Try searching for YMF724 here in Vogons because I'm pretty sure there are topics with people saying how to setup this properly. From the top of my head I know that the DOS drivers can receive certain parameters to indicate how should it emulate a IRQs and DMA transfers under DOS (DDMA, PC/PCI, INTA, etc.). Odds are just plugging in the SB-Link is not enough, you have to tell the drivers to use it.

alexanrs wrote:

Try searching for YMF724 here in Vogons because I'm pretty sure there are topics with people saying how to setup this properly. From the top of my head I know that the DOS drivers can receive certain parameters to indicate how should it emulate a IRQs and DMA transfers under DOS (DDMA, PC/PCI, INTA, etc.). Odds are just plugging in the SB-Link is not enough, you have to tell the drivers to use it.

I have been looking around this forum, but couldn't find anything useful. I suspect that SB-Link only applies in a pure DOS environment, and not in a Win9x Dos Box.

I can adjust the resources between IRQ5 and IRQ7. Also address 220 or 240. It doesn't make a difference though.

I own a YMF-724F-V which I've had good success with in DOS. I don't know what the difference is betwen the 724E and the 724F.

Kahenraz wrote:

I own a YMF-724F-V which I've had good success with in DOS. I don't know what the difference is betwen the 724E and the 724F.

Have you been successful with a DOS game Within Windows 9x? If so, which drivers did you use?

Did you make use of the SB-Link Header?

Thanks.

I only ever tested it in pure DOS, not 9x. And I don't have an SB-Link. I may be wrong but I seem to remember digital audio working in some games. I could be wrong.

I know that the FM synth worked for sure.

Totempole wrote:

Have you been successful with a DOS game Within Windows 9x? If so, which drivers did you use?
Did you make use of the SB-Link Header?

I had it hooked up like that once, and it worked in both DOS and Windows 98 (+ Windows DOS mode). Here is another regular that had it working:

Great Hierophant wrote:

I got it to work with Doom without a problem, but only in a DOS Box (Win 9x was running). It sounds excellent.

There was even a Midi-related addon for the windows 98 driver called PowerYMF.

Thanks everyone, I got it working, but for some reason I had to use DMA 0. Does anyone know what the reason for this might be? Would making an adjustment in the BIOS perhaps help?

Thanks.

I don't have a box setup to run mine but I remember it being difficult to get configured. Just make sure you write down what you did for your own reference in the future.

Of note from gerwin's link:

When I replaced my 430TX motherboard, I discovered to my utter horror, that the card will ONLY work as a Soundblaster compatible if your motherboard chipset supports Distributed DMA!

Just thought I'd update everyone on my progress with this. I've decided to use the YMF724E-V card exclusively for its XG capabilites and have added an ISA YMF718-S for digital audio in DOS games. I have the XG synth mapped so that I can use that in DOS games that support it as well.

I'm thinking of pairing the second YMF724E-V card with an ESS 1688 ISA card. I really like ESFM as well.