Re: Win98 / early XP era sound card MADNESS!

Posted on 2013-06-13, 00:24

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by buckrogers

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duralisis wrote: As long as you're using the VXD drivers on 98, then a TBSC had amazing positional sound with A3D or DS3d. Thanks for the tip. Do you mean this driver?: sc_4193.exe Santa Cruz DRIVER v. 4193 WDM FINAL for Windows 2000, XP, Millennium, 98se | This is the last and the greatest Driver …

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Win98 / early XP era sound card MADNESS!

Posted on 2013-06-11, 02:43

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by buckrogers

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Having trouble getting me head around the various (hardware accelerated) sound cards of the late 98 / early xp era. If I understand correctly, many games back then provided one or more of these options: 1. Eax 1, 2... 5 - Creative's 3D positional sound Card options: X-Fi (non HD), Audigy 2 series ( …

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Re: Idle voodoo sitting in pci slot drawing power / shortening life span?

Posted on 2013-06-11, 00:32

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by buckrogers

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Thanks for the replies. I am thinking that a card sitting idle in its slot is not likely to impact on its lifespan, since the card would not be drawing any current. The only issue may be the powering down and up of the card. That being said, AFAIK the pci slot is powered even when the PC is in …

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Idle voodoo sitting in pci slot drawing power / shortening life span?

Posted on 2013-06-09, 10:16

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by buckrogers

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Greetings dos brothers. Been out of the game for a while. My interest in gaming has picked up again recently, and I'm planning a new build. I have in mind an xp rig for playing win98 era rpgs (courtesy of gog) and glide titles that work best under that api. I'm wondering whether having nice working …

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Re: The Mystery -5V Rail

Posted on 2011-09-06, 09:08

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by buckrogers

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hi http://www.yjfy.com/images/oldhard/sound/MPU-IPC-T_1.jpg then it would appear not to use B5 Thanks very much. On a closely related topic, modern PSU's that may be considered for our old school rigs include: 1. Nexus NX-3500 (has -5v rail) (end of life / discontinued) 2. Nexus Value 430 (no -5v …

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Re: The Mystery -5V Rail

Posted on 2011-09-03, 05:35

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by buckrogers

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Anyone know if the -5v rail is used by the MPU-IPC-T?

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Re: What antivirus program is the best for a computer?

Posted on 2010-11-22, 22:35

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by buckrogers

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I believe Avira (free edition) is lean and mean. Using it now after coming from AVG and Avast and am happy. Avira runs fine in XP on a P3 1.4ghz rig with 1gb ram too. I am also using a firewall called ZoneAlarm (free edition). Seems to do its job.

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Re: Onboard midi / gameport works in DOS?

Posted on 2010-10-16, 23:05

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by buckrogers

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I got some good info at the following webpage. This is generic info on setting up a soundcard for those who were not weened on DOS: http://dosmame.mameworld.info/index.php/Setting_Up_DOS_Soundcards To get an onboard midi port working under DOS I think you just need to point DOS in the direction of …

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Onboard midi / gameport works in DOS?

Posted on 2010-10-16, 12:43

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by buckrogers

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I am considering an ASUS mobo that has an onboad midi port. In the mobo's bios, you can set the port's paramter to 300 or 330 (or disable it). I've been over the manual and there are no other details. I intend to use the midi port under pure DOS to connect to MT-32 / GM external synth modules. Since …

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Re: Ensoniq / Creative AudioPCI

Posted on 2010-10-16, 03:16

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by buckrogers

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Sound Blaster live! recommendation: CT4620 model. It's a minor update on the original model. Gold contacts, that kind of thing. It's got a "pure DOS SB16 emulation" driver. Hey RG100, thanks for the heads up on this one. Sounds liek what I have been looking for. Does the gameport midi out work …

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Re: The 3000 MHz Windows 98 machine - does it make sense?

Posted on 2010-10-16, 01:39

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by buckrogers

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Finally there is someone who understands my primitive urges. :happyhappy: ux-3, please do not speak to me about primitive urges... Fox did not renew a third season of The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and having just finished watching it on DVD, I am left with no way to get my Summer Glau as-a-fembot …

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Re: The 3000 MHz Windows 98 machine - does it make sense?

Posted on 2010-10-15, 00:32

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by buckrogers

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The 865PE conroe is one of the very last mobo's to have official 98 drivers. If you want to build a hotrod 98 machine, it is one of the best platforms to use. It is a known quantity. If I was to build a dedicated 98 box, and wanted to stick with official drivers, that is what I would use. For more …

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Re: Ensoniq / Creative AudioPCI

Posted on 2010-10-13, 10:13

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by buckrogers

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Thanks for a very useful summary. I would also add that another drawback is the need for EMM386 to be loaded in order for the sound card to work in DOS, which prevents some older games from running (e.g., Ultima 7, Turrican 2, just to name a couple). With many (though not all) gravitating to …

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Two Nvidia Geforce 6800 GT AGP cards, different spec...

Posted on 2010-10-04, 11:49

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by buckrogers

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Calling on all 6800 GT experts, especially those that have the worlds largest stock pile of such cards, particularly the mac version. Please confirm the differences between these two cards. http://cgi.ebay.com/nVIDIA-GeForce-6800GT-6800-GT-512-MB-AGP-3D-Video-Card-/130432915073?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards …

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MPU-IPC-T under windows 98, XP?

Posted on 2010-10-04, 03:08

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by buckrogers

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I am aware that there are several ways to connect external midi modules (e.g., MT-32, SC-55) to a PC, including: 1. a usb to midi interface 2. serial port 3. an MPU device via the gameport of a soundcard (whether ISA or PCI) 4. a dedicated MPU device in an ISA slot (e.g., MPU-IPC-T) In my case I am …

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Re: Asus P2B motherboard (testing and info)

Posted on 2010-10-04, 00:43

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by buckrogers

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The Asus S370-133 is working for me, but my Asus P3b-f rev 1.03 has the right chip that supports the lower voltages of the Tualatin CPUs. The S370-DL also works in the same application.

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Re: What motivates you?

Posted on 2010-10-03, 10:53

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by buckrogers

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For me its about using the equipment that is sufficient for my (modest) needs and then tweaking it to work as best as possible.

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Re: Asus P2B motherboard

Posted on 2010-10-03, 01:03

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by buckrogers

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I see. Thanks

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Re: Asus P2B motherboard

Posted on 2010-10-03, 00:16

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by buckrogers

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Not essential (XP pro is working fine for me). However, the Intel driver readme has detailed instructions for installing the driver under all OSes up to win2000, while the download page states that it applies to OSes up to XP pro. What is there to gain (or lose, other than that particular issue you …

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Re: Asus P2B motherboard

Posted on 2010-10-02, 23:35

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by buckrogers

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Thanks RG100, especially with the 440BX chipset driver. I have a manual for the P2B-DS 1.06, which was the last revision of that board. Not sure about the non DS mobo...

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