Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-06-01, 16:57

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I'm not much of a racing gamer to but I remember Microsoft motocross madness being fun. Like many other games I only played the demo though. I had to spend my money on renting star trek voyager on VHS or something instead of games. 😉

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Re: Compaq LTE 5400 Laptop - Missing Drive Caddy

Posted on 2021-06-01, 16:08

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Cool! Happy to help! I'm looking for a armada 1750 compatible caddy with the connector.

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-05-31, 17:49

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Oh ok. I'm investigating this lack of caddy still.. seems like the list I posted should be complemented with armada 3500 and armada 4100. I've been looking in all the different series' maininrnce manuals and noted the names of the hard drives that they shipped with. No luck on finding one yet. 😒

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Re: Compaq LTE 5400 Laptop - Missing Drive Caddy

Posted on 2021-05-31, 17:37

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The reason why I sent pm was just because I don't want to advertise.

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-05-31, 17:03

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Cool. What installation did you use? I'm planning on trying out the restore cd or whatever (win 98) I found on archive.org. it should have the drivers preinstalled I guess. But at some point I would probably grow tired of the bloat and install regular win 98 se. Don't think I will dual boot this …

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

Posted on 2021-05-30, 21:13

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Attempting to remove a heatsink from some manner of AMD processor. So far I've tried some judicious mechanical leverage, submerging it in boiling hot water (and letting it sit), soaking it in acetone overnight... I'm starting to think this isn't so much a processor and heatsink as it is a single …

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Re: Compaq LTE 5400 Laptop - Missing Drive Caddy

Posted on 2021-05-30, 16:19

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Sent you a pm.

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Re: K6-2+ 500mhz CPU Cooler doesn't start spinning ?

Posted on 2021-05-30, 09:11

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Very insightful, would be cool to know if this was the problem. If so I would personally be too lazy to fix it and just power the fans from some other source. (Given that this malfunctioning transistor does not have any more negative effects.) (Because I use a modern psu I got myself a fan …

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Re: Compaq LTE 5400 Laptop - Missing Drive Caddy

Posted on 2021-05-29, 15:48

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I have had the same problem with a 1750... What is it with people? Oh well.. The part id is usually listed in the repair manual. In my case the caddy, HDD and connector are listed as the same part though.

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Re: MFM 5.25 floppy with 5ali61

Posted on 2021-05-29, 13:55

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Actually according to seller and documentation it was never used so I doubt it was changed. In that case probably sometime in the 1980s.. I will check for spots, but it's hard to know if it feels ok without experience. Guess I'll just run it and see how it fares. I still have a really hard time …

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-05-28, 21:25

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According to this site http://www.fabiware.com/compaq-caddy-caddie-rack-compaq-armada-1500-1700-1750-p-78.html The following notebooks have the same caddy (as the armada 1750): Compatible: Compaq Armada 1505DM - Compaq Armada 1510DM, 1520DM, 1550DMT - Compaq Armada 1530DM w/MMX - Compaq Armada …

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Re: MFM 5.25 floppy with 5ali61

Posted on 2021-05-28, 21:15

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Hmm interesting idea. I happen to have an old lightbulb, but my wiring is 50 Hz, and this drive is 360 rpm I believe. (If it matters at all.)

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Re: MFM 5.25 floppy with 5ali61

Posted on 2021-05-28, 19:25

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Nope not tried it yet. It is a little impractical but I'll get around to it! Might even film it then it's bound not to start smoking I guess. hehe... From your linked floppy.pdf: "Old floppy drives use a DC-motor with a variable resistor to adjust the speed. They often have a stroboscope ring on …

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Re: MFM 5.25 floppy with 5ali61

Posted on 2021-05-28, 18:18

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So a an update. I got hold of some floppy disks! They are of questionable quality but works for testing the machanics of the drive. Put in a disk and it moved flawlessly and without any effort. Into the drive (it was off). It also ejected without any problems. So I guess that's nice. I have not …

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Re: K6-2+ 500mhz CPU Cooler doesn't start spinning ?

Posted on 2021-05-28, 15:45

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Maybe stupid question, but is th PSU turning on? Edit:ok it obviously is.

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Re: 50 pin IDE to sata

Posted on 2021-05-28, 11:15

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Yeah this is going nowhere. I will probably pick up a hdd caddy or even an other(broken) laptop of the same model with the caddy..

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-05-27, 19:46

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It does make a lot of sense when the parts are custom I guess. "Standards are great. Everyone should have one."

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Re: 50 pin IDE to sata

Posted on 2021-05-27, 19:44

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Weedeewee is pitch the distance between pins? The total width of the set of pins is ca 32 mm and there are 20 pins in width. So ca 1.5 mm between pins? So I don't really know what is up and down in your schematic Snufkin. I measured as in my picture I took, the first pin is upper left corner. Second …

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-05-27, 19:24

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Rikintosh wrote on 2021-05-27, 18:39: I would recommend you to buy another 1750, even if it is damaged, but it has the caddy. You will pay the same price as the caddy, but you will have spare parts, which are every day, but rare and expensive. yes the thought has crossed my mind. its like what they …

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2021-05-27, 11:50

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excellent, ATI Rage, is perfect for games of that time. If you want to pan the internet, there are accessories for this model, some compatible dockstations / port replicators have been launched. One that comes to mind, is the Armada Convenience Base II with USB, Monitor Stand-Conversion Kit. There …

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