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I have to pull the plug on my 486 every once in a while and hit the power button before plugging it back in for it to boot

Hoping someone has a simple idea for me My computers are in a fairly tight space and all wired up nicely. There are times however that I need to completely power off a computer (either by unplugging PSU or flipping the power switch on a PSU that has on). Issue is that I have to move things...

Is it possible to install different versions of Windows 1 and Windows 2 on the same computer, just in different folders for each install? Wanted to try this out but not sure if its even possible

I have tried to install various software on my DOS 6.22 486. Software installs fine on C: with no issues but when I copy installers to my D or E drives I keep getting not enough space errors, even though the Drives have plenty of free space to install the software. Any ideas what could be...

Have a Fountain Tech FTN386-25 Motherboard I am trying to find some information or manual on. Just trying to see what the board has, what the jumpers are / memory sizes / etc. It has two BIOS chips on it, one for LOW and one for HIGH. Also, I dont see any cache on the board or anywhere to...

Hey all, Wanted to know some suggestions / opinions on where to get and what kind of boxes are good for safe / secure shipping of heavier / mechanical keyboards? Not sure if there is something well known for boxes or if something can be made from other boxes / etc? Thanks for the assistance.

Looking for recommendations on removing little bits of solder from some SOJ-40 memory chips so I can install them in a couple video cards. What is best way to get the solder off without hurting the little legs on the chips?

Anyone ever successfully fix an old ISA / PCI Graphics Card that displays video but in wrong colors. For example, POST is purple instead of white, etc... I know you can heat them up with a heat gun, but that doesnt usually hold for a fix. Anyone ever fixed one without a huge expense? If so...

I dont know the name of the board, but it looks like this I have a 2 MB Millenium and a 4 MB Millenium II (but I think the Millenium II has issues), so am trying to just get memory added to the millenium board for the build I want to do. I also have a 4 MB Millenium I forgot I had. I'd like...

Looking for the Memory Add On Board for a Matrox Millenium or Millenium 2 PCI Graphics Card.... Want to set it up with a Voodoo1 for a Window 95 1997 build. Thanks!

Looking for a rear plastic panel for my Performa 578.

I have a Packard Bell GJJ4AK M-8700 DIN-5 XT - AT Keyboard that looks to be missing a plastic circular switcher to choose between AT and XT mode. The hole where the switcher goes is open and I can see a part of the board at the bottom. What would I need to do to replace whatever was in there...

I read a couple places that older 8X and slower CD-ROM drives have issues reading burned CDs. Is that true? Or is it dependant on how fast / what speed you burn the disc at?

Anyone know where I could find a 4 MB ISA Memory Expansion Card? I want to give the 286 I am putting together some more memory and the board only has 1 MB.....

When I was a kid, by the time I started using PCs (was using Apple's previously in mid 80s, early 90s) DOS 6 and 6.22 were out and installed so its really the only version of DOS I have worked with. I am setting up a 386 PC and was going to install DOS 5.0 on it and I wanted to ask what are...