First post, by red_avatar
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Okay, I can really use some help here.
Basically, my very first PC was an IBM PS/1 2133. A 386SX 25mhz with 2MB RAM and no CD drive + IBM DOS 5 + Windows 3.1. It wasn't anything fancy, had no soundcard, but it was my first PC so for nostalgic value I really want to get it back in working order.
The problem is as followed: back in 2000 I gave it to my grandfather who used it for a few years until he decided to go for a more modern PC so he could play more recent games. Because he had saved all sorts of stuff on the hard drive, I had to extract the files from the drive by plugging it into my own PC. Problem is: those PCs are not really made for swapping drives so I had to dismantle the entire drive bay, PSU and part of the front panel to finally be able to remove the drive. Since it was pointless putting it back together without a drive, I put the spare parts in a bag and the PC ended up in the attic. Now, my father's girlfriend one day was cleaning the attic, thought the bag was junk and threw it out so bye bye drive bay and PSU.
A few years ago, I recovered the PC (or what was left of it) from the attic and took it to my own place and found a near identical one on eBay from Italy. The exterior was dented but since I had my own PC in much better condition, I could just swap the hoods and panels but ... the Italian one won't boot. And that's where the trouble starts. The PSU works fine, I can hear the drive spin up and the keyboard gets power since the light blinks on (the motherboard is getting power clearly) but I don't get ANY beeps. The disk drive also gives no response at all. I replaced the CMOS battery without any luck. I checked all the caps - none are bulging that I can see. Does anyone have any ideas?
Retro game fanatic.
IBM PS1 386SX25 - 4MB
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