First post, by charlatan
Hi all,
I'm feeling a bit defeated and looking for some assistance here...I have a new MIF-IPC-B that just won't play ball.
Ideally I'd like to get it working in a Iwill BD100 motherboard I have. The BIOS (now up to date) allows me to reserve an IRQ for a Legacy ISA card, which I have tried to do for every jumper setting on the card. No matter what I try, the system will not display out when powered up. I've stripped it down to the bare essentials and tried disabling features to free up IRQs. I've also tried resetting the ESCD. If the MPU-401 is connected, it screeches constantly. Attempting to install the card in two Aptiva systems I have (K62 and PIII) gives me the same grief.
I have slightly more luck when I install the card in a Compaq Deskpro. The BIOS features are limited so I can't tinker with much, but the system does display out when the card is installed. It does not work in DOS or Windows 98SE (I followed the guide from Roland for the latter). More often than not the MPU-401 makes the same noise as above, but if I move components around I'll eventually get a presumably satisfied "beep" from it and it shuts up. The card is still not functional. Additionally, if I install a PnP ISA sound card alongside it, it will not appear. It only becomes accessible when the MIF-IPC-B is removed.
It has been quite a while since I've played with hardware of this vintage so I'm hoping I've just missed something stupid. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
- Mike