Draco1962

I will have to disguise mine as an HTPC.. not that it is a bad thing! LOL! Good going Gimpper!

The configs are not OS specific so you should be fine with XP. First you will need to extract the file to your \mame\ctrlr folder, then you will have to go into MAME and and select the config for XArcade under the Default Game Options>Controllers tab.

You may want to review my thread here. Let me know if it is of help to you!

So as not to have pretty much the same thread showing repeatedly, I took the liberty of merging the first with the second for the sake of continuity.

Sweet card! Like the stats - it should keep you going for a while.

Have you run your ROMS/Samples through Clrmamepro or ROMLister to ensure that what you have is brought up to the latest MAME version/build you are using?

Your documentation and sharing will be most appreciated! I hadn't thought about separate sound sources until now and I can see some merit and may apply it in my own setup. I am looking forward to reading your write-up and thanks in advance for the share!

I use MAMEUI64 with the latest 0.144 build with no problems. Can you tell us what version/build of MAME you are using? Also, a copy of your log.txt file following the error may be beneficial in assisting you to resolve this issue.

I would recommend the Galaxy GeForce GT 440 1 GB DDR3. It supports two monitors at a time (yet has 1 each of HDMI/DVI/VGA). Nice thing about the HDMI is it supports sound over HDMI and does so very well I might add. It is probably one of the best cards I have used. Once I get my htpc setup complete (will be a WIP for a while as me and the missus continue to get our finances back on track), I will have a dual monitor setup with the HD TV and second monitor setup. Will likely use the second monitor to display CP info for whatever game is being played. One could also use the second monitor to clone the primary display when the primary is smaller so that spectators in a party setting can see the action without the player(s) blocking the view.

Seb - I believe this was addressed by Tom in this thread. When running MAME through the default GameEx MAME setup, you will not see all 10,000+ ROMS listed as GameEx filters out the mechanical games which will likely never run. Read the entire thread linked for a better understanding. When running as an emulator, you will see more. Unfortunately, just because you see it listed doesn't mean it will work - broken is broken whether we see something or not.

Glad to see you found a solution! Thanks for sharing!

The "bricks" are just a pattern layer, as are the areas with the slight glows. Once released you can mix and match layers or do without to your heart's content!

Getting closer to completion. As noted previously, I am redoing most of what I had from scratch - system logos and images, etc. I have pretty much completed the consoles, and about halfway through with the PC systems. Will start working on Handhelds next. Here is another peek of my more current work...

Glad you got it resolved! Will mark the topic accordingly!

Can you provide a copy of your gameex.ini file?

Does this occur when you run MAME outside of GameEx as well? As I haven't an arcade monitor or arcade VGA card I can't really help much, but if it is occuring outside of GameEx as well, then I would have to say it is possibly a video sync issue. It might be good to know the resolution and refresh rate you are using. Also, you may want to take a look at this article at the Retroblast site.

I believe you are stuck with how it is going to load. I have a similar issue with my nVidia if I have monitor 1 selected as the HDMI connection with monitor 2 as DVI or VGA. Otherwise, when loading with Monitor 1 as DVI and 2 as VGA, monitor 2 is blank while the system loads and displays the bootup/logon via Monitor 1. The only way to have the boot show on both would be to clone your display to where what shows on Monitor 1 shows on Monitor 2 - which is what you do not want to do in this case. I would have to say that the load you were seeing on the ATI 5850 was an exception and not the rule for most GPUs in a multiple monitor arrangement. I have had no problems with my nVidia GPUs and FP otherwise.

I like being proved wrong! Thanks, HK!

You had responded to an old post. Can you describe further what is happening?

Well there was your post with reference to DT Lite for PC Engine. Was this the one you were thinking about? Seems like there might have been a few others as well. I beleive that the name of the drive is assigned by DT Lite at install.

Unless the software natively supports selective audio outputs, there will not be a command line option or .ini change to affect it.

You can find out more about soft15kz at BYOACWiki and there is also a purchaseable alternative called Powerstrip.

I sincerely doubt that you would let this stand in the way of playing Robotron! Check this thread on Hardware Central as it has some links towards the end and suggestions for the Realtek Onboard sound app. It might get you in more favorable direction. I am not aware of any other way to do what you are wanting as you have already discovered that much of this is driven byt the individual applications.

Download from the main site www.gameex.com the latest version. When running the setup, select "Install Karaoke and ISO Mounting Support" and click next and proceed with the installation.

I assume you are using Game Extender - if so, have you verified the settings are correct?