Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 3000 AGP

Posted on 2015-12-26, 22:59

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Got one for a dollar less than the broken one, works fine. Yay! I went through this with a Geforce 8800GTX. Bought it for $39 and the first one was bad. Sent screenshot of corrupted display and he sent me another one without question. Let me keep the old one too. Someday I might try to reflow the …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-26, 15:39

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No daughter card yet. It looks like the DreamBlaster S1 is the most cost-effective option, so that is at the top of my list at the moment. I'm going to wait til the CT2800 arrives and I confirm it's fully functioning and has the daughter card header before I move forward further. The SBLive in my …

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Re: Couple of DOS questions

Posted on 2015-12-26, 13:16

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1) DIRCMD environment variable. The command is "set DIRCMD=/og" for your example. 2) /L: command switch for MSCDEX. Others DOS cd drivers use the similar method but the switch may be different. Unfortunately there is no way to move cd-drive before FDD or HDD in DOS. And some game want cd- …

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Couple of DOS questions

Posted on 2015-12-26, 03:46

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by clueless1

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So I'm newly reacquainted with DOS retro gaming :) A lot of DOS commands are coming back to me after 20 years away from the OS, but a couple questions have come up for me: 1) is there a way to alphabetically sort the file/folder structure automatically with a "dir" command? I figured out "dir/og" to …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-26, 03:26

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In my experience (I own both YMF-71x, Aztech, OPTi cards and so on), Aztech cards, when coupled with a genuine OPL3 chip, are very compatible with everything you throw at them. And, unlike the Audician 32, can hold full sized daughterboards just fine. Unless he has issues with his games I'd just …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-25, 03:33

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Thank you everyone, especially gdjacobs for providing the drivers. I turned WSS back on and confirmed the 16 bit diagnostic passes. And my issue with Wings of Glory turned out to be those sound settings turned off by default. The only way to check/adjust the sound/music options in WoG is by hitting …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-24, 21:24

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A few remarks: 1- MIDI is about the MIDI output for the daughterboard or external module. Without something connected it will not play anything. This is true for Creative ISA cards as well. 2- There should be an utility to set the EEPROM settings under DOS. Use it to check the ports/IRQs/DMA …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-24, 21:01

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This is the Win 3.1 driver set for the Sound Galaxy Pro II (b model), an AZT2316 based card. DOS utilities are in the UTILITY sub folder. Hope this helps! Some success! FM and 8-bit works in the Aztech diagnostics. 16-bit and MIDI do not. I suspect these may require Windows MS-DOS mode. I only have …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-24, 14:57

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by clueless1

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Thanks, gdjacobs! I'll let you know how it goes. Blessings to you and yours!

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2015-12-24, 03:24

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The PCI-X slot will only run at x4. Um, PCI-X slots don't have the lanes concept since all slots share the same bus. Isn't it a PCI-e slot? http://elnexus.com/images/pci-slots.jpg Yeah, thanks for catching that. I borked the acronym and meant PCI-e of course. Living up to my name! http://www.asrock …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-24, 03:21

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by clueless1

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Here ya go. Let me know if you have luck. One of the lovely features of the Aztech installer is that I haven't found a way of unpacking it without having the card in the machine. Maybe it's doable with non PnP cards. No luck yet. HWSET.EXE says sound card not detected. DIAGNOSE.EXE says to please …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-23, 19:24

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by clueless1

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gdjacobs-thanks! I'll give it a shot as soon as I can. All-I've included a photo of the card for anyone curious: Filename 1223151223a.jpg File size 3.85 MiB Views 2101 views File comment Packard Bell Multimedia C110 sound/modem card File license Fair use/fair dealing exception

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2015-12-23, 17:22

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I know this is not the fastest, but I just finished refurbishing my new XP retro rig. It's based off of the Asrock 4coredual-VSTA mainboard. I bought this new when it came out and have held onto it since. It accepts DDR1 or DDR2 memory and it has both AGP and PCI-X slots. The PCI-X slot will only …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-23, 17:04

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by clueless1

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You generally have to use Win3.1 to unpack the install files. Good news is that you don't have to use the awful Intel PnP tool. I have the DOS drivers for an Aztech 2320 card I can pack up and upload if you like. If anyone with a Win3.1 install would be willing to unpack the Aztech 2316R drivers …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-23, 16:10

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62IhTnRyLzo According to the person in this video, the soundcard only plays music in pure DOS. You get effects and music only if you run in MS-DOS mode. I'm not sure how much of an authority he is, but it's the only model-specific info I've been able to find on the …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-23, 15:20

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gdjacobs wrote: You generally have to use Win3.1 to unpack the install files. Good news is that you don't have to use the awful Intel PnP tool. I have the DOS drivers for an Aztech 2320 card I can pack up and upload if you like. It wouldn't hurt to try, thanks.

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-23, 14:38

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That card doesn't sound bad. According to gerwin's list (look at his sig) the chips can be found on an Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro16 II or an Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D. I suppose it is none of these cards because of the Rockwell chip you mentioned, but you could try to use tools and …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-23, 13:06

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AFAIK That AWE32 you listed is a mixup, the picture and CT number are suspect. According to http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.de/2012/07/sound-blaster-awe32-64-options.html (recommended read!) CT3630 is an SB32 with no Soundfont RAM and no option to upgrade RAM. I suppose that's the reason it is so …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-23, 00:56

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Thanks gerwin, for breaking down the model number madness. I think I'll be aiming for the CT2800 unless something better falls in my lap. I went through all the CT2940s on ebay and none had the Yamaha OPL3 chips.

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-22, 22:32

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Thank you, guys. Appreciate also moving the post to the proper forum. As I started reading through, I realized Marvin would've been a better forum. :) The PC in question is a Packard Bell Multimedia C110. I haven't found many positives about this system in googling it. But like I said, it's all I've …

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