Re: Problem with running Pandora Directive
- From: "Mary" <notme@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:41:12 -0400
"Robert Gault" <robert.gault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Mary wrote:
> ><snip>
> >
> > DOS games won't work with my motherboard in Dos in Win 98SE, because
my
> > board does not have NMI (Non-maskable interrupt) which is needed to
run
> > DOS games.. Jenny was the first person who mentioned this to me a
while
> > back- a few months after I got my motherboard, and she was right.
Its
> > not something I would even have thought about when buying a
motherboard.
> > But some newer boards don't have it. Maybe some of the cheaper ones,
> > though there were lots of boards around the same price as mine. But
lots
> > more money too :) There are not too many people who play DOS games,
so I
> > guess Asus didn't bother to put NMI on it.
> >
> > I have always had SBlive SB16 enabled, even though I couldn't use it
:)
> > BTW, I got an old DOS game working with Dosbox - The Serrated
Scalpel.
> > I've never been able to get it to work with my present computer,
because
> > of not having NMI. The game is pretty old now, but its very good and
so
> > far, works fine. It even has speech at the intro and text for the
rest
> > of the game, which is what its supposed to do.
> >
> > Mary
> >
>
> Mary,
>
> Don't confuse using your computer in DOS mode with running in a DOS
> Window.
"Real" Dos mode is Start/exit to msdos. and dos window is MS dos prompt
in Windows directory, right?
> The SBLive SB16 emulator driver is a Windows package not DOS.
Doesn't Windows use the sb16 emulator for dos games only? Wouldn't
windows use the "regular" sblive drivers not sb16 emulator.?
> Most old games (and Pandora is an example) will be happy with the SB16
> emulation under Windows. You just need to try it. DOSBOX should be a
> last resort when all other more normal methods don't work.
I first installed Pandora by trying setup.exe on the CD and when I did
that, no sound cards were recognized or auto detected in the setup
screen tester in Pandora after the game was installed. When I installed
the game in
dosbox, at least the sb 1.0 and sbpro showed up on auto detect, though I
have the sound problem and slow running game.
> If your SB16 emulation shows up in System/Device Manager as properly
> functioning, Pandora should detect it.
It shows up in Device Manager and shows up on the screen when booting
up.
> By the way, just what make and model is your motherboard?
Asus A7V8X-X
Mary
.
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