First post, by RockmanZ3R0
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Hey all,
Unsure if this is the correct section for this but,
I grabbed a beige tower system off eBay and I realized very quickly that I do not remember a thing about 386, DOS era computers. I wanted to recreate my childhood PC based off a list of parts i found from the sales receipt but this tower has some decent stuff in it i think and I want to try it out first before scrapping the insides. The first hurdle I have is that it does not have a hard drive. I tried to look for any kind of cable that matched online pictures but all I can deduce is that it must be IDE, but I do not see a cable anywhere from the motherboard that helps this conclusion. I also do not know what i am looking for for any kind of "header"? The next hurdle is figuring out how to install DOS and then eventually windows 3.1/3.2 if the system can handle it.
Here is what I have found out so far though about the components,
it has a
1mb TSENG ET4000AX video card,
intel 386 dx processor,
Sound Blaster 1.0 ?CT1310?
Goldstar RAM, size unknown
a generic tape drive and a generic CD-ROM
I need to purchase a floppy drive both 3 and 5" but I assume the 3" will be first ideally.
I cannot find any markings on the board that would help me identify it either or this post might not have been necessary. As it is I feel rather clueless for even asking. I attached as many pictures as possible to help but I know it's about as helpful as me looking in the thing and scratching my head.
