I suppose the only thing it does offer, is allowing the use of the XG software emulation synthesizer? I don't know if Yamaha restricted the use of its synthesizers with hardware checks or merely by only licensing it to OEMs that incorporated their chips. At least it's usually better than the …

The YMF-752 is an AC'97 codec, not a full PCI Sound chip. Like any AC'97 codec, it relies on the AC'97 digital controller on the motherboard, usually in the southbridge, and any compliant codec from any manufacturer is supposed to work with any compliant controller, versions of the standard …

I'm not seeing anything mentioned about "hardware wavetable synthesis" in the marketing specs for the PCG-N505VX. It does say it has FM MIDI Synthesis and Sound Blaster Compatibility though: vaio_pcgn505vx.zip However, the user manual says it has a YMF744B on page 87: pcgn505ve.zip It would not be …

The DS-XG is a hardware assisted synth. The samples are loaded into the computer's RAM, bit the synth part is integrated. Pretty sure this is the main reason why the synth is not available in real DOS. The reason I asked about DS-XG, I also have a Sony VAIO PCG-N505VX (PII, 2003 era mini laptop) …

The DS-XG is a hardware assisted synth. The samples are loaded into the computer's RAM, bit the synth part is integrated. Pretty sure this is the main reason why the synth is not available in real DOS. The reason I asked about DS-XG, I also have a Sony VAIO PCG-N505VX (PII, 1999 era mini laptop) …

The block diagram doesn't show OPL or a legacy block so I am pretty sure it doesn't actually support OPL or real mode DOS. Glancing over tech specs, I noticed that too. As far as OPL, I recently discovered this particular French driver provides emulated FM under a Windows DOS prompt, but it locks …

I think it is quite likely that the YMF-752 does not actually have any pure DOS compatibility. My guess is that info is actually an error (leftover from previous model or before design change) in the datasheet (the datasheet is labeled preliminary) . Contrary to datasheets for all known DOS …

Hello all - So, I have a NEC Versa VX (PIII laptop, circa 1999) with Yamaha YMF-752-S sound chip built-in and want to use it for playing old 90's era DOS games. I've got its audio/MIDI-playback working under Windows 98, but for years have been trying, without success, to get sound to work under pure …