Re: Toshiba T5200 mods and upgrades

Posted on 2024-04-23, 18:56

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0xDEADBEEF wrote on 2024-04-22, 03:51: Hey everyone. Is there any modded BIOS (with XTIDE) for T5100? I would really really like to put some CF or DOM in mine. Any other mods possible for T5100? Re: Toshiba T5200 mods and upgrades

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Re: Compaq Armada M300 - bios update

Posted on 2024-04-20, 18:58

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NM. I finally found a place where a extract-to-disk was actually available. Upgrading bios as i'm typing this ☺️ (from here: https://drivers.eu/Notebooks/Compaq/Armada+M300/BIOS) hopefully helping anyone else browsing here in the future...

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Compaq Armada M300 - bios update

Posted on 2024-04-18, 19:01

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I've been googling this for some time now. Apparently, Compaq makes it differently (understatement) than other manufacturers such as IBM, etc. I've been trying to find a way to flash the M300 with the latest bios (2002) by any means now. I have the bios downloaded, i downloaded this "softpaq SSM" …

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Compaq Armada M300 - missing hdd dock

Posted on 2024-03-06, 17:15

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Hi, today i got delivery of this machine (with its dock). I knew already when i bought it that it lacked HDD and PSU. Unfortunately, it was not only the HDD cage that was missing (with the ide connector) but also the plastic "door". I have seen that the M300 shares this cage/door with a range of …

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Re: Microhouse library (Virtualbox)

Posted on 2024-02-27, 17:32

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I could mount it as an ISO alright which was superb. Unfortunately (also reflecting BitWranglers thoughts) it did not have any material for this mainboard 🙁

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Re: Microhouse library (Virtualbox)

Posted on 2024-02-23, 17:37

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Doesn't VBox allow you to mount the iso (as in, attach it to the VM as a drive) directly? That way there's no need for any kind of drive emulation running inside it, or copying of files from outside. Btw, just in case you're overthinking this and all you need is the files extracted from the iso - …

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Re: Microhouse library (Virtualbox)

Posted on 2024-02-23, 17:35

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I don't know enough about VirtualBox to help with your technical problem, but if your system board isn't at TheRetroWeb.com https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/index.html or one of the "Total Hardware 99" mirrors then it's not in the Microhouse archive. ah, will check this one out. Thanks B.W …

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Microhouse library (Virtualbox)

Posted on 2024-02-21, 19:39

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First of all dear admins, dont kill me as this is a sincere question. I'm trying to find some kind of documentation for my Mitac 4022 clone (jumpers for the CPU specifically) and i found this ISO over at archive.org that (hopefully) will answer my questions. the thing is, as i haven't (yet) pulled …

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Re: MiTAC 4022 - a vintage 486 notebook (1994)

Posted on 2024-02-14, 18:20

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Hi! I'm new to this Forum and searching information for the MiTac 4022... In this Thread, derSammler mentioned that he "attached" disk images for this computer, but I can not see any attachments. If anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong? (Or if anyone has images from the original disks, and/or …

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Re: Toshiba T5200 mods and upgrades

Posted on 2024-01-23, 20:53

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Hi tedcy, you wouldn't happen to know what BIOS version it has by any chance (not sure if it matters imho). I was thinking that the T5200 selects the output from bios (internal/external) and even if you can't see the screen, perhaps you would be able to navigate in the "dark" (if the "press XXX to …

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Compaq LTE (5300) screen stripes

Posted on 2023-12-22, 16:33

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Hi, I recently picked up this LTE 5300 laptop and i am quite happy with it. But i did notice that it has these vertical "stripes" on the screen (visible in the attached photo also). Another thing i noticed is that when the lid is opened to a certain angle, i notice a slight yellow-ish tint on the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-20, 20:25

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debs3759 wrote on 2023-12-20, 17:21: When you get the error page, going back one page goes to the new reply page, with your reply intact. Go back again, and you get to the thread. Refresh and you will see your post was successful and the error is a bug. got it. I appreciate it 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-20, 16:23

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Could not help myself (favouring Thinkpads) but i came across this Compaq LTE5300 and could not resist it. It was 30 US + shipping and is in mainly excellent condition (only snag is that the right screen "snap" is missing, but it does not affect the function as the left one is still there. Except …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-20, 16:22

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-20, 16:21

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-20, 16:20

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Re: Compaq Contura 430c

Posted on 2023-12-11, 18:16

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I do have a 430 which had the original installation with the hidden setup utility partition. The bios then has the option to create the floppy disks in order to restore the hidden partition itself. I can make a copy of the floppies later today or tomorrow. This is highly appreciated mrfusion92 :) …

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Re: Compaq Contura 430c

Posted on 2023-12-11, 18:14

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Hi, i recently got hold of this model (its a dx4/100 w. 720MB hdd) and i could not get into any kind of bios on this thing (from what i've seen, F10 is required as soon as the cursor blinks on the top-right hand side of the screen, something it never does on this unit). I also now know that the …

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Re: Compaq Contura 430c

Posted on 2023-12-11, 18:11

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Sorry cannot help much except you need to get it functioning off a real HD it supports before even considering moving to a CF. Since it came with a 720Mb HD best to try and get it working first. From quick read it came out with a 120MB or 200MB HD originally and yes some Compaq's had that small …

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Compaq Contura 430c

Posted on 2023-12-08, 21:19

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Hi, i recently got hold of this model (its a dx4/100 w. 720MB hdd) and i could not get into any kind of bios on this thing (from what i've seen, F10 is required as soon as the cursor blinks on the top-right hand side of the screen, something it never does on this unit). I also now know that the bios …

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