Re: A way for loading DOS drivers on Windows ME

Posted on 2021-01-08, 15:03

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You can try load device drivers from WIN.INI instead of config.sys missing in WinME. see below for example adding to WIN.INI [windows] load= run= NullPort=None device=HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL,hpbffb1 device=C:\WINDOWS\TWAIN\MSPNRI.SYS ; ;you can add ESSAUDIO.SYS here ; device=C:\ESSAUDIO.SYS [ …

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Re: Create an image of an IBM PS/55 (PS/2) hard drive?

Posted on 2020-12-06, 01:44

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ghost.exe has several command line options to deal with locking problems when accessing the hard disk. ghost.exe -? should give you a list. I used the dos version a lot backupping Win9X systems, and from time to time had to disable direct access to disk to make it work. I found this old version of …

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Re: Create an image of an IBM PS/55 (PS/2) hard drive?

Posted on 2020-12-03, 02:21

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What size the hard disk is? Back in the days I used an old version of GHOST (before NORTON bought it) and it was working very fine, working even with a lapling cable via LPT. I've cloned lot of old drives with MHDD, the command TOF writes a specified number of sectors of source drive to a …

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Re: FIC PA-2013 need help motherboard mosfet getting hot

Posted on 2020-12-01, 01:54

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The mosfet you replaced, the ic controller near it, the diode, the coil and the electrolytic capacitor forms a DC-DC converter that should supply some chips on the board. You need to check (or replace) the diode and the controller that drives the mosfet. This is the datasheet of the controller : …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-23, 00:58

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Today I received a couple of curious vintage hardware, the first was a bit of a gamble. From the layout it looks like a graphics adaptor, but the DA-15 connector does not corroborate. With little info on the silkscreen and labels I became intrigued by this little 8 bit isa card. Puled the trigger …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2020-08-18, 00:10

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overdrive333 wrote on 2020-08-17, 22:35: No bad caps on mobo 🤣... This board had ALWAYS bad caps...

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Re: Something wrong with AT PSU - hissing noise and not powering on

Posted on 2020-08-05, 00:28

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This unit is very nice, but fuhjyyu caps on secondary side should be ripped away as soon as possible, they are rated very high on badcaps.net ... https://badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47274 I would clean this PSU very well and then replace those crap capacitors. Can you take a look at the …

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Re: 386 hard disk and scandisk errors

Posted on 2020-08-04, 00:47

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Maybe the disk is "modern enough" and relocated bad sectors in G-LIST during "low level formatting". Try MHDD and show SMART so we can see if there's any. You can see SMART info with HDAT2 too. https://hddguru.com/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/

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Re: 386 hard disk and scandisk errors

Posted on 2020-08-03, 00:56

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I would make a full scan with MHDD , if you find any bad sectors you could use the ERASE command to clean the disk and then make another scan to see if the bad spots come back again. If this drive supports SMART could be useful to see its values. F8 key on MHDD. https://hddguru.com/software/2005.10. …

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Re: Is this a decent PSU?

Posted on 2020-07-20, 01:00

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well, actually half of the PS is missing ... I just consider these junk PS 's as an electronic kit to be completed 😀

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Re: Browsing a harddisk under DOS without using BIOS routines (INT13H)

Posted on 2020-07-16, 00:42

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take a look at DMDE https://dmde.com/download.html there's a version working in DOS, and you can select a direct IDE mode when accessing the disk. It's not properly a browser but a data recovery software, but it can be uses to view files and supports a lot of file systems. To test disk directly even …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-16, 00:38

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I would never trust an AT PSU personally. Recap it if you want, but honestly assuming it's not a case that needs one of those weird nonstandard PSU positions or anything proprietary, I'd rather just grab a At-ATX adapter and go from there. I don't know where this myth that AT units are much more …

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Re: I blew up my AT PSU, is it worth to repair it?

Posted on 2020-03-25, 02:36

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If you replace the caps I suggest you to check R4 and R5 (both 100k near them), if they fail open the new caps may blow in few minutes.

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Re: I blew up my AT PSU, is it worth to repair it?

Posted on 2020-03-24, 02:03

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YES. If fuse didn't blow most likely there are no other casualties. Looks like a fair unit.

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Re: need few ideas about waking up a motherboard

Posted on 2020-03-17, 01:54

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OSC2 socket is unpopulated?

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Re: Need help identifying a HD partition type

Posted on 2020-02-10, 02:40

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Try This https://dmde.com/ Don't know if your hd is vintage or new but there's even a DOS version.

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2020-01-20, 02:24

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-GUjA67mdc

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2019-12-28, 01:23

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This make me say Trallallero Trallalla

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 00:59

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Try this : files.hddguru.com/download/Software/zu.betta.050911.rar Wasted QUITE a lot of time today trying to unlock an 8GB Xbox HDD without knowing the user password. Wasn't able to do it. I know the MASTER password, but the security settings on these don't allow you to unlock them without the USER …

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Re: Best PAC-MAN game for Pure DOS?

Posted on 2019-09-13, 00:59

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I enjoyed so many time this little shareware gem ... https://archive.org/details/Gobman_1020

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