Hello, I have recently acquired an Amstrad PC5286HD for collection purposes.
the machine powers up and boot to MS-DOS 3.3, but this seems a really minimal install, because there are absolutely NO folders on C root and all i see by input a DIR command is just the "COMMAND.COM" file
The floppy unit unfortunately is probably faulty because trying to read a disk always report an error... so I am actually thinking what to do to bring this machine into a working state and install a better DOS or Windows...
I have a parallel floppy external unit but I guess I would need to configure DOS first, to be able to use it...
but obviously in these conditions, without being able to edit or copy files on the internal hard drive... I really can't do anything.
So I have to open the case and check if I can eventually change the floppy unit, but here comes the first problem: I can't even open it! and I feel quite embarassed about this
I removed the screws circled in red in the image below... but the case does not come out, seems somehow stuck, probably in the front part and I don't want to force or break anything...
Can someone please tell me which is the right procedure to remove the external case on a PC5286HD and access to the internal floppy and hdd ?
Thanks in advance!
the machine powers up and boot to MS-DOS 3.3, but this seems a really minimal install, because there are absolutely NO folders on C root and all i see by input a DIR command is just the "COMMAND.COM" file
The floppy unit unfortunately is probably faulty because trying to read a disk always report an error... so I am actually thinking what to do to bring this machine into a working state and install a better DOS or Windows...
I have a parallel floppy external unit but I guess I would need to configure DOS first, to be able to use it...
but obviously in these conditions, without being able to edit or copy files on the internal hard drive... I really can't do anything.
So I have to open the case and check if I can eventually change the floppy unit, but here comes the first problem: I can't even open it! and I feel quite embarassed about this
I removed the screws circled in red in the image below... but the case does not come out, seems somehow stuck, probably in the front part and I don't want to force or break anything...
Can someone please tell me which is the right procedure to remove the external case on a PC5286HD and access to the internal floppy and hdd ?
Thanks in advance!
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