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Ok. Im a cheap bastard, bought my Crosshair secondhand without the sound card add on thingy. I had my aureal vortex in my old comp, and decided to use it instead of bying an X-fi (or whatever). Last drivers to the soundcard ended at XP though, anyone know how I can get my aureal vortex to work with vista (32bit)?
Edit: Happy new year to you all BTW :)
Happy New year to you too!Quote:
Originally Posted by LIKMARK
See if these work?
Drivers
Good luck, I loved that card when it was current, I still have one as a Keep sake!Quote:
Supported software
Windows 2000 SP4 Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 driver utility
Windows 98 SE Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 driver utility
Windows 2000 SP3 Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 controller
Windows 2000 SP2 Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 pci controller
Windows 2000 Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 controller
Windows 3.11 Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 driver
Windows 2000 SP2 Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 controller
Windows Vista Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 installation software
Windows 98 SE Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 exe
Windows 2000 SP1 Aureal Vortex 2 Drivers Win9x 4.06.2048 exe
Thanks mate, I will test them when I'm finished at work. Tested some of them without luck earlier tough.
You're welcomed and good luck with them!Quote:
Originally Posted by LIKMARK
Interested in the outcome; .........P.M. sent! :confused:
i gave up long long ago on the windows drivers
fortunately linux distros have good driver support
heres my 8830 + couple of mods
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=254935
Still my favorite card! Also, unlike the cheap model I still have, the Diamond was the best of them IMHO:up: Though it wasn't all that for Games, the Game Theater M.U.S. E. 5.1 was pretty good as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by NapalmV5
Got a Diamond one on my shelf ;)
ive replaced all 14 caps with blackgate nx and now its real monster sound :shocked:
http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/453...4953361_rs.jpg
im stunned at the sound this card produces now
Tempting lol!
believe it or not it beats my xmeridian/prelude @ clarity/purity
abomination!
replaced the 470uf NX to 1500uF NX
http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/474...7952765_rs.jpg
finally living up to its name.. monstrous!
ive tested @ winxp and linux and its incredible
im not done yet with this card.. the areas circled are of interest to mod
WOW, that's sweet!:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by NapalmV5
thanks!
goal reached: 5x total capacitance than stock
http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/491...1657004_rs.jpg
Donnie, do you remember seeing/reading anything about mx300/any of the 8830 based cards.. regarding mods?
i know im way late to the party to say the least.. regret not doing this long ago
Sadly I don't remember:(Quote:
Originally Posted by NapalmV5
Review
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/diamond_mx300/
I wish I did have the skill and equipment to mod my X-Fi and I can't find my old SQ-2500 as well.
I'll tell you what was funny as hell, I found some of old Vood Doo Video cards. They brought back memories.
lol @ review wow 10 years ago
still got some 3dfx cards
sweet memories
When I get some time I'll post some PICs of them.:D Funny thing is, all but one still work.Quote:
Originally Posted by NapalmV5
I should get mine together and put up a picture..
Diamond Voodoo 1
??? Voodoo Rush
Quantum Obsidian X24 (Dual Voodoo 2 on single board)
STB Voodoo 3 (forget if it is 2000 or 3000 though, 3000 I think)
2x Voodoo 5 5500 AGP's
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/7823072695.jpg
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/7823072657.jpg
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/7823072671.jpg
The Herc and Matrox made a hell of a tream. That old home theater PC looked and sounded great. The Voodoo 3000 TV still works but yes, it sucks for anything but UT#1 but Glide was sweet:) It's the only AGP, the others are PCI. I have 2 more and an A3D SQ 2500 I can't seem to find.
^nice voodoo cards
im just having a lot of fun with this mx300
2x 2200uf bg nx/26x 47uf bg nx all paralleled
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9085/mxfrontzm9.jpg
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3577/mxbackxd0.jpg
so what do the paralleled caps do?
the 10year old mx300 beats the crap outta any modern sound card without a sweat
dont have to believe me :)
tally: 100$ mx300 + 120$ caps + 10$ opa4132 = 230$ total tax/s&h not included
next mod for mx300: adapt 2 x AD8620 opamps
Holy :banana::banana::banana::banana:, nostalgia blast!
