You do NOT need ALchemy under Windows XP :) It's purely needed for Vista and later, to restore what works under XP out of the box. Thanks, thought as much, I will have another look tonight, it just seemed like the speech was coming from the side speakers rather than the centre. Oh btw, sent you a …

Hi All, ive built up My XP gaming machine last night and installed all the drivers and Far Cry, Im just wondering would I need to use Alchemy at all? Im thinking not as my OS is XP but then the sound didn't seem quite right. I have speakers set to 5.1 in windows/SoundBlaster Console and in the game …

Okay apparently your Opti is Sound Blaster Pro compatible (same as the cards I'm using), so it should be pretty suitable for DOS. One thing you can try to reduce the noise is JP5 and JP6 on the card, it's printed that JP5 and JP6 being jumpered 1-2 is SPK OUT and 2-3 is LINE OUT, changing this …

Okay apparently your Opti is Sound Blaster Pro compatible (same as the cards I'm using), so it should be pretty suitable for DOS. One thing you can try to reduce the noise is JP5 and JP6 on the card, it's printed that JP5 and JP6 being jumpered 1-2 is SPK OUT and 2-3 is LINE OUT, changing this …

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Guess I wasn't thinking out side the box there, thank you so much!

Hey Iain, If it turns on and you can see things, you can check the ID string at the bottom of the first screen to google the model. Take a look at this site's "BIOS Method" http://www.dannychesnut.com/Recording/Computer/IdentifyingMotherboard.htm . They also mention tags on the ISA slot, but I tend …

It looks a lot like the BCM VP1543, check out the link. They even still have BIOS updates available to download http://www.bcmcom.com/tech/VP1543/VP1543.htm Congrats on finding the board! Be careful though, this hobby is addictive. I started out building a Pentium 4, and now I have a Pentium 3, a …

Hey Iain, If it turns on and you can see things, you can check the ID string at the bottom of the first screen to google the model. Take a look at this site's "BIOS Method" http://www.dannychesnut.com/Recording/Computer/IdentifyingMotherboard.htm . They also mention tags on the ISA slot, but I tend …

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SuperSocket7.jpg Hi all, first post, I hear good things about this forum. Im posting because I need a bit of advice, its a bit of a story so here goes... Having already started to mass parts for an XP Gaming build, I was researching YouTube and stumbled across Phil's Computer Lab (Now subscribed) …