6-2 333 and the difference is quite noticeable.

---

Re: help with damaged motherboard - Fujitsu ICL ergo pro X

Posted on 2022-11-05, 13:15

by

by IcySon55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Uh oh, special PSUs are a pain. I have the same problem with my Aptiva 2176 with 4 power cables. Three going to the mainboard and a fourth one going to the ISA/PCI riser. Basically unreplaceable and any issues would require a repair of the PSU.

---