That was single handedly the BEST SOUNDCARD EVER! The A3D 2.0 sound engine was nothing short of incredible. *sheds a tear*
You know something, this may surprise, ya'. I do believe you because I loved my un-modded MX-300. Seeing one brings back memories of my when I had that computer connected to my old Harmon Kardon and Optimus Mach 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by NapalmV5
Thanks, I have a couple of more of Voodoo Cards. All of them work except 1.
Oh baby, I'm envious, impressed as hell and wish I could hear it! When I'm finished transferring Music from my Reel to Reel, I'm moving my Prelude back to my Main computer and may upgrade the opamps on it!
i started to search infos on this gizmo, 3 years ago when i finally got it after a lot of time digging the online markets. i got in contact to its sound in 2000 at a friend of mine who had the standard aureal vortex2 card. the 4 speakers, 2xUnitra & 2xTechnics, and that astonishing hardware equalizer won me in a instance.since then, i kept on asking anyone who might have this ancient but precious piece of technology.and then i got it.since then, there is no day not to be overwhelmed by its sound and believe me when i tell you i wouldn't change it not even for a 1000 bucks (a newer card i care even less). i think i might mod it just like yours with the help of an electronist friend cause music audition deserves it. if there's more juice in it, then i want to squeeze till the last drop
I simply love my Diamond Monster MX300
hope i didn't sound too fanatic:D
lol i replied to the one @ guru3dQuote:
Originally Posted by masterat0r
@ Gogeta/others interested
since the pics above.. recap has changed
i got 2 x kinds of recaps
bg n/nx = rubycon blackgate n or nx
super e-cap =
+ -
- +
the n and nx bgs are nonpolar caps
please do not use polar caps in the same manner
1st
C89: 470uf 12V @ 2 x 1000uf 25V bg nx super e-capped
C8: 10uf +12V @ 2 x 100uf 16V bg n super e-capped
C9: 10uf -12V @ 2 x 100uf 16V bg n super e-capped
the rest of the caps are @ 5V and below so i use 22 x 47uf 6.3V bg nx super e-capped
2nd
C89: 470uf 12V @ 4 x 1000uf 25V bg nx super e-capped
C8: 10uf +12V @ 2 x 470uf 16V bg n super e-capped
C9: 10uf -12V @ 2 x 470uf 16V bg n super e-capped
the rest of the caps are @ 5V and below so i use 22 x 220uf 6.3V bg nx super e-capped
why those capacitances? theres a bit of calculation going on.. certainly noone has to follow.. you can use your own.. and other brands can be used not just rubycon bgs
there are many capacitor articles which a google search will bring many forth
good way to get familiar with caps
also: stock opamp @ OPA4132
http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/opa2132.pdf
there are number of soic14 opamps to choose from
certainly not bound to soic14 opamps.. 2x AD8620 4x AD797 4x OPA627 can be adapted
Thanks for the extra info Napalm.
^
rev.2 - soic14 to pin14 socket mod + opa4227 dip14 opamp
now ill be able to easily use ad8620/ad8066
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4772/frontnd3.jpg
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5343/backes4.jpg
2 x 1000uf 25v bg nx
4 x 100uf 16v bg n
22 x 47uf 6.3v bg nx
Changing just caps doesn't change much unless you also change opamps and DAC-s... Then you will actually get a real freakin' killa Monster Sound.
Man this card brings memories, with my SLi voodo 2 Pentium II 266mhz 128mb ram, that system kicked some ass!!! quake II was a beast with that system, i built it to play quake 2 and need for speed 3!!! my 2 fav games of all time. Oh and nfs2 se 3dfx version.
well someone is working on vista/win7 drivers
grabem here: http://rhymeswithbi.livejournal.com/42446.html
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/DSCN0142.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/DSCN0148.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/DSCN0152.jpg
This late model (Blue) of the SQ-2500 shipped with Digital out.