Re: Aztech MMSN810 - Sound Galaxy Bas 16 - Low digital effects volume

Posted on 2023-10-31, 22:13

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by jesolo

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Verify your Set Blaster environment variable and that it matches the configuration of the card. Run the Diagnose program in the Utility directory again to test your settings. Stick to the default of A220 I5 D1 T4. You can also try IRQ 7 but make sure you don't have any resource conflicts (like your …

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Re: Aztech MMSN810 - Sound Galaxy Bas 16 - Low digital effects volume

Posted on 2023-10-30, 18:25

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by jesolo

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In the mixer utility, there is also an option to choose between mono or stereo mixing. Choose mono (it will still produce stereo output). I have noticed that the card seems to have a lower volume at the default settings. Just increase the digital sound output but, just be aware that some games might …

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Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 13:50

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by jesolo

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Eh? DX/2 just has a hard-coded 2x multiplier, settings on the board should be exactly the same for a regular 5V WT DX/2 and the DX without the multiplier surely? Second that. I've recently played around with some of my 486 motherboards and for the 486DX-33 and 486DX2-66, the jumper settings are the …

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Re: Intertan DT-88, late 8088 clone. Cmos setup woes

Posted on 2023-10-09, 07:16

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by jesolo

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Only advise I can offer is to double check that the Necroware RTC replacement is working properly. I recall recently watching a video on Adrian's Digital Basement where his Necroware replacement was faulty (probably bad solder or faulty chip).

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Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 07:13

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by jesolo

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Yeah I say either a Intel DX2-66 or could be a Intel DX-33, if board set to X2-66 and it a DX-33 it will not boot stable Eh? DX/2 just has a hard-coded 2x multiplier, settings on the board should be exactly the same for a regular 5V WT DX/2 and the DX without the multiplier surely? Second that. …

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Re: MB ??? 486 SiS 3 PCI 4 ISA

Posted on 2023-10-04, 22:39

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by jesolo

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PC@LIVE wrote on 2023-10-04, 20:16: nfraser01 wrote on 2023-10-04, 19:56: Looks a bit like an AMI Super Viyager PCI-II. Wait no. looks more like an Lucky Star LS-486E OK thank you Have you tried theretroweb.com? You can also narrow down your search by specifying certain specs of the board.

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Re: Jetway j-403 com ports

Posted on 2023-09-28, 18:46

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by jesolo

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I have this 486 system ive been putting together. It can be finicky cuz it’s old and occasionally I must reseat the controller card or the 4x4mb 30pin ram or I’ll get the long beep at power on. https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/jetway-j-403tg-v2.0#downloads 2D11AD1A-73DD-4DE0-86D3-872E0AF142B0 …

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Re: Asus pvi-486sp3 bios reset

Posted on 2023-09-19, 14:24

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by jesolo

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I have a similar problem with an OPTI board of mine but in my case it doesn't even want to POST. I strongly suspect a bad keyboard controller as well.

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Re: Best sound card setup for Midi music in DOS games

Posted on 2023-09-19, 09:21

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by jesolo

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Omarkoman wrote on 2023-09-19, 07:07: Does this happen in DOS games? Yes, particularly in Duke Nukem 3D.

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Re: BIOS replacement

Posted on 2023-09-02, 17:25

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by jesolo

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There are two jumpers on the PVI-486SP3 motherboard that must be enabled in order to program the flash ROM - JP32 & JP33. Makes sure that both are in the 1-2 position. You can also refer to the manual for more guidance. However, what could also be a problem is that you have an older chipset revision …

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2023-08-30, 20:38

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Hi there, Just wanted to double check something. Is it OK to leave softmpu running at all times (i.e., loaded in autoexec.bat) even for games that do not require intelligent mode? Or perhaps should I just only load softmpu when I'm about to play one of those games? Thanks! I think the question was …

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2023-08-30, 06:45

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And… I just found one that doesn’t work when SoftMPU is loaded: Comanche 2 My PC freezes when I try to run it and SoftMPU is in RAM. Commenting out the SoftMPU line from autoexec.bat does the trick. Do we know of any other games that present this behaviour? Thx! Does Comanche 2 actually require …

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Re: MS-DOS 6.22 cant see more of 512mb of HDD on PCem

Posted on 2023-08-23, 10:22

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by jesolo

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It's a limitation of the BIOS. Google 504 mb limit: http://www.steunebrink.info/bioslim.htm#:~:text=8064%20MB

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Re: General MIDI daughterboard on an AWE32 not working

Posted on 2023-08-22, 14:05

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by jesolo

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The Diagnose utility should also be able to test and confirm the IRQ's and addresses being used

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Re: Voodoo3 3000 Latest BIOS

Posted on 2023-08-21, 08:02

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by jesolo

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https://3dfxbios.cl-rahden.de/index.php?title=Voodoo3 Although nothing wrong with your card, this video (just one of many out there) talks about the different BIOS versions and how to check which one to use: https://youtu.be/mLfkqqW5rvc Still, if there is nothing wrong with your card and it's …

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Re: AMI Color BIOS (1993 and earlier) modification in hex editor

Posted on 2023-08-06, 12:45

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by jesolo

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A huge thank you to JakeThompson & TheMobRules. Being an accountant by profession with zero programming knowledge made it easy for me also understand how to edit the AMIBIOS for my OPTI 495XLC chipset-based motherboards (after a bit of trial and error using PCem). My idea is to use the BIOS image …

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Re: AMI Color BIOS (1993 and earlier) modification in hex editor

Posted on 2023-08-05, 21:19

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by jesolo

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A huge thank you to JakeThompson & TheMobRules. Being an accountant by profession with zero programming knowledge made it easy for me also understand how to edit the AMIBIOS for my OPTI 495XLC chipset-based motherboards (after a bit of trial and error using PCem). My idea is to use the BIOS image …

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Re: Wing Commander 1 & 2 CM32L problem

Posted on 2023-07-29, 09:29

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I have a real CM-32L and can confirm that it does not play right on the real hardware, thats because I found this thread whilst looking into what is causing my issue. :) Explosions, asteroids and weapons all sound odd. What does your setup look like, in particular the interface that you use to …

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Re: Does sf2 files of Aztech sound cards exist?

Posted on 2023-07-18, 18:30

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by jesolo

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I don't recall soundfonts being supported on any Aztech based cards. Most likely, you had an earlier version of Yamaha's XG SoftSynth (or something similar) installed under Windows which is how you were able to playback GM soundtracks of your DOS games through Windows. Although there are software …

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 Build recommendations ?

Posted on 2023-07-10, 21:58

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by jesolo

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My AMD K6-3 @550mhz can be slowed down to 486 speeds using software like “Setmul” ( set multiplier ) That's more for DOS era games. As for V3, period correct are P3 and SB Live! / Aureal Vortex 2. I concur. I bought my Voodoo3 3000 back in mid-2000 and paired it with an AMD Duron 600 MHz and a …

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