Mike Chambers
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well i got my supersport's monitor connection header repaired (ghetto-style, wired some jumps to where the 3 broken pins connect on the PCB and spliced em right into the monitor's cable but it works perfectly) but now i have another problem. the hard drive in it has been getting flaky for a little while now, and finally it just won't boot.
it spins up and wants to boot it seems but then it clicks after spinning up, and then just spins back downs and remains off. any clues on anything i can do, or is it toast? luckily, i tested out the drive image over FTP backup software i'm writing on it last time i had it booted up since i did have some important code saved on the thing so the data on it isn't an issue.
for a while i was able to get it to boot by holding the laptop sideways until it loaded DOS then it remained on after that. that trick doesn't work anymore. if i have to get a new drive, what am i looking for? it's a connector that i haven't seen on any other machines of course since this is the only 8088-class laptop i've ever had or been inside of. not sure what the interface would be called when i'm looking for a new drive.
any advice on maybe repairing it?? i would think a compatible drive would be hell to find these days.
it spins up and wants to boot it seems but then it clicks after spinning up, and then just spins back downs and remains off. any clues on anything i can do, or is it toast? luckily, i tested out the drive image over FTP backup software i'm writing on it last time i had it booted up since i did have some important code saved on the thing so the data on it isn't an issue.
for a while i was able to get it to boot by holding the laptop sideways until it loaded DOS then it remained on after that. that trick doesn't work anymore. if i have to get a new drive, what am i looking for? it's a connector that i haven't seen on any other machines of course since this is the only 8088-class laptop i've ever had or been inside of. not sure what the interface would be called when i'm looking for a new drive.
any advice on maybe repairing it?? i would think a compatible drive would be hell to find these days.