Re: [SOLVED, fixed by forcing AGP 1X] De-shimmed Radeon 9700 on 440BX crashes Windows 98 SE running 3DMARK 2003

Posted on 2020-06-01, 17:21

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by synrgy87

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Aye, all part of life's rich tapestry! Totally unconnected, but what's the last two digits of the P/N on your 9700? Just that I've a warning in the manual of my Asus MB in my Athlon rig. About using 9x cards that end in less than "30". Dunno why, it just says to prevent instabillity. What chipset …

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Re: Audigy 2ZS Prevents Post

Posted on 2020-06-01, 17:16

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by synrgy87

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Do you think it is possible connecting the front panel I/O device is what killed the card? I don't have the original cable, but I understood a regular IDE cable could be used if careful about pin 1 orientation... I want to be sure I don't kill another if I attempt to connect the I/O front panel. …

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

Posted on 2020-05-28, 21:54

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by synrgy87

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Clean and Referb of two Sidewinder 3D Pro joysticks, one is a little finicky n has had some repair work it seems on the PCB (there's a crack but not going through much of anything) both seem to have some factory touch ups so maybe something wasn't quite right at the factory. Next was fitting a Gotek …

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Re: Audigy 2 Value (sb0400) Windows 98 SE driver

Posted on 2020-05-27, 16:37

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by synrgy87

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The drivers don't recognise this card on windows 98 or windows me iirc, I have the original CD for the Audigy 2 Value, you need the version of the drives for the Value specifically then install them via inf it uses different chip than the Audigy 2 ZS. I'll see if i can get the CD uploaded somewhere …

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2020-05-27, 14:42

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by synrgy87

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Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value Installation and Applications CD ISO: https://archive.org/details/sb-install_202005 Can be a tricky one to track down, specifically for the Audigy 2 Value SB0400

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Re: Audigy 2 Value (sb0400) Windows 98 SE driver

Posted on 2020-05-27, 13:23

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by synrgy87

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I've been trying for a few days now to use an Aydigy 2 Value (sb0400) on Windows 98 SE. I've tried to use the drivers from a few of the cd images on this sites drivers page. I've tried the "Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Install CD", the "Sound Blaster Audigy Install CD for ME/2000/XP" and I've also …

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Re: Audigy 2 ZS Crackle Fix

Posted on 2020-05-27, 13:06

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by synrgy87

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Though it perplexes me that for a new card that was never used the caps are bad. Electrolytic caps can and will go bad in storage, especially if the device in question has never been powered on or has been sitting unused for a very long time. My experience in dealing with vintage audio tells me …

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Re: Audigy 2 ZS Crackle Fix

Posted on 2020-05-27, 11:11

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by synrgy87

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That may be, luckily those caps are all the same 16v 22uf, so if the it isn't the beginning of power delivery I could just replace them with higher quality Nichicon's. Though it perplexes me that for a new card that was never used the caps are bad. Edit: they are not all 22's and I think I have …

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Re: Audigy 2 ZS Crackle Fix

Posted on 2020-05-25, 16:04

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by synrgy87

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I just got a New open box Audigy ZS 2, however the right channel is not as powerful and the left, it sounds as though the low end is weak. Now I plan on replacing these caps to see if it corrects the issue, however I don't have much info to go off of here. This is what I found on Digi-Key so far …

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Re: CD Drive issue or Sound Card issue, or maybe something else?

Posted on 2020-05-24, 10:46

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by synrgy87

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Okay, so the problem is fixed. Describing the solution is gonna be embarrassing. I went into CTMIX.CFG and set bass and treble back to their default settings, and turned CD Audio gain down from x2 to x1. That fixed pretty much everything - no more crunchy SFX in GTA, no more peaking in the intro …

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Re: CD Drive issue or Sound Card issue, or maybe something else?

Posted on 2020-05-23, 13:36

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by synrgy87

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Your AUTOEXEC.BAT is pointing to IRQ7 and your CTPNP.cfg is pointing to IRQ5 SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330 T4 [SB16] Disable=0 Csn=1 CardId=CTL0026 Serial=1006ada9 LogDev=0 Port0=220 Port1=330 Port2=388 [b]Irq0=5[/b] Dma0=1 Dma1=5 Could cause issues with games that use the SET BLASTER line IRQ7 is …

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Re: CD Drive issue or Sound Card issue, or maybe something else?

Posted on 2020-05-23, 09:40

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by synrgy87

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Might be a resource conflict, or a faulty card, I've had to replace capacitors on my CT 2950, but it was more low / poor audio output than the issues you describe. Are you using drivers installed by the DOS 7.10 installer? Do you have the bios and resources configured? for example nothing else …

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Re: Getting Sata to work in IDE mode on WIndows 98 - Help Please

Posted on 2020-05-22, 12:47

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by synrgy87

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There are third party drivers that should work in Windows 9x . See my earlier post in this thread . They are at least woryh a try before trying a PCI controller (which I also suggested as an option). Yeah, I've not tried them myself but certainly worth a try, I should have added "If the above …

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Re: Getting Sata to work in IDE mode on WIndows 98 - Help Please

Posted on 2020-05-22, 09:09

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by synrgy87

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I don't have answers but I'm curious whether an atapi CD driver and mscdex work in DOS mode? I thought the whole point of IDE compatbility mode was to be, well, IDE compatible. So you'd think it would at least work slowly under Windows. Maybe windows has a whitelist of pci ids or something and it …

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Re: Getting Sata to work in IDE mode on WIndows 98 - Help Please

Posted on 2020-05-21, 21:02

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by synrgy87

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What hardware are you working with? What motherboard? Some more details will help get help 😁

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Re: Gameport device not connected

Posted on 2020-05-21, 10:05

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by synrgy87

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Only one version, but they don't to my knowledge and testing work under DOS as they can't communicate even in analogue mode, unless you're thinking of the 3D pro and not the freestyle pro(freestyle pro is the gamepad with motion control 3D pro is the joystick) The 3D pro does have limited dos …

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Re: Gameport device not connected

Posted on 2020-05-20, 22:14

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by synrgy87

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In plain DOS, yes, with the Freestyle in analog mode, games just go through the usual joystick calibration routine. I played old flight sims with it, like Wings of Glory, Xwing and Tie Fighter Dos collectors editions, racing games like Indycar, stuff like that. I think there was only one version, …

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Re: Gameport device not connected

Posted on 2020-05-20, 21:34

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by synrgy87

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Will need to try out the Freestyle pro in DOS, that'd be cool, It does need the correct drivers to work in windows though before it'll show up, might need to remove any other sidewinder devices and refresh to get it showing.

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Re: Which old game would you like to see a remastered version of?

Posted on 2020-05-20, 20:40

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by synrgy87

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The Rogue Squadron games with new multi-platform releases and VR support.

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Re: Need Help Finding Drivers for Packard Bell Soundcard

Posted on 2020-05-19, 08:36

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by synrgy87

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Thank you, I'll definitely use Phil's drivers and see if I can get all that going. Would there be a way to either disable the modem or get the drivers for it? I don't like having question marks and the sort in device manager, if you get what I mean. It's sort of an obsessive thing, similar to how I …

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