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

Posted on 2022-02-12, 00:26

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by Shcookius

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That's exactly what I found in my SC-55mkII. A dark brown adhesive that can be identified as a dry, hard substance that has chemically reacted to corrode the copper ground plane of the PCB and any nearby traces. The capacitor will need to be removed and the surrounding area purged of the damaging …

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

Posted on 2022-02-11, 23:38

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by Shcookius

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Hello, I have a SC88VL with some residue near a capacitor next to the VRM heatsink. While the red stuff is expected the white powder isnt. Somewhat worrying. Pictures here: Filename 0211221531a.jpg File size 1.24 MiB Views 502 views Filename 0211221530_HDR.jpg File size 1.13 MiB Views 502 views …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2022-01-25, 03:49

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by Shcookius

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I recieved the Orpheus and I must say that I am quite impressed. The OPL tickles my ear and everything feels right! The card is very quiet and this alone makes it incredibly desirable. The quiet parts of OPL soundtrack are so distracting. I have noticed that the Windows 95 drivers possess some sort …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 21:59

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by Shcookius

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I take apart my stuff and replace the thermal paste regardless of how new it is or how carefully the previous owner cared for it. Heat is public enemy number one. The Vram chips are usually first to go. Idiots back then designed the heatsinks so that the VRAM shared the heat of the GPU. I have an …

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YMF 754 sound works for a few seconds and quits.

Posted on 2022-01-21, 02:45

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by Shcookius

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Hello all. I have encountered a bamboozling situation with a Labway Xwave 6000 with a YMF 754R. My aim is to get it working in pure DOS, and so far I have been successful except for the sound. What happens in a nutshell: Setupds initializes successfully with an interrupt of 5 or 7 in settings. I am …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2022-01-06, 03:12

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by Shcookius

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I'm curious if you guys noticed a surge of interest around the time that LGR made his video? This so when I first heard about it and added my name to the queue. I personally waited a long time before getting on the queue. However, I figured that holding off would be a bad idea. I am building a P3 …

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Re: Do DVI to VGA converters make you lose fidelity?

Posted on 2021-12-30, 22:13

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by Shcookius

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Unless you're an extreme videophile, you can pick up just about any old DVI-I to VGA adapter. There are a number of posts I've read floating around here, though, indicating the DVI on the GeForce 4 series was rather lousy. I know when I had a Ti4600 it looked terrible on an LCD (lots of color …

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Re: Do DVI to VGA converters make you lose fidelity?

Posted on 2021-12-30, 20:13

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by Shcookius

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Unless you're an extreme videophile, you can pick up just about any old DVI-I to VGA adapter. There are a number of posts I've read floating around here, though, indicating the DVI on the GeForce 4 series was rather lousy. I know when I had a Ti4600 it looked terrible on an LCD (lots of color …

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Do DVI to VGA converters make you lose fidelity?

Posted on 2021-12-30, 18:48

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by Shcookius

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There is a cool Geforce 4 TI on sale that is listed with a "broken" VGA port but has a functioning DVI-I port. If I were to source a high quality "active" converter to drive my CRT through this port, would I lose any sort of functionality or features over the card's internal DAC? What converters …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-12-16, 00:30

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by Shcookius

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Quick question that I think I may already know the answer to: Does the Orpheus require -5 volts on the ISA slot like some Soundblaster cards? I dont think I saw anything on the website about it. Thanks!

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Programs that enhance Soundcanvas experience?

Posted on 2021-12-04, 20:11

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by Shcookius

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I have an 88VL ready to go and I am supposed to get the USB->MIDI cable soon. Aside from no-brainers like Audacity and the UM-ONE drivers, are there any cool little programs that I can use to satisfy my inner MacGyver? Anything that I can use to explore this unit with would be appreciated.

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Re: Dual output for more polyphony?

Posted on 2021-11-26, 21:15

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by Shcookius

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I am aware the MIDI standard says that 16 Polyphony is max for one cable. I have a SC88 VL with two inputs and one output. All three of them are in the back. This unit can potentially get 32 polyphony from two cables right? Most of the USB to MIDI cables I have seen are one in one out. 2 in 2 out …

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Dual output for more polyphony?

Posted on 2021-11-26, 20:18

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by Shcookius

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I am aware the MIDI standard says that 16 Polyphony is max for one cable. I have a SC88 VL with two inputs and one output. All three of them are in the back. This unit can potentially get 32 polyphony from two cables right? Most of the USB to MIDI cables I have seen are one in one out. 2 in 2 out …

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Making DOS drivers for Audigy RX?

Posted on 2021-04-29, 17:51

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by Shcookius

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In this post, the Audigy RX PCI-E soundcard was confirmed to work in pure dos via the MPX Play program: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=40973&start=20 It is essentially a PCI card with a PCIE bridge chip to make it work on the latest and greatest mobos. This PLX Technologies bridge chip …

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How does onboard Soundblaster emulation work???

Posted on 2020-12-09, 21:49

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by Shcookius

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I made an earlier post trying to get some help in regards to a Optiplex SX280 I have aquired. Tech specs for it include AC97, Soundblaster emulation, and onboard whistle chip. It also claims to have 16bit analog to digital and 20 bit digital to analog capabilities. My question is how the hell am I …

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Re: Optiplex SX280 has built in Soundblaster emulation?

Posted on 2020-12-05, 06:54

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by Shcookius

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kolderman wrote on 2020-12-05, 06:46: Usually it means no drivers at all. Just set the right port/irq/dma and bam. Hrm, know where I can find these values?

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Optiplex SX280 has built in Soundblaster emulation?

Posted on 2020-12-05, 06:36

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by Shcookius

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Saw a blerb about it in the specifications file but no other information was spotted by me. What does this mean? can I take some sound card drivers and run them in dos or something?

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Found a 1998 Power Pc G3 but need peripheral adapters

Posted on 2020-12-04, 21:11

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by Shcookius

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[img]https://drive.google.com/file/d/14pDIevEL0ALiy-XFVTzlRxEHqKoMMJS8/view?usp=drivesdk [img]https://drive.google.com/file/d/14s4To_S7CMC7C7QUg3mgsQO4e997DLlZ/view?usp=drivesdk [img]https://drive.google.com/file/d/14vJhvGUYqtMw0KwZtd0A6j_ZF_Az-jUp/view?usp=drivesdk [img]https://drive.google.com/ …

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Sound Card Compatibility Question

Posted on 2020-12-02, 19:41

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by Shcookius

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New guy here! Alright so I was thinking about picking up this little sucker for Christmas: http://shop.dmp.com.tw/INT/products/28 A freaking single board x86 based 300 mhz project board with... ISA SLOTS??? AND A GPU??? Edit: well you can buy a mini plug and play gpu for it though I am genuinely …

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