Re: Failed BIOS update (award) - Dead PC :-(
Posted on 2023-11-16, 10:45
Yes, I once used this technique too, and the board was working afterwards. Definitely worth trying if you don't have access to an EPROM programmer.
Re: Failed BIOS update (award) - Dead PC :-(
Posted on 2023-11-16, 09:39
You need the part number of the chip, which is unfortunately below the sticker. The sticker is just kind of a proof-of-license for Award BIOS but says nothing about the actual chip type.
Re: Issues Using CF Adapter - BIOS detects incorrect size
Posted on 2023-11-16, 07:30
Turns out it was the adapter. I've not reflowed it yet as I've been away, but ordered another one since they're so cheap, and the new one works just fine. Now have Windows 95 installed which is sweet, but hit an issue I hit with a previous install, where installing SiS chipset drivers to get DMA …
Re: SIlly question about Voodoo 2
Posted on 2023-11-15, 11:03
Personally, I'd go with the Matrox because that's the one I had :D Regarding your Direct3D question: before creating the D3D device, the game can query the available devices. So if the game is smart enough, they offer the option to select the device. Otherwise the game will use the default device. …
Re: Fixing a not working USB port (on a PIII)
Posted on 2023-11-15, 10:49
I would check IRQ sharing conflicts, but I'm not 100% sure if that would affect only one port or both. I had some issues with my CF to IDE adapter that fit your description, so unless you try with a real IDE HDD, I wouldn't rule out your SATA-IDE adapter as the culprit. For example, Win 2000 setup …
Re: Asus A8n-sli premium won't post
Posted on 2023-11-14, 09:03
Yeah, I also had a dead board with good looking caps but caps went bad. Can be the issue indeed
Re: How are drivers normally installed for the Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital (Dell) SB0200?
Posted on 2023-11-09, 12:35
I jsut had a pure clusterf*ck with a SB0100. Nothing I got from the Creative Support site worked. I ended up installing a pack from vogonsdrivers. You can try this. Note the comment about Win2k/XP at the bottom, maybe this works for you.
Re: No PCI device listing on boot, only 2 devices when I scan the PCI bus. Devices work fine though. Help?
Posted on 2023-11-09, 11:22
From what I've seen, there is a way to check which operation is supported on the hardware. AX=0xB101 int 0x1A bool isPciBios = (AH == 0) && (DX == 0x4350) int numBus = CL int pciVersion = BX int configVer = AL Those are probably the BIOS functions you are using, right? Otherwise, the 0xCF8/0xCFC …
Re: Issues Using CF Adapter - BIOS detects incorrect size
Posted on 2023-11-09, 10:08
Could be bad solder joints, yes. But since IDE is implemented in the CF card itself, the adapter is only passing signals and power through to the card. That's why it can work with card A by fail with card B. I'm also not sure of the backwards-compatibility of modern CF cards. I mean, it can be that …
Re: No PCI device listing on boot, only 2 devices when I scan the PCI bus. Devices work fine though. Help?
Posted on 2023-11-09, 09:20
Is PnP/PCI configuration set to Auto? I'm actually not sure if that BIOS would list the PCI devices. On my SS7 with AMI BIOS (and an S7 with Award) it is shown after the boxed table and before "Verifying DMI Pool Data" (text is PCI device listing). Besides having no listings, do the PCI devices work …
Re: Issue with Hercules S3 Trio3D
Posted on 2023-11-08, 21:40
Since you are using Windows, I would disable the following options: System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Video BIOS Shadow I don't think this is directly related but those settings are leftovers from ancient days and might cause trouble. You do seem to have a slight …
Re: Help identify PCI Sound Card
Posted on 2023-11-08, 18:31
Looks pretty generic. I would put it in a system and search for the PCI vendor and device ID, maybe that helps.
Re: Asus A8n-sli premium won't post
Posted on 2023-11-08, 18:25
Damn, was worth a shot though. Took me a while to figure that out on my MSI board, so I had hoped that I could spare you the trouble. You can try to remove everything, CPU, RAM, GPU, and everything else that is connected to the board. Then see if it turns on (connect a fan or observe the PSU fan). …
Re: STB Voodoo 3 card dead.
Posted on 2023-11-08, 13:48
I recovered my bricked V3 3000 AGP by booting with a PCI card, then flashing the BIOS with the correct version. It should have created a SAVE.ROM file with the original BIOS. However, the official 3dfx tools dump the old BIOS first to SAVE.ROM (i.e. overwriting any existing file of that name), erase …
Re: 3DMark2000 + Voodoo 3 3000 AGP = crash
Posted on 2023-11-08, 13:14
Not a general issue I would say, as I just yesterday ran 3DMark 2000 on my V3 3000 AGP perfectly fine. Could be a hardware defect, incompatibility or software issue. I would first try to increase the Graphics Aperture Size in the BIOS, 16 MB does look a little low to me. I would try 64 MB (or the …
Re: Asus A8n-sli premium won't post
Posted on 2023-11-08, 13:00
On my MSI K8T Neo2 board the negative 5V rail provided by older ATX PSUs is mandatory. Using a newer ATX PSU without -5V results in no POST, no picture, dead as a stone. I've found on the net that the MSI K8N seems to have the same issue, maybe that's true for your board as well? Do you have an PSU …
Re: Issues Using CF Adapter - BIOS detects incorrect size
Posted on 2023-11-08, 12:54
Yeah, try that as well. And also check the cabling. I had things happen due to wobbly connectors before. Always a great feeling to spent hours diagnosing and then discover there's just a cracked solder joint on the power connector for example.
Re: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 not recognizing my 3½ floppy drive
Posted on 2023-11-08, 12:35
Glad you got it working! On most boards I've seen the floppy type and floppy controller config were in separate menus, so I'd say that's not on Asrock. Don't worry, be happy that it was such a simple fix and nothing hardware-related.
Re: Issues Using CF Adapter - BIOS detects incorrect size
Posted on 2023-11-08, 12:33
You could test if it works if it is the only device on the IDE port, to see if that helps. Wouldn't be a permanent solution in your case though, if you already have other drives connected.
Re: Issues Using CF Adapter - BIOS detects incorrect size
Posted on 2023-11-08, 11:09
It might be an incompatibility with the adapter or the CF card itself. Do you have it as the only device on the IDE port? Does it have external power connector or is it supplied by the IDE port? I just discovered today that my perfectly fine working CF card in Windows 98 SE instacrashes Windows 2000 …
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