First post, by DNSDies
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I've got a 486 system I've been tinkering with for the past 3-4 years, adding things as I come by them and trying to make it into a "top of the line" kind of 1993/94 system.
I've run into a problem recently though, as I purchased a new VLB IDE controller, and it doesn't want to play along with my motherboard.
The mobo in question is an EFA 4DMS HL3G-L4-VI
I found some more info here:
http://motherboards.mbarron.net/models/486vlb3/4dms.htm
However, I can't seem to figure out what the beep codes mean, since it is an Award bios.
When the controller card is in, I get 1 long, 3 short, which seems to point to a video problem. This makes me think it's my motherboard, because my VLB video card (Hercules Dynamite Pro VL, ET4000 W32p) works fine without the I/O card.
So, I'm thinking it's a slave/master problem on the VL Bus.
The MB has 3 VL slots, marked Master1/Slave Master2/Slave and Master2/Slave (so, I think there can only be 2 masters).
I also have an AMD 133mhz 5x86 cpu on the mobo (running at 100mhz as an AMD DX2, the best I can do with the jumpers on the mobo).
I think it may be a problem with the bus speed and how many VL cards the bus can accommodate.
Can anyone help me get this card working?
Oh, I also have another question, how do I get the IDE port working on my CT2290 soundblaster?
I'd like to use that as a dedicated IDE for my cd rom drive. The drivers on the creative website don't work.
Also, if the fix involves a BIOS hack or anything, I do have the equipment for handling EPROMs and erasing them, so don't be shy and let me know!