Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-06-02, 16:16

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by DCG Retrowave

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Okay. I guess I've just had some bad luck with Yamaha drivers then. I'm looking forward to giving this card a try and if it works in MS-DOS on my modernish PC, I'm definitely going to keep it in there. All I need now is a USB floppy drive 😎

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Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-06-02, 02:50

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by DCG Retrowave

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I'll keep that in mind! I know that the default Windows 98 drivers for my Toshiba Satellite's OPL3-SAx worked better for DOS games than Yamaha's own drivers so I guess Microsoft's default drivers for Yamaha things are often the better option 😎

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2020-06-01, 21:37

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by DCG Retrowave

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Channel level issue sounds like a capacitor problem on the card. Also, for the volume levels issue, make a batch file that runs ESSVOL with your initial mixer settings (Say RESETSND.BAT) and run it after every game and you will be fine. The only issue with that method is that it doesn't fix the …

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2020-06-01, 17:29

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by DCG Retrowave

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I like this card because it works perfectly with my SC-88, unlike the Vibra 16c I was using when the Sound Canvas arrived :D That said, my Audiodrive seems to have a few issues. Some games keep changing the volume levels so sound effects were way louder than my SC-88 at max volume until I started …

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Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-06-01, 14:33

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by DCG Retrowave

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Yeah, even if it doesn't work in my modernish AMD system, I'll probably end up using it for music production in a retro PC. When you say FM synth works in XP, you mean the OPL3 chip can be used, right? I didn't think that worked, but that would be nice because my main music PC runs Windows XP so …

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Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-06-01, 03:32

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by DCG Retrowave

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I just noticed that the Windows 10 device manager doesn't list any PCIe-to-PCI bridge and instead lists PCI-to ISA and PCI-to-PCI. While I can't seem to find any clear answer online, it seems like this Socket FM2 board with the AMD A75 chipset might actually have proper PCI support. I'm no hardware …

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Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-05-31, 23:19

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by DCG Retrowave

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I'm looking to stick with either DOS 6.22/WFW3.11 or Windows 98SE/DOS 7.1, with the former being my primary goal and 98SE being my backup plan. If I end up going 98, I might give that 3.1 on DOS 7 thing a try though. One nice thing about this setup is local multiplayer. Assuming the serial port on …

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Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-05-31, 22:45

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by DCG Retrowave

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MS-DOS 6.22 for Windows 3.1 is one reason (not sure if you can install 3.1 on Windows 98's DOS 7.1). I just ordered a new in box AOPEN AW744L II on eBay which unfortunately wasn't cheap, meaning I've just spent way more than I personally think this project is worth since I have ISA cards in proper …

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Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-05-31, 19:34

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by DCG Retrowave

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Older, but still relatively modern perfectly describes my 2014 Lenovo I'd say :D I just watched a video by PhilsComputerLab with Windows 98 running just fine on a Core 2 Quad and I also found a video with Windows 98 running on a Core I5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGNOxuAmeWc DOOM with FM …

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Re: PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-05-31, 18:44

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by DCG Retrowave

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Older, but still relatively modern perfectly describes my 2014 Lenovo I'd say :D I just watched a video by PhilsComputerLab with Windows 98 running just fine on a Core 2 Quad and I also found a video with Windows 98 running on a Core I5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGNOxuAmeWc DOOM with FM sound …

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PCI sound card issues in MS-DOS on modern PC

Posted on 2020-05-31, 17:52

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by DCG Retrowave

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My only modern PC is a 2014 Lenovo Thinkcentre M78 SFF A8-6500 which is good enough for the few things I require from a modern computer. However, because this business machine has PS/2, two serial ports, and two PCI slots, I have this incredible urge to install very old things on it and see what …

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Re: HID compliant game controller (USB) driver for Windows 95?

Posted on 2020-03-22, 18:48

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by DCG Retrowave

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i really doubt that, the hid driver only supports standard mouse and keyboard, bear in mind that usb was created in 96 but really started to be used in the late 99 The HID driver is listed under "Sound, video, and game controllers" so that's why I feel like this should work somehow. I really wish I …

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Re: HID compliant game controller (USB) driver for Windows 95?

Posted on 2020-03-22, 18:10

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by DCG Retrowave

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windows 95 doesn't support usb out of the box, the supplement gives the system the capability to see and interact with such hardware, but drivers incorporated into it are very basic, hence it causes bugs and doesn't support correctly some hardware that is slightly different to the original spec. if …

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HID compliant game controller (USB) driver for Windows 95?

Posted on 2020-03-22, 17:39

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by DCG Retrowave

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I haven't spent much time with Windows 95 over the years so I decided to install 95C on my Dell Dimension XPS T700r and get some 95 experience (yes, this machine is overkill for 95, but it works so I'm fine with it :D). I knew I had to install it on something after receiving an original OEM disc for …

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Strange file duplicating behavior in Windows For Workgroups 3.11

Posted on 2020-02-18, 18:33

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by DCG Retrowave

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This weekend, I took my 1998 HP Pavilion 6370Z and heavily customized it for use as an overpowered Windows 3.1 PC. I have 486 machines already, but those are Compaq Presario 425 all-in one computers with no CD drives. Not only did I want a CD drive for easily copying data with rewritable discs, but …

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Re: I can't identify my laptop's sound chip

Posted on 2020-01-22, 21:18

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by DCG Retrowave

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I was running Service Pack 3 and I tried installing all of those updates. Unfortunately the reason I ended up posting about this issue was because every other solution didn't work for me. That's why I reinstalled Windows 7. I spent a full day trying every method I could find and I made no progress. …

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Re: I can't identify my laptop's sound chip

Posted on 2020-01-21, 00:38

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by DCG Retrowave

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Well, if it still wouldn't install the driver manually, then something was not correct in the .inf file. I just finished installing Windows 7 and the exact driver that failed on XP is working. I don't know what the technical reason would be, but for some reason XP just didn't like my hardware and …

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Re: I can't identify my laptop's sound chip

Posted on 2020-01-20, 22:23

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by DCG Retrowave

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You should be able to add the device id to the .inf file for the drivers you are trying to use. My guess is that the .inf file is detecting something else specific or that the ID is slightly different than the one in the .inf file. The correct ID was in the file. I messed around with it for a few …

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Re: I can't identify my laptop's sound chip

Posted on 2020-01-20, 21:51

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by DCG Retrowave

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DCG Retrowave, did you tried just extract HP exe file using 7-Zip and install driver manually from WDM folder? Also sometimes may help drivers from other vendors. Yesterday I installed Windows XP to Dell Inspiron 20 3045 all in one machine, using every drivers from other vendors (wi-fi, audio, …

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Re: I can't identify my laptop's sound chip

Posted on 2020-01-20, 20:47

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by DCG Retrowave

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I searched the exact device ID and as it turns out, the driver for the Probook 6360b is correct. For some reason, the installer claims that it can't detect an IDT chip and I can't manually install it either. I know the device is working because I was running Windows 7 on this thin client until …

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