486 no keyboard found, only PC speaker beep

Posted on 2021-06-02, 20:43

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by cyberluke

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Hi, I was experimenting with Teensy USB to DIN adapter, which has extra 5V USB power from wall adapter. It was working great. But after like 5 restarts, now the motherboard does not recognize any keyboard. Connecting original AT keyboard results in continuous short burst of PC speaker noise. Like …

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Re: Retro OSes for retro computers

Posted on 2021-06-01, 12:02

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by cyberluke

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Nice, but does any of these have Win95 app compatibility or MS-DOS games compatibility? Second question: Would you use any of these to provide some exclusive features not available in Win95, for example? Is there some gain or advantage in terms of software/hardware features for 486 or first Pentium …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-06-01, 10:20

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by cyberluke

in Milliways

in Milliways

Mass Destruction

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Re: EA just removed several Need for Speed games from their digital platforms

Posted on 2021-06-01, 10:19

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by cyberluke

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I'm music producer, hopefully games will feature less Sync music licenses like this. Mostly you pay $1000-$2000 for one song license, but I think it should be unlimited in time. If this is the real case, then I hope game companies will start to hire real producers and compose real soundtracks like …

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Re: Retro OSes for retro computers

Posted on 2021-06-01, 10:13

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by cyberluke

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Nice, but does any of these have Win95 app compatibility or MS-DOS games compatibility? Second question: Would you use any of these to provide some exclusive features not available in Win95, for example? Is there some gain or advantage in terms of software/hardware features for 486 or first Pentium …

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NEED HELP with FreeDOS 1.3 RC4 on 486DX2 66MHz (Current Status)

Posted on 2021-06-01, 10:08

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by cyberluke

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Hi, the current status for FreeDOS 1.3 RC4: 1) cannot install from CD on 486 due to low cache or low memory => solution is to install on Pentium, then put the drive in 486 2) FDNET has been removed, for networking download FDNET from FreeDOS 1.2 if you need 3) CDAudio is working, but you have to …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2021-06-01, 09:41

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by cyberluke

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VESA mode with box screenshot cover downloaded from internet would be nicer.

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Re: Serlain - Internet Archive frontend with mock 1990s browers

Posted on 2021-06-01, 09:29

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by cyberluke

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Your link is not working. Fixed new working link: https://serlain.herokuapp.com/distributable/

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Re: PCI card not detected in 486 (Asus PVI-486SP3)

Posted on 2021-05-30, 12:23

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by cyberluke

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Finally got it working: 1) Upgraded BIOS to 306 2) Loaded default BIOS setting to CMOS (according to bios upgrade instructions) 3) Moved Realtek network card to PCI slot #2. I guess the first slot is reserved for graphic card. It just does not work there. XT-IDE started to work and large hard drives …

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Re: PCI card not detected in 486 (Asus PVI-486SP3)

Posted on 2021-05-29, 16:20

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by cyberluke

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have an FIC VIP motherboard with a VT82C505 VL to PCI bridge I tested a bunch of cards. The ones built before 1997 all work. None of the ones built after 1997 work. 1994 -Kia Mach32 PCI ✓ 1994- Tseng 4000w32p PCI ✓ 1995 - S3 Trio64V+ PCI ✓ 1995 - ATI Mach64 CT PCI ✓ 1996 - ATI Rage II PCI ✓ 1996 …

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Re: PCI card not detected in 486 (Asus PVI-486SP3)

Posted on 2021-05-29, 07:18

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by cyberluke

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any chance to test with an ISA VGA and the pci nic in the first slot ? Yes, that's where I am at now. But I found out this SiS chipset is strange. North bridge and south bridge is 487 and 486 and no additional letters, so I guess it is ver 1.22 revision A. The first one. So there is problem with …

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Re: PCI card not detected in 486 (Asus PVI-486SP3)

Posted on 2021-05-28, 14:53

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by cyberluke

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Just got some advice to download RSET8139 utility and try to change memory and IRQ setting for XT-IDE. That might be the way to go...

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Re: PCI card not detected in 486 (Asus PVI-486SP3)

Posted on 2021-05-28, 14:50

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by cyberluke

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I just tried four PCI network cards, different vendors and age. None of them will show network boot prompt. For example 3COM 3C905-TX is quite widely supported on 486 boards, I think. I remember I use these a lot back in the days. When connecting RJ-45 LAN cable, the LED lights will show uplink ( …

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PCI card not detected in 486 (Asus PVI-486SP3)

Posted on 2021-05-28, 14:13

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by cyberluke

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi, I have Asus PVI-486SP3 rev 1.22. PCI network card with XT-IDE is not detected. It works in another P1-133MMX computer. For 486 I tried ISA gpu and PCI gpu, both working. So it is verified the PCI slot is working. PC Speaker beeps only if GPU is not in the first PCI slot. Other than that, it …

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Vogonsdrivers give 503 error

Posted on 2021-05-22, 13:02

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by cyberluke

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I cannot PM SquallStrife as I'm new here and don't have rights. http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/ is down - gives 503 error ....it work few minutes ago

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Re: PCI/ISA controller advice for DOS (need 3 or 4 floppy drives support and two gameport)

Posted on 2021-05-18, 00:21

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by cyberluke

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Answered by myself: https://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/floppies.html This website also mentions a special FDC cable with switch as a workaround.

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Re: PCI/ISA controller advice for DOS (need 3 or 4 floppy drives support and two gameport)

Posted on 2021-05-17, 10:22

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by cyberluke

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I bought this 4 floppy + 2 IDE controller for ISA with custom BIOS flash. I hope it will not clash with XT-IDE on PCI network card: https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-disk-floppy … s-MODEL-21.html

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Re: Most user friendly Programming Language, Tools and IDE for developing software for DOS in 2019?

Posted on 2021-05-17, 09:54

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by cyberluke

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Hi, guys. I'm looking for some universal language that could make some GUI stuff for both DOS and modern Windows. I found Python for DOS here: http://www.caddit.net/pythond/downloads.php ...anyone have experience with this? Or some other approach? I like modern object oriented or functional approach …

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

Posted on 2021-05-17, 00:39

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by cyberluke

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Awesome! So lucky to live this time and relive even better 486 era. Just ordered the highend Orpheus card (PCMIDI + Dreamblaster). So finally some card, where you can use intelligent hardware MPU-401. For that: can I use Roland SC-88? I am about to purchase SC-88. But if it does not work with …

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PCI/ISA controller advice for DOS (need 3 or 4 floppy drives support and two gameport)

Posted on 2021-05-16, 15:42

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by cyberluke

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi, I just bought this on E-bay: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Retro-PC-Computer-Intel-486-DX2-66-32MB-Sehr-guter-Zustand-/233996873792 Mainboard: ASUS PVI-486SP3 mit PCI und ISA, CT2032 Batterie, Sockel 3 Laufwerke: CDROM, 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy, 1.2MB 5.25" Floppy Soundkarte: ISA ESS AudioDrive MPB-000003 / …

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