Re: STB Powergraph C33 Card Only Displaying Black & White?

Posted on 2024-11-06, 14:05

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Is having to use this utility going to cause any problems with games? I could put a little adapter between the cable and the card and remove that pin if thats a better solution.

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Re: STB Powergraph C33 Card Only Displaying Black & White?

Posted on 2024-11-05, 17:24

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The COLORON.COM file from this post fixed my issue. Can someone tell me exactly how it fixed my issue and if there are going to be any problems with games in the future? Re: Investigating old ISA VGA cards

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Re: STB Powergraph C33 Card Only Displaying Black & White?

Posted on 2024-11-05, 15:06

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I had one other ISA VGA card floating around (a ZyMOS Poach 51) which worked and showed color (although I got a graphics card beep code error for some reason). So the problem doesn't appear to be with my BIOS or motherboard, but with the card itself. I'm honestly not wedded to this card, it just …

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Re: Powergraph C33 and Aztech Sound Galaxy

Posted on 2024-11-05, 00:03

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The STB Powergraph C33 card is only displaying in monochrome. Any ideas? EDIT: The COLORON.COM file from this post fixed my issue. I don't know how it worked or if I'm going to have problems with games in the future though. Re: Investigating old ISA VGA cards

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STB Powergraph C33 Card Only Displaying Black & White?

Posted on 2024-11-04, 20:50

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I have a STB Powergraph C33 card that came with my Gateway 4DX2-66V. The problem is that it seems to be only displaying B&W. It's not that the colors aren't showing up, but the card itself seems to be reporting that it's a B&W only card (I had a game tell me that it couldn't run because it requires …

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-11-04, 20:14

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I'm finally getting around to setting this up, but I have a question on how to hook the MT-32 into the Addonics A151-910 card. Do I plug the audio from the MT-32 into the LINE IN port and the speakers into the Audio Out?

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Re: Music/Sound Choices in DOS Games (From Best to Worst)?

Posted on 2024-10-17, 13:51

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Yeah I assumed it wasn't that easy. I guess I'm looking for a 'general' set of guidelines. Is there any guide for the best sound options by game? As anyone made a database like that?

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Music/Sound Choices in DOS Games (From Best to Worst)?

Posted on 2024-10-17, 13:25

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Sorry if this question is a bit confused, but I'm wondering what the 'best' music/sound option is in general when games give you a list of choices. I have two sound cards in two different PCs. An Addonics A151-910 (a Yamaha YMF clone) that I use with my MT-32 in my 486 and an AWE32 in my Pentium MMX …

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-10-04, 00:01

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Oh so I can use the UNISOUND driver with both cards? That's handy. I think I misunderstood, I thought you were talking about the settings you needed for the Yamaha card (replacing the AWE32). If you're talking about the settings you are using for the AWE32, you would only need to change the set …

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-10-03, 23:37

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One more question. Now that I've moved my AWE32 to my Pentium and I'm no longer using the MT-32 with it, how do I adjust my autoexec.bat? Here's what I had: set sound=c:\SB16 set blaster=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 set midi=synth:2 map:G mode:2 C:\sb16\diagnose /s C:\sb16\aweutil /s c:\sb16\mixerset …

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-10-03, 23:18

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Then you should be good to go. :) One more question. Now that I've moved my AWE32 to my Pentium and I'm no longer using the MT-32 with it, how do I adjust my autoexec.bat? Here's what I had: set sound=c:\SB16 set blaster=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 set midi=synth:2 map:G mode:2 C:\sb16\diagnose /s …

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-10-02, 22:03

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Shponglefan wrote on 2024-10-02, 21:06: The only issue might any games that use Intelligent Mode. You'll need SoftMPU for that. Yep and I have that.

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-10-02, 20:53

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What SET BLASTER parameters should I use? Also, if I want to use my MT-32 with this card what do I need to do? I'd start with standard Sound Blaster settings and see if that works. For example: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 F388 P330 T4 To use it with an MT-32, you'll need a 15-pin joystick to MIDI …

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-10-02, 19:52

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I ended up getting one of the Addonics cards. Where can I get DOS drivers for it? What would the autoexec.bat line for it be (some sort of SET BLASTER command?) I use UNISOUND since these cards are plug 'n play: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=72553 You just include a SET BLASTER command to …

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Re: Help With Sound Card Choices for 486 and Pentium MMX

Posted on 2024-10-02, 18:15

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Shponglefan wrote on 2024-09-21, 22:57: Yes, the PCB layouts are different, but they are basically the same card. I ended up getting one of the Addonics cards. Where can I get DOS drivers for it? What would the autoexec.bat line for it be (some sort of SET BLASTER command?)

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Re: Have you opened your SC-55 to check the battery inside?

Posted on 2024-10-02, 13:32

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Kahenraz wrote on 2024-10-01, 18:38: There doesn't appear to be a battery in the MT-32 old or new versions, according to this photo I found. Filename roland_mt-32-version-compare-01-1536x1024.jpg File size 484.03 KiB Views 606 views File license Public domain Oh good. Thank you.

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Re: Have you opened your SC-55 to check the battery inside?

Posted on 2024-10-01, 13:54

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Does the MT-32 have a battery as well? I never thought about looking until now.

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Re: CD-ROM Not Working in 486. Dead or Not Compatible?

Posted on 2024-09-25, 22:44

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I tried a known working drive and it did eventually work. It took a few seconds (about 7 or 8 ) to spin up, but eventually it worked. Not sure if that's normal in a 486 or not. I'm guessing that the other drive is bad or something. Shame, it looks nice and clean too.

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Re: 360K 5.25" Drive Won't Work in Gateway 2000 4DX2 66V

Posted on 2024-09-25, 22:27

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OK. There you got a copy of the manual, so please review it. And I see jumpers in the picture you took, a from too far to be sure what was done. But looks like you may have the drive jumpered DS0, which would be incorrect. Also, please confirm the controller cable you are using is correct one. That …

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Re: 360K 5.25" Drive Won't Work in Gateway 2000 4DX2 66V

Posted on 2024-09-25, 20:31

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See the first section "cable and termination" of the following link on the usual requirements to install floppy drives: https://minuszerodegrees.net/5150/floppy_diskette/5150_floppy_drive_support.htm Particularly, you need the correct cable and drive select. Termination can also be a factor. …

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