Re: 16 bit sound in DOS games, was that 'a thing'?
Posted on 2013-12-15, 04:06
I had a modern IDE drive and it simply didn't have analogue audio output enabled despite having a connector. Some drives simply don't have all the features.
Re: Retro gaming: truth or fiction? :-)
Posted on 2013-12-15, 02:54
Yea I often though "when it's all done I will sit down and play Wing Commander". Never happened :D I actually played most DOS games through DOSBox on my main desktop. In a way it's a bit sad. But one day I should be finished. I'm getting there. Just playing around with my 386 and 486 stuff to …
Re: Which OS on a faster 486 system.
Posted on 2013-12-15, 02:28
Yes you can create up to four 2GB partitions with FAT16. In terms of games a 486 will always be limited. It is good for DOS 3D games like Doom or Descent, however a Pentium will always be that little bit faster. Once again I recommend a Super Socket time-machine because it covers a very wide range …
Re: Best DOS video card?
Posted on 2013-12-15, 02:14
I don't remember Matrox cards being around at those days. I remember them coming out later and being recommended for Windows and especially as 2D cards next to a 3DFX.
Re: ATX PSU's for older systems
Posted on 2013-12-14, 12:57
CF and SSD resolves all of this 😀
Re: ATX PSU's for older systems
Posted on 2013-12-14, 11:30
I feel the same. Modern ATX power supplies are very quiet. The AT PSU from my 486 is quite noisy. I also don't trust it, it could take the motherboard with it if it fails. Apart from the -5V, which isn't an issue for me, I am very happy with using ATX power supplies and ATX>AT adapters.
Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card
Posted on 2013-12-14, 07:49
Sorry I meant by connecting the PC speaker header on the motherboard with the PC SPK header on the sound card (or CD, or AUX). Out of all the cards I have it seems only my Sound Blaster Pro 2 does this without a driver and you can hear the RAM test ticks and POST beep which is always nice. However …
Re: 16 bit sound in DOS games, was that 'a thing'?
Posted on 2013-12-14, 07:45
Great to know that the digital audio was supported over the bus as well. I thought I remembered that, but couldn't remember. :lol: Basically if you get CD Audio but no analogue audio cable connects the optical drive with the sound card, then you have fully digital audio over the bus :) I wonder if …
Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card
Posted on 2013-12-14, 00:28
Quick question: Do the ESS drive route the PC speaker signal though during POST (So you can hear the POST beep), or only after initialising the card through software?
Re: MS-DOS Time-Machine Gaming - Mau1wurf1977's YT Videos
Posted on 2013-12-14, 00:16
Got some 386 gear and started making a few videos: These can be used as reference if you like and shows how speed sensitive Wing Commander is. Personally I like it at 25 MHz. It is easier, especially killing that last remaining enemy :) Wing Commander on a 386DX 40 MHz Wing Commander on a 386DX 33 …
Re: Benchmark software for x86.
Posted on 2013-12-11, 09:27
🤣 That's the FSB (Front side bus) or bus speed 😀 Set it back to 33 and the multiplier to 3x.
Re: YouTube's Continued Idiocy Now Affecting The Well-Established
Posted on 2013-12-11, 08:51
Let's play videos or walkthroughs of very RECENT games have always made me scratch my head. When beyond two souls came out I just watched it on YT. Even before it was released in Australia. The game is basically a movie.
Re: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A
Posted on 2013-12-11, 08:32
Ah, I see it now 😀 Yes it didn't make a difference. 1 tick difference in Doom -timedemo demo 3. Also using standard non-EDO ram makes hardly a difference. 1360 realticks with tuned BIOS. I tried "EDO DRAM Read Speed" and it made no difference. Got the exact same Doom score.
Re: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A
Posted on 2013-12-11, 05:22
You mean disable Slow refresh? I can try again when I get home. I haven't looked at EDO vs. non EDO RAM either. The benchmark differences was between BIOS defaults and the settings on the screen. I didn't go into trying out individual settings as I won't be tweaking it and just leaving it on the …
Re: Benchmark software for x86.
Posted on 2013-12-11, 05:19
You can always run a benchmark and compare it with other systems 😀 Is it a ISA, VLB or PCI system? What graphics card?
Re: 486 motherboard questions
Posted on 2013-12-10, 14:46
Space Cowboy wrote: I spent so many hours in reading, that I now started to wonder, why the hell did I have to start this 486 refurbishing, while my socket 7 is getting dust in the wardrobe 😀 Yea 486 suck the life out of you 😀 S7 restores some sanity again.
Re: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A
Posted on 2013-12-10, 13:34
Yea it's a very handy device! Found another BIOS online! From this site: http://ftp.mpoli.fi/hardware/ROM/OTHER/ I attached it to this message. POST screen:
Re: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A
Posted on 2013-12-10, 13:05
RTCs can burn in hell. The bane of my existence. But Mau1wurf1977, I simply must know where you got that chip programmer? That's an incredibly useful piece of equipment! Yes I got it from eBay Asia :) It crashes on my desktop, I think the CPU is too fast. But on my notebook it works fine. Used it …
Re: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A
Posted on 2013-12-10, 12:58
Tuned BIOS:
Re: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A
Posted on 2013-12-10, 12:46
The parts for socketing the RTC arrived today. Here some images: http://i.imgur.com/FarebnUh.jpg De-soldering http://i.imgur.com/uEfJZYEh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/irPpqJDh.jpg Old chip, new chip and socket http://i.imgur.com/yX84oB7h.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ciUqaTOh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yJOJRenh.jpg …
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