Re: Everything looks blue - faulty graphics card?

Posted on 2009-01-18, 15:56

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Those leads on big chips are separated not even half a mm (just like the Tseng to the left). Probably some were touching and they were not the most acute ones. You could try separating them carefully using a razor or thin piece of metal. Actually, when I said that those "chip leads" were smashed up …

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Re: Creative Soundblaster Vibra CT2800 - DMA trouble.

Posted on 2009-01-18, 15:19

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the CTCU util sets resources in the PnP cards eprom so I think it might work here too since the CT2800 only has jumpers for it's port adress IOS1, IOS0 Thanks, I'll give it a shot! :happy: Now, where did I put that Dos6 boot-up disk....? :wink: Edit: I tried CTCU, but I couldn't get this utility to …

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Re: Creative Soundblaster Vibra CT2800 - DMA trouble.

Posted on 2009-01-18, 15:02

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I am testing a CT2800. This one has an IDE connector. (I've seen other models marked CT2800 without the IDE interface.) I run diagnose.exe in pure DOS, everything works. I install the card inside Windows 98, everything works. However, if I run a DOS game in pure DOS, I get problems. There seems to …

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Creative Soundblaster Vibra CT2800 - DMA trouble.

Posted on 2009-01-18, 14:41

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I am testing a CT2800. This one has an IDE connector. (I've seen other models marked CT2800 without the IDE interface.) I run diagnose.exe in pure DOS, everything works. I install the card inside Windows 98, everything works. However, if I run a DOS game in pure DOS, I get problems. There seems to …

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Re: Everything looks blue - faulty graphics card?

Posted on 2009-01-18, 14:34

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If it has capacitors on it you can replace them. Also check (with a magnifying glass if necessary) all the solder points, especially of the SMD. I had a card shipped to me once. I popped it in and there were pixels with incorrect colours all over the place. I took it out, looked carefully and saw a …

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Re: DOOM/Heretic/Hexen over internet under DOS!

Posted on 2009-01-18, 12:10

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I just wanted to say that your idea sounds like an excellent idea. Personally speaking, I can't join in the fun yet because I haven't been able to connect my Win98 box to the internet. Unfortunately I may be some time before I'm up and running, as I'm still testing things out, but I hope you manage …

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Re: Everything looks blue - faulty graphics card?

Posted on 2009-01-17, 07:59

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Do you have another monitor that you can try on it? Some monitors might have parts of the VGA cable die out, losing some of the color information in the process. I had an old Sylvania F72 that did exactly that, though what happened was kind of the opposite: I lost the entire blue channel, making …

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Re: Everything looks blue - faulty graphics card?

Posted on 2009-01-17, 07:42

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Yep, tried that, no joy I'm afraid. 🙁 Pity. The card looks in great condition, can't see anything visibly wrong with it at all. Strange. 😖

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Everything looks blue - faulty graphics card?

Posted on 2009-01-16, 23:10

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I am testing a Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 PCI graphics card. When I boot up the PC, everything has a blue tint to it - the BIOS text, DOS text, and then everything inside windows 98. Both the cable and monitor are OK, as I've tested them with other graphics cards. Is there anything I can do to rescue …

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Re: How do you test a Yamaha DB50XG daughterboard?

Posted on 2009-01-16, 17:04

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winamp295 worked great! :happy: (I did try the very latest version, but it instantly "fell over" when I tried to run the installer.) Using a combination of win amp and the santa cruz mixer app, I could very easily tell when the db was playing and when the sound card itself was playing. I used a …

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Re: How do you test a Yamaha DB50XG daughterboard?

Posted on 2009-01-16, 15:43

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Thanks a lot! :happyhappy: I'm going to get winamp & gsplay. Please note, in DOS, I tried megamid, and found this very useful. (I used a terratec soundcard with wavetable header on that occasion, to test the db). Also, I found a "quick 'n' easy" way to "suss out" whether or not the DB was making the …

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How do you test a Yamaha DB50XG daughterboard?

Posted on 2009-01-16, 15:20

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I've got it attached to a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz PCI card, running in Windows 98SE, using santa cruz VxD drivers. I try the MS directx testing app called "dxdiag", and in the Music tab section, I select the "santa cruz external midi" for testing. I listen to the tune, and it sounds weird, like some …

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Re: What old games are still on your wants list?

Posted on 2009-01-15, 23:04

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Real Myst (for PC). How come this game is so rare & expensive? Logic says that it should have sold by the bucket load when it was first published, yet it seems that there's so few copies available. Ooh, I have Realmyst! How much do you want to pay for it? Please can you describe its condition, …

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Re: Terratec gold 16/96 sound card - drivers/software required

Posted on 2009-01-15, 14:18

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Got a Terratec gold 16/96 sound card without any software. Googling results in the usual "wild goose chase" where you waste time clicking/jumping through hoops, only to download some worthless piece of junk which isn't applicable to the card. Please can someone point me in the right direction to …

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Re: GUS Classic Soundwave CD-45 daughterboard?

Posted on 2009-01-15, 14:06

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Awesome responses, very helpful and informative. Thanks very much! 😁 So, no extra funky tunes then, but at least I know what it is now! 😀

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Terratec gold 16/96 sound card - drivers/software required

Posted on 2009-01-15, 14:05

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Got a Terratec gold 16/96 sound card without any software. Googling results in the usual "wild goose chase" where you waste time clicking/jumping through hoops, only to download some worthless piece of junk which isn't applicable to the card. Please can someone point me in the right direction to get …

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Re: GUS RAM upgrade?

Posted on 2009-01-15, 13:51

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GUS Classic RAM, and GUS Max RAM (Soj chip) upgrades - Someone gave me a GUS Classic and said he upgraded its memory by pulling RAM chips off a graphics card! Any thoughts as to which cheapo graphics card to buy from ebay, simply to get at its RAM?! Soj chip for the GUS Max - any ideas where to …

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Re: Dos 5.x, 6.x or 7. Which is best for DOS games?

Posted on 2009-01-15, 12:06

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swaaye wrote: My fav thing about DOS 6 is the thorough help system it has. I used to just sit around and read through that back in the day. Makes good reading today! 😉

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GUS RAM upgrade?

Posted on 2009-01-15, 11:38

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GUS Classic RAM, and GUS Max RAM (Soj chip) upgrades - Someone gave me a GUS Classic and said he upgraded its memory by pulling RAM chips off a graphics card! Any thoughts as to which cheapo graphics card to buy from ebay, simply to get at its RAM?! Soj chip for the GUS Max - any ideas where to find …

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Re: GUS Classic Soundwave CD-45 daughterboard?

Posted on 2009-01-15, 11:21

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Mystery solved. Probably. Wikipedia says: "support for 16-bit recording [was available] through a separate daughterboard based on Crystal Semiconductors CS4231 codec". (A CD-ROM can also be plugged in to it, on the top header section.)

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