I've requested that the ISO be added to The Retro Web (https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/fic-va-503#downloads) so its readily available.

Kahenraz wrote on 2022-03-13, 23:18: With FTP support being removed from major browsers, I wonder how much longer these severs will exist. Probably longer than you think as most CLI environments still use FTP to get files over networks.

This is a mega pack of stuff for that motherboard that i made. It contains: -Old websites with info and tutorials on how to fix some of the problems, specially with sound blaster cards, it has bios, drivers, etc. -Some of the websites are not available anymore so i saved them using wayback, and i …

Im pretty sure you don't need to peel the sticker off and pull the full spindle with fan off then swap it over

I thought the windows NT 4.0 and 2k had an NT CLI for the bootdisks

vlask wrote on 2021-02-01, 14:54: Some drivers for mavel, finding info would be hard....as marvel was used too much in next years.... ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/video/marvel/ Wow! Thank you for this link!

So i know its not a 100% solution , but just using 7Zip to open the ZIP file then pressing F3 (Right click > View) with the DOC selected will show you the text unformatted.

I apologize for resurrecting this thread. I found one of these boards, I/O plane, and cache (all separated) by chance at a recycler over a year ago. After resoldering a damaged cap next to one of the socket clips and with this thread's help I was able to get it to boot. I do have a question about …

Ill have to check out what my PCI-X GPUs are, but I have a feeling they are just Sun XVR-600s (3D Labs GPU) with a proprietary vBIOS. In any case that should give you an idea that the Radeon is better.

I aquired an old AST Premier 486/33 that was used for FAA Air Traffic Controller training and it had 2 Matrox cards in it: Matrox HiPER-VGA/WIN (an S3 1MB card) Matrox MM/LC/A (Marvel) From what I can tell, the Marvel card is used for overlays. It has a custom Matrox chip called Feist which I think …