Sold Sound Blaster 2.0 CT1350 GAL chip for CMS upgrade

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Has everyone who has received their chip had a chance to try it yet?

I've had one returned because it didn't work in the buyers card. It works in both of mine.

My two cards are rev 3 and rev 4. It says the revision right next to CT1350 in the top left corner. I assume that if it has no revision letter there, it is an original model/revision 0.
I'd be interested to see what revisions people have got the chip working in, so I can ascertain if there is a certain revision that doesn't like the chip, or if the buyer simply has a faulty card.
 
I finally have a new stock of GALs, ready to be programmed and tested!

However please note the following:

-Price is now $15 including international shipping. +$2.50 each additional chip
I found on the last batch that shipping alone often came to more than $10, which left me at a loss for the GAL chip, the package and the time I spent programming/testing/mailing.

I never intended to make a profit of this, I merely wanted to help people who wanted this elusive upgrade for their cards. However I can't continue funding it out of my own pocket. I merely want to break even. With the large number of chips that I'm sending it is far too time consuming to get individual postage quotes for everyone- its much easier for me to just work on an average.

I apologise to anyone that may be offended by this, but the code for the GALs is freely available on the internet, so you are welcome to purchase your own programmer and chips and I will happily help anybody to program the chips themselves.

If you are located in Australia I can do it for $8 as domestic shipping is much cheaper.

If you got in early at the cheaper price, consider it an introductory special :)


GAL chips may not be compatible with certain revision CT1350
We've found that certain cards WITHOUT a revision number printed on the board, do not work properly with these chips. The CMS may work but the Adlib or digital sound may stop working when the GAL is installed.
I'm told that the person who dumped the chips originally, Chuck(G) at Vintage Computer Forums, is going to investigate, when he gets the time. There is no timeframe on this.
My two CT1350 cards are Rev 3 and Rev 4, and this is printed right after the model number in the top right of the PCB. If your card has no revision after the model number then I cannot guarantee that these chips will work for you. If you decide to purchase the chips anyway you do so at your own risk. I won't refund them if this is the case, as all chips are tested in my own cards before I ship them, so it should not be any fault of my own that the chips don't work.

I am also happy to program any other GAL chips, or BIOS/ROM chips, if you supply the code and the chip, and pay for return shipping costs. Please don't hesitate to ask. (This includes UV-erasable chips - I can erase and reuse them).

Please post interest in this thread if you would like to buy a GAL chip. (y)
 
These are still available for anyone interested :)

The price is $15 for first chip plus $2 for each additional chip. The $15 covers international shipping and padded envelopes (Seem the postal service tries their hardest to squash these at every opportunity). Australian shipping will be cheaper.


The latest news is that Cards with the CT1336A chip will not work with any CMS upgrade including the official creative ones. If your card has the CT1336 chip, regardless of revision number, it should work with these GAL chips. The CT1336(A) is found on the side of the card futhest from the metal bracket, and is a large square chip.

See here for discussion http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=30242&start=260
 
Wonderful! Great customer service! :D

Does anyone know the CT#(s) for the original CMS upgrade kits by any chance? Thanks.
 
Hello!

I am interested in 2 GAL chips, but i am newbie here and dont know how business work, can you help me in that accross a private message to me what i have to do? Thank you

Sincerelly
Thrax
 
Well its pretty straight forward. Now that you've declared your interest in this thread, I can PM you to arrange payment and shipping.

As stated in an earlier post, the price is $17.50 for 2 chips including international shipping.

Once you receive the chips and confirm they work you should post in this thread a message to that effect, and leave me appropriate feedback.. I will do the same for you :)

Check the rules here: https://www.amibay.com/misc.php?do=cfrules
 
For people in the US / CA I have 2 GAL chips for sale as well. $12.50 for 1, including USPS with tracking # or $7.50 without USPS tracking #. Or $17.50 for 2 with USPS tracking or $12.50 for 1 without USPS tracking #. Canada is $5 extra regardless. :ninja:

These GALs originate from DonutKing and he is OK with me reselling. (y)
 
got the chips

got the chips

Hi!

Got the chips by AU airmail on this week. I already installed them and now works fine :))) Sooo great the cm/s , much better than SB was in that times :))) Thanks again!


Where and how i can leave feedback for you? Its first buying :) If anyone can help me, i could thank to him too :))))

Sincerelly and thank you again :))) i am very grateful :)
Thrax
 
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