Re: My Very Long Bus Adventure.

Posted on 2021-11-02, 17:24

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by Madao

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yes, your notice about 64bit bus is right, but it is not important for performance in DOS-Game (because it use often only 16bit Memory bus ) (except VESA Mode) Trio64V+ with 0 WS is fast as ARK1000VL in VGA/letter-mode. By Windows-acceleration is Trio much faster than ARK and Vision96x is superior …

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Re: S3 ViRGE VLB project (or " Making a Concurrent for Creative 3D Blaster VLB" )

Posted on 2021-11-01, 07:54

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SOJ Socket, i have written already: i didn't like PLCC Socket. Sorry, i wouldn't plan add space for socket. A pleas from me: If our paid me with fee (buyer procetion), pleas make consider that i got excatly price, which i have called it. Otherwise, i make zero win/loss and i didn't like sell PCB …

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Re: My Very Long Bus Adventure.

Posted on 2021-11-01, 07:31

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by Madao

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Sadly: 0 /1 Waitstate switch works only via software. Write via register Index SR40 (0x3D4/0x3D5 ) . I have change default value in ROM.

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Re: My Very Long Bus Adventure.

Posted on 2021-11-01, 05:08

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by Madao

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But, i must tell: STB Powergraph P64V runs with Waitstate 1. If it is setting to zero Waitstate -> ARK1000VL Hunter. Despite stable run in Win95 and DOS, win 3.1 didn't like zero Waitstate (graphic failure with standard VGA Driver) Motherboard with SIS496/7 doesn't work with 0 Waitstate. I attached …

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Re: My Very Long Bus Adventure.

Posted on 2021-10-29, 04:36

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Madao wrote on 2021-10-23, 17:55: I have driver for Win9x Trio64V+ VLB but not for Win 3.1 Now i have driver for Trio64V+ and Win 3.1 (just a modified STB Powergraph Driver for using all trio64V+ (include VLB model)

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Re: S3 ViRGE VLB project (or " Making a Concurrent for Creative 3D Blaster VLB" )

Posted on 2021-10-28, 15:53

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by Madao

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No, it is never designed for using of SOJ Socket. (i hate SOJ /PLCC SMD Socket 😒 )

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Re: My Very Long Bus Adventure.

Posted on 2021-10-23, 17:55

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by Madao

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I have driver for Win9x Trio64V+ VLB but not for Win 3.1

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Re: S3 ViRGE VLB project (or " Making a Concurrent for Creative 3D Blaster VLB" )

Posted on 2021-10-23, 14:24

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by Madao

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And a next message. I got couple graphic card, one is Trio64V2/DX. This chip has official no VLB support. I have soldered him to VLB . Yes, VLB Support is removed. (It locks 486 local bus very hard )

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Re: S3 ViRGE VLB project (or " Making a Concurrent for Creative 3D Blaster VLB" )

Posted on 2021-10-23, 14:19

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Now: I can sell pcb a pcb cost 8 USD and 10$ outside EU, inside EU 5,5$ I have ~10 piece PCB left. Pleas write me a private message, if you're interessing on pcb. Of coruse, only trio64V+ But Virge (325) may run on this PCB with patched ROM and heavy modified virge driver.

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Re: My Very Long Bus Adventure.

Posted on 2021-10-22, 09:42

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Yes, my VirgeVLB Project is based on this STB Powergraph 64v. But Virge, i didn't believe anymore on success. With Trio64V+ is project (use same PCBs ) a big success. Trio64V+ VLB from my draft is very fast, ARK1000VL is slighter faster.

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Re: EISA Graphics / Video Cards

Posted on 2021-10-11, 09:04

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by Madao

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My guess is that it is EISA, since it uses S3 911 chipset with VRAM. All of the OPTi local bus cards I've seen so far use ET4000AX with DRAM. However, this card is not in the TH99 database, so you're taking a gamble plugging into an EISA board unless you know for certain what it is. Did you look up …

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Re: MICROSOFT MACH 10 - 8086 upgrade for 8088 - missing parts

Posted on 2021-10-06, 02:58

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by Madao

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Yes, new 8086 is dead. Now are V30 installed.

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Re: MICROSOFT MACH 10 - 8086 upgrade for 8088 - missing parts

Posted on 2021-10-05, 16:21

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by Madao

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Successful , Mach10 from predador99 lives again. Filename msmach1.jpg File size 319.78 KiB Views 430 views Mach10 on XT Board with 4,77Mhz (which it means 9.54Mhz for 8086/V30 CPU) I use V30, because it was cheap. Filename mach10.jpg File size 193.99 KiB Views 431 views Same, but 8088 with 8Mhz …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2021-09-26, 16:56

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At saturday, i visit with friends on a scrapyard (for metal) Holy shit, many old PC parts.. one xt clone with MFM full height HDD S3 924 EISA, INMOS Transputer Card , Hema Tek T414B 286 20Mhz motherboard with FPU 386 Motherboard with sis rabbit chipset. ASUS Geforce 256 with huge 64MB SDRAM. and …

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Re: MICROSOFT MACH 10 - 8086 upgrade for 8088 - missing parts

Posted on 2021-09-26, 13:05

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by Madao

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I am trying repair this MACH10. China-8086 has short between clock-pin and ground ... otherwise, it look good and i have buying NEC V30 for owner of MACH10. I am hopeful 😀

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Re: 80486 BIOS image collection

Posted on 2021-09-20, 16:20

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jensma wrote on 2021-07-25, 22:46: #97 […] Show full quote #97 Manufacturer/Identifier: Acer V35 M.B. 95139-1 48.53701 011 Chipset: BIOS String: V2.0R01-D1 http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/acer/mb/acv35.htm Hello Is this board for 486? I think, it is for Pentium. Here is a topic for 486 BIOS collection. …

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Re: S3 Savage4 xtreme fake videocards?

Posted on 2021-09-15, 14:33

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by Madao

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PCI-DEV 5333/8A2E /Subsys 82AE is Savage4 32bit aka 86C394-397 print on Chip look not very clean. Have you aceton, pleas rub chip with aceton. regards matt

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Re: S3 Trio64V+ corruption/garbled text on boot

Posted on 2021-09-13, 03:51

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by Madao

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A newer electronic component is capable of surviving a short time at 200c° But an older part? No! And baking of PC hardware is always a stupid idea. Except: baking PCI-E graphic card for selling... (but of course, it is a fraud.) If you want to fix it, then please fix it right and not a Mickey Mouse …

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Re: S3 ViRGE VLB project (or " Making a Concurrent for Creative 3D Blaster VLB" )

Posted on 2021-09-13, 03:42

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by Madao

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PCBs is arrivied, since friday. ( i got 50 pieces, over half is reservered ) I'll write few people for selling of pcb. Pleas be patient. regards matt

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Re: S3 Trio64V+ corruption/garbled text on boot

Posted on 2021-09-12, 09:45

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Sorry guys, guess I should have waited for confirmation but that baking stuff I've read so many success stories about, it was such a stupid yet amazing solution (or was it amazingly stupid?) that I just had to try it. 8 minutes at 200°C, aaaaand....it's dead. VGA failure beep codes on boot. Guess I …

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