Re: Intresting Motherboard

Posted on 2019-10-18, 12:59

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by MrSmiley381

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I'm running the same motherboard in my WIP Super Socket 7 build using the modified BIOS for K6-III+ support. Only issue I've had is that once I loaded it with all my hardware DOS/98SE would hang at boot unless I disabled the L2 cache. When I was running it in minimalist mode this didn't occur. I …

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Re: Success report: How to resize a partition on Windows 98

Posted on 2019-10-15, 11:18

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by MrSmiley381

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Rad. I've run into issues like this before so having a reference version for a case like this is always helpful. Does this version still requires a CPU with a Pentium Pro or better instruction set? I've tried to use GParted on a Pentium MMX before and needless to say I was a tiny bit heartbroken. On …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-10-02, 12:13

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by MrSmiley381

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Did some cleaning and testing on Tyan S1590S last night. Board was fairly filthy but nothing a few minutes of brushing with cleaning solution couldn't fix. Wrote a K6-3+ capable BIOS, stuck a single stick 256 MB SDRAM on the board, set the board for 450 MHz operation, and everything was fine, at …

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Re: FMonster, the monster of sound synth

Posted on 2019-10-02, 01:23

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by MrSmiley381

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Look at what I've got on the left side of the board... :evil: What? No headers for the CSM joystick headers? :evil: Kidding aside, the multiple clock settings for the CSM is a nice touch. Will most DOS games sound different but comprehensible at those speeds, or are those settings better suited to …

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Re: Good 386 motherboard with FPU socket

Posted on 2019-09-30, 18:29

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by MrSmiley381

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@MrSmiley381, what benchmarks do you want me to run on it? I have Am386DX-40 together with FPU on M321 board. If I could only see one result I'd start with TOPBENCH since it provides a pretty good ballpark estimate of performance. the Superscape 3D benchmark is pretty good too but it's obviously a …

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Re: Good 386 motherboard with FPU socket

Posted on 2019-09-30, 10:59

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by MrSmiley381

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I guess this topic is relevant to me in case my current 286 build collapses on itself. How do the M321 or other recommended boards do benchmark wise with the turbo enabled (slow mode)? My backup for the 286 build would slow down to 286-12 speeds and ideally have a way to hit 386-25.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-09-30, 01:39

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by MrSmiley381

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I went on a 286 repair binge. Specifically, the machine would work fine except the onboard speaker header didn't work. No beeps, not from the POST, nor from Duke Nukem. Originally, I tried tracing the connections all over the board to see if there were any broken traces. There were some rough traces …

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Re: Which of these would you keep?

Posted on 2019-09-21, 02:30

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by MrSmiley381

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Everything the 286 can do, a 386 can do better, and the 8088 can run all that speed sensitive software some people might care about. The 286 can't. In my research I found there are a handful of use cases where the target system is a 286 at 12 MHz. Ultima VI is one. The VOGONS Wiki recommends not …

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Re: Adlib & GUS - Can they Conflict?

Posted on 2019-09-21, 00:03

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by MrSmiley381

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Glad to hear another success story. I thought I was the only one thinking you didn't need a GUS ACE to run FM in the same PC. BTW, do you still have the hacked WSS driver for the GUS MAX? An upload would be great for future testing. From Toogam.com : The "GUS MAX CoDec driver "hack" v0.2 for …

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Re: Which of these would you keep?

Posted on 2019-09-20, 17:06

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by MrSmiley381

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Precaud and I talked about this as a matter of coincidence and hindsight, but I am now the owner of the 286 motherboard. I saw this thread, saw a neat(or should I say NEAT chipset :P) motherboard with the manual on eBay a few days later, and bought it. In a message attached to the purchase I said …

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Re: Adlib & GUS - Can they Conflict?

Posted on 2019-09-20, 11:33

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by MrSmiley381

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I did some tests with a GUS MAX 2.1 and a separate FM sound card, and as long as the GUS was kept initialised with SBOS disabled, FM was fine. Issues arose when the GUS wasn't initialised. Didn't test with a GUS classic, so cannot confirm the same behaviour. I'm convinced at this point that …

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Re: WIP 2: The 6-in-1 Turbo-switched Socket 7 - from XT to 500MHz; dual Tseng powered...

Posted on 2019-09-19, 11:34

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by MrSmiley381

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Might be okay for this build - thoughts? It's a bit tatty at the moment. I'm a big fan of the original XT case. One issue is that half-height drives require an additional mounting kit, which can be a bit pricey on eBay. Not sure if someone made a newer kit for that or if your DIY skills can make …

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Re: Tandy 3 Voice Sound - SN76489 ISA Soundcard Project

Posted on 2019-09-18, 23:49

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by MrSmiley381

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matze79 wrote: Out of Stock. 😀 others will have to wait some time 😀 Add me to the waiting list. I want to try this bad boy out in my 286. I am planning something very silly 😈

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Re: BLASTERBOARD : A new SB 2.0-compatible ISA sound card

Posted on 2019-09-13, 03:14

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by MrSmiley381

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Which games to try CMS with? Bubble Bobble, if you can hack the Blasterboard to implement the autodetection routine of the CT-1302 chip on the original Game Blaster. If you could do that then I think you'd have a clone card that completely surpasses the original in every way, except for the game …

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Re: Throttle Dos

Posted on 2019-08-31, 12:07

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by MrSmiley381

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DAE know what throttle actually does....over setmule? Throttle manipulates the power management hardware on your motherboard to disable the CPU cache if desired, then activates throttling control that's also part of the power management hardware. Setmul disables specific CPU features for some CPU's …

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Re: Throttle Dos

Posted on 2019-08-31, 05:30

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by MrSmiley381

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MrSmiley381 , maybe it's the CPU itself that refuses to get throttled? I've had no luck with a non-MMX Pentium 1 as well on a 430TX with a compatible southbridge. I believe it only works with later CPUs, such as Pentium Pro derivatives (PII, PIII etc.) and, reportedly, AMD K6-#. Whoops, you'd think …

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Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy

Posted on 2019-08-29, 19:27

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by MrSmiley381

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Dude, what's with all these DIY sound cards? This is too awesome. Major props for implementing the intelligent mode MPU-401. Every standard one of these cards includes is always appreciated. So aside from the CSP/ASP chip used by TFX (an old flight sim) and the option for non-PNP support, is there …

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Re: Throttle Dos

Posted on 2019-08-29, 11:29

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by MrSmiley381

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This board is currently running on an AT power supply, but I've got an adapter for an ATX power supply with the right three +5VSB/GND/PwrOn cables, and there's even a spot on the motherboard to attach the ATX power button. Is that really what allows the ACPI throttling to work, or am I about to be …

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Re: TANDY Dos-Gaming-Thread (1000RL/HD)

Posted on 2019-08-27, 14:21

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by MrSmiley381

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What are the best games where the tandy-mode really shines? I've been trying to answer this question as well. As some others have probably done, my first thought was to check Nerdly Pleasures. Great Hierophant posted a bit here about games that were originally built for the Tandy 1000 as the top of …

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Re: Throttle Dos

Posted on 2019-08-25, 17:20

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by MrSmiley381

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So I've started experimenting with Throttle. I've got a PIIX4 chipset motherboard, an Asus TX97. Just a plain old TX97, none of those -X or -VX or -LE variants. Throttle runs, allows me to select a level of slowdown, and then... nothing changes. Benchmarks are the same. Doesn't matter if it's the …

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