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Re: Pc won’t read cd or disks

Posted on 2023-01-10, 02:33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My copy of windows 98 se was sealed when I got it. It only had a cd. But i put the bios update of a floppy to update the motherboard and that didn’t read either. I’m really sorry if I’m doing something stupid here. I don’t know the tech very well but I really want to learn.

Re: Pc won’t read cd or disks

Posted on 2023-01-08, 04:01

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry for the late response. Not sure what they are. Not the best at this stuff. I’ll try to find out. Thanks for letting me know about this.

Re: Pc won’t read cd or disks

Posted on 2023-01-04, 20:43

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

None. So I think I have something else wrong. I know the bios I have is messed up but I can’t update it because nothings reading. It registers they are plugged in but nothing reads.

Re: Pc won’t read cd or disks

Posted on 2023-01-04, 18:52

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It behaves like the tray is empty. I have two cd drives in there any two floppy 5.25 and 3.5. I’ve taken them out and tried in every order I can think of. I’ve had only one in at a time and still nothing.

Pc won’t read cd or disks

Posted on 2023-01-04, 11:13

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I have had this retro pc for some time but I’ve been stuck for some time. Everything is assembled and in the bios it reads my disk and cd drives but when ever I put something in it does not read. I’m at a loss as to what could be the problem. I know my motherboard needs an update that I have on a …

Re: "Outrigger" OR840 build

Posted on 2022-06-16, 06:55

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I'd first make sure the bios battery is good And then do a clear cmos just to make sure there aren't any weird settings. I've had quite a few motherboards act really weird with a dead/missing or low bios battery. I will do that. Here’s a previous conversation I had about this problem if you think …

Re: "Outrigger" OR840 build

Posted on 2022-06-15, 23:27

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Idk if anyone here can help but I’ve been having an ongoing battle with this motherboard. I simply can’t get it to read anything. I’ve been trying to install a bios update, windows 98 se, and I’ve tried everything I can think of. I have no idea what’s going wrong but I really want to get this …

Re: "Outrigger" OR840 build

Posted on 2022-06-15, 21:16

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Idk if anyone here can help but I’ve been having an ongoing battle with this motherboard. I simply can’t get it to read anything. I’ve been trying to install a bios update, windows 98 se, and I’ve tried everything I can think of. I have no idea what’s going wrong but I really want to get this …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-27, 22:58

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Finally got the new cable in and was able to set it up. Tried what you had and it still didn’t work. Idk why it’s acting this way. Could it be because I have both a 5.25 and a 3.5 plugged in? Either way I took photos of everything. I reset to the default bios settings and then put it back to what …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-27, 22:58

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The error just means that for some reason the device seen at the end of your boot sequence is the on-board network adapter ( https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/support/articles/000005740/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards.html ). Can only assume this is still an issue with your startup sequence, …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-27, 22:57

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks. I got everything onto a floppy but it seems that the reason nothing will read is that error pxe-e61 media test failure. I’m not sure how to fix it. Trying a few things if you have any tips or suggestions I’m open to it… The error just means that for some reason the device seen at the end of …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-27, 22:56

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks. I got everything onto a floppy but it seems that the reason nothing will read is that error pxe-e61 media test failure. I’m not sure how to fix it. Trying a few things if you have any tips or suggestions I’m open to it… The error just means that for some reason the device seen at the end of …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-08, 10:57

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks. I got everything onto a floppy but it seems that the reason nothing will read is that error pxe-e61 media test failure. I’m not sure how to fix it. Trying a few things if you have any tips or suggestions I’m open to it… The error just means that for some reason the device seen at the end of …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-07, 23:01

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Would I have to get a floppy burner or can I update this bios with one of the USB ports on the motherboard. Also when I try to download from the link it just opens a new window but nothing happens… Probably - it's been a while since I did a BIOS update on one of these boards, but I seem to remember …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-02, 01:10

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here’s the start up sequence settings OK, suspect the 103 error was introduced with the BIOS you're on (v41) and was fixed again with v43, so in that case you might as well update the BIOS to the same as me (v44) which you can download here https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/flash-bios-update-ibm- …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-01, 17:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here’s the start up sequence settings

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-01, 17:25

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is the battery saving the CMOS settings? ie has it saved the BIOS setting to boot from CD? Yes it’s saves all my changes. I have even gone as far to make it not even register the floppy drive but it still won’t work You really can't catch a break with this, can you! I've just chucked the following …

Re: Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-01, 05:56

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

debs3759 wrote on 2022-02-01, 04:41: Xray1281 wrote on 2022-02-01, 02:05: When in the bios I have configured it to look for my cd drive first. Is the battery saving the CMOS settings? ie has it saved the BIOS setting to boot from CD? Yes it’s saves all my changes. I have even gone as far to make it …

Configuration questions

Posted on 2022-02-01, 02:05

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi to all readers I just had a couple of questions that I was hoping the people of Vogons could help answer. I recently got my super 90’s computer up and running but I am having some problems getting windows 98se installed. My motherboard is a 0r840 dual slot board. When in the bios I have …

Re: OR840 computer

Posted on 2022-01-31, 22:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Update. I have since gotten the computer to work. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way.

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