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[68Olds]

My question is will i be able to to use a external floppy drive to boot the floppy disk?

If you are asking about an external USB floppy drive on Win98 vintage hardware, no it will not work. The USB floppy drive might show up on a F8 or F12 boot menu with somewhat newer hardware though.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Will I be able to to use the external floppy drive to boot the floppy disc?

That should work, yeah.

If you are asking about an external USB floppy drive on Win98 vintage hardware, no it will not work. The USB floppy drive might show up on a F8 or F12 boot menu with somewhat newer hardware though.

Some old systems from that era could boot from a USB floppy drive, particularly some from the early 2000's.

 

[Greenslade]

If you are asking about an external USB floppy drive on Win98 vintage hardware, no it will not work. The USB floppy drive might show up on a F8 or F12 boot menu with somewhat newer hardware though.

Ok thanks 68Olds

I just got this one on auction on eBay

WIMAXIT 14inch Portable Touch Screen Monitor,External Second Dual... “Insolvency, Ex-demo or ex-display, in good condition.Has been handled, inspected, and tested (where ”..

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For my PI4,starting bid was £100 I was the only one who put a bid in​

I bid £102 and they just put £2 for postage. I bet the seller expected more than that. I think that is the problem why he did not get more bids for it ,must have put people biding with such a high starting price. The kick stand is a very unique design. With most of the others wrap around ones.

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If you are asking about an external USB floppy drive on Win98 vintage hardware, no it will not work. The USB floppy drive might show up on a F8 or F12 boot menu with somewhat newer hardware though.

Lex thinks it will. And if the guy used it on a thin clint it must do.

Yeah, you should be okay @Greenslade

If you have a external floppy drive and the disk is okay, it should install.

That's the problem with floppy discs ,you never know if they will work.

More details about the i-Opener - The $99 Computer i. put in here earlier

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[3x0]

I have a weird issue with my old GPUs. Previously I have tested them with my old monitor @DVI connection, no adapters. Now I don't have that monitor anymore and am using my newer 1080P 240Hz VG259QM with an HDMI-DVI adapter.

8800GT, GTX280/285 no longer display an image when the OS loads (working in safe mode and normal mode before drivers are installed), but GTX 580 works when connected using the same method. I find it highly unlikely that 3 of my GPUs died in storage, and exhibit the same "failure". What's more likely is that the HDMI-DVI adapter or the monitor itself don't vibe with the old cards. Has anyone experienced something like this?

 

[lexluthermiester]

8800GT, GTX280/285 no longer display an image when the OS loads (working in safe mode and normal mode before drivers are installed), but GTX 580 works when connected using the same method.

While DVI & HDMI share the same signaling and protocols, not all modern displays react well to the original DVI/HDMI spec.

I find it highly unlikely that 3 of my GPUs died in storage, and exhibit the same "failure".

They're unlikely to all be failing. Not all adapters are created equal. You likely need to get a proper DVI to HDMI cable from a reputable maker. Amazon actually makes/sells very good cables and adapters.

 

[Greenslade]

I have decided to give this case away as i want be using it,The case i bought earler this year for £5 it did included this motherboard and this PSU 600w 80 plus

i have taken out the Floppy Drive but not tested them yet.If someone lives in London and wants the case,it would be nice for it to go to a good home.I don,t supose there are any other people in here from London in here If not i will put it on Gumtree or

I have just noticed the dvd drive was a slot one.I have never seen a full sized internal one before.

Pioneer DVD ROM Drive Slot Loading IDE PATA Molex Vintage Retro Pc Part .I only saw one on eBay.I should think it is very unique.Only one sold for only £10 one bid untested.It looks cool​

Rare slot loading dvd reader drive

It will help complete your retro pc setup, it certainly will

 

[boomstik360]

I have a weird issue with my old GPUs. Previously I have tested them with my old monitor @DVI connection, no adapters. Now I don't have that monitor anymore and am using my newer 1080P 240Hz VG259QM with an HDMI-DVI adapter.

