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I connect gus max line out to awe32 line in, and gus sound is distorted

Posted on 2023-06-26, 18:38

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Hy, I build a ALR Pentium 60mhz s4 pc with gus max, awe32 not pnp. I connect gus line out (not speaker out) to awe32's line in (not mic in) When i listen sound from gus max, it's distorted over awe32. When i connect gus max directly to amplifier, then sound is clear. I try with more awe32, all of …

Thinkpad 486 NiMH battery buy or refurbish?

Posted on 2023-06-22, 07:26

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello I need to buy a NiMH akku for my Thinkpad 370C Or maybe can i change cells and refurbish at home? Thanks any advice.

Re: Best one sound card (possibly with daughtercard) solution for DOS Gaming?

Posted on 2023-06-22, 03:57

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I make yesterday this mods, thank you. I will make cable for db50xg, this moment use with terratec mifi daughtercard.

Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2023-06-22, 01:18

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have Thinkpad 370C with Thinkpad Dock. It has Stereo Loudspeaker, and place for one ISA Sound Card, 486dx4 75MHz cpu. Before i use it with Soundblaster Pro2 CT1600 card, but i need MIDI, so i change to Yamaha Audician what has very good SB, SB Pro Stereo compatibility , has OPL3 chip, and has MIDI …

Re: Best one sound card (possibly with daughtercard) solution for DOS Gaming?

Posted on 2023-06-20, 01:20

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

You can even do the mods to the Audician to fix the reversed stereo channels IIRC there is also another mod to fix the mixer too, doing these mods and combining the card with a Dream Blaster X2GS or a Dream blaster X16GS would make it pretty much a perfect DOS sound card. Where can i find …

Re: Best one sound card (possibly with daughtercard) solution for DOS Gaming?

Posted on 2023-06-18, 19:03

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I will try 😀

Re: Best one sound card (possibly with daughtercard) solution for DOS Gaming?

Posted on 2023-06-18, 13:22

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

(Just realised this is for a single ISA slot so the Audician modded on its own is still a solid choice + you could also look into a MT32 or SC55 for external midi) That's the way think to connect to yamaha audician a db50xg, because with my thinkpad i dont want to move my roland sc-55. At home i …

Re: Best one sound card (possibly with daughtercard) solution for DOS Gaming?

Posted on 2023-06-18, 11:09

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Seems good 😀

Best one sound card (possibly with daughtercard) solution for DOS Gaming?

Posted on 2023-06-18, 09:37

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I have a thinpad 370c notebook with dock I (3545) https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/images/0/0a/ThinkPad755.jpg which has only one isa slot and stereo speaker. I put in already a Soundblaster Pro II CT1600, which is good for opl, sb, sbpro, but no daughterboard, and midi capability. I need advice what is …

Re: Microscience HH-725B MFM HDD best CHS settings

Posted on 2023-06-09, 11:18

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So then it's good to set up as conventional pc mfm hdd. 612/4/17, as a 20mb size ?

Microscience HH-725B MFM HDD best CHS settings

Posted on 2023-06-09, 10:25

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hy, I have Microscience HH-725B MFM HDD. Stason.org says it's 614/4/32 CHS and one sector=256 byte With this chs the hdd recognized at bios as a 38MB HDD, but really it 19MB, and at low format the interleave is strangly same at all settings. When i try with 614/4/16 the work good, and the size good. …

Re: Can i use Yamaha MU50 with DOS connected via host cable?

Posted on 2023-06-06, 18:35

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thank you very much 😀

Creative Sound Blaster PRO 2 (CT1600) and Mitsumi CD ROM?

Posted on 2023-06-06, 18:34

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hy, I have a Sound Blaster Pro 2 (CT1600) SOund Card and mitsumi crmc-lu005s CD reader. I read the SB PRO2 sound card support Panasonic and Mitsumi CD drives https://dosdays.co.uk/topics/sb_sbpro.php First i try with windows98se (Later it go to my 486 DOS machine) The CD reader with own controller …

Can i use Yamaha MU50 with DOS connected via host cable?

Posted on 2023-05-22, 18:34

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I purchased a Yamaha MU50 MIDI device with host cable what i can connect to my pc's serial port, and over windows can i use as mmidi devica over serial. Is any DOS TSR software, what can forward midi commands over serial port to Yamaha MU50 via host cable? Thanks every answer

Re: Need advice for graphics and soundcards build 1992, 1995, 1996 year machines

Posted on 2023-05-21, 15:50

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I Already have a '98 machine with P2 450 and v2 sli with Nvidia TnT, and Diamond Vortex2 audio, and a '99 with P3-700 Nvidia Geforce 256/ SB Live, a 2000 with P4 s423 and Geforce 2 Ultra

Need advice for graphics and soundcards build 1992, 1995, 1996 year machines

Posted on 2023-05-21, 12:57

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi I plan to build/rebuild machines year 1992,1995,1996 I need advice for build or change components to make a best choice for speed and compatibility. My plans: 1992 DOS machine for 1992 or older Games: Intel DX2-66 Cpu ASUS VLB S3 MB CT1600 SB Pro Midi output card + Roland SC-55 (I don't have MT- …

Is any software to test all sound card functionality?

Posted on 2023-04-21, 13:10

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I search DOS or Windows utility, what support every soundcard, and test all functiality (sound output, fm, opl, digitized sound, onboard and daughter card midi, joystick, line in, mic in) without installing and init. Just start program, choose which soundcard want i test, and every function testing, …

Re: tekram dc-680c vlb ide cache how to use with ide zip drive?

Posted on 2023-02-23, 19:04

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks everyone. Maybe take an sb16 with cd rom connector can help? Or a cd controller card? Or put another atapi controller?

tekram dc-680c vlb ide cache how to use with ide zip drive?

Posted on 2023-02-22, 21:33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I build a 486 vlb pc with tekram dc-680c vlb ide cache controller. How can i use with a hdd, and a 100mb ide iomega zip drive? Tekram isn't see the zip drive, only hdd. Or maybe better choose scsi vlb cobtroller with scsi zip drive and cd reader?

Re: socket 4 cooler

Posted on 2023-02-17, 02:01

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I need to buy socket 4 cooler. No one know place, where it's possible?

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