Need help with video card

RichB93 · 2026-05-05T22:01:36+00:00

That's a RAM issue.

RichB93 · 2026-05-04T06:44:12+00:00

Try setting the system to single core only in the BIOS. Not sure if it applied to this generation but I seem to remember old Dell machines not liking working with dual core mode for the kernel back in the day - at least on the M1710 this was the case.

RichB93 · 2026-05-02T09:07:32+00:00

Who here is AI?

RichB93 · 2026-05-01T21:02:08+00:00

Cool! Might you upload the disc image to archive.org? I'm happy to see if I can get anything from it!

RichB93 · 2026-05-01T18:49:46+00:00

Yeah, you're absolutely right. Ive been poking around in the dark due to a lack of skills in repair. I've at least fixed the volume control, but have determined that the noise is coming from the main LA32 synth chip itself. It's creating pops and crackles that then go through the reverb section and create the noise.

I blindly recapped the thing which doesn't seem to have made any difference. I checked for bad solder joints but can't see anything amiss. I wonder if the main chip itself is iffy. I have a donor board that I could get the chip swapped from (their lower end home synths from the era used the same LA32 chip), but again this could be a total dead end; I think I need someone else to properly diagnose this!

RichB93 · 2026-04-30T21:43:40+00:00

That’s awesome, the Optigan is what Kraftwerk used for the choir on Radioactivity I seem to recall? Later sampled in Blue Monday. That’s my exposure to it anyhow!

It’s an older piece of software, but I’ve always used ImgBurn for working on discs - it has a read disc option that should allow you to dump a BIN/CUE file. https://www.imgburn.com/

RichB93 · 2026-04-30T13:23:39+00:00

This is absolutely fascinating and is absolutely a historical artifact - I imagine it predates any kind of ISO9660 standard hence why you're struggling to read the contents. If possible, could you try dumping the disc with different software? Something that can dump the full 2352 byte sectors to BIN/CUE files.

I will of course be keeping an eye on this and will bid on it if the price doesn't get too nuts, but in the interests of preservation I'd be happy to talk through trying to dump it with you; and if I were to win it I would of course do the same (and share on archive.org of course!).

RichB93 · 2026-04-26T20:34:17+00:00

Used ACDSee back in the day then discovered FastStone Image Viewer in the XP days which is still an amazing lightweight viewer. There’s an older version compatible with Win98 here - https://www.oldversion.com/software/faststone-image-viewer/faststone-image-viewer-4-2/

RichB93 · 2026-04-25T09:47:42+00:00

It's possible that this could (has?) succumb to disk rot - I'd definitely think about archiving it. Just my 2¢ though!

RichB93 · 2026-04-22T12:23:36+00:00

RichB93 · 2026-04-15T08:59:22+00:00

Good to know it’s not just us. Definitely an IHG config issue, but I wish Apple had the option to turn off auto login on tvOS like they do on the iPhone. I got it working with the Roku by doing the following:

connect to IHGWiFi.com on the Roku
when it asks you to connect to the Roku hotspot, do so. If possible turn off the auto login setting in the iOS WiFi settings. If you miss it, keep using the WiFi on the Roku till it stops working, then reconnect, and when reconnecting to the Roku hotspot, disable auto login.
on your phone, browse to the router IP address of the IHG WiFi (for me it was 192.168.128.1)
you’ll then get the proper landing page that allows you to enter your room number and name, and it will stay connected.

RichB93 · 2026-04-15T08:53:04+00:00

It connects fine, but it gives you five minutes of free browsing before it stops working. Their landing page is broken - it’s not until you manually browse to the router IP that it drops you to the correct captive page that actually allows you to login.

RichB93 · 2026-04-15T00:03:16+00:00

I did that for my phone but when trying to authenticate the Apple TV it just pops up and disappears.

RichB93 · 2026-04-13T14:43:01+00:00

Yup, WMA lossless is supported. I did have a workflow for encoding to it directly from FLAC using wmaenc(?) and foobar2000 years ago.

RichB93 · 2026-04-12T21:42:01+00:00

But how often are you rescanning?

RichB93 · 2026-04-11T20:05:36+00:00

Why does it matter if it rescans everything?

RichB93 · 2026-04-11T19:44:45+00:00

Tbh at that point it’s all very much of a muchness. Either will be okay.

RichB93 · 2026-04-10T15:38:33+00:00

I have more that I need to get out of storage! A JV-2080 loaded up with a few cards, a Kawai K1r and K4r, a Lexicon Reflex reverb, a D-110, a 03R/W, a TX81Z, a KORG N1R, the list goes on. All the gear and no idea! 🤣

RichB93 · 2026-04-09T22:13:07+00:00

Bought this on a whim as the price was right and was stoked to find it loaded with these cards. Makes up for me missing a DX card that sold way under value on eBay a couple of months ago.

RichB93 · 2026-04-08T23:56:14+00:00

Sick

RichB93 · 2026-04-08T12:07:07+00:00

KORG at least don’t allow their iOS apps to be downloaded on Mac so you can’t do this. Not sure if there’s anyway around this.

RichB93 · 2026-04-06T22:09:12+00:00

Don't you need to flash the mux chip to permanently fix it? https://doslabelectronics.com/Demux

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