PSX DTL-H2000 HELP!! :-(

You can disable the DMA setting, it's not used:
From FAQ\dev1.pdf:

Since dexbios works in pure dos mode, can you go a step further and and try to run a sample?

From \Devrefs\dtlh2000.pdf:

 

Have you tried running Dexbios.com in a DOS prompt under Windows?
Does it detect the board then?
You'll have to uninstall the Win driver first.

 

I did that. Go back and see my edited post please.

I did. It still says the same thing. Tells me it is working.

 

Disable the DMA setting.
Try putting the boards in different ISA slots.
Use the older dexbios.com from the psyq-dev archive.

 

Will do boss

 

Use the two ISA slots at the bottom.
What happens if you run dexbios with a wrong /i switch?

If you could free another IRQ for the board and give it a try, disable the 2nd IDE controller in the bios for example to free IRQ15...

Also, you could put PNP-OS=Yes in the bios, but try the other stuff first, it might mess everything

 

Okay, I just tried to 'run /w5...' in DOS, but it did not work. DEXBIOS still said it was fine. This is still on the FATIGUE rip!
I also tried to run it with the BIOS settings on 'Auto' for PCI/ISA settings. I will try your idea now, and then try the older rip I got.

I notice when Windows 98 starts, my sound card sometimes works, and sometimes does not.
Sometimes it will randomly install itself over and over again on each restart.
This must be conflicting???? I can not remove it because it is on-board audio, and the BIOS does not let me turn it off!

 

If I try to run DEXBIOS with a different /i switch (EG: /i11) I get the same results.
'Installed OK'
lol.

I disabled everything I could in the BIOS to give more IRQ addresses. The jumper on the board was also set to auto or off DMA back on post count #47 (the one above this).

I will now move the cards down an ISA slot.

I will also wait for the download to finish, and reply back with more results after the ISA slot change...

 

Just tried to run it under DOS with the cards move down a slot to the bottom of the case. Tried resetps 1 and run /w5... but still did not work.

Just waiting for the download now...

 

Your motherboard manual can be found at
http://web.archive.org/web/20071019021304/http://www.pcpartner.com/pcpartner/support/bios/i440.htm
Your model is BXA839D:
http://web.archive.org/web/20071019...r.com/pcpartner/support/man/intel/883901b.pdf

You can disable the sound chip, look at the manual, there are 3 jumpers (JP20-JP21-JP22)on the left of slot1, you have to switch all 3 ot them.

 

I have a question. Should the board give me the coloured bars as soon as I plug them in?
Because I have no bars like Cyberghosts PSone LCD Screen picture had. I only have a refresh rate. I do have a signal however I beleive.

 

Nope.

Still says 'Cannot connect to target'.
I removed all the old previous files cleaned the system folder for drivers and got the programmers tool disc you sent me unclejun installed (thank you for that).
Ran under DOS on boot because the older programmers tool disc does not have the drivers. DOS native.


The board is either dead, or my motherboard is a piece of shit and it can not allocate a fucking IRQ and DMA address correctly.
*sigh*
I give up.

 

Good question, I don't have the dtl-h2000 anymore, I sold them to Jackhead who sold them to Dr.Wily iirc, I'm merely suggesting stuff based on the various manuals, faqs and common pre-pnp ISA boards configuration tricks.

One question: there is a connector for the external cd-rom (dtl-h2010) on one of the boards, is there a blue "terminator chip"/dongle plugged in it?



Some quotes from \Devrefs\DTLH2000.pdf:

Thare are various switch for resetps.exe, resetps 3 displays the color bars:

There is an alternate utility to dexbios.com, it's called psxcons.exe, it should be in \psx\bin.
It's similar to siocons used by the yaroze.
Quoted from psxcons.txt (found on the Techref disc):

 

No. I can not see a dongle / terminator chip on any of the 3 expansion headers.

I will try your suggestions now, and reply back.

 

I just tried under native DOS: C:\>RUN
I get 'Cannot connect to target'

 

You can see it here:

That might be a (the?) problem.

And disregard what I said about the PNP-OS setting, you should allocate resources manually for the ISA boards in the bios, well you can still try but it shouldn't work better...

 

I just tried under native DOS: resetps 3
I get 'Done'
But there are no coloured bars.
So, it must not have error trapping. It just tries and does it.

 

Ah, I do not have this plug. What does it do? I should be able to just put many jumpers to block certain pins.
I will need to ask Cyberghost for a photo.

By the way Unclejun, thank you so much for all your effort and help.
You and I are also doing a huge favour for other people will need this exact information to troubleshoot their DTL-H20x0.

 

After some photo searching, I dont think I need this plug.
It does nothing. After all, it is just a header for the external drive.

In the photo, someone left it in there with the ribbon not attached.


Either the board is dead (something is fried or blown) or my motherboard is not addressing correctly.

 

Its absence causes an issue with the SPU and the board can't reset properly.