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PC 486SX (ao486) • Config.sys Memory Issue on Startup

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

I wonder if anyone can help me with this. I don't want to use any of these presetup collections like Flynnsbit or 0mhz. I would much prefer to setup DOS myself and just then install the handful of games I want on it. I had been following the guide to do t …

A20 issues with my 386

VCFed about 2 months ago

Yesterday, I set up my new 386 system using [this motherboard]. I have 8 mb RAM (two 4 mb SIMM cards). I am using a 128 mb compact flash card for hard drive, installing PC DOS 7.01 (aka PC DOS 2000) to use for operating system. I ran into my first problem …

RCA CF Reader not working in DOS on 486

VCFed about 3 months ago

Greetings, I have a parallel port-based RCA CompactFlash reader which has been tested to work in Windows XP, and in MS-DOS 7.1 / WIndows 98SE on a Pentium III. I have MS-DOS 7.1 installed on a 486DX2 and have tried all sorts of drivers I found by scouring …

Not Enough Memory Question

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello: I have a Pentium PC with an issue with a few games stating not enough memory. If I take out the CD ROM lines in the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files, the game loads fine; however, I cannot manually initialize the CD ROM without the line in the Co …

DOS 6.22/Win 3.11

VCFed about 6 months ago

Looking to buy a set of DOS 6.22 and optionally Win 3.11 disks, if anyone has extra. Tried downloading 6.22 onto disks using WinImage, which didn't work. getting errors on Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files. Any help is appreciated. Also if there are any …

IBM ISA 16 BIT 16/4 Token Ring Adapter issues

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hi guys, Has anyone setup the IBM ISA 16 BIT 16/4 Token Ring Adapter under MSDOS? I'm trying to use the IBM local area network support program 1.1 (DXMA0MOD.SYS and DXMC0MOD.SYS in my config.sys) which I used with my 8bit ISA Token Ring network adapter but …

IBM 5170 Hangs on Boot, any line in Config.sys that is "Device="

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hi all, Recently made my account and intro post. Finally getting around to asking for some help. I have a 5170 with a type II motherboard and Phoenix BIOS and the 6 Mhz CPU. I have a Monotech XT-IDE rev 4 with a 128 CF card. Recently replaced a bad RAM c …

autoexec.bat and config.sys not running

VCFed about 7 months ago

I'm trying to get Impulse Tracker running on my 486 PC running IBM DOS 5.0, which requires EMS to run. I haven't done a whole lot with this computer yet, so this is my first time modifying its config.sys. That's when I noticed that there wasn't one in the …

joy.sys erratic on Tandy 1000 EX

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hi everyone! On my Tandy 1000 EX, I am using the coco Deluxe Mouse, with the JOY.SYS driver in my config.sys. It works fine in Deskmate, so I know hardware-wise, all seems good. My problem is that in most games, the mouse cursor is erratic: it suddenly ju …

IBM PCjr Talk ?? • Gotek HD Image Support on PCjr

IBM PCjr forum about 10 months ago

Starting a new thread dedicated to this as it started under the 3Flop section.So, I've been attempting to get my Gotek to allow my PCjr to read high density disks through the PCjr flopper controller card. It is known that the PCjr controller is not happy …

Sound • Can the SoundBlaster CT4520 (AWE64 Value?) be used as General MIDI in DOS?

Vogons about 10 months ago

Hi All,Just joined and hopefully this question won't be too stupid.I am on MS-DOS 6.22, running a Pentium 200 MMX, S3Virge DX + 3Dfx Voodoo1 and a SoundBlaster CT4520 for sound.While under Windows 98, I am able to run Doom and select General Midi as music …

General Old Hardware • PCI cards not detected in DOS

Vogons about 10 months ago

I'm trying to install drivers for my PCI cards in DOS, one is a RTL8139 NIC, the other is a YMF724 sound card. My motherboard has no compatibility issues with them, since they worked perfectly well under Windows 95, which is my previous OS before. Now, my …

General Old Hardware • Help getting Media Vision External SCSI CD-ROM working

Vogons about 10 months ago

Hi all (: This is the first CD-ROM I had access to as a kid, so it'd be pretty cool to get one working on my Compaq 386.The Problem:Detected by SCSI ASPI install, but not detected by CD-ROM driver on BootCopy code to clipboard1"Device driver not found: 'A …

Sound • Sound Blaster AWE32 CT3910

Vogons about 10 months ago

I have a Sound blaster AWE32 (model CT3910)I want to install this card in DOS 6.22 and use the onboard IDE interface for installing CDROM Drive.Everything is installed in a AMD 486DX2/66 with 16MB of RAM.What sounddriver (diskette) should i download to ma …

General Old Hardware • Windows 3.1 won't boot after Memaker; actually it comes down to DOS=HIGH,UMB

Vogons about 10 months ago

Fixed up a Prolinea that had a damaged PS/2 circuit and was able find most of the drivers for the machine.Wanted to play Dune II and some Monster Bash and ran MemMaker to free up some conventional memory. Seems it broke Windows 3.1 though! After typing "w …

Sound • Error loading SB16 Emu (MSDOS mode in W98SE)

Vogons about 11 months ago

Hello,i get some trouble trying to load SB16 emulation booting in MS-MODE from Windows 98SE (please read at bottom for technical details), basically, during boot, i get:"error: Could not allocate code/patch RAM below 4 Mbyte boundary. Try loading SBEINIT. …

Sound • SB16 + GUS Classic + PCMIDI/MT-32 for DOS/Win3.11 - should this "just work"?

Vogons about 11 months ago

Hi all,I'm building a Pentium 133 MMX box for DOS (and occasional Windows 3.11) gaming, and have been buying components for it left and right. In the sound department, I've got a GUS Classic rev 2.4 coming in from eBay, and am about to bid on multiple SB …