Re: Sound Blaster Pro Emulation issue on Monster Sound II MX300

Posted on 2018-01-15, 14:07

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by jesolo

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I reserved the resources in BIOS so that the BIOS or OS PnP wouldn't assign it to something else, that way I could manually assign them to the SB Pro emulation. Checking AUTOEXEC did not occur to me, the IRQ and DMA values may not be changeable because of the BLASTER environment, I will look into …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-BX2000 motherboard and WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error

Posted on 2018-01-15, 08:53

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by jesolo

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The Wide Range Protection Error means that there's something wrong with your Main BIOS. With that option enabled in your BIOS Setup, it then falls back onto the Backup (Recovery) BIOS, which is why it is generating that error. It's possible that the BIOS is corrupt (i.e., something went wrong when …

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Re: Sound Blaster Pro Emulation issue on Monster Sound II MX300

Posted on 2018-01-15, 08:53

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by jesolo

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The Diamond Monster Sound II MX300 is a PCI card. If memory serves, reserving those resources in your BIOS will not work, as this actually meant for non PnP ISA sound cards. I'm not an expert with this particular card but, check under your Device Manager that the Vortex Sound Blaster emulation is …

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Re: Worth adding a Voodoo 2 card to a P3/GeForce2GTS system?

Posted on 2018-01-15, 08:53

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by jesolo

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I don't see why it should be an issue. However, unless you have Glide (3dfx) specific games you wish to play, having only the GeForce2 GTS should be sufficient (it is also much faster than a Voodoo 2).

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Re: DSS / Covox Speech Thing exclusive games

Posted on 2018-01-10, 21:38

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by jesolo

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WSS support had a different reason: The codec was available from Crystal and Analog Devices, ready to be put on any sound card. It allowed to add 16-bit sound features without paying license fees to Creative or designing a completely independent codec. Also, it should be clear that Windows Sound …

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Re: DSS / Covox Speech Thing exclusive games

Posted on 2018-01-10, 20:55

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by jesolo

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Well, ok. Alongside with Adlib would be fine, since Adlib is for music, not for digital effects. But if all games that support the DSS and/or Covox also support Sound Blaster, I wonder why Aztech bothered supporting it in their early cards at all..? I mean, why would someone select DSS or Covox …

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Re: DSS / Covox Speech Thing exclusive games

Posted on 2018-01-10, 18:36

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by jesolo

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I'm speaking under correction but, I don't think the were any games that only supported Disney Sound Source/Covox Speech Thing. I do recall that towards the late 80's there was a technology called RealSound (developed by Access Software) which allowed you to playback digital voices via the PC …

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Re: Sperry HT PC (XT) - model 3070-03

Posted on 2018-01-10, 08:21

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by jesolo

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Update: The same PC was also sold under the Leading Edge brand name as their Model M (MP-1676L). I was able to find the layout of that motherboard: http://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/m/I-L/30486.htm

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Re: Sperry HT PC (XT) - model 3070-03

Posted on 2018-01-08, 21:05

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by jesolo

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For CGA monitors at least, this is normal. They show a bright picture when no video signal is present. That's why you normally connect the power cord of the monitor to the PSU of the PC. This way, it only gets power when the PC is on. Yes, that makes sense. If anyone does perhaps have some …

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2018-01-08, 18:15

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by jesolo

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Looks like user buttnut is spamming the entire forum. Let's get this user and all posts related to this user deleted, please.

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Sperry HT PC (XT) - model 3070-03

Posted on 2018-01-08, 14:42

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by jesolo

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I recently came into possession of this PC: 20180108_161538.jpg I haven't been able to find much about this PC, only that it is a 100 % IBM compatible PC running at 7.16 MHz. Apparently, there is a switch somewhere to select turbo mode and normal mode (haven't found it yet :happy:). This PC also has …

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Re: Help identifying a 286 motherboard

Posted on 2018-01-08, 08:52

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by jesolo

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And yes.. I use the original PSU. I was shocked that the computer turned on without any problems. I had a fire extinguisher ready... The fan on the PSU does not run though, so I don't keep it running for too long. Hopefully I'll get some time soon to give it a much deserved restore. I would get …

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Re: Help identifying a 286 motherboard

Posted on 2018-01-07, 21:24

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by jesolo

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Have a look here: http://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/#1 (under 286 motherboards). Look for something distinct about the layout of your motherboard and then see if you can track down yours, based on the schematics.

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Re: MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Released!

Posted on 2018-01-07, 20:07

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by jesolo

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Looking forward to the first batch.

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Re: Upgrading Opti 495SLC

Posted on 2018-01-07, 20:04

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by jesolo

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Yes, I think you've got it - here's a better link: http://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/m/U-Z/32085.htm See if you can get a VESA Local Bus graphics card to work with your Cyrix CPU. I sent you a PM as well.

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Juko Auto G7-B graphics combo card

Posted on 2018-01-07, 16:54

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by jesolo

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I found this Juko graphics card in my collection: Juko Auto G7-B pic.jpg I found the jumper settings of a similar one here: http://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/v/I-L/50442.htm Unfortunately, this one is not the same as my card (mine also has a couple of switches at the top (9 in total) that I have no idea …

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Re: Upgrading Opti 495SLC

Posted on 2018-01-06, 23:37

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by jesolo

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Hi, I'm trying to locate the proper jumper settings for my particular motherboard revision and having a heck of a time. It's an Opti 495SLC 3/486 board marked Rev. B and none of the documentation I can find online has the jumpers in the right place to match my board. The BIOS string is 40-040B- …

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Re: Looking for jumper settings for old EGA card

Posted on 2018-01-06, 23:30

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by jesolo

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Excellent - that helps quite a lot.

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Re: Looking for jumper settings for old EGA card

Posted on 2018-01-06, 22:21

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by jesolo

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SSTV2 wrote: Got same card, jumper settings can be found on TH99. My eyes didn't catch it - can you post a link for me?

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Looking for jumper settings for old EGA card

Posted on 2018-01-06, 21:28

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by jesolo

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I've recently came into possession of an old EGA card which appears to be have been made by Nel Electronics. I've attached a picture of the exact card that I have (only difference is the label on my BIOS chip which reads: "EGA + P + M BIOS 5.94"). EGA card.jpg I was hoping that someone might have …

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