Re: XUBDisk - floppy disk XTIDE Universal BIOS booter

Posted on 2024-02-03, 22:54

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by BurnedPinguin

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New! XUBDisk version 1.1, it can now boot on XT systems. TESTING WANTED: users of (various) XTIDE cards or XT systems with BIOS-less controllers, please report if it works for you, and if it does, with which IDE controller card you used it. The latest ZIP has been attached to the starting POST.

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Re: XUBDisk - floppy disk XTIDE Universal BIOS booter

Posted on 2024-01-10, 11:22

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Nice and thank you for sharing. It is good to have an easy to use option for doing this. [1] describes a similar way to do it manually in quite a few steps and [2] allows loading and running most any option ROM, including XTIDE, from DOS. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20210815130317/https://www. …

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XUBDisk - floppy disk XTIDE Universal BIOS booter

Posted on 2024-01-10, 10:28

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After seeing many people use things like networking cards and similar in order to add XTIDE BIOSes to their computers that either lack IDE BIOSes or that have buggy IDE BIOSes, I was inspired to see if I can make a floppy diskette which would steal a little bit of conventional memory (around 8k), …

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-17, 14:34

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Intel HDA got me interested. Does this mean all codecs on the HDA Bus or just Intel? The HDA bus is a very different beast from AC97 and if you managed this I would be twice as thrilled as I already am about this project. Not just Intel, according to the source code of MPXPlay, it also supports …

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-16, 18:31

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Intel HDA got me interested. Does this mean all codecs on the HDA Bus or just Intel? The HDA bus is a very different beast from AC97 and if you managed this I would be twice as thrilled as I already am about this project.

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Re: DOS USB mass storage - undiscovered method?

Posted on 2023-01-08, 16:07

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well, device=(one of the drivers).sys device=aspidisk.sys the drivers don't require switches in my experience, they do have them for forcing some modes but I haven't found myself needing that, just pick what driver works, most of them should, but start with panasonic, then try the other ones if that …

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Re: 512MB cacheable area on Intel 430HX mainboard with AMI BIOS?

Posted on 2022-11-13, 18:54

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Thanks a lot! I just tried this one and there seems to be no difference to the original BIOS. Something in the BIOS code seems to override all changes done by other parts of the code. Meanwhile I tried several AWARD HX-BIOSes without SCSI BIOS that support the SMC Super I/O 669QF-P. It´s a pity …

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Re: DIY Bios Modding guide Jan Steunebrink k6-2+/3+ 128gb

Posted on 2022-08-21, 11:42

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by BurnedPinguin

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After you finish posting your entire experience with AwardBIOS, do you mind documenting all your experience with AMIBIOS? I read in this thread that you've tinkered with it a little bit as well, and I'd love it if you can document that sometime in the future. Thanks.

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Re: what can i do with this hardware?

Posted on 2022-08-20, 10:39

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by BurnedPinguin

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Your SoundBlaster has drivers for Win 3.11, and they're easy to find, you can just google them, and same goes for the S3 video. The SCSI card you can probably find a matching ASPI driver for it and then use ASPICD for CD-ROM and ASPIDISK for any additional hard drives that weren't handled by the …

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Re: what can i do with this hardware?

Posted on 2022-08-19, 17:22

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by BurnedPinguin

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2A5KIB0B, not 2A5K1BOB or 2A5KIBOB. That ID goes to this board https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/8359 (Biostar M5ATD), you can open the downloads section and see that the AwardBIOS string has that ID in there. If possible please take a good photo of the board and upload here for the website!

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SiS 671 "Mirage 3" graphics + Windows 98

Posted on 2022-08-03, 12:51

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Hello, I have a specimen here with that SiS chipset and just for fun, I wanted to try installing Windows 98 on it. I did that, but when I tried the drivers that SiS themselves give you and tell you work on 98, they install and identify fine, but then the only resolution you're allowed to use is …

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Re: Missing Keyboard BIOS on Socket 4 Motherboard

Posted on 2022-07-29, 21:15

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Have you found out what´s missing at the top-right corner? I hope it´s not a PAL (like U29)... I think it's the "dirty tag". Not sure what it does, and I've never seen it on any other motherboards. From the manual: "The dirty tag is optional and may not be on all boards. The location is …

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Re: Am5x86 running in WT L1 mode?

Posted on 2022-07-11, 18:39

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Well no thanks, even if it turns out there are no jumpers, I'd like to just modify the board myself (if I start caring about L1 WB mode)

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Re: Am5x86 running in WT L1 mode?

Posted on 2022-07-11, 18:14

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I'd have to at the very least take the computer apart, and I'm not sure if I could measure with the motherboard in the case either, so I'd have to take the whole computer apart get the motherboard out and measure. Well, I would do that, but I just don't think it is worth the effort for something …

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Re: Am5x86 running in WT L1 mode?

Posted on 2022-07-11, 15:02

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majestyk wrote on 2022-07-11, 13:33: Have you checked if this ALi chipset (I can´t read the printing) supports L1 WB-mode in the first place? Otherwise any jumpering is useless. I would say it does.

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Re: Am5x86 running in WT L1 mode?

Posted on 2022-07-11, 12:37

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by BurnedPinguin

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It could very well be in the bios but hidden and need to enable or unhide it with an official bios unlocking and edit tools to enable your desired feature. What I am suggesting requires you to dump your bios into a file to edit the menu strings then flash it. oem's can be silly there are many bios …

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Re: Am5x86 running in WT L1 mode?

Posted on 2022-07-11, 12:36

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I have a Sis 471 based motherboard and it has a specific jumper that sets the CPU cache into WT or WB. In docs, it's just one of the many jumpers based on the cpu type, but i found out that one particular jumper has a specific function of switching the CPU cache mode. Maybe it's similar to your's? …

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Am5x86 running in WT L1 mode?

Posted on 2022-07-11, 12:06

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I have an Am5x86 here in a motherboard I recently fixed (https://www.ultimateretro.net/en/motherboards/7273), and right when I did fix it, I saw the L1 on the CPU was running in WT mode. And after some jumper manipulation (thanks Tiido) I managed to get my 256K of L2 working, and thought that would …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-28, 12:07

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and an "ultra" small 486 PCI motherboard with onboard Cyrix 5x86: https://i.imgur.com/PB2udppl.jpg Nothing tested so far... but I hope everything is functional - it better be! :lol: That 486 board is so strange! No jumpers, and the "Aladdin" marking makes it even more interesting, especially since …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-21, 22:45

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What the Postman delivered today? :D AMD K6-III+ 400Mhz Cyrix 486DRx2-25/50 with heatsink in a nice condition (PGA132 386DX compatible upgrade chip) https://i.imgur.com/4tUohN1l.jpg and an "ultra" small 486 PCI motherboard with onboard Cyrix 5x86: https://i.imgur.com/PB2udppl.jpg Nothing tested so …

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