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Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-12, 15:53

tip: don't push them straight down. Start angled, leaning towards the memory so that the... I don't know what they're called, small plastic thingies maybe 🤣 can make it to the holes

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-12, 15:55

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

try putting them at a bit of an angle at first guiding the notches on the plug into the grooves of the connector you should also consider removing the battery from the board while you have the chance 😀

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-12, 17:05

by DankEngihn

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here's what I'd do. 1. Remove that battery ASAP. Take everything out of the case, and test it all out of the case. 3. Make sure you plug in the power supply properly. The two black cables should be together. If you plug them in wrong (which is doable) it'll kill everything.

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-12, 18:00

by VioletGiraffe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks! I did try leaning it, but hopefully now that I know it should fit I'll manage it. The plastic clip should be facing the other way compared to how I'm holding it on the photo, right? Towards the camera, not the RAM slots? About the battery: noted, thanks for the warning. Already ordered a …

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-12, 18:55

by VioletGiraffe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

By the way, I wanted to test just the PSU alone first, but it may not be safe running it without any load, right?

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-12, 20:37

by Vynix

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

By the way, I wanted to test just the PSU alone first, but it may not be safe running it without any load, right? It depends, some AT PSUs won't start if there is no load, one such such example would be the PSU on the IBM 5170 PC AT, if no hard drive was present then the PSU would not fire up, so a …

Re: AMD 5x86 P75 - Win98 or Win98?

Posted on 2019-09-13, 20:00

by AlessandroB

in Marvin \ Software

And what function can windows95 have on a 486 if it is used for 90% in DOS? I would have used it to transfer files more comfortably than with DOS ... but for that also win3.11 can be enough

Re: AMD 5x86 P75 - Win98 or Win98?

Posted on 2019-09-13, 23:47

by Caluser2000

in Marvin \ Software

And what function can windows95 have on a 486 if it is used for 90% in DOS? I would have used it to transfer files more comfortably than with DOS ... but for that also win3.11 can be enough Win 3 will be leaner. You can also just go the complete Dos route using the ftp client from the mTCP suite of …

Re: AMD 5x86 P75 - Win98 or Win98?

Posted on 2019-09-13, 23:56

by mothergoose729

in Marvin \ Software

Wich os is better for this kind of system? have 32Mb ram but i can reach 64Mb, trident 9400 and vlbus IDE controller. Win98SE will be too slow without advantage respect win95 on this computer? Tnks. I wouldn't bother with windows on a 486. I would just use a compact flash card for storage in a …

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 07:04

by VioletGiraffe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for all the help. I can't believe how difficult it is to put an AT connector into place, makes you appreciate modern physical interfaces. For all I know this is correct, but just in case can you please verify I connected it properly? https://i.imgur.com/ZCo2s6h.jpg And another two quick …

Re: AMD 5x86 P75 - Win98 or Win98?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 07:27

by AlessandroB

in Marvin \ Software

my fileserver run Win10, can i access it using Win3.11 or Win95 on SMB?

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 07:55

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

1. Yes, the power cables are correct. 2. The floppy drives don't have a master/slave jumper and many older cables don't have a key. I don't want to complicate things more since there is more than one way of configuring A and B drives, some 5.25" drives have "drive select" jumpers and cables do vary. …

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 08:45

by VioletGiraffe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Much appreciated, very useful info on the twist and the drive letter assignment. My cable has a twist between the 3.5" IDE-like connector and the older-style 5.25 connector, so based on what you're saying it's OK to have both as long as I figure out which is the correct orientation (as I mentioned, …

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 09:15

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is there a rule of thumb for figuring out the right orientation? And can connecting it in reverse harm anything? Don't worry about the floppy ribbon orientation, you won't damage anything. Connect the drives one at a time to rule out other problems and determine the orientation: If you connect it …

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 09:21

by VioletGiraffe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You're right, the 5.25" one has a key, but all the HDD and 3.5" FDD connectors don't. Well, wish me luck, going to plug everything in and power up the system. Hope none of the magic smoke comes out!

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 09:31

by VioletGiraffe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It's alive! IT'S ALIVE!!!!

Re: AMD 5x86 P75 - Win98 or Win98?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 09:50

by GigAHerZ

in Marvin \ Software

You need to enable SMB1 support on Win10, then you can.

Re: AMD 5x86 P75 - Win98 or Win98?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 10:47

by AlessandroB

in Marvin \ Software

i take a look how to do soon as i can tnks for now

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 11:43

by VioletGiraffe

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Can't make either of the two 3.5 in FDDs work, though. The 5.25 drive works but I have no bootable 5" diskettes nor any way to create one. According to the ribbon cable diagram above: if I only use a single connector, the one before the twist, will this drive be A: because it's the only drive in the …

Re: Restoring an AMD 386 system, need some advice

Posted on 2019-09-14, 12:41

by konc

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

To test a 3.5" drive connect it alone on the last connector, the one furthest away from the I/O card. That should be A: and declare it as such in BIOS too.

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