Serpent Isle - Stack Overflow error

Posted on 2013-07-19, 00:28

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by rgart

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Hi When I try to play Serpent Isle - selecting Roland MT32 and Sound Blaster in the install program..... on the menu screen at the start I click "Journey Onwards" and it is supposed to go to a blue screen before the game begins... I get stuck at a black screen. If I press enter a couple of times I …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-18, 19:16

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I see, but even the IBM 5x86 prices are rising. I have just paid over 46 USD for a perfect specimen. I do not usually care for collectors grade items just for the shiny looks, but I wanted to have an unused or lesser stressed one. Are you going to use it? Strangely: When I use this cyrix chip at …

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Re: Sound Blaster CT1750 Mitsumi Interface

Posted on 2013-07-18, 17:10

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have never ever been able to get a cd-rom drive working along side a Tekram DC680C IO Cache card. Now I know the IO Card does not support cdrom. So I thought I could do it using a second controller card or sound card IDE interface but it has failed yet again...... What a pain in the ass Tekram is. …

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Re: Sound Blaster CT1750 Mitsumi Interface

Posted on 2013-07-18, 16:36

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You are using a standard 40 pin IDE cable and it is connected the correct way? I'm using that myself. No problem, so it isn't that it requires a special type of cable. Try connecting it the opposite way. The problems you are explaining sounds like a cable problem. yeah using a 40pin ide the correct …

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Re: Sound Blaster CT1750 Mitsumi Interface

Posted on 2013-07-18, 15:37

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by rgart

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Hmmmm something wierd going on.... I cant even eject it when its connected to the CT1750 however there is power to it..... If I plug it directly into an IO card it ejects and works fine. I am starting to think the really old sound cards like the CT1750 with proprietary ide interfaces were not …

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Re: Sound Blaster CT1750 Mitsumi Interface

Posted on 2013-07-18, 15:18

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The installation program should run through and ask if you have a Mitsumi CD-ROM connected and install the appropriate drivers. The Mitsumi drivers on my LU005S is called: MTMCDE.SYS - 19KB MTMCDS.SYS - 11KB One uses DMA and IRQ, the other is software. I use it on my AWE32 Yeah If I connect my …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-18, 14:45

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Feipoa, when I change the voltage jumpers to 3.45 or 5 volts. does it bypass the voltage regulator with the adjustment screw? I believe the 4 Volt Jumper setting is for the voltage adjustment component correct?

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Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine

Posted on 2013-07-18, 04:06

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by rgart

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I built myself a 486 DX 33 for Ultima and a few other favourites! I have not tried serpent isle or Ultima Under world yet but Ill get around to it 😀 Im very happy with it so far...

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Sound Blaster CT1750 Mitsumi Interface

Posted on 2013-07-17, 22:28

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have some original SB16 disks for the CT1750 and I noticed that the disks have written on them "SB 16 Bit Multimeida Audio Card for panasonic interface" Are there different disks for the Mitsumi Cdrom Interface? I have a Mitsumi Quad Speed Cdrom drive connected up to the Mitsumi interface on the …

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Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine

Posted on 2013-07-17, 20:43

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by rgart

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What sound cards are you guys using to play Ultima 6, 7 and Ultima Underworlds?

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Re: creative labs cd and dvd drives dos drivers

Posted on 2013-07-17, 19:18

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I use asus_cd for almost all generic dvd drives in dos. But that doesnt work with creative cdrom and dvd drives. Nor does Vide-cdd.sys I tried a mitsumi driver but that fails too. Not sure whats going on.......Difficult to track down old creative dos drivers. I have a Creative Hex speed CD-620E and …

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Re: Which way does this Cache go ? 486 Motherboard

Posted on 2013-07-17, 14:26

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by rgart

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Theres no voltage Jumper on this board and absolutely nothing in the manual in regards to voltage. The old 486 boards were 5volt standard? How about a 486 DX 33 CPU? 5 volt? Im searching now for some reading material but does anyone know?

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Re: Which way does this Cache go ? 486 Motherboard

Posted on 2013-07-17, 14:08

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

thanks mate! got it.

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Which way does this Cache go ? 486 Motherboard

Posted on 2013-07-17, 12:39

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by rgart

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Here's a Forex Motherboard. Unfortunately I cant find a photo of it with cache installed and I cant recall which way the cache went before I removed it. Is there an easy way to tell? Should I just follow the alignment of the other chips? http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3367/2t10.jpg http://img585. …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-17, 10:52

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by rgart

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WBAK, DTE, and MEM_BYP should be on by BIOS default. Maybe LINBRST is too, but it is best to test initial overclocking with LINBRST and BWRT disabled. I do not beleive LINBRST and BWRT did much to the speedsys result. Please refer to the nicely crafted charts and tables in Cyrix Register …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-17, 05:54

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Hooorah! :-P Behoooooold! Cyrix 120GP chip with a 133 o/c and 66mhz FSB with Branch Prediction turned on. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/713/kpqn.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/825/bgpc.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/692/s1m8.jpg http://imagizer. …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-17, 02:34

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by rgart

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If you want to run the chip stable at 133 MHz, it is best to use an IBM 5x86c. You do not really want to run these chips at more than about 3.85 V. If you are taking it up to 4 V, then you will probably damage the chip with prolonged use. Idealy, we are shooting for 3.7 V. If you are not getting …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-16, 17:58

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by rgart

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Windows 98 running fine. It appears I have it stable at 120mhz but its not enough!! arrrgh! I want 133 and I'm confident now the issue I'm having with the DOOM 2 screenshot is because I'm not hitting the right voltage. I'll continue to tinker.... Because the plan is to use DOS I've noticed that I …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-16, 14:27

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by rgart

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thanks feiopa. I believe I have found a slither of stability! Unfortunately its with the CPU at 120mhz. 2x60mhz 512k cache host pci clock 1:2/3 My dos programs run. pcpbench runs himem.sys passed memtest86 v4.0 passes twice so far. Ill install windows 98 next.....

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 120GP with Biostar MB8433 Version 2

Posted on 2013-07-16, 10:51

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by rgart

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Ive followed Feiopa's Updated Manual for the MB4833 and used all his recommended bios settings. I thought it might be my curse with SCSI so I dropped it and went back to IDE. No change. I swapped out the Cyrix 120 CPU for a Cyrix 100 CPU and a 120 o/c running at 3.45 volts and I had the same issue …

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