First post, by ocdmonkey
The first CF to IDE adapter I bought for my Windows 95 computer worked great, except I thought it was a good idea at the time to get one with two CF slots (which wouldn't be a problem if it weren't that it *only* works with two inserted), and I quickly found out that it would be preferable to get one that can be hooked onto the back of the computer on one of the card slots (currently I have the one that works precariously dangling out the back). However, I have now gone through two cheap ones from China and now a more expensive one and not a single one of them work! Here's the last one I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300657074772?_trksid= … K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
This one hangs immediately after POST. If I try to boot from a DOS boot disk I get the "booting into MS-DOS" but that's it. I'm completely out of ideas and am wondering if any of you can think of anything. If it helps the computer is an HP Vectra VL. Thanks in advance for any help!