8800GT, GTX280/285 no longer display an image when the OS loads (working in safe mode and normal mode before drivers are installed), but GTX 580 works when connected using the same method. I find it highly unlikely that 3 of my GPUs died in storage, and exhibit the same "failure". What's more likely is that the HDMI-DVI adapter or the monitor itself don't vibe with the old cards. Has anyone experienced something like this?

Did you make sure to try and set your monitor to 60HZ on control panel and see if that changed anything? I’m sure that’s why safemode works as it would default to the lowest settings and resolutions. I’d imagine the older cards wouldn’t be able to display 1080P at a super high refresh rate but don’t know for sure.

 

[Greenslade]

I think i will use the Floppy drive and the slot DVD in the other £5 case which came with a PSU not tested yet.And the motherboard you see below. along with that Retro looking screen which my landlady gave me. DVD working i think that is cool is a slot drive But not the floppy drive.

 

[68Olds]

But not the floppy drive.

Some floppy cables are not keyed and can be plugged in backwards. Get out your magnifying glass & flash light (needed by me! lol) and make sure pin 1 is in the proper place on each end of the cable. Disregard if the cable is keyed.

 

[Greenslade]

Some floppy cables are not keyed and can be plugged in backwards. Get out your magnifying glass & flash light (needed by me! lol) and make sure pin 1 is in the proper place on each end of the cable. Disregard if the cable is keyed.

It is keyed,andwhats more just the light on it ,no floppy noise.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I have decided to give this case away as i want be using it,The case i bought earler this year for £5 it did included this motherboard and this PSU 600w 80 plus

i have taken out the Floppy Drive but not tested them yet.If someone lives in London and wants the case,it would be nice for it to go to a good home.I don,t supose there are any other people in here from London in here If not i will put it on Gumtree or View attachment 316278

I have just noticed the dvd drive was a slot one.I have never seen a full sized internal one before.

Pioneer DVD ROM Drive Slot Loading IDE PATA Molex Vintage Retro Pc Part .I only saw one on eBay.I should think it is very unique.Only one sold for only £10 one bid untested.It looks cool​

Rare slot loading dvd reader drive

It will help complete your retro pc setup, it certainly will
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I SOOOO miss slot loading drives!! Pioneer had a winner there!

 

[Outback Bronze]

Heck yeah. I always thought that cooler was epic for factory. I have that same cpu in my collection! Can’t for the life of me find a 980x or 990x in the box still. Plenty just the cpu buttttttttt

Yo

Believe it or not I actually purchased this CPU to run with my X58 boards. So, it's completely original from my own hardware.

You might like this too. It was mainly run on this board.

Happy days

 

[MaxiPro800]

Heh, guess I'll have to bring my EX58-UD5 out of the box these days.

Except mine's going the Xeon route

 

[lexluthermiester]

Heh, guess I'll have to bring my EX58-UD5 out of the box these days.

Except mine's going the Xeon route

Go with the W3680.

 

[Greenslade]

I SOOOO miss slot loading drives!! Pioneer had a winner there!

Do you know of any videos that can show me how to repair the Floppy drive?i saw a couple on Apple drives but no Windows ones. I was so sure it was going to work.It makes no noise as floppy drives do.Has anyone owned one of these?[

 

[lexluthermiester]

Do you know of any videos that can show me how to repair the Floppy drive?

You should be able to hop on YouTube and type in " Floppy drive repair ".

 

[Greenslade]

You should be able to hop on YouTube and type in " Floppy drive repair ".

Thanks for that Lex, Weather or not i will be able to fix it is another mater. Another question i have for you is what is a device Driver?There is no problem with the CF card i am using as a hard drive, it is a industral one.Before that message comes up it says something about the bios?.Ir is only on there a few seconds.What should it be in the Bios?

