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Re: SB64AWE memory size in Dos games

Posted on 2023-12-21, 01:08

BloodyCactus wrote on 2023-12-21, 01:06: jesolo wrote on 2023-12-21, 00:48: The only time where RAM could provide some additional benefit (under DOS) or mod players! the more the bigger mods/s3m/xm/it you could play True. Forgot to mention that.

Re: SB64AWE memory size in Dos games

Posted on 2023-12-21, 00:48

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Sound

I think your confused. All AWE32+AWE64 had the same ROM. the AWE64 Gold had 4mb RAM, not ROM! for games that uploaded samples, if they worked on the 512kb card, they will sound the same on the 4mb. I know of no games that downsampled to fit lower memory. What still confuses me is the cards with no …

Re: Aztech Pro 16 (810) or SB Pro dusl opl2 clone + lpt covox for IBM Model 30 8088?

Posted on 2023-12-03, 14:11

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Sound

I would like to point out that many games from 1990 onwards requires more RAM and processing power than what an XT PC can offer. Having said that, I would probably go for a Sound Blaster 2.0 or Adlib clone for an XT PC. It all depends which games you wish to play. You could probably also install a …

Re: Sound Blaster Live! - Which model?

Posted on 2023-11-30, 10:43

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Sound

Later models' driver disks did not include the Sound Blaster emulation. However, when it comes to Sound Blaster 16 (or earlier) support, rather try and build a system with an ISA slot and install an ISA sound card.

Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy cards

Posted on 2023-11-18, 21:21

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Sound

Hy everyone! I have Aztech Pro16 mmsn810, and i thinking about use it with ibm ps2 model 30 with 8088 cpu. This card can work with 8 bit isa bus? When i try install the driver ftom hdd, it report some error. 8088 capable to use this girst gen. Aztech card? What is the error message that you are …

Re: Windows for Workgroups TCP/IP Disk

Posted on 2023-11-06, 07:45

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Software

I'm also using it but purely to copy files between my main PC (running Windows 10) and my 486 PC (via my fibre router). What I am struggling with is to connect from the 486 PC to my main PC (it can't "see" it). However, from my main PC I can "see" the 486 PC and copy files over (I had to obviously …

Re: Aztech MMSN810 - Sound Galaxy Bas 16 - Low digital effects volume

Posted on 2023-10-31, 22:13

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Sound

Verify your Set Blaster environment variable and that it matches the configuration of the card. Run the Diagnose program in the Utility directory again to test your settings. Stick to the default of A220 I5 D1 T4. You can also try IRQ 7 but make sure you don't have any resource conflicts (like your …

Re: Aztech MMSN810 - Sound Galaxy Bas 16 - Low digital effects volume

Posted on 2023-10-30, 18:25

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Sound

In the mixer utility, there is also an option to choose between mono or stereo mixing. Choose mono (it will still produce stereo output). I have noticed that the card seems to have a lower volume at the default settings. Just increase the digital sound output but, just be aware that some games might …

Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 13:50

by jesolo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Eh? DX/2 just has a hard-coded 2x multiplier, settings on the board should be exactly the same for a regular 5V WT DX/2 and the DX without the multiplier surely? Second that. I've recently played around with some of my 486 motherboards and for the 486DX-33 and 486DX2-66, the jumper settings are the …

Re: Intertan DT-88, late 8088 clone. Cmos setup woes

Posted on 2023-10-09, 07:16

by jesolo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Only advise I can offer is to double check that the Necroware RTC replacement is working properly. I recall recently watching a video on Adrian's Digital Basement where his Necroware replacement was faulty (probably bad solder or faulty chip).

Re: Any way to identify this socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 07:13

by jesolo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah I say either a Intel DX2-66 or could be a Intel DX-33, if board set to X2-66 and it a DX-33 it will not boot stable Eh? DX/2 just has a hard-coded 2x multiplier, settings on the board should be exactly the same for a regular 5V WT DX/2 and the DX without the multiplier surely? Second that. …

Re: MB ??? 486 SiS 3 PCI 4 ISA

Posted on 2023-10-04, 22:39

by jesolo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

PC@LIVE wrote on 2023-10-04, 20:16: nfraser01 wrote on 2023-10-04, 19:56: Looks a bit like an AMI Super Viyager PCI-II. Wait no. looks more like an Lucky Star LS-486E OK thank you Have you tried theretroweb.com? You can also narrow down your search by specifying certain specs of the board.

Re: Jetway j-403 com ports

Posted on 2023-09-28, 18:46

by jesolo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have this 486 system ive been putting together. It can be finicky cuz it’s old and occasionally I must reseat the controller card or the 4x4mb 30pin ram or I’ll get the long beep at power on. https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/jetway-j-403tg-v2.0#downloads 2D11AD1A-73DD-4DE0-86D3-872E0AF142B0 …

Re: Asus pvi-486sp3 bios reset

Posted on 2023-09-19, 14:24

by jesolo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a similar problem with an OPTI board of mine but in my case it doesn't even want to POST. I strongly suspect a bad keyboard controller as well.

Re: Best sound card setup for Midi music in DOS games

Posted on 2023-09-19, 09:21

by jesolo

in Marvin \ Sound

Omarkoman wrote on 2023-09-19, 07:07: Does this happen in DOS games? Yes, particularly in Duke Nukem 3D.

Re: BIOS replacement

Posted on 2023-09-02, 17:25

by jesolo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There are two jumpers on the PVI-486SP3 motherboard that must be enabled in order to program the flash ROM - JP32 & JP33. Makes sure that both are in the 1-2 position. You can also refer to the manual for more guidance. However, what could also be a problem is that you have an older chipset revision …

Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2023-08-30, 20:38

by jesolo

in SoftMPU

Hi there, Just wanted to double check something. Is it OK to leave softmpu running at all times (i.e., loaded in autoexec.bat) even for games that do not require intelligent mode? Or perhaps should I just only load softmpu when I'm about to play one of those games? Thanks! I think the question was …

Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2023-08-30, 06:45

by jesolo

in SoftMPU

And… I just found one that doesn’t work when SoftMPU is loaded: Comanche 2 My PC freezes when I try to run it and SoftMPU is in RAM. Commenting out the SoftMPU line from autoexec.bat does the trick. Do we know of any other games that present this behaviour? Thx! Does Comanche 2 actually require …