Anyone tested this PCI card with MS-DOS games? \ VOGONS

Anyone tested this PCI card with MS-DOS games?

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First post, by markot

Posted on 2015-10-24, 05:51

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I found today this new PCI card on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Channel-3D-Audio- … f4AAOxy69JTAdrf

According to the specifications, it is using a CS4614 chip that would be SB compatible even in MS-DOS real mode. This is interesting, as I have thought it would not be possible to do.

Here is the link to the datasheet:

ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/manuals/cirrus/4614.pdf

If this PCI card would work with games like Commander Keen 4, Sierra games etc, then I would be happy to get rid of all old computers and ISA card I currently have.

Reply 1 of 1, by HighTreason

Posted on 2015-10-24, 07:01

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Looks like a C-Media card to me... Mis-labeled CMI8730 perhaps. Of course, it could be a Crystal as advertised, but I have no experience with that chipset. The C-Media one is reasonable as far as low-cost cards go tough and will work with a reasonable percentage of applications, some, however, do not and I have heard later revisions of the chip have their own set of limitations. I cannot say much for those as all of mine are old.

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