I didn't try to. Before I got the AWE32 to work in DOS, I gave up hope and bought an Audigy 2 ZS. For me, Audigy 2 is actually better than AWE32 even for DOS games running in Windows because then you can load massive SoundFont banks, while AWE32 is limited to 28 MiB. I just looked at the loaded …

OMG, it all works now, but only from DOS. Thanks for the tip @TheMobRules. Big payoff, we got Dick Tracy out of the way... I've put a heat sink on. Temperature is much better now (50C). I'm really relieved the card was OK all along.

I mean I suspect my EMU8k is permanently latched up, not yours. This high temperature is retarded. In 1995, Moore's law, and more importantly Denard scaling, was alive and well. GPUs and CPUs didn't even have heat sinks. Leakage power was negligible. I'm trying to think how many multiply adds the …

Keep in mind that the CT3930 is a rare specimen of SB32... Yes, this is a very precious card ! I got it off of eBay for no more than the much more common CT3600. But unfortunately, I didn't get to test it until after the return period expired because my motherboard (ASUS CUBX-E) ordered from …

I'm also have an EMU8k burning up on my CT3930. It's @ 82.6 C ! Looks like at least 2 other people confirm this IC405A gets very hot. @ TheMobRules, how hot does yours get? Hot or not hot, this card isn't detected by Windows 98 at all. It did get detected for a day or 2 right when I 1st plugged it …

It's been 2 weeks since I've set up my 1st retro desktop and one of my last hurdles is getting fast disk access. I have a CUBX-E with a Promise PDC20265 IDE controller, attached to SSD through an IDE->SATA adapter. It runs at ATA66. I successfully installed the Win9x driver from http://firstweb. …

I can load Sound fonts now! The trick was running CTZAPXX to install the drivers instead of manually using Device Manager. That also installs the 2MB sound font to C:\Windows\system and creates some MIDI interfaces. In control panel -> Multimedia -> MIDI, there are now 4 interfaces instead of 2. …

MIDI enthusiast here. I have an Audigy 2 ZS (Gateway OEM SB0355) and Win98SE. I cannot run Creative Soundfont manager. I get "SoundFont Manager initialization failed" . Diagnostics also don't work, but I do have sound. I suspect this could be an incomplete installation. I couldn't install directly …

Alright, I gave up on my small form factor obsession and bought a ASUS CUBX-E on eBay. What changed my mind is reading Anandtech's excellent review of 133MHz 440BX motherboards on 6/2/2000. I realized how much I was missing compared to those 2 smaller, older boards: ATA 100, more USB ports, good …

"Multiplier is locked on Tualatin CPUs anyway" Aha, so that's why it's not worth it to install a Pentium 3 in an adapter and running @ 100MHz FSB, because it will run 1.33x slower. Thanks for clearing things up and congratulations on having that rare Powerleap adapter. I think I will go for that …

1st timer here trying to build a DOS/Windows 98 PC. I've settled on 440BX for compatibility and ISA sound card. I found this thread very useful. Except now in 2020, the Powerleap adapters are rarer. I found only 1 listing on Amazon for $299. If it really has compatibility with any slot 1 motherboard …