Re: Compaq Presario CDS 510 won't enter BIOS

Posted on 2017-09-08, 14:06

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by jaZz_KCS

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Those are .img (image) files that hold the information of the whole floppy. A program like WinImage or DiskWrite can write them onto a floppy disk. Do not just unzip them and drag the contents to the disk, the disk will not be bootable afterwards, but you want it to be. So choose an image reading/ …

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Re: Intel 82365SL PCMCIA support in DOS on Toshiba Satellite 200CDS

Posted on 2017-09-08, 11:27

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Shameless bump with new information. Cardsoft 3.1 identifies the PCMCIA controller as "Intel 82365SL", but nags about not having the neccessary Socket Service files to continue...

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Re: Compaq Presario CDS 510 HDD problem

Posted on 2017-09-08, 11:24

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http://oldcomputer.info/pc/compaq510/index.htm#config Under Configuration, you'll find the following needed files.: 1) If you have a fresh hard drive, use these disks to re-create a hidden partition. Remember that it needs a hard drive clean of any other partitions and it will take first 3-4MB of …

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Re: Compaq Presario CDS 510 won't enter BIOS

Posted on 2017-09-08, 11:22

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http://oldcomputer.info/pc/compaq510/index.htm#config Under Configuration, you'll find the following needed files.: 1) If you have a fresh hard drive, use these disks to re-create a hidden partition. Remember that it needs a hard drive clean of any other partitions and it will take first 3-4MB of …

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Re: SD/CF to ide CHS setup

Posted on 2017-09-08, 10:54

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On desktop PCs this works nicely. I - on the other hand - are most solely dealing with old notebooks where the BIOS is almost always severly limited and you are not able to change C/H/S settings or the like at all. That is why I always tend to go back using Drive Overlay Software like EZ-Drive or On …

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Re: Compaq Presario CDS 510 HDD problem

Posted on 2017-09-08, 10:47

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The keyboard error (if you only get it while pressing buttons trying to get into the BIOS) is most likely only due to you trying too many keys at bootup. If you also get it while booting without pressing any buttons, then it seems like your internal keyboard controller is broken. On a related note. …

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Re: Compaq Presario CDS 510 won't enter BIOS

Posted on 2017-09-08, 10:42

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The keyboard error (if you only get it while pressing buttons trying to get into the BIOS) is most likely only due to you trying too many keys at bootup. If you also get it while booting without pressing any buttons, then it seems like your internal keyboard controller is broken. On a related note. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-08-29, 12:02

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keropi wrote: http://i.imgur.com/hWQ90WFm.jpg […] Show full quote so they just continued doing this for various companies from speakers/joysticks to whatever "Make in China" - yup, seems legit. 😁

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Intel 82365SL PCMCIA support in DOS on Toshiba Satellite 200CDS

Posted on 2017-08-20, 19:53

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Hello there! I am sitting here in a pile of the innards of three vintage laptops, doing some diagnostics and trying to check everything and I ran into a dead end. I cannot find the drivers necessary for getting PCMCIA support in DOS for my Toshiba Satellite 200CDS (superb condition btw!. These …

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Re: This is almost my best haul yet

Posted on 2017-08-20, 14:47

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This really brings back memories... Back then I sported a Riva TNT2 Ultra in form of a Viper V770 Ultra in my AMD-K6-2 400Mhz. Good times.... I wish you luck with trying to revive it!

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Re: Unknown RAM card

Posted on 2017-08-20, 13:12

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Those DIP-switches sure are interestingly placed. I sadly have no clue what card this is, yet I am fully intrigued...

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Re: Tandy \ Disney Sound Source \ Soundblaster playback on parallel port DAC CVX4

Posted on 2017-08-20, 13:06

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The Pinball games support lpt-dac-directly, but you use vsb with it? interesting. what machine are you using? cpu/chipset 1] Due to my quite misleading phrasing it made it look like I would use VSB with the CVX4 for the 21st Tables. Of course there is no need, since the game directly supports lpt- …

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Re: Tandy \ Disney Sound Source \ Soundblaster playback on parallel port DAC CVX4

Posted on 2017-08-20, 12:25

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We should make a compatibility-list for this! Seconded. I am a proud owner of two CVX4s and I am very satisfied with the quality. I especially liked how - in conjunction with TEMU - the Tandy emulation works nicely with some games, as well as the VSB. Civilization I is a nice example of where the …

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Re: SimCity Classic For Windows 95 (Version 2.0)

Posted on 2017-08-20, 11:00

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Also, I'm just speculating, but I wonder if the Win95 version was designed less to be a retail product and more as something for emerging and educational markets... you know, like something bundled with or offered alongside low-powered Win95 computers that were given away in developing countries …

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Re: The Settlers 1 a.k.a. Serf City - Redbook audio

Posted on 2017-08-20, 10:53

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I have searched high and low for this as well, but until this very day I have not even heard this elusive CD-Audio at all so I cannot even confirm it exists. I have both CD releases from 1994 and 2000, both are full CDs, but instead of audio tracks both of these releases are crammed full with demos …

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Re: SimCity Classic For Windows 95 (Version 2.0)

Posted on 2017-08-18, 09:58

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As promised here are comparison screenshots of both versions. First up, the widely known "for windows" version, SimCity for Windows , later renamed SimCity Classic for Windows : SCC.WIN.jpg Compared to the elusive Windows 95 version, also known as SimCity for Windows 95 , or Simcity for Windows 2.0 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-08-14, 20:32

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by jaZz_KCS

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I recently aquired: - Compaq Contura 400c (486-Dx2/40Mhz) - Toshiba Satellite 200CDS (Pentium 100Mhz) - IBM Thinkpad 760ED (and ELD for spare parts. Successfully switched the MWave in the ED with the ESS1688 Audiodrive from the ELD) Very happy with the results so far. They all are in great shape. …

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Re: SimCity Classic For Windows 95 (Version 2.0)

Posted on 2017-08-14, 19:22

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I don't know where my disk is, but if I find it, what am I to look out for here? Look at my last paragraph (bold) The nicest thing about the Win95 version its unique Graphic Set. Basically, you can play the Extended DOS CD graphics (that were technically the best ones, and look very nice) without …

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Re: SimCity Classic For Windows 95 (Version 2.0)

Posted on 2017-08-10, 11:54

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I don't want to resurrect an old thread without reason, but seeing as the conversation about this topic ended abruptly 2 years ago without any real results, and as I was searching for this elude version of SimCity Classic myself recently after getting to know its existence, I felt the urge to …

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