I bought a Compaq Portable 2 a couple months ago, but it came without boot disks, so I can't get it to boot.

I bought an XT-IDE adapter off TexElec, hoping I could get it to boot off that, no luck, apparently the CP2 doesn't support option ROMs (am I using that term right?).

I recently bought a Pentium system with an Asus P55T2P4 mobo, so I did what any sane person would do, I ripped apart the Compaq and yoinked the 5.25" drive out and connected it to my new Pentium system. The system recognizes it, but whenever I attempt to access a disk on it, I get a 'Drive Not Ready' error, so I don't know if the drive is borked, or if it just won't work on the Pentium system.

I'd like to get the boot and DOS floppies for my Compaq Portable 2, if anyone is willing and able to write the floppies for me. I'll be glad to mail you 3 5.25" floppies and pay for postage and whatever dollhairs you would like for your time.

OR

If anyone has an idea why the 5.25" wouldn't work in my Pentium, I'm all ears. I opened it up and cleaned the heads, the sled is clean and moves freely, and I heard that there might be optical sensors in the drive that could be dirty, so I found something that looked like a sensor and cleaned that too, but still no dice. My electronic repair skills are *0*. I bought an AM/FM radio kit to learn how to soldier and a bit more about components, but I haven't even started it yet... so... yeah... 8*)

As always, any help or advice is greatly appreciated! 8*)