Re: A tale of two PSUs

Posted on 2022-06-28, 22:16

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ChrisR3tro wrote on 2022-06-28, 17:20: I suspect the EVER-branded one is of higher quality. Without a doubt... Consider replacing all the electrolytics... They are now at least 20+ years old, if not closer to 30.

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Re: ESS Solo 1 different versions

Posted on 2022-06-27, 19:43

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What are your system specifications please? It's pretty much this rig with the YMF744 swapped out for the Solo1. And since I'm no longer actively using that system, I've removed the AWE64 and the Voodoo3 from it as well. There's currently a Permedia 2 graphics card in there, not that this matters …

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Re: ESS Solo 1 different versions

Posted on 2022-06-27, 18:50

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I think I've got it working now: Cool... ESSOLO.COM is not cooperating with me today at all... I am testing on a BX motherboard, and it is just telling me that it needs to be configured in Windows... I tried adding it to the SETVER table as a DOS 6.22 app, that didn't help. What are your system …

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Re: ESS Solo 1 different versions

Posted on 2022-06-23, 16:53

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I would rather not disconnect components while the system is running. Is there another way to check if SBLink is active on the Solo-1? With a Yamaha YMF744 it's very simple since the DOS driver has an option to select it. Empirically? No. I did this with the Yamaha... The Yamaha shows SB-Link is …

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Re: ESS Solo 1 different versions

Posted on 2022-06-23, 15:13

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I don't have the card installed in any of my systems at the moment, but I do plan on running some more extensive tests on it soonish. When I do, I'll check that and report back. Please test SB-Link if you feel like it... You might want to start with using PCISET commands for this card, because …

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Re: USB ISA cards?

Posted on 2022-05-26, 01:01

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FreddyV wrote on 2022-05-25, 17:05: Hi, So here is what I did with the Driver 😀 https://youtu.be/WNg8ROz0weg Thanks! My card just came in yesterday from Aliexpress. I had the 3d printed bracket already printed beforehand. Sorry for the blurry pic. Filename IMG_20220525_205145478.jpg File size 220. …

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Re: amd 751 irongate motherboard questions

Posted on 2022-05-23, 14:13

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jazper wrote on 2022-05-22, 23:29: As an aside, I'm 90% sure that the Irongate chipset wasn't Via developed- it didn't suffer from any of the via issues of that generation, and via had many of them. There's only one way to find out... De-cap and photograph the die.

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Re: amd 751 irongate motherboard questions

Posted on 2022-05-22, 14:41

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Does anyone know why AMD didn't push the Irongate from the get go? They seemed perfectly content allowing shitty companies like VIA to dominate their platform. I avoided Athlon like the plague because I knew I'd get stuck with VIA, which had already burned me with their crappy Socket7 products. I …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-18, 15:24

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I do not know the reason but according to your modbin screenshot the proper bit cannot be edited. AWDBEDIT seems to be able to make this modification: registers2.png But I can't figure out the correct Register Mask and Value combination that would get me 0000 0100 0000 0100 or "0000 1101" in short …

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Re: VIAFSB - DOS FSB utility for VIA chipsets

Posted on 2022-05-18, 04:14

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Can you please add support for W230-03H (Biostar M7VKD)? Filename W230-03H.pdf File size 178.17 KiB Downloads 44 downloads

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-18, 02:34

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ptr1ck wrote on 2022-05-18, 02:05: I've got spare BIOS for my Iwill KK266+ now. I may try this out. I posted about it here and didn't get any bites. I will follow up in that thread if I do. I have a good KK266+ as well... I can test that for you if you want... Please post it in your thread.

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-18, 01:37

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mockingbird, do you know if modbin is capable of making the adjustments for SETMUL? Yes, I think so: registers.png Alt+T then select 'Chipset Regs. Default'. Thing is, I'm pretty sure it's entry "oo55" that needs to be altered, but I don't know how to alter it (or rather - I am able to modify it, …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-17, 19:03

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Some corrections: In case of mobile Athlons 3x and 4x multipliers also seem to be valid but they can be set only at runtime/on the fly not from desktop motherboard's BIOS. http://fab51.com/cpu/barton/athlon-e24.html I can confirm, 3x multiplier is definitely possible with SETMUL: setmul2.jpg setmul …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-16, 21:35

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Well, My Biostar M7VKD Revision 1.0 does not post with anything newer than a Palomino. OTOH, I have read a report of a board working with Thoroughbred. So maybe this was something that was fixed with Revision 1.2. Well, that's odd! On a hunch, I altered my pin mod on my M7VKD to reflect a change …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-15, 17:03

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Good news! I swapped the Barton XP-M 2400+ in my KT7A with a Barton XP-M 2500+ datecode 0336, and Flatout2 is now perfectly stable (same speed as before, 2133Mhz, 1.55~ volts)... I was able to complete the Desert Oilfield track without the game exiting suddenly... And I'm getting pretty good at it …

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Re: P4 Northwood: My fastest Win98 PC - 1.16 Ghz to 3.0 Ghz

Posted on 2022-05-15, 16:23

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I have checked both setting with playing music in TES arena. If i disconnect the cable it plays the music anyway. Is this the proof the the ESS solo-1 is working DDMA ??? I don't know. Would it be possible that the card itself can switch it either to the correct mode? Yes, it is working TDMA or …

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Re: P4 Northwood: My fastest Win98 PC - 1.16 Ghz to 3.0 Ghz

Posted on 2022-05-15, 12:59

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... DMA Mode is TDMA So this means your card is not making use of SBLink! Here's an experiment, while a game is playing sound and music, disconnect the SB-Link cable from the motherboard. Does anything cut off? Also, run "MEM /c" in DOS. Is ESSOLO.COM loaded as a TSR? I heard some people have …

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Re: P4 Northwood: My fastest Win98 PC - 1.16 Ghz to 3.0 Ghz

Posted on 2022-05-15, 06:54

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How did you get your SOLO to work with SBLink and the Platinix? I have the Platinix SDRAM version and there's no option to set plug and play OS to yes in the BIOS which they say is a requirement... I also tried using PCISET per the thread that describes the process. Yet every time I load the ESS …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-13, 21:18

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Would you mind running memtest and see if it throws any errors? I'm thinking maybe there's some incompatibility problems on some SocketA ABIT boards when using later AXP's: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=969676#p969676 Sure, but Memtest isn't going to show anything Prime95 didn't, and …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-05-12, 18:12

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UPDATE: The KT3-AV experiences the same issue as the KT7A in Flatout 2 when the 2800+ Barton is run at the correct frequency (16x133 = 2133Mhz). The game crashes to desktop during the race. S o I conclude now that it's the KT133A that is not fully able to handle very high frequencies, and this isn't …

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