Re: Acer 350C 486 dx4 75.

Posted on 2023-07-15, 20:42

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by sangokushi

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It looks almost the same as AcerNote Light 75MHz, except your screen has a contrast control. Do you think the recovery software would be the same? Or should I just Yolo it and install 95? Also I have been out of the dos game for so long I am having issues creating a dos install. LOL I have always …

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Re: Acer 350C 486 dx4 75.

Posted on 2023-07-15, 16:57

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by sangokushi

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It looks almost the same as AcerNote Light 75MHz, except your screen has a contrast control.

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Re: 486 Optical drive and HDD size boot issue - Help?

Posted on 2023-07-13, 21:32

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by sangokushi

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Just curious, does it boot properly if you move the IDE cable + 1GB card + optical drive to another PC?

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Re: Firewire CD-ROM drivers under Windows 98SE

Posted on 2023-07-08, 04:08

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by sangokushi

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..My problem is Windows 98SE sees the drive, it calls it a IEEE 1394 CD-ROM device.. Not sure if I understand correctly. Windows 98SE installed the driver and the drive show up in device manager. And the problem is? No driver letter assigned? Cannot read DVD disc? Cannot read CD disc? Or the …

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Re: Wanted - Recovery Diss for Sony Vaio PCG-R600HMPD - [PART RESOLVED]

Posted on 2023-06-29, 06:23

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by sangokushi

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nfraser01 wrote on 2023-06-28, 15:07: ... And don't mention the melting rubber feet 😀 I ordered a set of original rubber feet from Sony and they were melted in the plastic bag 😀 I never find good replacement for those.

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Re: Old floppy disk restoration

Posted on 2023-06-27, 06:42

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by sangokushi

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Some comments said this method works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMz9BUPWEZc

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Re: Difference Between MicroDrive from iPod and Retail Version?

Posted on 2023-06-25, 15:26

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by sangokushi

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All, thank you so much! Seems I should buy a CompactFlash card instead.

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Difference Between MicroDrive from iPod and Retail Version?

Posted on 2023-06-23, 18:46

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by sangokushi

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I am going to buy a microdrive, it seems a lot of them were pulled from iPod. Just want to know if I can still use these microdrive from iPod in retro PC? If they are different, can I somehow update the firmware and change them to retail version? Thanks.

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Re: Sharp PC-FJ100V has a 'Sound Blaster PRO compatible' sound card. Is it OK for DOS?

Posted on 2023-06-21, 11:58

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by sangokushi

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I found the download page for sound driver but it's not archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20010226222213/ht … bin/pcfj100vsnd

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Re: Win98 SE Network: Everything seems to work, but no IP

Posted on 2023-06-15, 09:47

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by sangokushi

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That sounds like a software issue. Maybe post a photo of your ne2000 nic card here?

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Re: Possible to convert NES/SNES to DB15 (gameport) ? (re: any open-source projects?)

Posted on 2023-06-13, 20:00

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by sangokushi

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There is an existing thread last updated 2017: Console Controllers to 15-pin Game Port?

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Pinout for the Parallel Port on Brother MP-21C Mobile Printer

Posted on 2023-06-12, 19:25

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by sangokushi

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Does someone know the pinout for the parallel port on Brother MP-21C Mobile Printer https://web.archive.org/web/20001018164224/http://www.brother.com/usa/printer/info/mp21c/index.html I bought the printer long time ago and lost the PCMCIA interface card. I would like to find a cable for the …

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Re: Any Optical Drive Bay Caddy Supports 2.5" IDE Drive?

Posted on 2023-06-09, 22:16

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by sangokushi

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1996 ATA-2 drive with DMA mode 2 sounds very hopeful for the USB device reading it. Thanks, I will order an USB to IDE adapter to test it. Are all USB to IDE adapter the same? Is there a recommended brand/chipset? Also, when I connect the drive to the USB to IDE adapter, does the drive need to be …

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Re: Any Optical Drive Bay Caddy Supports 2.5" IDE Drive?

Posted on 2023-06-09, 20:54

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by sangokushi

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This is the 2.5" hard drive I have: Toshiba MK0200MAT https://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/computer/device/ … _disk/0079.html

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Re: Any Optical Drive Bay Caddy Supports 2.5" IDE Drive?

Posted on 2023-06-09, 17:03

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by sangokushi

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Does it necessarily have to be able to use an IDE HDD? I'm seeing caddy's that are IDE on the laptop side and SATA on the drive side. That honestly would be a lot more useful unless you have an IDE drive you really want to use. It's for formatting and copying files to a 200MB 2.5" IDE hard drive. I …

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Re: Any Optical Drive Bay Caddy Supports 2.5" IDE Drive?

Posted on 2023-06-09, 14:14

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by sangokushi

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Big Pink wrote on 2023-06-09, 12:55: Found the caddy in the basement, but unfortunately it seems to be bog standard SATA. Sorry to get your hopes up. Thanks for checking. I think the caddy exists but it will be difficult to find. I found a picture from a website and it's definitely for 2.5" IDE …

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Re: Compaq Armada 7770DMT - Motherboard Issue?

Posted on 2023-06-08, 17:29

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by sangokushi

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I think it's close , clean with contact cleaner and check the L4p diode... *may be bad. (is te fuse ok next to C662) I will check my collection see if I have any 7700series but I don't think I have. Can you tell me where is the L4p diode? The fuse is ok (I assume it's the component in the circle) I …

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Re: Compaq Armada 7770DMT - Motherboard Issue?

Posted on 2023-06-08, 10:40

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by sangokushi

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I managed to open the laptop. It looks like corrosion near the CMOS battery connector. I did try to power the laptop without CMOS battery, hard drive and floppy drive. It shows the same symptom - all three lights stay ON. Do you know if all the Compaq Armada 7700 series uses the same motherboard? I …

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Is PCHub a good resource for laptop parts?

Posted on 2023-06-06, 05:58

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by sangokushi

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Has anyone ordered parts from https://www.pchub.com/ ? Recently I dropped my Fujitsu P7010 and looking for bottom case. I can only find the parts from this company: https://www.pchub.com/fujitsu-lifebook-p7010-mainboard-bottom-casing-black-color-p50534 Looks they accept PayPal so I assume I should …

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Re: Need Drivers for DuelAdapter DP-001 ExpressCard to PCMCIA Adapter

Posted on 2023-06-03, 09:00

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by sangokushi

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PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2023-06-03, 08:46: Not so fast 😀 .... try this 2011 link https://web.archive.org/web/20111209015421/ht … ndows_1.0.1.zip Thanks so much!! When I tried different dates on web archive, either received file not archived or a windows server error.

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