Re: Suntac 80286 Mainboards

Posted on 2021-06-12, 23:54

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by zoinknoise

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re: MR-BIOS, i have mixed feelings about it too. i am blown away that anyone even bothered to make such a BIOS in 1994, but yeah, it's got its own shortcomings. i suspect that it really was intended for actual, original IBM AT motherboards, or clone boards built the same way (i.e. with a fully …

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Re: Suntac 80286 Mainboards

Posted on 2021-06-10, 21:32

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by zoinknoise

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I'm slowly running out of ideas, perhaps I have a faulty mobo chip. I'm going to rotate RAM chips, just in case, but I don't think it's RAM since I once got the 3DBench test running happily but the keyboard hanged. sorry about the cosmetic damage to your board. don't beat yourself up over it. it is …

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Re: Suntac 80286 Mainboards

Posted on 2021-06-09, 22:10

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by zoinknoise

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Predator99 wrote on 2021-06-09, 22:01: Thanks for providing the image. Its indeed an overdump. The 1st 32kb are identical to the 2nd 32kb. I checked your combined file "suntac 286 [Award 3.03HL].bin" hmm, interesting. the jumper on the board was set to 256kbit ROMs. i stand corrected!

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Re: Suntac 80286 Mainboards

Posted on 2021-06-09, 18:20

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by zoinknoise

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crossposting from the main 286 BIOS thread... here's yet another Award BIOS. interesting how these old Suntac boards all look nearly the same, and yet each one has its own bespoke BIOS. this is Award version 3.03HL, but it's twice as large as the version already dumped (64k instead of 32k, and it's …

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Re: 80286 BIOS image collection

Posted on 2021-06-09, 18:03

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by zoinknoise

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#68 my Suntac-based board, similar to #61 and probably by the same generic manufacturer. jdupes says my BIOS does not match anything in predator99's archive, so i am posting it here. there is a version "3.03HL" already posted but my version is 64k instead of 32k. EDIT: the BIOS does indeed match v3. …

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Re: CpuSpd - A Hardware Based CPU Speed Control Utility for DOS/Win9X Retro Gaming

Posted on 2021-06-08, 06:39

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by zoinknoise

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oh no! 😳 Filename Scan Jun 8, 2021 at 2.31 AM.jpg File size 1.25 MiB Views 84 views system: Duron 1300 (DHD1300AMT1B) Soyo SY-K7VTA-B (VIA KT133/686B) 512MB RAM Voodoo4 Win98 SE in DOS mode edit: segmentation fault happens with v2.0 also, but v1.5 works!

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Re: 80286 BIOS image collection

Posted on 2021-05-26, 03:12

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by zoinknoise

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#67 unknown vendor/model. closest match i found is "286LS" by "JPN Corporation." https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/J/JPN-CORPORATION-286-286LS.html strong resemblance to #6 and #42 but has SIMM sockets instead of SIPP, and AMIBIOS instead of Quadtel or Phoenix. board has date sticker from …

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Re: 80486 BIOS image collection

Posted on 2021-05-11, 05:32

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by zoinknoise

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#94 FIC 486-GVT VIA VT82C486, VIA VT82C482 AMIBIOS 08/08/93 Filename IMG_3470.jpg File size 1.38 MiB Views 165 views

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Re: 80286 BIOS image collection

Posted on 2021-04-15, 03:02

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by zoinknoise

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#65 SIIG MiniSys 2000 Intel 286-12 type: AMIBIOS chipset: Headland HT12/A 2x 27C256 EPROMs Bios string is: DH12-1422-061390-K0 1422 maker ID = Labway Computer Co. UH19 page is here: http://www.win3x.org/uh19/motherboard/show/8101 Filename Screen Shot 2021-04-14 at 10.59.26 PM.png File size 1.02 MiB …

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Re: Sound Blaster: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-03-21, 22:22

