Re: How about a MR-BIOS ROM file repository?
Posted on 2025-04-04, 16:14
Still no MR BIOS for SIS 471..?
Re: ECS K7S5A mobo not keeping time when power is off
Posted on 2025-04-04, 09:06
Tried to lift several components that could be bad (including Q38), but it didn't change anything. Also replaced two electrolytic caps that get powered by the battery. Resistance from output pin of D18 diode to motherboard ground is 609 ohms, and the current draw for the battery is around 4.8mA. …
ECS K7S5A mobo not keeping time when power is off
Posted on 2025-04-01, 17:59
I have an ECS K7S5A motherboard that not only doesn't tick the clock when the power cable is disconnected from the PC, but also eats up CR2032 batteries like there's no tomorrow. I can measure full 3.2v voltage from the battery going into the first resistor in its path (R392, 1K ohm), but at the …
Re: "Fixed disk 1 failure" on ESCOM Paradigma 486 Despite Working HDD
Posted on 2025-03-12, 12:14
Hm yeah, maybe it isn't related to the CMOS battery after all. It probably needs replacing anyway! I also agree that resetting the CMOS/BIOS settings is worth trying. If you can't do it from the BIOS setup screen itself, you could maybe try different CMOS resetting tools for DOS.
Re: "Fixed disk 1 failure" on ESCOM Paradigma 486 Despite Working HDD
Posted on 2025-03-12, 11:38
Sounds to me like you need to replace the CMOS battery inside the machine (assuming there is one).
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2025-03-09, 13:08
Fixed some issues... 1) If loading a module failed, the error wouldn't show up properly 2) If loading a module through the command line parameter, you couldn't move the mouse while loading (and it wouldn't tell you that it was loading) 3) Fixed possible Sound Blaster detection bug Also implemented …
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2025-03-07, 16:33
Thank you for your reply, my previous comment was about the latest version from today (7.03.2025). I downloaded testme.zip and in this case it works from a shortcut on the desktop, admittedly after detecting the card it waits until I press a key on the keyboard but it detects the card correctly! :D …
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2025-03-07, 14:39
Great work! However, I have a query - when I run pt4dos.exe from a shortcut on the desktop or from the start menu (win98se), a message appears: "WARNING: Couldn't detect a Sound Blaster sound card! If you really have a Sound Blaster card installed, make sure its drivers are properly installed. …
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2025-01-29, 05:17
No, there are no keyboard shortcuts to use for loading modules in DIsk Op. with PT4DOS, however you can pass a module to the command line parameter to play it that way. FT2 uses Triton's own DOS extender. It also has proper SB detection code already, so I think the problem lies elsewhere.
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2025-01-28, 12:16
Thanks for the constructive input! I have replaced the compressor with upx now. As for SB detection, I do it like most other programs: 1) Reset the DSP by sending a 1 to the reset port, then wait at least 3µs before sending a 0 to the reset port again 2) Read a byte from the DSP "read data" port ( …
Re: How do I roll my own nusb33e.exe for other languages?
Posted on 2025-01-26, 18:35
Is there a reason you didn't use the nusb36e version as the base? Thanks I don't remember anymore, but I think it was related to NUSB3.6 possibly having som problems with some USB devices. I also saw some people recommending it over 3.6 after some googling. NUSB3.3 works fine for me anyway, it does …
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2025-01-24, 16:43
Fixed no audio + crashes on some systems. Download: https://16-bits.org/etc/pt4dos.zip Source code: https://16-bits.org/etc/pt4dos_src.zip
Re: Motherboard sometimes shorting the PSU and refusing to turn on? Try this.
Posted on 2024-11-27, 13:02
Clear CMOS jumper definitely does NOT short any power rail to ground. If it did, the thin traces that (usually) lead to it would melt in a second before the PSU has any chance to trigger its short-circuit protection. What you experienced is probably just a motherboard that refuses to start without …
Re: Motherboard sometimes shorting the PSU and refusing to turn on? Try this.
Posted on 2024-11-26, 12:32
I don't think so, as removing the battery would require you to wait a while for CMOS to completely clear. Setting the CMOS mode jumper to clear mode should work instantly. And I have tested this on several different systems; setting the jumper to clear mode makes the system unable to turn on at all, …
Motherboard sometimes shorting the PSU and refusing to turn on? Try this.
Posted on 2024-11-26, 12:25
I have a Pentium III motherboard that would seemingly short the PSU and refuse to turn on if I tightened the mobo screws too much. I managed to trace it down to bad contact on the "CMOS clear" jumper block. On this motherboard, removing the jumper is the same as moving the jumper to the "CMOS clear" …
Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.81b
Posted on 2024-09-08, 10:52
I found a bug in Unisound v0.81b, I have an SB 16 sound card. Version Unisound v0.81b show error msg "Unknown PnP card TCM5098 found." https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=199974 Version Unisound v0.80a.. ok everything works. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id= …
Re: Stuttering on Harry Potter 2 (Chamber of Secrets)
Posted on 2024-07-21, 20:19
That won't work as renderers are compiled specifically for games as licensees are allowed to alter their internal functions to extend and upgrade their functionality. EA's UnrealEngine1 games tend to come with a heavily modified Direct3D renderer of their own (and deprecate Glide/SoftDrv etc). …
Stuttering on Harry Potter 2 (Chamber of Secrets)
Posted on 2024-07-21, 17:01
This game has random big stutters from time to time, which I find a bit odd for a game from 2002. Here's my system: - Pentium 4 HT 3.4GHz (single-core) - 2GB RAM DDR 400MHz - Geforce 8600 GT 256MB PCI-Express - Intel 915 chipset - Windows XP Pro SP3 w/ DirectX 9.0c I've tried to turn HyperThreading …
Re: New versions of Fasttracker 2 for MS-DOS
Posted on 2024-06-14, 15:30
I just released FT2.13. It can as always be downloaded from here: https://16-bits.org/other.php Changes in v2.13: Fixed a possible song redrawing issue when loading a song as a command line parameter Show a warning if GUS went out of sample RAM during song loading, as this can make the tracker …
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2024-05-27, 21:57
I updated PT4DOS today, and these are the following changes since the last post: 1) PT4DOS no longer crashes under Windows 9x when trying to play a song 2) Added stereo separation control if using Sound Blaster 16 (check readme.txt). Now mixes in stereo. Default separation is 20% (comfortable when …
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