Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-06-01, 09:27
very helpful indeed...
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-06-01, 08:39
it means exactly like i said the hard drive has crashed the bios wont reckonise a ide controller card i dont know what else to say... maybe you should read the whole thread before you give an answer saying that my question is unhelpful...
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-06-01, 03:46
Hi all im kinda stuck at this point as my mfm hd crashed and now i really need another storage solution as the bios and pc wont see a isa ide controller. i cant use any of the current mfm to ide as ive mentioned before they dont have a controller for a mouse or printer so they are useless for this …
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-31, 10:06
only a soundcard 😀
Best Modern Soundcard With Onboard Synth
Posted on 2021-05-25, 12:56
What is the best or some modern sound cards with onboard GM Support? Not looking for any software emulated rubbish thanks. Also anyone know of a modern wave table card that can plug into a sound blaster 16 to give similar sounds as a Roland sound canvas sc55
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-22, 01:25
thanks for that i might go out and get a ide controller card. sounds like it should work. i dont see why it wouldn't.
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-21, 11:55
Hi i will post a pic of the controller next time i open up the pc. its def mfm my problem is that all these other cheap controller cards don't have the port on them for mouse and printer they are just mfm to sd or to ide. the previous owner told me that this board will not accept a isa ide …
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-21, 09:08
shipping 430 usd lol no thanks in Austrlia its just too expensive. i didnt think when i bought this pc that it was gonna cost me so much to get it running properly. could someone please verify that this is a xt computer not a at and if Lo-Tech 2MB EMS board is what i need to buy also please a …
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-20, 12:26
Hi all there is a mfm controller card in one of the isa slots. those pics i posted were from the seller when he was selling the pc. question is would a normal ide controller card work in this motherboard? it has to be able to control the 2 floppy drives plus it has the com connectors at the back of …
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-20, 02:35
can someone please link a known working ram expansion card that will work and a storage solution please. there are too many reply's now and its getting confusing what to buy. i have a very limited income so i cant afford to waste money on something that will not work. ps i want to run windows 3.11
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-19, 12:25
megatron-uk wrote on 2021-05-18, 10:55: Slot "S1" is apparently a 16bit memory expansion slot.... but good luck finding anything to put in it. it says this is used also for a bus mouse? what does that mean a mouse controller board in the same slot as the ram expansion?
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-19, 12:19
i am to believe that the mfm controller is built into the motherboard and yes the ram is soldered on the motherboard. there are not many options in the bios which needs to be loaded from a floppy by the way for any controller cards. i would much rather buy one of those ram expansions and a modern …
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-19, 08:42
i was told by the previous owner that the motherboard would not accept a ide interface card as the bios would not see it. as i said im a little outside my comfort zone so i think i will leave the computer all original. i did not realize how complicated these old machines were to work with ive only …
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-19, 04:35
Hi thanks ill look for a modern board with some ram on it. these early at computers are a little outside my comfort zone. its made me have a all new appreciation for PNP motherboards. i also need a new storage solution as it only has a 20mb mfm drive and i dont know a whole lot about them im …
Re: Windows 3.1 max requirements
Posted on 2021-05-18, 14:23
Hi yes slower is always better 😀 i will have a look to see if i can see any jumpers never overclocked before so ill be taking a lot of caution when playing with jumper settings my pc is a 200mmx not 222 i have a few 200mmx motherboards floating around they seem to be easy to find atm.
Re: HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-18, 11:20
would the 3mb ems card help at all? i struggle to play basic games like commander keen as i run out of memory
Re: Windows 3.1 max requirements
Posted on 2021-05-18, 09:35
Hi thanks might be a stupid question but how do i under clock the cpu. also i was thinking of buying a 75mhz Pentium for the socket 7 motherboard and then installing 3.11 on that
HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286
Posted on 2021-05-18, 09:23
Hi all i recently picked up a HP Vectra ES/12 12Mhz 286 http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=227 was in very nice original condition i have never had a 286 before and am finding that i am lacking a lot of ram to run a lot of old skool dos games i was just wondering what can i do to increase …
Re: Windows 3.1 max requirements
Posted on 2021-05-15, 02:41
thank you all so much for your reply's. its very interesting hearing all your stories. currently i have a few socket 7 motherboards sitting around the house but they have a Pentium 200 mmx installed with around 512mb ram of course i could just take some ram out and also look for a Pentium 75 that i …
Windows 3.1 max requirements
Posted on 2021-05-14, 13:26
strange question but what is the max system specs you can run windows 3.11 on bug free? getting older hardware is near impossible or very expensive so i wanted to try and run windows 3.1 on more modern hardware like a Pentium 1 or 2 i would like to know what systems people have had win 3.1 running …
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