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steve_pss:
for whats it worth i had the same issue and it turned out i just neglected to:

1) load the default
2) setup the board settings and such

you'll find both in the options menu/tabs

pmc:

--- Quote from: steve_pss on June 20, 2003, 05:12:59 pm ---for whats it worth i had the same issue and it turned out i just neglected to:

1) load the default
2) setup the board settings and such

you'll find both in the options menu/tabs

--- End quote ---

That did not work for me.

I replaced my Win98 partition with a fresh new partition and installed a clean new Win98 SE. Boot time is much faster and the configuration is pretty much stock. I also removed a Linux drive to simplify the IDE setup. The IDE setup now has a single Primary Master CDROM drive set for "Cable Select" (needed to do that to get it to work correctly), a Secondary Master that's a the C:\ drive and contains MAME, and a Secondary Slave that's the D:\ drive and contains Win98. Certainly not conventional, but it works OK and I don't feel like pulling all the drives to swap around jumpers just to line things up in a conventional format.

The PCI network card still likes to be rediscovered regularly. I still think that's a Belkin problem and not a a PC-Chips mobo prob, but I don't truely know.

The blue-screens are gone and MAMEWAH and EmuLoader both run great. MAME's speed seems to have improved too.

The IPAC software behaves the same way. What I've been doing is using the console (the GUI is totally flaky for me), resetting the defaults, and then programming in my specific mods. That's been working although it seems like I've had to do it a few times now.

So my last hurdle is to move the SHIFT key to P1 Button 7 which is a button I installed specifically to be a SHIFT key. Ultimarc says:

"Although it is possible to do this in interactive mode, it's easier to use one of the PC-based programming utilities to do this."

So given that the GUI doesn't really work for me, does anyone know how to do it with the console? I haven't queried Ultimarc directly yet although in retrospect I guess I should have. I also hve not stuck a second PC or a Mac in the there to test with.

I still don't suspect a PC hardware problem... but I've been known to be wrong.... :D

_Iz-:
If memory serves, all you need to do is remap a shifted function and it will ask you which key you want to be the shift key at the same time. I did all my programming through the console mode but it was quite awhile ago. I do remember it asking me about the shift key and it seemed intuitive.

steve_pss:
I think at this point the best advice I could give you is to email Andy at Utilmarc.

He responds quickly (hence all the good PR) and as the creater of the product you'll be hard pressed to get a more accurate answer.

pmc:

--- Quote from: steve_pss on June 23, 2003, 01:43:14 pm ---I think at this point the best advice I could give you is to email Andy at Utilmarc.

He responds quickly (hence all the good PR) and as the creater of the product you'll be hard pressed to get a more accurate answer.

--- End quote ---

Roger that. After posting here earlier today, I went to Ultimarc.com to check the "technical support" section. Interestingly, it indicates that he gets alot of mail and he suggests that you leverage this board for support. So I guess I'm movin' in the right direction. ;D

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