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Power / Motherboard requirements for a SB 2.0 CT 1350B

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First post, by Almoststew1990

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I've had this card for a long time and I am looking to sell it as I never use it. I want to test it to make sure it is working. I recall it has power requirements (-5v rail) and maybe motherboard requirements (????) in order to work properly. I was going to test it on my 486 board which I've definitely paird with the card but I can't get it to boot.

I have a mid/late Slot 1 board with an ISA slot and an ATX power supply that definitely does -5v. Will the card work in this board? I don't want to damage either!

Reply 1 of 3, by Cyberdyne

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It does not do somehing bad. But one problem is OPL2 is speed sensitive. 486+ are better with OPL3 based cards.

Last edited by Cyberdyne on 2024-05-19, 10:16. Edited 1 time in total.

I am aroused about any X86 motherboard that has full functional ISA slot. I think i have problem. Not really into that original (Turbo) XT,286,386 and CGA/EGA stuff. So just a DOS nut.
PS. If I upload RAR, it is a 16-bit DOS RAR Version 2.50.

Reply 2 of 3, by Grzyb

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It should work, but it also depends of software.
The FM synth (OPL2) is known for heavy distortions on fast CPUs if the software doesn't add proper delays.
Slot 1 CPUs are definitely fast enough for this problem to occur.

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Reply 3 of 3, by Almoststew1990

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Thanks guys

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