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DOS/WIN 3.1 and BX Chipsets

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hmsrolst

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I have an DOS/3.1 setup that I run, because my son has some old games that just won't work with WIN 9X or later. It's currently on an old TX chipset board. Will the OS's run on a BX board? If so, are there chipset drivers for them, or can they just run in a more primitive state. BTW, I'll be using an old PCI video card and an ISA sound card, not AGP video or PCI sound. Thanks.
 
Should run fine. Windows 3.1 doesn't use chipset drivers AFAIK.

What games are you trying to run? DOSBox may be a viable option.
 
Thanks. I'll look into DOSBox, although I also have to admit to enjoying playing around with the older OS now and then. I'd have to look to see what the games are, but I remember that one of them is Lexicross.
 
You may find that those games run too fast on newer equip. Some TX chipset boards were capable of running AMD cpu's up to 400 mhz. Bios, cpu voltage capabilities, and multiplier jumpers are the key thing to be able do it. Socket 7 cpu's can be found cheap in the for sale forum.
 
Originally posted by: redbeard1
You may find that those games run too fast on newer equip. Some TX chipset boards were capable of running AMD cpu's up to 400 mhz. Bios, cpu voltage capabilities, and multiplier jumpers are the key thing to be able do it. Socket 7 cpu's can be found cheap in the for sale forum.
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You're right, and I'm also thinking about an SS7 mobo. My main interest is in going MATX, since I have a nice spare case I'd like to use. Actually, some of the games run too fast on the current TX board (or probably anything faster than a 486). I'm not so sure it's the CPU speed per se, and I was going to try disabling the L2 cache in the BIOS to see if that would slow them down. What do you think?

 
Definitely use DosBox. It lets you control the emulation speed quite easily, among other settings that can be saved to a config file specifically for each program you run.
 
DOS, BX Chipsets, memmaker, mscdex,....sniff, sniff..........Tito, give me a tissue. Ahh, those were the days.
 
The TX and BX chipsets are so close, that it would be incest if they were ever implemented on a board together. Don't worry about it.
 
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