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Re: Choosing Sound Cards - Some questions left

Posted on 2010-05-29, 19:52

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You shouldn't need XP. I'm fairly certain that every game up through the DX8 era will run on 98SE. DX9 games started to require XP. BTW, some of the AWE32 cards do have real OPL3 hardware. CT2760 has it, for example. Lots of AWE info http://queststudios.com/smf/index.php?topic=2175.0 My main …

Re: Terratec TTP1 Vortex AU8820B2 any good

Posted on 2010-05-29, 14:03

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well thank you. Now I should start looking for the drivers... That is simple: http://ftp.terratec.de/Audio/

Re: Choosing Sound Cards - Some questions left

Posted on 2010-05-29, 12:23

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks a lot for your elaborate reply. I deal with it in parts. I am talking only ATX mobos here. As far as I can see it, the choice comes down to Asus P3B-F or AOPEN AX6BC. In either case: 1 AGP, 5 PCI, 2 ISA, one of them shared. So you say graphics card, V2 SLI, V1, PCI Sound, PCI Network <- so …

Re: Choosing Sound Cards - Some questions left

Posted on 2010-05-28, 19:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have now obtained a Terratec Gold 16/96. ESS1868F, DB connector, SB Pro compatible. The Lineout seems very weak. Power out has punch but is somewhat distorted. The card was thought as an alternative for the Schubert, this one offering the DB connector at a reasonable location. I will compare the …

Terratec TTP1 Vortex AU8820B2 any good?

Posted on 2010-05-28, 19:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just received said card (PCI). I have no clue where to find drivers for if or if I should even bother. Can anyone here say something regarding that card?

Re: My pool ...

Posted on 2010-05-28, 06:07

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

In 1990, I obtained three defective 5.25 drives. I was able to scavenger one and repair two. One I sold, one I kept. Repairing them is just common sense in 90% of all cases. Same goes for CD/DVD drives.

Re: Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-28, 06:03

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

No, for me it is purely for running old games. Would Dosbox do a perfect job, I'd switch to a pure win98 machine instantly (I've got the parts stored away for it already). From the fact that I am driving towards a single P2/P3 retro PC, you can infer that Dosbox is getting closer to that goal. But …

Re: Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-27, 20:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

...so I decided to stick with just statdard AT - Tower style with the standard AT power supplies. This way I could exchange parts easilly if something were to break. Exactly. And that includes HDDs as well. Those packard bells I found were horrible computers, the cases were ugly with non-standard …

Re: Trying to choose an ISA video card...

Posted on 2010-05-27, 18:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Who in his right mind would pay that much money?

Re: Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-27, 09:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yours is the Sis5598 or the Sis530? It should be possible to install a K6+ in there, expanding the cacheable area ;) Actually, it is the SIS530. The system was a very compact Packard Bell. Let's make no mistake about this: All jobs this system is destined for (if any) will do nicely with 64MB, even …

Re: Adding a PC/PCI (a.k.a. SB-Link) Connector on the BX

Posted on 2010-05-26, 19:39

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Thanks!

Re: Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-26, 18:26

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There are some interesting ATX Socket 7 mobos out there. ATX is such a more organized form factor, and you can usually use any 'ol ATX PSU. Yes indeed. I didn't have the heart to throw out my SuperSocket 7 mATX board. It is so utterly well organized in comparison to the FX Triton board I mentioned …

Re: Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-26, 12:32

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

A few years ago, I made the decision to do retro gaming on ATX only. I am partially biased, cause I had a Gigabyte 6BA (AT form factor) back in the late 90s. It turned out to be the totally wrong choice: It could not support V3 3000, it could not support Coppermine. I have since dumped all AT …

Re: Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-25, 16:02

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I wasn't joking when I said that I am looking towards a cheaper black alternative. I am not going to waste a fortune on chemicals to get a case grey again. My best two cases are still grey, so they will stay. The rest will have to suffer...

Re: Adding a PC/PCI (a.k.a. SB-Link) Connector on the BX

Posted on 2010-05-25, 08:58

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

For those without the ability to see, could you name the card? Thanks 😉

Re: Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-25, 07:47

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

When I looked at the prices, I realized the cheap and enduring, yet not so retro solution: Buy a black case.

Retrobright? Can the yellow decoloration be removed or reversed?

Posted on 2010-05-25, 06:29

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

We all know the problem: Many crates turn yellowish over time - all without smoking. Is there a way to remove that aging effect?

Re: Stuff that will hit the dump otherwise

Posted on 2010-05-24, 17:09

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

diagnose.exe will tell you the dsp.

Re: My ASUS PVI-486SP3 blew up

Posted on 2010-05-24, 17:06

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

A capacitor is basically an open circuit for low frequencies. If you short circuit it, it will surely cause some damage. You could replace it: Crumble off the remains and solder on another one to the remaining legs. Like 3.3 microfarad, check the others. Probably 16V or better. Obey the polarity.

Re: Stuff that will hit the dump otherwise

Posted on 2010-05-24, 11:00

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I get back to you both next week, after I check with the post office. Monday is a public holiday, probably for you too.

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