Re: Distortion on some games using Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2014-05-21, 21:32

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by LunarG

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I found something suitably "hook" shaped that slipped under the chip easily and allowed me to pull it out. I've cleaned off the legs using isopropanol, but after reseating the chip, the noise is as bad as ever in TTD at least.

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Re: 486 and CF/IDE cant boot

Posted on 2014-05-21, 21:07

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by LunarG

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hello, i buy CF IDE adapter and i trying first boot.. im using 16GB SANDISK CF card (formated, created 500mb partitions, formated FAT16).. but on boot i see only: WAIT... Primary master hdd: hdx 6.03 sandisk sdcfh-016g and nothing........ in bios i have boot priority: A:, C:.. when i remove CF card …

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Re: Distortion on some games using Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2014-05-21, 14:26

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by LunarG

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5u3 wrote: If your GUS has the GF1 chip in a socket, try reseating that one as well. Hmmm, yeah, I might have to try that. Don't have the appropriate tool to remove it with, but I guess there are safe ways to manage even with basic tools?

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Re: Distortion on some games using Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2014-05-21, 13:30

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by LunarG

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It is on the ftp: ftp://78.46.141.148/driver/Gravis/UltraSound/ULT/tools/gusdram/ Thanks, I'm running the dram test now. EDIT: Right, memory test shows that the dram modules are absolutely fine. I reseated them all before testing, just to rule out poor connection, but it's one of those wild stabs …

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Re: Distortion on some games using Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2014-05-21, 10:49

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by LunarG

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elianda wrote: For memory you can use the DRAM test tool for GUS. Where can I get this?

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Re: Distortion on some games using Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2014-05-21, 07:46

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by LunarG

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I had that issue with GUS in Doom as well. I solved it by just using GUS for music, and a different sound card for digital sounds. I've considered this, but I don't currently have a mixer to run both my sound cards through, but I do have an SB16 in that system as well. Might have to experiment a …

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Re: Distortion on some games using Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2014-05-20, 22:17

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by LunarG

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If the problem was there with every program/game, then I'd take that explanation, but seeing as it's only present during some types of playback I have a feeling it's something else. Midi playback is perfect with all the demo midis that comes with the GUS, except for the "load1024.mid" which is only …

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Distortion on some games using Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2014-05-20, 21:35

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by LunarG

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I've recently started having problems with the sound in certain games sounding really distorted on my GUS. Programs like Cubic Player or FT2 playing modules sound just fine. Pinball Fantasies is perfect, no problem at all. But most other games, in particular games using UltraMID I guess, have major …

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Finally got my Parhelia to shut up

Posted on 2014-05-19, 16:05

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by LunarG

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I've had one major problem with my Pentium III since I put a Matrox Parhelia graphics card in it: Noise. The cooler on the Parhelia either had a busted bearing, or it was just poorly designed, cause it had a loud, very high pitched whine that totally got on my nerves. After a recommendation from …

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Re: Matrox Millennium and DOS

Posted on 2014-05-18, 09:02

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by LunarG

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I still have in mind that the Matrox cards had a pretty nifty RAMDAC and were therefore advanced in the picturequality but they never had enough power for gaming. That's why later on Matrox specialized on medical picture stuff. They also specialize in broadcasting type graphics and things like …

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Re: Matrox Millennium and DOS

Posted on 2014-05-18, 08:56

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by LunarG

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A post I made some time ago with screenshots from Matrox and S3 PCI cards: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=35519 The S3 is is a little dimmer (and I notice mine is a little dark too) but other than that I honestly cannot tell the difference Along edges, or rather, where there's a large …

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Re: Where to buy 128Kx8 SRAM cache 32pin DIPs?

Posted on 2014-05-15, 14:53

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by LunarG

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I bought some on eBay a few weeks ago, and they were not too expensive. http://www.ebay.com/itm/271386628220?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Those were the ones. I was planning on trying to upgrade my 486 motherboard to 512KB cache, but as I'm lacking any kind of instruction …

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Re: Sharing my benchmark results on a AMD k6-2 with various AGP cards

Posted on 2014-05-15, 11:39

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by LunarG

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Real life (niece's birthday, national day coming up and such) is slowing down my benchmarking, but I'm going to finish off the group I'm working on asap. Hopefully I'll be able to make some nice little charts and such, but I should perhaps make a new thread, as I'm moving a bit out of what the …

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Re: Back to the Future: Upgrading a 90's PC - The Modern Web

Posted on 2014-05-13, 08:51

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by LunarG

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I've tried a few websites under Windows 98 SE, like Vogons, my favourite computer webshop and such, and all of those work well even on my K6-III with Firefox 3.6.2 or some such old version. It's a native Win9x version at least, as I don't feel any need to use KernelEX. I've not tried installing …

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Re: Graphics cards signal comparison, image quality

Posted on 2014-05-13, 08:27

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by LunarG

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Well that the Matrox has a better quality in 1024 was expected, but in 640x480 there is no such difference visible. I think it was generally agreed back in the days, that most graphics cards delivered satisfactory image quality at low resolutions (i.e. 640x480 and possibly 800x600), but that it was …

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Re: What retro pc for beginning?

Posted on 2014-05-12, 19:50

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by LunarG

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Sounds like a super 7 system would fit this perfectly. A K6-2+ or K6-III perhaps, to have a bit of horsepower for those late 90's games. Parts are usually easy to find and not too pricey.

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Re: Sharing my benchmark results on a AMD k6-2 with various AGP cards

Posted on 2014-05-12, 15:22

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by LunarG

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Right, I've started doing some benchmarks on my K6-III and PIII. Trying out my Radeon HD3650 (512MB DDR2) in the PIII (turns out it will run on AGP4x) and it is fast! It totally puts my Parhelia to shame in 3DMark2000 and 2001, but I guess that's to be expected. The Radeon 7000 has had a runthrough …

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Re: Sharing my benchmark results on a AMD k6-2 with various AGP cards

Posted on 2014-05-12, 10:47

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by LunarG

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I've tried the Radeon 7000 DDR in my PIII today, and it's working just fine in that system. This leads me to believe that there's either problems with a. Running Radeon 7000 on a Via MVP3 chipset motherboard, b. Running Radeon 7000 in an AGP2x slot or c. Running this particular Radeon 7000 under …

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Re: Matrox Millennium and DOS

Posted on 2014-05-11, 17:11

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by LunarG

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: vetz wrote: A post I made some time ago with screenshots from Matrox and S3 PCI cards: Signal output quality difference S3 Virge vs Matrox Mystique A picture says more than 1000 words 😀 Amen!

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Re: Windows 3.x specific games

Posted on 2014-05-11, 17:02

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Can't see that anyone else has mentioned it, so I will: The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time. That was in my opinion a cool adventure game, featuring lots of FMV and "photo realistic" graphics as they liked to call it back then.

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