Thank you dude. Maybe this non-rigged BIOS image will work (I've the FAKE cache 256kb version :p).. I understand that in all cases, either it did not detect a cache or it displayed 256kb. Or it detects and support cache but only supports 256kb (not more). Let's see. I'll keep you posted when I'll …

Hi everybody, During this day I had a very sadness issue .. Just tryed to resolve a DMA addressing issue (because of SB sound card) - worked fine expect on really old native SB games. But from I moved the JP5 0 to 2-3, the motherboard was gone ... Note : Except if required, you should NEVER move it …

Hi all, Just to share my experience tonight when I restored and upgrade an old 486. If you've the motherboard PcChips M918i with a true Intel 486 DX4-100 SK096 - and you follow the jumpers configuration provided by the user's manual, you will have reboot or freeze on the Post. It's because the user …

Sound Blaster: From best to worst + If you're (really) rich, the Ad Lib Gold with the surround module, definitively.

AlessandroB wrote on 2022-08-31, 21:17: Yes i have put the drive in recycle box 🙁 tnks anyway Make sense. If it's the mechanics, or the chemistry on the disc that goes to hell, there's not much you can do... In short, beyond 10 blocks you can consider that your disc will make a good clipboard or …

I have this 61C328AH-15 On my PC Chips M918i ... The ALi chip is really good so that is not really visible to current usage en gaming (I was pleasantly surprised) but ah ... yeah when I see the bench with se same mobo but tunned with real 256kb (av.~+25% perf) ... I just want to trash this mobo .. …

That remind an old thing : with my old P3 + VIA , under Windows 2000 (and more). I had to install the VIA chipset drivers >BEFORE< the AGP graphic card. Else I had crappy lags on games if I did the opposite... Oh and yeah, I had a better experience with the 815E (more elegant and faster chip).

fool wrote on 2022-02-09, 18:29: Yesterday I was about to reorganize my "computing area" ...wasn't inspiring enough really. Needs some drivers. Oh man... It's like a dream! 😁 Congrats!

Oh men .. you save my day with your topic, because I've tested my old 386-dx25, on one of a very first of 386 motherboard existing model. And with a old version of SYSINFO (for my 286 an 8088), with a score half as good as a 286 !! So I was been verify terrified :p I just used an version 8 & 9 of …

Some news about my case : 14Mhz crystal changed but without any effect :\ HDD boot and using : always fully OK FDD boot : "Non-system disk" , etc (when the string isn't bugged by truncation or some random chars on the screen)

Hello, I've exactly the same issue with a MORSE KP 386 2.0 motherboard, in brand new very nice condition. Just to add : no problem to boot an run with another HDD disk with already installed (Linux, DOS, Windows, etc) always no problem! BUT when I come to A:\dir I've much times faillures of read ( …

Hello, I've found a various value for CYL, on a Compaq User's manual for this model. SIZE: 120 MB CYL: 760 HDS: 8 SECT: 39 WPCOMP: 0 But, do you have an error code eon the screen at boot ?

Maybe a trick for you here : Re: Dell XPS, Half Life 1, TNT1 confusion "having to copy 3dfxgl.dll to opengl32.dll"

Hello, I've the same mobo & cpu and I've the same issue with Wolf3d ONLY - all another 3D never freeze. The FX sounds are presents, but not always (especially the doors and first gun shoot), and sometime ... complete freeze. CPU AMD 16/S FPU intel (tested with en without, same issue) 4 Mb VGA Oak …

Hello, Are they the exact same model ? Indeed, in many cases, the same model of cards must be exactly the same (because of the personal signed eeprom by the manufacturer / dealer brand / drivers). I had this problem by putting a Creative Labs with a Diamond (physically the same model yet). It seems …