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Boot CD installs DOS, Vantage, Raine, MAME (1 of 7 versions) and Game Launcher
spystyle:
The cards had "soundblaster 16" stamped on them
Here are some links to buy one
http://tinyurl.com/unsp6
http://tinyurl.com/yxqwrq
http://tinyurl.com/yxnh43
IG-88:
Yip, Yip Yahoo! I got one to work! I found an old ISA card mixed in with a bunch of old network cards out in the garage. I believe the model # was C2940 but I'm not sure. I can check if anyone cares. Machine works like a champ. Now I just have to sort some roms like you guys talked about earlier and it's done!
I guess it's off to ebay to find some more of those cards!
Thanks guys for all your help!
AlanS17:
Have you considered using FreeDOS? It doesn't require any MS licenses. As the name suggests, it's free. Otherwise, this sounds like a neat idea.
Also, AdavnceMAME offers support for non-Sound Blaster sound cards as well as other tweaks. It's what I use in my DOS setups. That might be over-complicating it, though. I haven't actually tried this disk for myself so I don't know exactly what it can and can't do.
IG-88:
Just a small update. I have now tried several different PCI sound cards and have had all kinds of problems. I can (sometimes) get completely thru the set-up and put the roms onto the HD but never had any of the cards work. I've tried Soundblaster and Ensoniq both, and several different model #'s of each. Mostly tho I get strange error messages, lockups, hangs you name it when using PCI. Spystyle was correct in stating that DOS works best with ISA type cards.
I am waiting on getting some more of the model CT2940's (isa) off of Ebay to see if they will work as effortlessly as the first one did. I've also added darned near my whole set of v36 roms and I've only found slow down in a couple games so far. (i-robot comes to mind)
I've also tried using Fraggals Boot CD but it just locks up after install. EasyCab Cd seemed to work pretty well but I'll be damned if I can get the games to show up in ArcadeFe. :timebomb: Both of these support the abundance of PCI cards I got. I wish there was some more support for the programs themselves. :(
Anyway I'll post back after I've tried the CT2940's.
redfivexw:
I am trying to install this now, i am getting similar problems to a previous poster, I see the mame splash screen but then the screen just goes black. Also when i try to use the update command at the c prompt, i get a message that the computer cannot read from drive a, abort, retry, fail?. I dont understand why it is trying to read the floppy drive. any help is appreciated. I am running a celeron 1200mhz with 256mb ram.
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