Does anyone know if the AWE64 CT4500 can be fixed with the chip replacement? I saw a few mentions of AWE series but I wanted to double check. If I want to try the fix just for fun, what's a good cheap model to pick up on eBay and end up with a nice card?

pawlex wrote on 2019-09-16, 06:16: Hi Friends, I need a BIOS ROM for a NEC Ready 9716. Can someone here help me out? Thanks!! Any chance you found updated BIOS for the NEC Ready 9716? BIOS seems to be flaky at recognizing and booting from any large drive, wondering if an update would help.

Hey, could I ask what you searched for on Amazon or eBay that turned up results for this? I can't find anything that would fit that NEC case.

Thanks, now I know what I'm looking for!

I found this while digging in a recycling store, for $1 I was curious to see what it might do. None of the searching on model numbers or chips on the board has turned up anything useful. Has anyone seen something like this? Filename PXL_20220510_122629937.jpg File size 980.57 KiB Views 397 views …

This is an NEC Ready 9716 which I have to say is one of the least convenient cases I've worked on. To replace the CMOS battery I had to remove the entire drive cage, and the floppy cable connector is inconveniently hidden behind the power supply :) I'm trying to mount 2 things in the 5.25 bays that …

Hi Pierre32 - in your blog posts you mention working to get EtherDFS setup, then noted a problem while copying a bunch of files from GoG (the transfer stopped). Your solution was to use ProFTPd to complete the transfer. I'm wondering if setting up EtherDFS is worthwhile, especially if it's not …

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 with a screen that has a red tint to it (see pic). The blue color looks fine, but white looks red. I'm wondering if this is something a screen replacement could fix, or if there may be another issue. I see an ifixit replacement article for the screen that looks doable, …

That is an excellent SoundBlaster list, that ks for the reference! If there is an all-up best to worst please point me to it 😀

The Vibra 16 Model is CT4180. Based on wikipedia I have to guess it has the OPL3 emulation. If that's the case, would the better sounding card (given drivers with the right speed ADSP for the chip)? I'll check on the Turtle Beach/Opti/ESS/Crystal cards the next time I'm at the store (it's bin …

The SoundBlaster is a Vibra 16, which is apparently a budget model. I'm in Seattle and have found plenty of SoundBlasters and a few Turtle Beach at local parts stores. Thanks for all the info!

Yup that's the card! Bummer it has poor quality midi, probably not worth the trouble. My other option is a SoundBlaster Vibra 16, would that be preferable? Are there any sounds cards you recommend for ISA? I had a Pro Audio Spectrum as a kid and liked the sound but I'm not finding them for sale …

I don't think its the first link as the manual uploaded has pics that don't look like this card (they are missing the IDE connectors). It does sound like the one in the second link as it has the same FCC ID. Hard to tell, but I appreciate the lead!

Does this look familiar to anyone? A bit of searching on the model number haven't paid off, aside from an FCC application that had no useful info. If it's not easy to identify visually is there a utility that can pull info from it? Appreciate any pointers on drivers for DOS 6.22 / Win 3.1 or 95. …