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Re: Strange DOS installation behavior on 486DX4 / GA-486AM/S

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Van Slanzar de Fanel wrote on 2023-01-20, 14:02: If the cache chips are getting very hot, they might be bad. If the system is trying to use the cache, that could explain the issues you've been having. Yes! After replace cache chips all works excellent. THANKS !!!!!!!!

GTA and Voodoo1 - Black screen on DOS but OK under Windows

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Hi, Anybody know what i'm doing wrong? I have 3dfx voodoo 1 4mb. Under windows 95 with installed 3dfx drivers, when I launch gtafx.exe everything is fine - game was launched in DOS mode and is accelerated. But in pure DOS, screen going to black. I put glide2x.ovl from Windows directory to GTA …

Re: Strange DOS installation behavior on 486DX4 / GA-486AM/S

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i'm also trying simple install fdisk /mbr + sys c: - also stuck. But again, only if i'm do it on 486 machine :) yes - i'm trying also 500MB .... 128MB .... that same issue But why if i'm doing on other computer and back hard disk to 486 machine boot fine? But also after hour/two, when i'm reboot - …

AM486DX4-100 - which motherboard

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Hi, I have AM486DX4-100 (A80486DX4-100SV8B) and i'm looking motheboard. I found two interesting mobo * Gigabyte 486-PVT (https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/manual/486-pvt-user-manual-60ae8de5e408c452715684.pdf) * FIC 486-GIO-VT2 (https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/F/FIRST-INTERNATIONAL- …

Re: Strange DOS installation behavior on 486DX4 / GA-486AM/S

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Yes. I think my mobo is damaged. After hour, after installed on other PC, DOS was broken - again stuck on boot. I'm trying this on two different hard disks, different cables. In addition, I noticed the secondary controller don't work. In BIOS disk is detected on secondry master - but on POST screen …

Strange DOS installation behavior on 486DX4 / GA-486AM/S

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I've been trying to install DOS 6.22 directly on a 486DX4 platform for a few days now. After partitioning the hard drive, formatting, setting active partition, mbr and installing DOS, the boot stuck after post screen. No error messages. Interestingly, when connected the same disk to another K6-2 …

Custom wavetable for SoundBlaster Live!

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Hi, I'm playing with SoundBlaster Live! in pure DOS. I noticed that the driver is loading 2MB wavetable file named default.ecw. Are there any alternatives? If I remember correctly, SBLIve was able to load 32MB wavetable files.

HDD Led activity on DOS

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Hi, I have a problem with the constant lighting of the hdd led activity on DOS. This is normal? The problem does not occur in DOS 6.22 and after running Windows, but back to DOS, led lightng constant again. Pure DOS 6.22 - is ok Pure DOS from W95 and W98 - constant lighting On running W95 and W98 - …

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