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Re: Sound Blaster CT1600 overheating

Posted on 2022-01-28, 19:46

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Im guessing they are some kind of memory/cache IC's, its possible they are simply getting old and need to be replaced. I would slap some heatsinks on them and see if that helps but I would also start looking for a replacement. Quick google tells me these are some octal buffers/line drivers , but it …

Sound Blaster CT1600 overheating

Posted on 2022-01-28, 18:54

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

...as the title suggests, some parts of the card become excessively hot (marked with red below), it works for a while, until it doesn't. After a bit of a cool down it start working again. Any idea whether it can be fixed? Should I put a cooler on it? :D https://i.imgur.com/jEfpRU5.jpeg] https://i. …

Re: Hassle-free network card for DOS/WfW311?

Posted on 2020-08-25, 10:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@stalk3r, good choice! You have all the connections, you could wish for, also present. Yes, configuration is done through utility in EtherLink III diskettes. (Full set was 2 floppies, i think) Those things are widely available around the net. :) Thanks. I am planning to put it into my Compaq …

Re: Hassle-free network card for DOS/WfW311?

Posted on 2020-08-24, 12:22

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you guys for all your inputs. I have just ordered a 3Com Etherlink III. Nice, that's one of the highest end ISA ethernet cards, I think. If you're using WfW 3.11, be aware there that MS released a patched EtherLink III driver at some point that you can find on a mirror site. I'm not exactly …

Re: Hassle-free network card for DOS/WfW311?

Posted on 2020-08-22, 20:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you guys for all your inputs. I have just ordered a 3Com Etherlink III.

Re: Hassle-free network card for DOS/WfW311?

Posted on 2020-08-21, 13:47

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

HandOfFate wrote on 2020-08-21, 12:46: I've had good experiences with both the 3com Etherlink III and Realtek RTL8019AS in MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 WfW. Realtek still hosts all the drivers for their old cards themselves. Cool, thanks!

Hassle-free network card for DOS/WfW311?

Posted on 2020-08-21, 11:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Could someone recommend a type or model (must be ISA) that is the most "hassle free" in terms of compatibility, and ease of installation in DOS / WfW311? Thanks!

Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here

Posted on 2020-08-19, 14:04

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Second run but this time with a 386DX instead of DLC. 21 MB/s is so close, but cannot jump it, no matter how I play around with the settings.

Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-10, 14:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Deksor wrote on 2020-08-10, 14:29: Correct, what video card did you use ? Actually both of these had the same result: Cirrus Logic 5422 ISA and Trident 8900 CL-B. +tightest memory settings with AT CLK2/5

Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-10, 14:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Deksor wrote on 2020-08-10, 14:00: Well it's not that surprising considering you have a 486DLC-40 ^^ (the chipset is probably a good one as well) I mean it tops the list including other 486 DLCs

Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here

Posted on 2020-08-10, 13:30

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Ti 486 SXL-40 Ser 386-AD3 (ALi M1429) motherboard 8 MB RAM

Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-10, 12:07

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have replaced the TAG chip, but it didn't help. But then I replaced all SRAM chips and it boots and detects 128K. Too bad the the new chips are 20ns ones instead of 15. At least it works. EDIT: this one is a beast :) It does 23.2 in 3DBench which is pretty much the top of all 386 platforms on the …

Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-10, 11:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does yours work with 128K cache ? I tried to jumper it according to the manual, but it says BAD CACHE during boot. It boots normally when it jumpered to 32K, which is strange because the SRAM chips are 32K x 8 (i.e. 128k). I had to fight this issue for a long time as well, it was saying "Cache …

Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-10, 11:01

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This is a Seritech 386-ADIII. https://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/m/S-T/32373.htm I have this board as well, great 386DX machine. 386ad3.jpg Does yours work with 128K cache ? I tried to jumper it according to the manual, but it says BAD CACHE during boot. It boots normally when it jumpered to 32K, which …

Please help identify this 386 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-10, 10:19

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi guys, I have this very compact ALI M1429 based motherboard , but cannot find the jumper settings for it. Someone might be able to recognize the model? Thanks EDIT: I have found it based on the AMIBIOS ID, it's a Seritech Ser-386ad3

Re: Fixing a Roland SB-55 floppy MIDI player

Posted on 2020-06-10, 07:38

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

....I get this on-screen error message: ' 5ur' or maybe instead of a 5 is a capital S ' Sur' ...the manuals do not mention anything about this error message which is rather strange since they mention others, ....this has me puzzled. Just for the record: I had the same issue on a newly acquired SB- …

Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2020-06-09, 17:16

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Hi guys, I have an SC-55 with rom version 1.01 and also have one with v1.21. I am planning to sell either of them. Which one should I keep?

Re: VLB card with NCR chipset, opinions?

Posted on 2020-05-19, 17:57

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Thanks, this is the only reference to this card that I have found as well. It seems it was not among the top performers, neither was expensive back then.

VLB card with NCR chipset, opinions?

Posted on 2020-05-19, 13:38

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Never seen this kind of chip NCR before, does anyone have experience with it (performance etc). This is one up for sale on a local listing , and I might be bidding if it's a good one.

Re: Please advise on this late 286 board

Posted on 2020-04-17, 22:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It appears to have quite a bit of battery leak damage. The solder joint for the battery's negative point is very greenish-blue, and the SIMM sockets and ISA slots also look like they've got some gunk on them. Yes, but apparently it still boots DOS, and all ISA slots have been tested with a video …

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