Re: Addonics A151-910 YMF718-S Card Resource Conflicts

Posted on 2020-06-24, 00:20

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If memory serves, writepnp will only use the filename that readpnp created . You do not need to specify the filename and you cannot rename it, or it will not work . Before trying writepnp again, I would try re-writing the EEPROM with SETYMF , in case something went wrong the first time . As for …

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Re: Addonics A151-910 YMF718-S Card Resource Conflicts

Posted on 2020-06-23, 23:54

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Probably a really stupid question because it's likely in that document you linked somewhere, but on the software, on some of the options, it has A, B, or disabled. What does the A and B mean? Sorry, for the delayed response . A and B are variables for IRQ A and IRQ B, which are defined at the top …

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Re: Addonics A151-910 YMF718-S Card Resource Conflicts

Posted on 2020-06-23, 14:50

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Probably a really stupid question because it's likely in that document you linked somewhere, but on the software, on some of the options, it has A, B, or disabled. What does the A and B mean?

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Re: 486DX2-66 project update

Posted on 2020-06-23, 14:47

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For those who have the morbid curiosity to see what this once looked like: Filename 20191116_192503.jpg File size 389.53 KiB Views 1428 views Filename 20191116_192535.jpg File size 361.45 KiB Views 1428 views Filename 20191116_192835.jpg File size 438.2 KiB Views 1428 views Help.

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Re: 486DX2-66 project update

Posted on 2020-06-23, 14:43

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Not sure how the high and mighty IBM parts feel about being in a PB case but to the causal observer it looks like a standard PC who wont realise what a Frankenstein it really is. Or in other words it looks like a nice tidy job :) Butchered IBM parts in a Packard Bell case sounds like the ultimate …

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Addonics A151-910 YMF718-S Card Resource Conflicts

Posted on 2020-06-23, 03:48

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I know these cards are infamous for having issues, but I want to preface this with one thing: There is a small dent on one of the oscillator crystals, that was not present in the photo on the eBay post. Either I did it, or it was done during shipping, but it's there now. 20200622_232718.jpg 20200622 …

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Re: 486DX2-66 project update

Posted on 2020-06-23, 00:49

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Thank you for the ideas! I know that serial mice will work on this system, but from what I've seen, PS/2 mice connected to a serial adapter will not work. It also was more common with a Keytronic keyboard I have than the Mitsumi keyboard I'm using on it right now (shame, the Keytronic keyboard is …

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486DX2-66 project update

Posted on 2020-06-22, 22:21

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So, a while back, I decided to try to force a motherboard from an IBM PC 350 Type 6581 with a Intel 486 DX2-66 into a Packard Bell PB400 case, and while it "worked," it had a few issues, which were pointed out to me in the original post. The case underwent extreme modification, and so did the …

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Re: Ideas for upgrading K6-2 266 System

Posted on 2020-05-27, 18:31

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Re: the Windows protection error - have you tried the Windows 95 patch for AMD 350 MHz and faster CPUs? I actually didn't know about that, though with the BIOS bugging out saying 375MHz instead of 366MHz, I don't know if I'll do that anyways. If it said 366, I'd definitely try it, but something …

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Re: Ideas for upgrading K6-2 266 System

Posted on 2020-05-26, 05:18

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Found a seller with K6-2+ 400 chips for 20$ in the US, perhaps it suits your wallet: https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-K6-2-400ATZ-1-6V-Core-3-3V-I-O-Super-socket-7-CPU-Processor/254568245067 This should be the fastest thing this board can take without raising the FSB above 66MHz. The K6+ CPUs are …

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Re: Ideas for upgrading K6-2 266 System

Posted on 2020-05-25, 20:50

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Could just be that your CPU can't do 366MHz. I personally don't like odd FSB frequencies that use non integer dividers or just run buses off-spec all-together. In my experience, you're just asking for trouble, especially on old hardware where capacitors may have gone a little bad without you even …

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Re: Ideas for upgrading K6-2 266 System

Posted on 2020-05-25, 19:19

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Agp is fine on ss7 until you get to high power draw cards, so Virge, tnt, tnt2, rage series except Maxx fine, but tnt2 ultra, geforce except 2mx, and radeons should be avoided. If your wanting to upgrade their are a few parts to look at. Voodoo Banshee is good choice, for CPU find a k6-III 400and …

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Re: Ideas for upgrading K6-2 266 System

Posted on 2020-05-25, 02:40

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SS7 and AGP card is never a good combination, especially a PCchips board. Ah yes, instability. I've noticed that but I actually don't have any good PCI video cards, I have a Trio64 from 1995 with a whopping 1MB of VRAM (non-upgradeable), which, for a K6-2, is meh. Tri064 is pretty fast, but S3-wise …

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Ideas for upgrading K6-2 266 System

Posted on 2020-05-24, 23:23

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I've posted about this system before, but I've recently acquired a new interest in trying to get the best performance that I can out of it, albeit safely. Specs: PCChips M570 motherboard w/ SiS 5591 Chipset AMD K6-2 266/AFR 32MB PC100 @PC66 S3 Trio3D AGP PCI 10/100 D-Link Ethernet of some kind …

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Re: Need Help Finding Drivers for Packard Bell Soundcard

Posted on 2020-05-24, 21:28

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My dislike of Win95 goes back to the 1990s. I had a P60 with DOS 6.22 and Win3.11, my mother had a P90 with Win95 (and OS/2 Warp - she worked for IBM...). In pretty much everything my system was faster with better stability, which was purely due to software.. I didn't upgrade to Win9x until I had a …

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Re: Need Help Finding Drivers for Packard Bell Soundcard

Posted on 2020-05-21, 22:26

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by athlon-power

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You were talking about DOS earlier... no Device Manager or question marks there. In Win95, just use generic Rockwell 33k6 drivers. I don't recall if they are included by default (and if so in which Win95 version), but I have a great dislike for Win95 in all forms, so never really made the effort. I …

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Re: Need Help Finding Drivers for Packard Bell Soundcard

Posted on 2020-05-19, 00:29

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Thank you, I'll definitely use Phil's drivers and see if I can get all that going. Would there be a way to either disable the modem or get the drivers for it? I don't like having question marks and the sort in device manager, if you get what I mean. It's sort of an obsessive thing, similar to how I …

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Need Help Finding Drivers for Packard Bell Soundcard

Posted on 2020-05-18, 16:50

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by athlon-power

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This is another one of those threads where there's some strange ISA soundcard that is A) incredibly hard to identify and B) impossible to find drivers for. I present to you the "Aztech I38-MMSN855," with an integrated dial-up modem for no good reason, but with an apparently good sound chip for DOS …

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Re: An attempt to return.

Posted on 2020-05-09, 22:24

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heretic is kind of overlooked as a demanding game for its time. i used to think that the p133 i had tried it on was overkill, but it lags significantly later on with the p60 and i imagine it was not a very pleasant experience on the average dx2/66 back when it came out, unless screen size was …

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Re: An attempt to return.

Posted on 2020-05-06, 00:12

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What do you want to do with it then? I don't fuddle around with a lot of very old DOS gaming, so things like DOOM, DOOM 2, Heretic, etc. are usually what I go for, and while the DX2-66 is just fast enough to run the games at decently high settings, it only does so at the sacrifice of noticeable …

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