Hey all!
I just bought an Epox 8KTA3 motherboard with a Duron 700 (nice blue finish denoting copper interconnects! YEHAAA!).
However, I'm having many troubles and instead of tearing my hair out trying to solve them, I figured I'd go where any smart computer builder should go, Tom's Forum!
In windows I continually get a beeping from the mainboard and the diagnostics displays the number 19. Checking the manual this means "test 8259 functionality." Ok, what is this and how do I test it? I think it's the programmable interupt controller.
Also, the built in sound, a true sound blaster 8-bit. Stereo. Nothing fancy but it SHOULD suit my needs. Except that it is awefully quiet and I need to turn my sound up to max to get normal sound. ANother difficulty is that I get no sound in DOS based programs underneath the DOS prompt.
Is there anyway to boost the sound of the onboard audio? Is there an amplifier?
ALso, how can I solve this issue with the sound in the DOS prompt in windows? In pure DOS the sound works for the most part, but certain programs, like my SNES emulator, will fritz it up and other programs can't use it then.
Board should support 4X but BIOS will only let me select between 1 and 2X mode.
And one last tidbit, I can set the FSB and DRAM clock to 133MHz, is there anyway I can get the DRAM clock past that? I know the FSB can be raised, but it doesn't appeart to effect the DRAM timming.
Thanks all!
My deepest respects.
SPECS:
Duron 700
Creatie Labs RIVA TNT video card, PCI
ATA 33 4.3GB Western Digital Caviar Hard drive utilizing the ATA 100/66 cable. (Not sure if this affects anything, anybody know?)
3COM TC3509B Combo NIC Card, PCI
256MB PC100 SDRAM, 2 sticks, 128 on each, MUSHKIN, CAS2 Siemans chips. (Yes, I know it can't run at 133MHz, but I'm looking at upgrading soon, so I was wondering about the DRAM clock).
WIN98 SE
1.44 3 1/2 inch drive, 5 3/4 1.2 MB drive, 32X CD-ROM.
No overclocking for me yet, since I want the system stable before doing that.
The Jolly Wizened Oaf!
I just bought an Epox 8KTA3 motherboard with a Duron 700 (nice blue finish denoting copper interconnects! YEHAAA!).
However, I'm having many troubles and instead of tearing my hair out trying to solve them, I figured I'd go where any smart computer builder should go, Tom's Forum!
In windows I continually get a beeping from the mainboard and the diagnostics displays the number 19. Checking the manual this means "test 8259 functionality." Ok, what is this and how do I test it? I think it's the programmable interupt controller.
Also, the built in sound, a true sound blaster 8-bit. Stereo. Nothing fancy but it SHOULD suit my needs. Except that it is awefully quiet and I need to turn my sound up to max to get normal sound. ANother difficulty is that I get no sound in DOS based programs underneath the DOS prompt.
Is there anyway to boost the sound of the onboard audio? Is there an amplifier?
ALso, how can I solve this issue with the sound in the DOS prompt in windows? In pure DOS the sound works for the most part, but certain programs, like my SNES emulator, will fritz it up and other programs can't use it then.
Board should support 4X but BIOS will only let me select between 1 and 2X mode.
And one last tidbit, I can set the FSB and DRAM clock to 133MHz, is there anyway I can get the DRAM clock past that? I know the FSB can be raised, but it doesn't appeart to effect the DRAM timming.
Thanks all!
My deepest respects.
SPECS:
Duron 700
Creatie Labs RIVA TNT video card, PCI
ATA 33 4.3GB Western Digital Caviar Hard drive utilizing the ATA 100/66 cable. (Not sure if this affects anything, anybody know?)
3COM TC3509B Combo NIC Card, PCI
256MB PC100 SDRAM, 2 sticks, 128 on each, MUSHKIN, CAS2 Siemans chips. (Yes, I know it can't run at 133MHz, but I'm looking at upgrading soon, so I was wondering about the DRAM clock).
WIN98 SE
1.44 3 1/2 inch drive, 5 3/4 1.2 MB drive, 32X CD-ROM.
No overclocking for me yet, since I want the system stable before doing that.
The Jolly Wizened Oaf!
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