Nec PC-98 Owner need Help Please

[xybots]

Hi every one

I wondered if some one out there can point me in the right direction please, I have a PC-9821 XS/C8W with a add on Yamaha YM2608 FM sound card.

I have managed to install a few games onto a compact flash hard drive.

But when i run them i get no sound the games load but no sound, Like Flame Zapper Kotsujin do i need dos drivers install for the Add on sound card ?

Also there is a dc in power socket do i need to provide power to the sound card any idea what voltage psu do i need ?

Also at worst does any one know what series of pc-9821 computers have the built in Yamaha YM2608 i hope some one here can help me out.

thanks once again

[xybots]

Hey Guys

can any one shed some light on this for me please to stop me tearing my hair out

thanks

[98digger]

Hi every one

I wondered if some one out there can point me in the right direction please, I have a PC-9821 XS/C8W with a add on Yamaha YM2608 FM sound card.

I have managed to install a few games onto a compact flash hard drive.

But when i run them i get no sound the games load but no sound, Like Flame Zapper Kotsujin do i need dos drivers install for the Add on sound card ?

Also there is a dc in power socket do i need to provide power to the sound card any idea what voltage psu do i need ?

Also at worst does any one know what series of pc-9821 computers have the built in Yamaha YM2608 i hope some one here can help me out.

thanks once again

Hello, sorry for reviving a month old post, but I noticed that you never received a response to your questions.

Flame Zapper Kotsujin uses a driver exclusive to that game, so it should have been included in the game itself. There are no external DOS drivers that you need. Try making sure that the sound card works by running a game that utilizes a different sound driver, such as the Touhou demos (They have a driver built-into the games). This will determine whether the problem resides in Kotsujin's driver or in the card itself.

http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~aotaka/am/

Regarding the DC in, the manual states that it uses 12 volts DC in. I don't really know whether it is required or not.

Regarding the models of the PC-9821 with built-in YM2608, the following have it built-in:

A-Mate: Ae/As/Ap/As2/3/Ap2/3/Af/An
98Multi: Ce/2/Cs2
CanBe: Built-in CanBeSound (OPNA-compatible)
Cereb: OPNA-compatible

Be sure to set the DIP switches to their proper positions on the actual sound card. The switches are described in the manual:

http://www.ylw/mmtr.or.jp/~hosino/ma-ne ... m2608b.htm (the link is at the bottom of this page)

Also, here is a list of PC-9821 computers that are compatible with the sound card:

http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA004562/ray/tips.htm

Hope this helps!