im_an_alien
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So first off, does anyone remember me?
Anyway, since I was last here, I've gotten a few more vintage computers I got another XT.
So, one of the things I took out was an 8-bit sound blaster card. (c) '91. Can I just plug this into one of my XT's and use it, or do I need to set jumpers/install drivers/etc?
Another question: I also took out an IDE HDD. What's the chance that it still works? The computer couldn't find a boot device, even if I put in a boot floppy, so I suspect it might.
Last question: I took the RAM out. Just wanted to know what form factor it is. It's a bit bigger than my index finger, has one, unbroken row of pins on each side where it connects to the mobo, and has 3 chips on it.
ps. The first XT I had, I got it to boot up, then searched for an XT compatible keyboard every time I went to goodwill, which is quite often. It still took me 3+ months... It works great now :D
Anyway, since I was last here, I've gotten a few more vintage computers I got another XT.
It's like that ^, 324? MB of ram, HDD, monochrome video card. I got a monitor + keyboard with this one. The keyboard's kinda weird. The ESC is where numlock is on a modern one, capslock is about where right alt is, and control is where capslock should be. I also got a 386, which didn't work. I'm trashing it, but I took out everything that might be useful (it turned on and went to bios but refused to boot).That sounds an awful lot like an XT clone chassis I had once, except this one had a flip top that had 2 push buttons on each side that popped the top open like a car hood.
So, one of the things I took out was an 8-bit sound blaster card. (c) '91. Can I just plug this into one of my XT's and use it, or do I need to set jumpers/install drivers/etc?
Another question: I also took out an IDE HDD. What's the chance that it still works? The computer couldn't find a boot device, even if I put in a boot floppy, so I suspect it might.
Last question: I took the RAM out. Just wanted to know what form factor it is. It's a bit bigger than my index finger, has one, unbroken row of pins on each side where it connects to the mobo, and has 3 chips on it.
ps. The first XT I had, I got it to boot up, then searched for an XT compatible keyboard every time I went to goodwill, which is quite often. It still took me 3+ months... It works great now :D