Ok, 2 questions....... I have an IBM AT 5170 Gen 1 (256/512 motherboard) with a 6MHz 80286. Can I just pop out the CPU and drop in a faster one ? Is so, what do you find to be the best CPU to replace it with ? The BIOS has been upgraded to the Gen 3 July 10, 1985 BIOS chips. Thanks !
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Does anyone know where I can send a 5170 motherboard to be repaired ?
After months of non-use I powered it on and it smoked and shutdown. After reading it sounds like a capacitor failed. I can solder and have all the necessary tools, but where would I get the correct capicitors and...
I just received an IBM model 001 2-button PS/2 mouse. I want to use it on my AT 5170, which currently has a serial mouse. I have a PS/2 adapter to serial.
Mouse.sys/.com both say No Mouse Detected. When I plug another PS/2 mouse into the adapter, it works. When I plug the model 001 into a PS/2...