also, make sure the jumpers on the card are set correctly and the IDE is enabled, if not will display this error. Me experience with old WD caviars is that you should just remove the jumper to set it to master. No matter what the sticker says. Thanks for the advice. I'll try to play with the …

"fixed disk controller failure" is something you normally get with IDE when the CHS parameters are incorrect. Are you sure you have entered them correctly in the BIOS? Should be 958/12/34. I am positive that I entered the correct parameters. But according to the writing on the disc, its 989/12/35. …

Hey guys. I got my hands on a sweet AMD 286-16Mhz pc. It came with an ISA "Super I/O Card" with an Acer M5105 A2 chip (picture attached), but without an HDD. I added a WD Caviar 2200, 212.3 MB HDD, and configured it in the BIOS according to the writing on the disc - but every time I boot, I get an …

Hey guys. I got my hands on a sweet AMD 286-16Mhz pc. It came with an ISA "Super I/O Card" with an Acer M5105 A2 chip (picture attached), but without an HDD. I added a WD Caviar 2200, 212.6 MB HDD, and configured it in the BIOS according to the writing on the disc - but every time I boot, I get an …

Thanks. Initially I looked into these kind of LCDs. But seeing that the Arduino+LCD is only 10$ shipped(!).. It was an easy pick 😀

I watched this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ759oY5EKg) showing a dedicated cheap PC as a multi MIDI emulator, and it got me thinking. Wouldn't it be cool if you could change the emulator running without switching the active display, and without messing with the mouse? Something like a …

Could anyone point me to an appropriate BIOS file? I was not able to find one on google...

Couldn't find any hints for a reset jumper. Does EPROMs even have rest function? The battery is soldered, so I'm hesitant to mess with it. I ordered a bios flasher, just in case. But it will be weeks until it arrives. And even then, I'm not sure where I could find the correct BIOS file.

Hi, I'm new here so please be gentle :) I found today a dusty old Packard Bell PB301 computer, (with a 386SX CPU and no additional RAM installed) that was dumped in an abandoned factory for ages. I was able to boot it without problems, and even captured the 1st boot on video: https://youtu.be/ …