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First post, by aljares

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hello

i m a new poster ,a my english not so good , sorry about it.

i found a old laptop named enclypodeia 386sx , open it , 2 megas of ram sim 30 p ( two slot free) and a socket free for i think copro ?¿, hd dead, and flopyy again dead

1) someone know this model ?¿?

2) it have a crt port but i put the cable and no idea how to send signal to monitor , work well integrated monitor.

3) can i install a CF with 8 gigas o 4 gigas like a hd

5) it easy found a copro for 386 ? it is and amd 386 sx 25

https://photos.app.goo.gl/eUd3BX6g2BbzSZER9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MQwvKokNPcUpG7Qs7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/a4gZWPNTEAonJA7e9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/a4gZWPNTEAonJA7e9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/a4gZWPNTEAonJA7e9

EDIT picture now work i think

thx apreciated
8 specialy 3 and 2

Last edited by aljares on 2019-11-02, 12:59. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 1 of 11, by Vynix

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Hi!

First of all, none of your links are working (all of 'em return a 404 error)... So without pictures it's going to be tough to identify what this machine is.

About the CRT port, it has chances to be either CGA or EGA, which both require a special monitor (an EGA monitor can usually fall back to CGA but unfortunately they are very scarce and expensive) but on a laptop like that it can be VGA or something else.

As for the coprocessor (80387) yes they can be found, BUT there is a catch. Your coprocessor must be a SX variant (as you can't put a 387DX with a 386SX, in the same vein, you can't put a 387SX with a 386DX).

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Reply 2 of 11, by aljares

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Ok thx , i dont know how to put picture , link work for me i check it .

thx
i understand your explain about coprocessor i will buy a i387 SX , main cpu it is a amd i386 SX at 25 MHZ.
about CRT port , i check in bios and put VGA , i can select monocrome ecga and other option, i plug vga cable from port to monitor but no signal on monitor , it is posible to be a some combinations of key Fn +something i check it but no one icon in keys

Reply 3 of 11, by Vynix

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I'm not entirely sure about the CRT port, on some laptops you had to flick a DIP switch somewhere, on others you had to press a key combination (although I doubt it'd be the case on a early laptop like yours, all of the laptops I have are from the late 90's to early 2000's)

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Reply 4 of 11, by aljares

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i am locking for a switch but dont find , not inside ?¿ or yes i try again with and fn this night.
i order a CF adapter and a compact flash what capacity for no problem ? 1 giga , 512 ?

thx
Edit 1 post i think pictures work now

Reply 5 of 11, by Vynix

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For a machine of this age, 512mb is a safe bet, BIOSes of this age often have problem with high capacity drives...

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Reply 6 of 11, by Vynix

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Looking at the FCC ID, this led me there: https://fccid.io/HEINBK

Unfortunately this still can't help us identify this machine.

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Reply 8 of 11, by Vynix

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Should work, this copro will go into the socket next to the CPU.

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Reply 9 of 11, by aljares

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i think about vga port , i pluged into BIG Tv may be frecuencys not are same ?¿ , in a crt normal may be work ? , it is very rare not work easy , may be another post in video seccion ?

interesting http://www.digitanto.it/mc-online/PDF/Articol … 2_214_217_0.pdf

Reply 10 of 11, by Vynix

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Normally CRT monitors are usually more tolerant whereas flat panel screens usually don't play nice with resolutions, for instance my old Samsung plasma TV straight up don't pick up VGA resolutions below 1280x1024/SXGA, while my old LG 702S CRT monitor can go as low as 640x480 (original VGA resolution, per standard).

If you have a CRT monitor or a very early LCD monitor, it's worth a shot maybe...

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