Re: Which Sound Blaster drivers can I comment out?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 23:37

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Somewhat related. I have installed a Vibra CT4180 in a 386 and just used the standard SBBASIC driver that I always use. What surprised me was that this card routes the PC speaker through, even at POST. I believe on the SB16 the card needs to initialise first, but I don't remember 100%. But it was …

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Re: Phil's Ultimate VGA Benchmark Database Project

Posted on 2016-01-02, 23:10

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Yes, version 1.0c only goes up to 999. The thing is some of the faster machines might be pumping out over 2000 fps, so it's hard to tell. It would be great if someone could modify it so it spits out the fps when you exit for example.

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Re: Which Sound Blaster drivers can I comment out?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 21:24

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by PhilsComputerLab

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🤣 That's funny

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Re: (Return to) Ringworld + MT-32: delaying game start?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 21:23

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Could you test with Munt and see if you get the same behaviour?

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Re: Does PCI Voodoo3 2000 make sense in a DOS machine?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 15:06

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by PhilsComputerLab

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At least on ISA, CL are excellent value. Good performance, good price. A lot of 486 machines came with CL VLB cards.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 07:33

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Very nice SquallStrife 😀

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Re: Does PCI Voodoo3 2000 make sense in a DOS machine?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 06:03

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I went ahead and benchmarked the Voodoo3 2000 PCI against the onboard Cirrus Logic CL-GD5430. Thanks, Phil for your DOS Benchmark kit. Benchmark-Voodoo3/CL-GD5430 3dbench-115.1/88.9 pcpbench-27.4/25.2 doom-56.8/46.1 quake-24.9/23.1 Nice scores. Especially Doom is quite a bit faster on the V3. Tomb …

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Re: Issue with GA-6VTXE and IDE Drives

Posted on 2016-01-02, 01:16

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I have that board. I had to replace all the big caps when I got it. It works well now.

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Re: Does PCI Voodoo3 2000 make sense in a DOS machine?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 00:16

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by PhilsComputerLab

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While I don't have this particular card, all V3 have very good signal / image quality. DOS performance and compatibility is also very good. And many DOS Glide games will work on the V3 with the right patches and options, such as Tomb Raider or Screamer 2.

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Re: (Return to) Ringworld + MT-32: delaying game start?

Posted on 2016-01-02, 00:14

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Interesting. Try lowering the cycle speed to 3000 before starting the game?

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Re: AWE64 Value being recognized as SB16

Posted on 2016-01-01, 22:10

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Well the resources look great now! You can run diagnose to test the card and there is a song for the AWE synth. In Doom or Descent, can you select AWE for music?

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Re: Game Port not Working

Posted on 2016-01-01, 21:07

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Well that's what you want 😀 But not sure why the gameport wouldn't work.

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Re: Which Sound Blaster drivers can I comment out?

Posted on 2016-01-01, 20:58

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Does the Aztech have a MIDI device? The MPU401 port at 330 still needs something connected to it you know. Like a wavetable board, or external MIDI module through the game port. But it's good news so far. The game is talking to the MPU. And it doesn't hang, right? You can exit it afterwards?

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Re: Game Port not Working

Posted on 2016-01-01, 20:56

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by PhilsComputerLab

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rick12373 wrote: I tried it and it didn't work. Weird... What happens when you run it? Try running CTCM from the CTCM folder, see if you get any messages.

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Re: Game Port not Working

Posted on 2016-01-01, 20:37

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Try the one in the SB16 folder!

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Re: Which Sound Blaster drivers can I comment out?

Posted on 2016-01-01, 19:02

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by PhilsComputerLab

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The drives are all IDE? But it's an OEM machine. I'm thinking SCSI or Ethernet. Check the BIOS and see if you can disable any on-board resources that you aren't using.

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Re: Which Sound Blaster drivers can I comment out?

Posted on 2016-01-01, 18:49

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by PhilsComputerLab

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You can try Ultimate Boot CD, it some diagnostic programs that might help. But could you tell us a bit more about the PC? What is inside?

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Re: Which Sound Blaster drivers can I comment out?

Posted on 2016-01-01, 16:56

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by PhilsComputerLab

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clueless1 wrote: Thanks, Phil. Looks like CTMMSYS.SYS does use 10kb. Oh. Out it goes then 🤣

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Re: Which Sound Blaster drivers can I comment out?

Posted on 2016-01-01, 16:27

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by PhilsComputerLab

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What was added to autoexec.bat: SET SOUND=C:\VIBRA16 SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 REM SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E What was added to config.sys: DEVICE=C:\VIBRA16\DRV\VIBRA16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 REM DEVICE=C:\VIBRA16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS I think these two are not essential for playing …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-01-01, 15:42

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I ordered an ASUS P8H61-M LE from Newegg and found an i3 3225 on eBay. I already have spare RAM, SSD, sound card, power supply and monitor. I need to get a case and find a video card. Gaming will be 1920x1200. Nice! I'm using a 2.6 GHz Pentium in a similar Asus board :) Currently I'm using a GTX …

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