Re: SoundBlaster 16 CT2830 IDE CD-ROM Configuration

Posted on 2022-07-23, 06:13

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by fitzpatr

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in Marvin \ Sound

I assisted this user on Facebook and was able to confirm jumper settings and IDE Ribbon orientation as correct. I wanted to ask: Did you use the included set-up program from the Driver zip? Did you use the Dell or the archive.org drivers? Also, please post a pic of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. …

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Re: Old MECC game + XP VAIO = SFX But No Music :(

Posted on 2022-03-25, 04:33

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by fitzpatr

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in Marvin \ Software

Honestly, your system is a bit new for running DOS games natively without trouble. Looking up the ALC260, it's a 2004-ish chip and Ad-Lib and Sound Blaster compatibility were not mentioned in the datasheet. That being said, DOSBox may run sufficiently quickly as to emulate the needed hardware and …

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Re: The Roland CM-500 GS/LA Sound Module

Posted on 2022-02-04, 02:31

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by fitzpatr

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Question though .. I have a CM64, how is the CM500 "better" for retro gaming (Sierra and friends? Based on what I'm reading it really isn't; it's just another way of achieving the same (and parting with significant amounts of money) :) If I'm reading your question right, the short answer is that …

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Re: What did I buy?

Posted on 2022-01-12, 04:21

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by fitzpatr

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in Marvin \ Video

PCB is a match for a Quadro FX 3000 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/quadro-fx-3000.c1363

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Re: Need motherboard for InWin A500 case ?

Posted on 2021-09-11, 14:18

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If he bothers you so much, why don't you just put him on your ignore list? If someone bothers you this much for years apparently (and tbf I do see why) it's better to block him and be done with it instead of having to put up with it. He's apparently clearly not taking in anything you say, so why …

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Re: Need motherboard for InWin A500 case ?

Posted on 2021-09-11, 05:22

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mods : Why haven't we banned this nonsense yet? This user's entire post history is stolen pictures and random hypothetical builds in which they ask for advice without listening to anyone's responses. It is of precisely no value to the community and wastes other users' time when they try to be …

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Re: Need motherboard for InWin A500 case ?

Posted on 2021-09-11, 04:34

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mods : Why haven't we banned this nonsense yet? This user's entire post history is stolen pictures and random hypothetical builds in which they ask for advice without listening to anyone's responses. It is of precisely no value to the community and wastes other users' time when they try to be …

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Re: A close inspection of my Voodoo 1

Posted on 2021-08-07, 06:20

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by fitzpatr

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in Marvin \ Video

Nice! Those are always the first place to look when acquiring a Voodoo 1/2. Almost all of them have damage, it seems.

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-28, 19:02

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by fitzpatr

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in Marvin \ Sound

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-01-28, 18:49: That’s $279 for an ISA sound card. More expensive that 1993 prices. The Sound Blaster 16 ASP was $349 on release...accounting for inflation, that is approximately $625 today.

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-28, 17:35

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

[...] Keropi, what is the PCS header for? I couldn't find any references to it. It is the PC Speaker input - but there are cases than when using it it could degrade the audio quality - so it is left unpopulated. It can be used if you solder a pin header. I assumed that, but wanted confirmation. For …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-28, 16:49

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by fitzpatr

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in Marvin \ Sound

Expensive. Will prices be coming down in future ? Who would've thought that making proper retro-modern hardware in small batches from scratch today with quality in mind would have a price. Even at that price, I'm pretty sure their time is really not well-valued. I personally think obnoxiously …

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Re: K6-2/3+ Success on Asus P5A 1.06 - simple mod

Posted on 2021-01-19, 18:03

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Necropost, but important. This modification is meant to address an error in the design of this board revision in particular. While it could theoretically work on another board, it would need to have had the same design error to begin with.

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Re: Can someone help me identify this card? (AWE32 CT2760?)

Posted on 2021-01-19, 17:55

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

This is a CT2760 revision 039436. Sound Blaster AWE32. The capacitor layout does not match a rev 019401.

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-16, 06:09

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Just got mine in the mail! Thank you to keropi, marmes, and all of those who assisted with the development, for your dedication and boldness to develop a product like this One question occurred as I was looking over the card: what is the PCS two-pin connector by the Pulse audio transformer? I'm …

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Re: Help! My new 2005 era build is not posting.

Posted on 2020-12-10, 20:14

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Good luck! I'd recommend something like a GeForce2 MX or GeForce4 MX. They're compatible with practically everything and are dirt cheap.

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Re: help with soundcard

Posted on 2020-12-10, 19:54

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by fitzpatr

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As listed above, you need to tell the driver which settings that you have configured on the card. If the last pictures are accurate, you are jumpered to IRQ 10, and DMA 6. THESE VALUES MUST MATCH WHAT YOU PUT IN THE SOFTWARE. https://www.ibm-pc.se/drivers/cdrom/MITSUMI/MITSUMI.ZIP I think that this …

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Re: Help! My new 2005 era build is not posting.

Posted on 2020-12-10, 19:21

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If possible, get a very low-end AGP card...something without a Fan since they tend to run cool and are usually bulletproof. I know that you looked it up at the time, but since this board doesn't support Athlon 64 X2s without a moderately late BIOS update, I'd recommend getting an early Athlon 64 …

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Re: overwhelmed by motherboard and CPU selection for 486 build

Posted on 2020-08-07, 23:11

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I will add to this by pointing out that, if possible, get a board with a CR2032 battery on it. Anything with a soldered battery has the risk of having been damaged by a leaky battery. This damage can be obscured in eBay auctions by providing poor pictures, so be mindful This auction is a good …

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Re: Problems with QDI v4p895p3/smt V5.0

Posted on 2020-07-27, 19:57

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mine was a TI TMS27c512. You could try USB 2.0 ports if you have any on your system. According to the pictures on the site provided above, it looks genuine.

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Re: Problems with QDI v4p895p3/smt V5.0

Posted on 2020-07-27, 07:20

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by fitzpatr

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here is a picture of the RAM that I'm using. 2x 8MB sticks (1Mx4b x 16 chips) NN514400AJ-60

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