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That might be an idea. I have an XT-IDE BIOS card but it's configured for my other 486 and didn't work when I tried it. I guess I'll have to reconfigure it and burn the rom again.

I have a Gateway 2000 4DX2-66V that was limited to 504MB drives by the BIOS. I updated the BIOS to JX30G-12 which I believe is the latest, and the BIOS now saw drives up to 8GB. Using my StarTech IDE to CF reader, I put in a 8GB CF card. However whenever I use a larger drive my DOS 6.22 boot...

Necrobump. I tried downloading L6JT70A.EXE from the site and when the EXE was making the disk it said the image file was corrupt. Does anyone know where I can get a clean copy from? EDIT: I tried L6JT68A.exe and it did the same thing. Maybe it doesn't like my setup somehow? I can't see why...

What about the NGFF SATA stuff like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/305474417941 They sell enclosures for them too (just need a 44 to 40 pin adapter): https://www.amazon.com/44pin-Converter-Adapter-Computer-Accessries/dp/B06XC36V63

Would the BIOS for an IBM Personal Computer 350 support a 16GB or 32GB CF card?

So something like this? https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Single-Adapter-Reader-35BAYCF2IDE/dp/B000T9QQP0/ Don't 40 pin DOMs need extra power? Honestly I think a 4GB or less CF or DOM would work. I like to have one partition for games and one for my utilities. Is there any real difference...

I have an IBM ValuePoint 433SX/S and IBM Personal Computer 350 that have noisy old hard drives that I'd like to replace with a modern (and hopefully much quieter) solid state device. What's the current recommended solution? Should I get a cheap CF to IDE adapter off Amazon and use that or is...

I'll be there again this year showing off my Exidy Sorcerer, Umtech VideoBrain, and Spectravideo SV-328. I'll also be selling some random items for a friend who lost his job (XT Power Supplies, Atari 2600/7800/8-Bit controllers, Dreamcast controllers, a PCjr monitor, and a Penitum 1 IBM ThinkPad)

I had my friend look over the power supply board yesterday and he spotted two iiify looking solder joints. One was one a resistor and one was on the power connector. He reflowed both and now the picture seems solid. I'll have to put it through a thorough stress test tonight but all seems good.

The page isn't up anymore it would seem.

I'd consider one of the prebuilt ones if I was 100% sure it was my power supply. It probably is though. Where can you buy one?

No, no sound at all. The wobble isn't constant either. It will do it for a second, go back to normal for a little bit, then do it again. Sometimes it does it more frequently, but there are periods of normal picture.

Is there recap kit I can buy? I see one for the Model 1 and 4P but not the 4. Do the RIFA caps have to be replaced? I always thought you could just forget about those these days. I can check the connectors when I open it up, but since it seems to happen more when the screen has a lot to...

I just noticed that on my TRS Model 4 (with a FreHD) that the image on the screen seems to shrink or 'wobble' for a split second now and then. Is this 'dirty power' issue, one of the components going, or is there possibly something loose inside? Is there anyone going to VCFMW that might be...

I know who won the APL/S cart (sadly it was not me). They plan on dumping it as soon as they can.