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by zoinknoise

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nice work on the latest update. i really have to say though, i am uneasy with the "Self Noise" column and how it's purely based on the DAC. it's uncomfortably close to those endless arguments in audiophile forums comparing two CD players, one with 64x oversampling DACs, and the other with 128x …

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Re: Creative ISA Sound Card Floating Op-Amps Running Log/List

Posted on 2021-03-21, 21:08

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by zoinknoise

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how do I know what those appropriate values are when the capacitors have no markings apart from polarity, capacitance and voltage that is all the information you need when replacing capacitors. they certainly DO NOT need to be the same part, or from the same series, or from the same manufacturer. …

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Re: Creative ISA Sound Card Floating Op-Amps Running Log/List

Posted on 2021-02-14, 01:29

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by zoinknoise

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nice. i've got a CT2760 here that i'll mod according to your diagrams. protip for anyone doing the same: recap the card too. you will be amazed how much recapping an old sound card helps quiet it down. the older the card, the better. my CT1350B went from being pretty much unusable, to being an …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 & AWE: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-02-14, 01:09

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by zoinknoise

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interesting, my ALS007 worked just fine with DOTT yes, MAYBE i have an ALS007 somewhere? one thing is for sure, the ALS007 is definitely not the same chip as the ALS100 with a different marking; the Windows drivers have different INF files: 5118 05-15-96 17:41 ALS007.INF 5069 05-15-96 17:36 ALS100. …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 & AWE: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-02-13, 05:31

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by zoinknoise

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the ALS100 has full SB16 compatibility. yes, and i went to the trouble of seeking one out for this reason, but the chipset is... flaky. be careful. Day of the Tentacle gave me bizarre, completely wrong FM music. Jill of the Jungle does not even recognize the card at all. (i did not test with …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 & AWE32: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-02-11, 22:19

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by zoinknoise

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@zoinknoise: It's a nice hint that i gladly included down in the explanation of the Bug. According to Mobygamer Tie Fighter also supports AWE32 for music. Do you know if that is correct? hmmmmm not much experience with that game, but AWE32 support is definitely listed on the box: https://www. …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 & AWE32: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-02-08, 05:56

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by zoinknoise

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nice chart, though i would *personally* add one bit of info. it mentions how the entire AWE32 and SB32 series has that Duke3D slowdown weirdness with external MIDI music, inherited from the SB16 series. this is true, but remember that Duke3D *does* have native AWE32 support, and therefore it IS …

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Re: 80386 BIOS image collection

Posted on 2021-01-14, 23:39

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by zoinknoise

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#83 Seritech SER-386ADIII (or SER-386AD3) Am386DX-40 ALi M1429 + M1431 AMIBIOS 04/04/93 40-0212-001133-00101111-040493-ALI1429-F Filename IMG_3216.jpg File size 1.71 MiB Views 356 views

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Re: CpuSpd - A Hardware Based CPU Speed Control Utility for DOS/Win9X Retro Gaming

Posted on 2021-01-11, 23:19

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by zoinknoise

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amazing tool. i want to report it works flawlessly on my FIC AD11 (AMD 761 northbridge, VIA 686B southbridge) running an Athlon XP 2000+ and a GeForce Ti4200. thanks to this app, i can play Resident Evil 1 on this machine. normally, the game runs just a bit too fast, the cutscenes desync, and the …

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Re: Jill of the Jungle Sound Effects

Posted on 2020-12-30, 23:01

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by zoinknoise

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for this game, digital sounds are pretty clumsy to my mind and PC speaker a bit better. i couldn't disagree more... the weird SFX are possibly the very BEST parts of these games. especially the ones in Jill 2. which is why i am SO grateful for this patch. the sound effects are broken on too many of …

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Re: Daewoo AL486V-D BIOS needed

Posted on 2019-08-14, 00:25

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by zoinknoise

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i have uploaded v299 of this board's BIOS here. Re: 80386 BIOS image collection

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