 

[stinger608]

Thanks for that Lex, Weather or not i will be able to fix it is another mater. Another question i have for you is what is a device Driver?There is no problem with the CF card i am using as a hard drive, it is a industral one.Before that message comes up it says something about the bios?.Ir is only on there a few seconds.What should it be in the Bios?

If you are trying to install Windows 95 on an old system and attempting to use a CF card, I don't think it will work.

 

[Greenslade]

If you are trying to install Windows 95 on an old system and attempting to use a CF card, I don't think it will work.

It is on a old system.I thought a CF card was just the job for that You can do it on 98 and any os after thatI just got this message from Windows 2000 downloaded from Internet Archive.Is that the only way to get pre XP Windows to work is to have the actual disc?.I downloaded Windows ME from the Windows selection in your forum it said Failed to download.It has now fully downloaded ME ,but i have all reafy bought the disc on eBay.

 

[agent_x007]

Thanks for that Lex, Weather or not i will be able to fix it is another mater. Another question i have for you is what is a device Driver?There is no problem with the CF card i am using as a hard drive, it is a industral one.Before that message comes up it says something about the bios?.Ir is only on there a few seconds.What should it be in the Bios?

Depending on platform you are using to do this, you either have to use "auto detect" menu to get CF recognized correctly (and NOT be messed with by "auto" option). A manual method may be required for old board.
Next, formatting CF card from DOS 6.22 is recommended (Win98 uses DOS 7.x).
Installing Windows from USB stick is impossible on (I think ?) all Pentium III and older platforms.

 

[boomstik360]

Finally have it in hand. It is hilarious how small the box is! 10x8x2.5”

Finally have it in hand. It is hilarious how small the box is! 10x8x2.5”

I’m amazed I found one still sealed. Nuts!

 

[Greenslade]

If i buy this will it defiantly work?
Microsoft Windows ME Millennium
with Product Key
Originally intended for Tiny computers.
But will install on any brand of PC
PLUS
Floppy Boot Disk
Nero 7 Essentials
When i wrote to the guy he said the Floppy is only for older PC,s that can,t boot from CD and gives you a Rom driver.

Depending on platform you are using to do this, you either have to use "auto detect" menu to get CF recognized correctly (and NOT be messed with by "auto" option). A manual method may be required for old board.
Next, formatting CF card from DOS 6.22 is recommended (Win98 uses DOS 7.x).
Installing Windows from USB stick is impossible on (I think ?) all Pentium III and older platforms.

The board is GA 7V AXP mine is Athlon 2800.i have the CF card as primary master.the dvd drive is secondery slave. Neither of them wotk in the two slots ar the edge of the board.Perhaps there is some dirt in there.It is on auto.95 was the os i was trying to install.I took a chance on it .It was only 1.99 it had errors on the burn i new they were cracked versions but i was hoping it would work they did give me the key though.eBay should kick the guy off there.In the meantime i bought the ME one pictured.The guy does mot have the 98se version. I will jist have towait tell someone has got a 98se one for a decent price like the one pictured wgich was £12.At least i have only lost 1.99.on the cracked one.

 

[stinger608]

I downloaded Windows ME from the Windows selection in your forum it said Failed to download.

Hmm, I'll have to check that out. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

The board is GA 7V AXP mine is Athlon 2800.i have the CF card as primary master.the dvd drive is secondery slave.

Yeah, that should work okay.

Installing Windows from USB stick is impossible on (I think ?) all Pentium III and older platforms.

Not to mention, trying to get USB to work on Windows 95. It was a serious PITA.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Does this color look familiar to y'all?

 

[Greenslade]

Hmm, I'll have to check that out. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.



Yeah, that should work okay.



Not to mention, trying to get USB to work on Windows 95. It was a serious PITA.

I got the official ME disc hope fully that will work Shame the seller has sold out of the 98se I don,t want to pay the RIDICULOUS prices people are asking for those discs I could get a PC for the prices are asking for those discs.I am not paying £25 or over for a disc it is a rip off.