Sound Blaster Pro not detected in Win98

Posted on 2020-12-26, 03:16

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by Aublak

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I have a SB Pro CT1330A Rev 5 and I've been trying to get this thing working on Win98 but Device Manager simply isn't detecting it. It works on my 486 setup. Plays Doom fine. Midi output fine. Is there some sort of a trick to get this working on win9x?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-19, 20:09

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by Aublak

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Set it up as an Am486DX2 and try it. You won't damage the chip, and it might just work. It is an AmDX2 with a 4x internal multiplier after all. Alright. I just want the "Ultimate 486 Doom Machine". I also have a Pentium Overdrive, but I might as well go Socket 7 then. Would be interesting to how …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-19, 19:37

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by Aublak

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-12-19, 19:08: Chances are CH-491E is more likely to help you. Yours may just be a 5V/3.3V version. Yup, I do see some 3.3v jumpers. I wonder how I could get one of my AM5x86s to run on it?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-19, 19:02

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by Aublak

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Another E-waste pickup -AOpen AX6BC Slot 1 mobo My Asus P3B-F mobo hasn't been taking kindly to my Coppermine 1ghz (SL4BS) processor. Even after upgrading the BIOS. I was hoping this AOpen board would do better, but it seems to only have a max FSB of 100mhz. Damn. :( -Socket 3 Chicony CH-491F mobo …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-19, 18:37

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by Aublak

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devius wrote on 2020-12-19, 18:27: Aublak wrote on 2020-12-19, 18:00: I dunno what kind of power cable I'd need to power the fan. I have a Pentium 120MHz that has a similar system. It looks like this: pentium120.jpg Ah, okay. I figured it went straight to the motherboard.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-19, 18:09

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by Aublak

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I bought this ti 4600 off Ebay for ~$30. I only really bought it for the heatsink. I have like 7 broken ti 4600s that I pulled from e-waste, but they are all so difficult to fix. I figure, I'll be able to fix at least one of them. Anyways, the seller says this ti4600 has artifacting. On closer …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-19, 18:00

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by Aublak

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Another E-waste pickup -AOpen AX6BC Slot 1 mobo My Asus P3B-F mobo hasn't been taking kindly to my Coppermine 1ghz (SL4BS) processor. Even after upgrading the BIOS. I was hoping this AOpen board would do better, but it seems to only have a max FSB of 100mhz. Damn. :( -Socket 3 Chicony CH-491F mobo …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-10, 01:58

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by Aublak

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[...] Cool_stuff_003.jpg Lots of PC Chips boards. The left hand one with 'Acer' branded chipset is odd - that' s a PC Chips M560 with ALi (Acer Labs) Aladdin IV(+) chipset. Not too rare, but PC Chips normally always relabels chipsets, in this case to TXPro. Never seen it with non-rebranded chips …

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Re: Programming a 27C010

Posted on 2020-12-05, 17:44

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by Aublak

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I do have an extra new AM27C010 chip (I bought them as a pair). I just don't want to ruin this one too if I did something wrong. Blank check gets me an error, but just reading it gets me all FFs with no error. I don't think the blank check would have any other criteria except to check that it's all …

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Re: Programming a 27C010

Posted on 2020-12-05, 04:33

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by Aublak

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Image is indeed 128kb in size. Program won't let me erase it. Button has been blanked out. I do have an extra new AM27C010 chip (I bought them as a pair). I just don't want to ruin this one too if I did something wrong. Blank check gets me an error, but just reading it gets me all FFs with no error …

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Re: Programming a 27C010

Posted on 2020-12-05, 03:59

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by Aublak

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Some options: Do a "blank check" on the EPROM (the "FF Blank" button between the "Read" and "Verify" buttons at the top) after you've erased it. Make sure your BIOS image file is actually 128 KB in size. Buy an equivalent EEPROM chip. Image is indeed 128kb in size. Program won't let me erase it. …

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Re: Programming a 27C010

Posted on 2020-12-04, 12:36

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by Aublak

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It was blank when I bought it.

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Re: Programming a 27C010

Posted on 2020-12-04, 02:05

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by Aublak

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So I'm trying to resurrect a MSI MS-4144 that I found. However it had no BIOS chip. I wasn't too concerned because I have a brand new TL866 II Plus and I found the BIOS online. I proceeded to find a used ISSI 27C010 that could probably use. Awesome. I attempt to program it, but it fails. So I …

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Programming a 27C010

Posted on 2020-12-04, 00:51

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by Aublak

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So I'm trying to resurrect a MSI MS-4144 that I found. However it had no BIOS chip. I wasn't too concerned because I have a brand new TL866 II Plus and I found the BIOS online. I proceeded to find a used ISSI 27C010 that could probably use. Awesome. I attempt to program it, but it fails. So I figure …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-29, 14:59

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by Aublak

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So here is the i486-SX25 that I won a bid on. Unknown motherboard, but looks to be a Socket 3 LIF of some kind. Other specs: i486 SX25 8MB (8x1MB) 72-PIN RAM Trident TVGA8900D 1MB ISA Graphics Goldstar Prime 2 ISA Multi I/O Card Soundblaster AWE64 CT4520 Sound Card WD 120MB Hard Drive Mitsumi 8x CD …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-26, 23:30

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by Aublak

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nice Voodoo5. I see only two missing SMDs. Fix that and you look golden.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-26, 20:49

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by Aublak

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Just got this. Picked out a lot of stuff from a guy wanted to get rid off his old stuff to make room. Celeron 300A Like 6x pII and PIII slot 1, 600mhz and down. Pentium pro 7900gt Geforce 4mx Hardrives Last but not least, a combi voodoo 1 and MX something. Dont know anything about it. EDIT: Ahh its …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-25, 22:17

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by Aublak

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I didn't know Blade3D existed as discrete graphics cards.. Is that weird 3dfx card a Banshee or a Velocity 1000? ALso, that Hercules VLB card that shoes only its back - what is that? Another Tseng? Very nice haul. I am extra jealous of the super mint looking SB 2.0... I knew little about late …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-25, 18:26

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by Aublak

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More e-waste loot for $43 -MSI MS-4144 Socket 3 Motherboard Its missing its BIOS chip, but there seems to be a dump on win3x.org. I'll see if I can program a chip. Thank you, win3x crew. -Winbound VLB IO card -Trident Blade 3D I just felt like I should own a terrible card. -Trident Blade XP …

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

Posted on 2020-11-22, 22:36

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by Aublak

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HanJammer wrote on 2020-11-22, 17:25: I repaired Diamond Monster 3D Voodoo 1 card (a lot of cold solder joints, some caps missing). Works great now. Nice. I love mine to death. There's something really satisfying about their design.

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