Re: What is the best AWE32?

Posted on 2015-04-12, 22:00

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This is a good article about the different revisions: http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.no/2012/07/sound-blaster-awe32-64-options.html Also refer to this link: http://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Hanging_note_bug and this post: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=34029 I think that your best …

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Re: Quake SB16 no sound in DOS

Posted on 2015-04-12, 21:25

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by jesolo

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Is your sound card plug and play? Make sure you have initialised your sound card properly via the Creative plug and play manager if you're playing in DOS. Run the Sound Blaster Diagnose utility and see if you get sound with your current configuration.

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Re: Overclocking of the PCI bus to 40 MHz - long term stability and reliability of the hardware

Posted on 2015-04-12, 21:04

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by jesolo

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alexanrs wrote: Isn't VLB even more finicky than PCI when it comes to overclocking? If memory serves correct, I think that up to 40 MHz is still part of the VLB specification. With PCI, only up to 33 MHz is part of the standard specification.

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Re: is it possible to change japanese windows 98 into english langauge?

Posted on 2015-04-12, 17:43

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There is no point of the Active desktop or whatever it's called. If it is running Windows 98, I am sure it has at least 16MB of RAM so Windows 95 should run well. Agreed. The Windows Desktop Update (as it was called) just gives you Windows 98 like enhancements to your desktop (like the Quick Launch …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3

Posted on 2015-04-12, 17:33

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by jesolo

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smeezekitty wrote: Other than fail Y2K tests, does the Y2K bug really affect anything? Probably not. I actually decided to revert back to BIOS revision 3.06 and, based on system board tests I've performed, the BIOS (and DOS) are keeping the correct date and time.

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3

Posted on 2015-04-12, 15:28

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by jesolo

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IIRC (it's been five years), the main issue was that ctrl-alt-del resets didn't work any more when the CPU was in protected mode. I can confirm that. Ctrl+Alt+Del warm boot doesn't work when in protected mode. However, I suppose I can just use the reset switch if I want to reboot. Otherwise, I can …

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Re: Turbo switch functionality on high end 486 & early Pentium 1 systems

Posted on 2015-04-12, 14:06

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by jesolo

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Why a DX33 if you don't mind me asking? Do you have a specific game in mind? Some older DOS games don't perform well with those high speeds. Examples are Space Quest III (the dog fight sequence at the end) and Martian Memorandum (music cuts off at certain sections or have hanging notes). Doesn't …

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Re: is it possible to change japanese windows 98 into english langauge?

Posted on 2015-04-12, 13:48

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I wouldn't recommend installing Windows 98 on a 486 PC. Even Microsoft recommends a Pentium class computer. Windows 95, without the ActiveX desktop plugin, should run adequately on any 486 PC. 8MB RAM is the minimum I would recommend. If you are installing the ActiveX desktop plugin, then you …

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Re: Recommend me good RAM for 486 (+ questions)

Posted on 2015-04-12, 13:23

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by jesolo

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Unfortunately, I can't comment on specific brand names but, some 486 motherboards require two pairs of simms due to memory interleaving (which is kind of a forerunner to dual channel memory). Also, the reason why your two Pentium simms don't want to work in your 486 PC is because it is most likely …

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Re: how make a 486 dos 6.22 dual boot with windows 98 and 3.11 and work on a direct lan windows 8 connection?

Posted on 2015-04-12, 12:43

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i can try it dureing this week. You can also search on the internet for "contents of the ms-dos.sys file". It tells you all the possible options you can put into this file. Also, remember that you can have multiple boot options in your start up files (autoexec.bat & config.sys). For example, some …

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Re: how make a 486 dos 6.22 dual boot with windows 98 and 3.11 and work on a direct lan windows 8 connection?

Posted on 2015-04-12, 09:15

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I wouldn't bother setting up a dual boot MS-DOS 6.22/Windows 3.11 & Windows 9x environment. Generally speaking (without going into the technical details), Windows 95 & Windows 98 still runs on top of MS-DOS. You can therefore bypass the graphic user interface (GUI) and boot straight into MS-DOS 7.10 …

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Re: Overclocking of the PCI bus to 40 MHz - long term stability and reliability of the hardware

Posted on 2015-04-12, 08:31

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by jesolo

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Just beware that onboard controllers might be using the PCI bus, so even if your only PCI device it's a graphics card, you might have other devices on the bus that might give you trouble Yes, that was also something that came to mind after my initial post. I forget to mention that the motherboard I …

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Re: Overclocking of the PCI bus to 40 MHz - long term stability and reliability of the hardware

Posted on 2015-04-11, 21:27

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by jesolo

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I've been using the PVI-486SP3 with a 40 MHz bus for years and the speed boost with video cards is really worth it. I had problems with network cards though, it took me a while to find a 3com NIC that tolerated the overclocked bus. If your only PCI card is a graphics card, there are no problems to …

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Overclocking of the PCI bus to 40 MHz - long term stability and reliability of the hardware

Posted on 2015-04-11, 16:37

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by jesolo

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I would like to hear peoples thoughts about the overclocking of the PCI bus from the standard 33 MHz to 40 MHz. To provide some context: I recently acquired an Asus PVI-486SP3 motherboard. It is my understanding that this motherboard does not have a PCI divider, which means that if you set the front …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3

Posted on 2015-04-11, 11:08

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5u3 wrote: A newer beta BIOS (v. 3.07) exists, it fixes the year2k bug. It does introduce a few more bugs however (at least on my board). Congratulations, you found the base of the ultimate 486. 😁 What bugs did you experience after flashing your BIOS to v3.07?

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Re: Turbo switch functionality on high end 486 & early Pentium 1 systems

Posted on 2015-04-11, 10:50

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The L1 WT/WB header works realtime with my K6-III+, so I can connect the Turbo switch to it and basically get the same affect. Have tried testing your jumper header for L1 WB/WT switching whilst the PC is still on? If this works, you can just rig another jumper switch to the L1 header and use it in …

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Re: Turbo switch functionality on high end 486 & early Pentium 1 systems

Posted on 2015-04-10, 19:28

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^^ What kind of speed differences are you getting just by switching between Write-thru and Write-back mode, and without using the Turbo? EDIT: It looks like that k6-III+ can drop its performace even more dramatically by forcing it to use Write-thru mode. By running it at 480 MHz, and using Write- …

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AMD A80486DX4-100NV8T (write through CPU) - overclockability

Posted on 2015-04-09, 19:10

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by jesolo

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Was wondering how overclockable this CPU is? I have one like this and would like to overclock it to 120 MHz (40 x 3). Does it normally run stable at this speed?

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Re: Win98SE or WinXP for Tualatin 1.4S+i815?

Posted on 2015-04-08, 18:00

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by jesolo

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To answer the questions of why SP3 and what services/processes I'm talking about, let me take a step back. This PC was a "daily driver" in the early 2000's. So it got all the latest updates etc.. including SP3 and new versions of IE back in the day. It was never rebuilt as a lean retro machine. …

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Re: Best ISA Soundblaster

Posted on 2015-04-08, 17:15

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i have one with an CD Interface (1740 ?) and a Vibra 16c Plug and Play. The Vibra makes crackling Sound on faster Machines (Athlon 1,3 GHz for example) Try disabling the high DMA channel (usually channel 5) so that it only uses the low DMA channel (usually channel 1). I discovered a similar problem …

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