Re: Conner drive not partitioning?

Posted on 2017-04-02, 09:18

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by jesolo

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Agree with Jo22's recommendations. Which FDISK version are you using (i.e., the one with MS-DOS or the one with Windows 95b or higher)? Did you choose "Y" to enable large drive support? Not that you require it, but the previous partition could have been formatted with FAT32. I've had some bad luck …

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Re: Is it possible to display VGA 640x480 256 colors with a 286?

Posted on 2017-04-01, 20:32

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by jesolo

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Since your laptop has onboard graphics, you must just check if it can be disabled - most likely in the BIOS (if it is that advanced). Otherwise, you will have to check for jumper settings on the motherboard. I noticed that the laptop does have a DE-9 external graphics connector (mostly used for CGA, …

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Re: Is it possible to display VGA 640x480 256 colors with a 286?

Posted on 2017-04-01, 09:51

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by jesolo

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A laptop? I think that you might struggle a bit to fit a standard ISA card into a laptop. I thought you were referring to a standard desktop PC.

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Re: Is it possible to display VGA 640x480 256 colors with a 286?

Posted on 2017-04-01, 08:06

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by jesolo

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Any Super VGA card can display at that resolution with that amount of colours (the original VGA standard doesn't support that many colours at that resolution). Not that I'm necessarily an expert, but it's more of a case of how much onboard memory you have on your graphics card, as opposed to how …

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Re: Bought German 386SX system, several cards I can't identify...

Posted on 2017-03-31, 19:09

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by jesolo

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Try this website in identifying the brand/model no: http://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/ Bit of a tedious process, but I've had success in the past in identifying motherboards, controllers & graphics cards.

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Re: My 486SLC (386SX) system, what can I do with it?

Posted on 2017-03-31, 18:27

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by jesolo

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Thanks for all the answers =) Jesolo is there a tool I need to get to enable the cache ?? I forgot to say I have MS DOS 6.22 and 3.11 installed all ready and maxed out the ram to 16 mb Agree with Keropi. Your BIOS should have a setting for enabling or disabling the L1 cache. Just in case, here's a …

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Re: My 486SLC (386SX) system, what can I do with it?

Posted on 2017-03-31, 12:11

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by jesolo

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Hi I have a 486SLC (if I understand it right its basicly an 386SX CPU ) at 25 mhz,AWE64Gold for sound and MACH64 ATI for GFX. Is there any suggestions what I can do with this system. Im a bit new to old PC stuff. thanks The 486SLC has the added benefit of having a 1KB L1 cache - make sure it's …

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Re: Losing my sanity over Sound Blaster cards

Posted on 2017-03-31, 12:02

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by jesolo

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I bought a Sound Blaster Live! 1024 (aka the Live! Value) card back in 2000 and used it my Celeron 566 running Windows 98SE without any problems (I can look up the CT model number a bit later on). Mine still came with legacy DOS drivers as well. I even carried over this sound card when I upgraded my …

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Re: New DreamBlaster S2 !

Posted on 2017-03-29, 18:17

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by jesolo

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If the S2 is very much the same as the S1 (in terms of the Dream chipset) then it should also be very programmable. Refer this post: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=48504&hilit=dreamblaster+S1+tweak By tweaking the S1 (and S2), you can alter your listening experience to your own liking/ …

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Re: Cloning a bootable FAT32 drive

Posted on 2017-03-28, 20:40

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by jesolo

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You didn't specify which OS you had installed on the old drive, but I'm assuming it's Windows 95b or Windows 98. Does FDISK indicate a drive letter for the partition on the new drive? Try booting up with bootable disk for the same OS that is installed on the partition (hard drive) and just type …

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Re: Thoughts on Win98' Unofficial Service Pack 3.6?

Posted on 2017-03-28, 19:24

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by jesolo

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I've also tried the Unofficial Service Pack 3.x versions (I think the first one I tried was when version 3.2 came out) and received errors while trying to install it (the installer was constantly looking for files, which I manually had to point to). However, after installation, everything worked …

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Re: Crackling sound with several sound cards on 486 VLB motherboard.

Posted on 2017-03-22, 22:21

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by jesolo

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Some later BIOSes allowed you to reserve an IRQ for your video card. I'm just guessing here, but maybe your VLB is using the same IRQ as your sound card (or the is a similar conflict)?

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Re: Help me set up SB32/AWE32 card

Posted on 2017-03-21, 19:08

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by jesolo

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I think that Ampera has mentioned everything of importance. I'd thought it might be helpful by attaching a FAQ that came with most AWE32/SB32 sound cards that should also answer your questions around the purpose of AweUtil and the limitations that there are. AWE32-FAQ.txt Just to quickly touch on …

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Re: I've made a few videos about some golden era hardware, so, I invite everybody to look at

Posted on 2017-03-21, 18:41

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Cool! I'm alway happy to see someone is repairing old stuff. :) I'm not so familiar with 3dx cards yet, still learning about the Voodoos. My first card was a Banshee, I think. My first Voodoo card was also a Creative Labs Voodoo Banshee - I gave it away after upgrading a while later to a Voodoo3 …

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Re: Possible problem with an old AT Power Supply Unit?

Posted on 2017-03-21, 18:35

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by jesolo

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Some pictures of the PSU after I had opened it up. First picture is the PSU on its side - the switch is on the top. WP_20170321_001.jpg The two capacitors on the right hand side seems a bit bloated. Maybe I should start there and perhaps just replace all three of these. It appears they "bonded" …

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Re: ISA-8-2CF/SD adapters. Who can sell ?

Posted on 2017-03-21, 13:48

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by jesolo

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Have a chat with carlostex on Amibay. He sells the lo-tech (www.lo-tech.co.uk) fully assembled cards on Amibay. Take note that these are only the interface cards. You still need to purchase the CF to IDE adaptor separately (these are readily available on eBay for cheap).

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Re: should I keep ISA network cards?

Posted on 2017-03-21, 13:33

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by jesolo

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Maybe not these specifically, but some ISA network cards also has a boot ROM socket. You can program an EEPROM chip with the XT-IDE BIOS and then have a PC that can support larger hard drive sizes (particularly PC's from the XT to 486 era). You can then also use this in conjunction with a CF to IDE …

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Re: SC-55 soundfont for AWE32 in SBK format

Posted on 2017-03-21, 09:00

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by jesolo

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I think I did try out a couple of soundfonts in the past (specifically playing them though an AWE32/64) and the "SCC1T2.sf2" soundfont sounded the closest to that of a Roland Sound Canvas SC-55. I'll try out the "Roland SC-55 Presets.sf2" soundfont as well and see how it compares to my SC-55 (I also …

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Re: AWE 64, What is the difference between CT4500 and CT4520 (and AWE64 alternatives)

Posted on 2017-03-19, 17:13

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by jesolo

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You mentioned earlier not having much luck with Doom 1 on an AWE64. If your Doom 1 setup menu doesn't list the "AWE32" as an option, then you have a very old version of Doom 1 - you need to update to a later version (version 1.4 or later) that did provide direct support in hardware for an AWE32 (and …

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Re: SC-55 soundfont for AWE32 in SBK format

Posted on 2017-03-19, 09:21

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I've been looking for one myself. The most decent version 1 soundfont (*.sbk) that I found was a file called "Finegm.sbk". However, the version 2 soundfont called "SCC1T2.sf2" is probably the closest in terms of the sample quality of a real SC-55 (within the limitations of file size and memory …

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