It's actually ridiculous. I have no idea why they decided to stick a 286 inside a big tower and I also don't understand why the tower is sporting this huge power supply, normally used in desktop cases.
wrote:Added pics. How do you make the inline photos visible without having to click on the link?
It's a feature of this forum which was forgotten to be re-enabled after the forum upgrade. Admin (Qbix, etc.) has to fix it.
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Just add the code:
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wrote:Just add the code: […]
Just add the code:
[attachment=0]FILENAME.jpg[/attachment]
I tried that already and it didn't work.
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Just add the code:
[attachment=0]FILENAME.jpg[/attachment]I tried that already and it didn't work.
You attatched the files as well?
Might be some resolution restriction. I got it working in this post:
Re: Tomb Raider. Which version is he playing?
Resized to roughly 800x600 and it still doesn't work...
wrote:Did a 286 really need a huge case like this 1?
A huge tower like that would be of little use unless you are building a professional system with a lot of drives installed like a workstation or server. A simple desktop or mini tower is enough for a period gaming rig. I'd rehouse the 286 in a smaller case if it was mine and save the full tower for a more extreme build.
Oh my... That case is ~GLORIOUS~. Also, that backup battery is the largest i've seen.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
back in the day... waayyyy back in the day. when electronics were getting smaller, they would make big huge cases and instal metal weights. back then people didn't understand chip shrinkage and though bigger was better so that's what they did... made them bigger. 🤣
you gonna put any heat sinks on those VRM transistors?
cool case half-saint. I love full towers. Mhz display too!
That barrel battery has more than the normal amount of acid to leak 😀
Thanks for the comments.
I have no idea what to put inside this case at the moment. Don't know how any of my systems would benefit from a large case. None of them have more than one hard drive and the case has no 3.5" slots..
wrote:you gonna put any heat sinks on those VRM transistors?
What VRM transistors? 😀
What's interesting about this motherboard: CPU is a Siemens 286-16 while the LED display is showing 10 when turbo is ON and 16 when turbo is off 😁
On the other hand the coprocessor is a 287-10...
10mhz is a "proper" speed for a 287. They are designed to run at 2/3 cpu speed.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
Ah didn't know that, thanks for the info!
I ended up adding a 3.5" floppy and a CD-ROM (which of course doesn't work properly)... now, if only I could make this work 😀
wrote:I ended up adding a 3.5" floppy and a CD-ROM (which of course doesn't work properly)... now, if only I could make this work 😀
Try using the vide-cdd.sys driver. It works on my 286 CD-Rom drive.
Wow, that actually did it! Thanks a bunch 😀
wrote:Wow, that actually did it! Thanks a bunch 😀
Awesome! Glad to have been of help.
Enjoy!
OK, after some research I found that the motherboard is OCTEK Fox-something 😀
Looks like you can't use SIMM and DIP memory at the same time. The previous owner skilfully broke two of the retaining latches so now the SIMMs are popping out from BANK 0, making it unusable. I might end up getting some replacemet SIMM sockets to fix the board.
