Thanks for the links. I've always wanted to try loading XT-IDE in one of these boards - though I might stick with DTC one. I currently have a similar 120GB HDD so I can test wheather it'll pass the 32GB limit. I'll upload the BIOS as soon as I dump it - still waiting for that mobo........ I believe …

Both VLB and ISA versions support ATAPI - I used the VLB to put the windows CD in an Optical drive (slave) and install them on the hard disk. Yes, I want to backup the rom and put it on both (& also upload it here if anyone interested) - have some EPROMS around, but currently I'm waiting for a …

Finally found some time to upload some images. So apparently this does a BIOS translation at C,H,S (4111,255,63) on a Samsung SP0401N giving a wooping 32GB hard drive on my 486 to partition and play with!! Also, the BIOS swapping in a DTC 2278/EB VLB worked, so I can use the drive on the faster VLB …

fry35 wrote on 2020-05-01, 19:57: I have also a Acer J3 board with the original serial and parallel cables. I can check them and post here the 3 pinouts. That would be awesome thank you!! Does your board reports the ports? Also is the IDE interface working?

How about Novell Netware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetWare

Hi all I haven't seen posts about this particular controller I played with, so thought to make one. This is about DTC's ISA EIDE & Multi/IO Controller "Ultima Pro". You can see its features from scanned pics of the box here: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/dtc-eide-ultima-pro-1866042804 In …

Thanks Also, I came across this post today about another board that has the same IO as the J3 (Acer V10) - and also same connectors. It seems it might use different pinouts for the IO. I wonder if this is the case for the J3 as well (and the IDE). http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?45084-Acer …

Thanks for the reply Yes, I was thinking about an IO/EIDE card, but I'd like to use the second VLB. The fact that neither the ports are showing up is curious. If you happen to test them please let me know. -You also have the IDE connector on the board apart from the SCSI ones, right? -Also, have you …

Hey, have you tried the onboard connectors of the J3 Motherboard? I have one with the 486 CPU board and trying to get it working. For some reason only the floppy connector seems to be working - no IDE, Serial, Parallel [Unfortunatelly mine is without the SCSI :( ] I searched on BIOS and the …

Nice build & interesting posts everyone. I'm also in look for CD-i/PC, but I doubt these made it on the market. Will keep looking if sth comes up. Also, may I suggest another addition to your system? An Amstrad Mega PC Sega Genesis ISA card - it will need some hack with the case and to determine & …

I saw a couple of later PCI cards. Are you interested in Auzentech's X-Fi Prelude's CDROM? Can you help me upload it?