Hey fellas, I built myself a 386 over the past year and finally have everything pretty much sorted out... DOS + Windows 3.1, and all hardware setup and working properly, but I'm struggling because a lot of games seem to crash. Some work fine, but others often times either just hang on execution …

hey guys, thanks for all the replies, i actually went ahead and purchased a new 200mb HD and it works 😀 installed msdos last night and now on to the fun part! appreciate the help.

Hi guys, I need some help getting a HDD working on an old 386 I'm trying to piece together. I originally purchased a UMC FDD/HDD (ISA) controller off eBay as well as a 120mb seagate st1320a . When I would boot the computer, it kept complaining saying the "HDD Controller Failure". I messed with …

That's going to be a helpful read for sure, thanks 😀 I guess I'll get on the prowl and see what I can find out there.

Hey guys, Trying to put together a 386, and BIOS is complaining at boot time saying the IDE Controller failed. I'm thinking about replacing it, but I'm wondering if the IDE cable may be at fault as well. When I first tried fitting the IDE cable to the hard drive, the 20-pin was sealed off and …

You can just install the ISA raiser card and use it as pictured on any motherboard. It was supposed to be used on the slim desktop cases as there isn't enough space to install the cards normally. so I'm good to go? sweet!!! thanks and pardon my noobness... it's been ages since I touched this …

Hi everyone, So I was inspired by carlostex's rig a while back (http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=37910) and wanted to build a similar one for myself. As it stands, I have almost all the parts I need to attempt my build, but I just realized something I was unsure of. For some reason I …

carlos you are the best man, thank you SO much you've been a tremendous help man 😀 once again great job on your build, i'll keep my fingers crossed and hope mine turns out well too!

1. Not sure what you mean, the case accomodates 5 ISA slots on a horizontal shape. That's why the case is a low profile type AT desktop case. This is why an ISA riser card is included. 2. The ISA bus will work fine with a 16-bit ISA riser card on a 16 bit ISA slot. You don't need a special board. …

*pokes carlostex*

hey carlostex, im new to vogons... found this thread by accident on google looking for info to put together my own 386 for old school gaming... and boy am i stoked to run across vogons for the first time, it feels like my new home already :) let me just say awesome job on the build, it looks …