Re: Help with 386SX without integrated CMOS setup
Posted on 2024-04-08, 19:14
Would it be possible to tell me what king of ram does it have ? I have bought 4 x 1mb sticks but doesn’t get recognized. They are siemens HYM32200S-80 Thankyou !!! Gus
Re: Help revive old Mhz display
Posted on 2024-04-04, 09:58
SOLVED. It only shows HI (high) or LO (low), no speed as I suspect. Gus
Re: Help revive old Mhz display
Posted on 2024-04-03, 17:38
Little update: With power + ground I get 2 segments illuminated Gus
Help revive old Mhz display
Posted on 2024-04-03, 17:18
Can you guys help revive this old digital Mhz display. Came disconnected with my last case bought. No idea what to wire here. Thankyou Gus
Re: Any info on this Kalex 486 motherboard?
Posted on 2024-03-16, 10:32
I don't know the Kalex brand, but the 94V-0 is a standard of some kind. You'll find it on most boards of the era. Very interesting: What does the 94V-0 rating mean? The 94V-0 rating is a standard classification used to determine the flammability of a material, specifically in the case of printed …
Re: Any info on this Kalex 486 motherboard?
Posted on 2024-03-16, 09:12
Looks like an OEM version of this Intel 420ex board: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-classic-pci-ed-ninja All the major component placements look the same. It's the same chipset configuration. Cache and etc/Dallas chip are in the same place. All your cache sockets are empty, the …
Re: Any info on this Kalex 486 motherboard?
Posted on 2024-03-15, 17:10
The only info I find is an ebay auction referring as: Molecular Dynamics PBA 620028-204 Board for Storm 840 Phosphor Imager https://i.ibb.co/1XpFZFC/kalex9.jpg But when I search for "Storm 840 Phosphor Imager" I get images of something like a scanner, nothing attached to that motherboard. Here you …
Any info on this Kalex 486 motherboard?
Posted on 2024-03-15, 16:52
(*Crosspost from Reddit/vintagecomputing) Now that I have my "Tulip" 386 computer up and running https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=99248 I have bought a 486, one step before my P166. When I opened the case I found this: https://i.ibb.co/K6WLvkx/kalex1.jpg The motherboard is a KALEX 94V-0 ( …
Re: HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ? and COMPACT FLASH ?
Posted on 2024-03-09, 09:27
If you want/need a card that supports in-card bootrom flashing, check out the realtek 8019 series cards. https://www.ebay.com/itm/126326008760 It DOES have an In-card bootrom flashing utility. [card setup program for dos] https://www.realtek.com/en/directly-download?downloadid= …
Re: HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ? and COMPACT FLASH ?
Posted on 2024-03-09, 09:03
It appears to contain the card setup program, as well as DOS/Win3.11 packet drivers. No utility to flash in-card. You'll need a programmer to set up the EEPROM for use in the socket. f you want/need a card that supports in-card bootrom flashing, check out the realtek 8019 series cards. https://www. …
Re: HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ? and COMPACT FLASH ?
Posted on 2024-03-08, 16:59
wierd_w wrote on 2024-03-08, 10:10: or grab an NE2000 compatible NIC with a 32k bootrom socket, and populate it. I got this card with the computer, I suppose will not be so lucky to be compatible with bootrom ?
Re: HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ? and COMPACT FLASH ?
Posted on 2024-03-08, 16:23
It only means the manufacturer wanted to call it suitable for industrial use :P It may imply things like improved endurance (SLC), not being marked as removable, being OK at higher temperatures, optimized to some degree for OS-like nonsequential access as opposed to the consumer/professional cards …
Re: HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ? and COMPACT FLASH ?
Posted on 2024-03-08, 16:18
Adding an xt-ide rom to the system should get you >8gb / >504mb size support, without the need for ezdrive/ontrack. See the current in-development 'llama blaster' thread (8bit soundblaster pro compatible, ide interface, xt-ide bios, all in one package!), or grab an NE2000 compatible NIC with a 32k …
Re: The LlamaBlaster
Posted on 2024-03-08, 16:17
Following the project with great interest, didn't know about it. Will be veru handy all of these in one card. Really interested in the xt-ide bios option as my 386 isn't able to boot from IDE Compact Flash. Declare interest in it ! Thankyou Gus
Re: HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ? and COMPACT FLASH ?
Posted on 2024-03-08, 09:57
Did you try an "Industrial" type of Compact Flash card? I once had a system which only could boot of that specific type of CF. I can't remember why though. Really don't know what is an "industrial" CF... read something about typifying a CF in fixed / removable. Tried a program (ATCFWCHG) http:// …
Re: Help with 386SX without integrated CMOS setup
Posted on 2024-03-07, 11:51
Finally managed to boot from HDD without any problem. Identified the HHD with WHATIDE program to know CYlinders, Heads, Sectors. Boot from ms-dos 6.22 floppy, fdisk, formated, etc no problem. I can now boot from HDD The problem is that I wan to do the same from Compact Flash but it's impossible. …
Re: HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ?
Posted on 2024-03-06, 18:18
Finally I have been able to boot from HDD. I have done all the steps (fdisk, etc) booting from an msdos 6.22 floppy on the same machine. Now I want to boot from COMPACT FLASH , tried 2 different adapters and 4 different CF without luck. I think this will be hard to get it. Tried 128MB, 256MB and …
HDD boot a 386 Tulip Computer is possible ? and COMPACT FLASH ?
Posted on 2024-03-04, 17:57
*********************************************************************************** Finally been able to boot from HDD. Doing all the steps on the same computer booting from msdos floppy The problem now is to boot from CF, no way. …
Re: Help with 386SX without integrated CMOS setup
Posted on 2024-03-04, 17:43
Hi @zzgus In my case, it was the PSU +12V line that was faulty. I could get it fixed and that solved the problem. Oh good to hear that !!! Have you been able to boot from HDD ??? I'm struggling booting from HDD... no way (a 40MB HDD). Boot fine on my P166Mhz. The only option I could find was …
Re: Help with 386SX without integrated CMOS setup
Posted on 2024-03-04, 16:40
After reading somewhere that this brand was very close to Tulip computers, I used TSYSID.EXE which identified this computer as a Tulip TC-24 model. This page indicates that version 3.33 of the Tulip diagnostic tool can be used for this model. I ran the tool and now I don't have the error about the …
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