Hassle-free network card for DOS/WfW311?
Posted on 2020-08-21, 11:38
Could someone recommend a type or model (must be ISA) that is the most "hassle free" in terms of compatibility, and ease of installation in DOS / WfW311? Thanks!
Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here
Posted on 2020-08-19, 14:04
Second run but this time with a 386DX instead of DLC. 21 MB/s is so close, but cannot jump it, no matter how I play around with the settings.
Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard
Posted on 2020-08-10, 14:38
Deksor wrote on 2020-08-10, 14:29: Correct, what video card did you use ? Actually both of these had the same result: Cirrus Logic 5422 ISA and Trident 8900 CL-B. +tightest memory settings with AT CLK2/5
Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard
Posted on 2020-08-10, 14:24
Deksor wrote on 2020-08-10, 14:00: Well it's not that surprising considering you have a 486DLC-40 ^^ (the chipset is probably a good one as well) I mean it tops the list including other 486 DLCs
Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here
Posted on 2020-08-10, 13:30
Ti 486 SXL-40 Ser 386-AD3 (ALi M1429) motherboard 8 MB RAM
Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard
Posted on 2020-08-10, 12:07
I have replaced the TAG chip, but it didn't help. But then I replaced all SRAM chips and it boots and detects 128K. Too bad the the new chips are 20ns ones instead of 15. At least it works. EDIT: this one is a beast :) It does 23.2 in 3DBench which is pretty much the top of all 386 platforms on the …
Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard
Posted on 2020-08-10, 11:44
Does yours work with 128K cache ? I tried to jumper it according to the manual, but it says BAD CACHE during boot. It boots normally when it jumpered to 32K, which is strange because the SRAM chips are 32K x 8 (i.e. 128k). I had to fight this issue for a long time as well, it was saying "Cache …
Re: Please help identify this 386 motherboard
Posted on 2020-08-10, 11:01
This is a Seritech 386-ADIII. https://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/m/S-T/32373.htm I have this board as well, great 386DX machine. 386ad3.jpg Does yours work with 128K cache ? I tried to jumper it according to the manual, but it says BAD CACHE during boot. It boots normally when it jumpered to 32K, which …
Please help identify this 386 motherboard
Posted on 2020-08-10, 10:19
Hi guys, I have this very compact ALI M1429 based motherboard , but cannot find the jumper settings for it. Someone might be able to recognize the model? Thanks EDIT: I have found it based on the AMIBIOS ID, it's a Seritech Ser-386ad3
Re: Fixing a Roland SB-55 floppy MIDI player
Posted on 2020-06-10, 07:38
....I get this on-screen error message: ' 5ur' or maybe instead of a 5 is a capital S ' Sur' ...the manuals do not mention anything about this error message which is rather strange since they mention others, ....this has me puzzled. Just for the record: I had the same issue on a newly acquired SB- …
Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM
Posted on 2020-06-09, 17:16
Hi guys, I have an SC-55 with rom version 1.01 and also have one with v1.21. I am planning to sell either of them. Which one should I keep?
Re: VLB card with NCR chipset, opinions?
Posted on 2020-05-19, 17:57
Thanks, this is the only reference to this card that I have found as well. It seems it was not among the top performers, neither was expensive back then.
VLB card with NCR chipset, opinions?
Posted on 2020-05-19, 13:38
Never seen this kind of chip NCR before, does anyone have experience with it (performance etc). This is one up for sale on a local listing , and I might be bidding if it's a good one.
Re: Please advise on this late 286 board
Posted on 2020-04-17, 22:15
It appears to have quite a bit of battery leak damage. The solder joint for the battery's negative point is very greenish-blue, and the SIMM sockets and ISA slots also look like they've got some gunk on them. Yes, but apparently it still boots DOS, and all ISA slots have been tested with a video …
Re: Please advise on this late 286 board
Posted on 2020-04-17, 21:27
It appears to have quite a bit of battery leak damage. The solder joint for the battery's negative point is very greenish-blue, and the SIMM sockets and ISA slots also look like they've got some gunk on them. Yes, but apparently it still boots DOS, and all ISA slots have been tested with a video …
Please advise on this late 286 board
Posted on 2020-04-17, 20:52
I've been thinking about building a 286 , and this one popped up on a local listing, do you think this can be a good start? It's quite compact and has a Harris 16Mhz soldered on it.
Re: 386 motherboard recommendation
Posted on 2020-04-02, 13:00
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2020-04-01, 13:30: https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/S/S … 86-386-AD3.html cool, thanks
Re: 386 motherboard recommendation
Posted on 2020-04-01, 12:57
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2019-12-25, 14:53: Late DX boards with integrated 40Mhz AMD 386DX are more common. ALI M1429 386DX40 board.jpg Sorry the necroposting, but do you know the type/brand of this mainboard? I am about the buy one with the exact same layout except with a socketed CPU instead of …
Re: The Ultimate 486 Benchmark Comparison
Posted on 2020-02-12, 14:07
Yes they should be the very same, but if you are willing test them both, even cpuchk could show if there is any difference. I ran some quick test on both Ti 486 DX2-80 and It's ST 486DX2-80 and compared them against a Intel DX2-66. It's a VLB system with BIOS timings left on default. Both DX2-80s …
Re: Advice on making a stable VLB build
Posted on 2020-02-11, 21:14
Thank you for the advice, actually is the only VLB card I have (those aren't easy to find nowadays), but I will get a Cirrus logic card soon... I'm using it on a full umc board (chipset+cpu) so to get decent performance I will probably need to overclock it to 50mhz VLB cards do not really like 50 …
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