Re: [GIVEN UP, partially explained] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-09-28, 03:44

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by darry

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Bought one of these FX 5500 This ones gives artifacts too, even in DOS! It looks to be new old stock, so that is strange . I could not resist, so I ended up ordering an x800 GTO . Looking forward to testing it with Catalyst 6.2's beta support . No artifacts on this one in DOS, but I never got it to …

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Re: Sound cards with Crystal/Cirrus Logic codecs

Posted on 2017-09-24, 23:59

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For starters, if you search for one of the following part numbers on, say, an auction site, you should get a few hits . ISA : CS4231 (Mediatrix Audiotrix Pro and others) CS4236 PCI : CS4280 CS4281 CS4624 CS4630 (Turtle Beach Santa Cruz)

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Re: Simmconn AWE64 Adapter

Posted on 2017-09-22, 02:22

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by darry

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Just wanted to report another success story with the Value version and corresponding AWE64 (32MB SIMM) . Everything works beautifully . I can now "retire" my tie-wrapped AWE32 CT3670 with damaged SIMM sockets (although it was cool to have it flashed as an AWE64) to my spare collection .

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Re: Wacraft I on Geforce 6600GT and LCD in Win98SE, black screen in fullscreen mode, but i can get back to window mode..

Posted on 2017-09-17, 18:45

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I just test ATI X800 XL 256 MD and with same OS installation and monitor, Doom 2 and Warcraft are running fine. I've go an x800 GTO on the way . See [Explained and mostly solved] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B Im using Geforce 7 and i know couple of …

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Re: [GIVEN UP, partially explained] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-09-17, 02:23

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by darry

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I could not resist, so I ended up ordering an x800 GTO . Looking forward to testing it with Catalyst 6.2's beta support .

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Re: [GIVEN UP, partially explained] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-09-12, 22:49

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by darry

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Bought one of these FX 5500 as a final "test" with Geforce FX family members for now . It uses the integrated TMDS, but it should give me an idea as to whether hunting for other higher end Geforce FX in a working state would be worth it . If it works well enough, I might actually use it . http:// …

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Re: [GIVEN UP, partially explained] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-09-12, 18:29

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Does the fan work? Yes Quadro cards should have an ok build quality. It does sound a bit like video memory issues/overheating. The temp sensor in Windows drivers indicates everything is OK (50ish Celsius). I assume your PSU is up for the task? 465W Enermax (regularly cleaned, no cap bloat/leak) for …

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Re: [GIVEN UP, partially explained] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-09-11, 18:07

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Hope it works out for you. Googling 6600GT DVI problems gives a huge list of results. nVidia's on-chip TMDS is kinda flakey. Thank you for the good wishes, but lady luck does not seem to be on my side at this point . I just received and tried the second Quadro FX1100 and it has similar, but not …

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Re: [GIVEN UP, partially explained] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-09-06, 05:20

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Ordered a Quadro FX3000 and a Quadro FX1100 . If both work, I will have a backup .

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Re: Wacraft I on Geforce 6600GT and LCD in Win98SE, black screen in fullscreen mode, but i can get back to window mode..

Posted on 2017-09-06, 05:15

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by darry

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What about other Geforce 6xxx cards I have a non-GT Geforce 6600 that does the same thing . Geforce 7xxx AGP No official or beta Windows 9x/ME driver from Nvidia supports anything beyond the Geforce 6xxx . There are patched infs that apparently allow certain members of the Geforce 7 family or …

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Re: Wacraft I on Geforce 6600GT and LCD in Win98SE, black screen in fullscreen mode, but i can get back to window mode..

Posted on 2017-09-05, 05:10

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by darry

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I have essentially the same issue with a 6600gt on 1600x1200 monitor over dvi in Doom in every driver version I have tried. I always believed it was a known issue, so I never inquired about it. See http://www.flaterco.com/kb/DOS_W98SE_general.html I seem to recall other references to this elsewhere …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-05, 02:15

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by darry

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A Quadro FX3000 . Yeah!!! This baby looks like it has 2 Silicon Image TMDS chips, so it should do 1600x1200 over DVI in DOS on either of its outputs, if my previous experiences with such matters are anything to go by . See https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=55560 http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ …

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Re: Sata CD-ROM Driver for DOS 7.1?

Posted on 2017-09-04, 21:18

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by darry

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Have you tried this driver ? http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/base/gcdrom.htm Downloadable from here : https://www.hiren.info/downloads/dos-files

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Re: Targus ACP50 EU or US drivers?

Posted on 2017-09-04, 21:10

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by darry

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I used to use one of those . Never used the included drivers . Here are the ones I used in Windows 7 (64-bit) for Ethernet and the serial port . If I remember correctly, the audio part uses the Windows generic USB audio class driver . As for the USB to VGA part, it is too big to attach to the post ( …

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Re: [GIVEN UP] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-08-31, 03:55

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NI remember reading about the terrible compatiblity of the nVidia on-chip TMDS before during my quest for DVI/DFP under DOS/Windows 3.11. So it might be just that... I remembered that my Quadro FX1100 also has a Silicon Image TMDS and, low and behold, it works at 1600x1200 in DOS, BUT it also seems …

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Re: [GIVEN UP] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-08-29, 03:00

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by darry

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I just can't give up, it would seem . I just happened to score an FX5900, which works at 1600x1200 in DOS with the original EDID on the 204B ! So the 6600GT is the one behaving oddly, at least with my 204B . I guess I'll have to live with that . Why not use the FX5900 (which has an Silicon Image …

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Re: [GIVEN UP] VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-08-28, 02:19

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by darry

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AFAIK , reduced blanking was introduced to allow extra short blanking intervals in order to extend the resolutions possible through single-link DVI . Also AFAIK, it is not required for 1600x1200 at 60Hz . Anyway, the detailed timings I am using are the following :

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Re: VESA BIOS works in 1600x1200 in DOS, with LG L246WP, but not with Samsung 204B

Posted on 2017-08-24, 05:24

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by darry

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At this point, I am pretty much giving up . Even with only legitimate supported timings, I still get the "Non Optimal resolution" message . I have noticed that the video card seems to be sending 1600x1200 at all time at 73.8 KHz (60Hz refresh) in DOS and 75.4 KHz in Windows at 1600x1200 where I have …

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Re: Yamaha TG300 with the Roland UM-ONE MkII USB cable?

Posted on 2017-08-24, 02:38

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by darry

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Happy to see you sorted it out .

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Re: MIDI THRU vs MIDI OUT

Posted on 2017-08-24, 02:25

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by darry

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An M-Audio Midisport 2X4 , when run in passive mode essentially acts as two MIDI splitters stuck together . You can even plug one the OUTs on one side to the IN on the other side and get a 1 to 3 MIDI splitter . That is how I use mine .

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