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Today, 08:22 PM

Stone replied to a thread zero-write/harddrive test programs in PCs and Clones

FWIW, once an IDE drive starts showing bad sectors it's time to toss it. That's because it only 'shows' bad sectors after it's used up its supply of...

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Today, 04:28 PM

Stone replied to a thread zero-write/harddrive test programs in PCs and Clones

By zero-write I thought he meant... no writing to disk. :-) If not, a format should suffice. Then there's always DBAN.

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Today, 04:03 PM

Stone replied to a thread zero-write/harddrive test programs in PCs and Clones

Norton Disk Test (DT.EXE) is quite effective for floppies and hard drives. I use v4.5 Advanced Edition. Of course, it's a DOS program.

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Today, 12:11 PM

Stone replied to a thread Is my DOS lacking a setver? in Vintage Computer Software

Since not all DOS versions have a SETVER I use one that is not DOS dependant. KISS You can put it in a BAT file to run a specific DOS program...

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Today, 09:07 AM

Stone replied to a thread Let's hear it for UPS . . . in General Off Topic

I've been getting my HP notebook batteries from eBay. They cost between $10 and $20, depending on the capacity chosen and they always arrive in less...

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Yesterday, 03:33 PM

Stone replied to a thread Wanted: AT Case, Socket 3 Heatsink/fan in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

Check here: http://baber.com/coop/oe/at_cases_motherboards_keyboards.htm

18 replies | 187 view(s)

Yesterday, 01:14 PM

Stone replied to a thread value of a Northstar Dimension in PCs and Clones

?????

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Yesterday, 08:47 AM

Stone replied to a thread XT 5160 won't post in PCs and Clones

Where is 'around here'? Most VGA cards won't work in an 8-bit slot.

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Yesterday, 06:17 AM

Stone replied to a thread AT PSU 12v low in Vintage Computer Hardware

A large MFM or RLL drive would be ideal. So would an ESDI or old SCSI. The bigger, the better, as larger motors draw more current, i.e., 12V.

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Yesterday, 05:49 AM

Stone replied to a thread AT PSU 12v low in Vintage Computer Hardware

A motherboard or HD can serve as a load.

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November 13th, 2018, 04:39 PM

Stone replied to a thread Anyone want to help get a monitor from New Jersey? in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

They insure it no matter who packs it! I've shipped a dozen monitors with FedEx and all the results were good. They pack them very well --...

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November 13th, 2018, 03:10 PM

Stone replied to a thread Anyone want to help get a monitor from New Jersey? in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

I call the Township by 4pm Tuesday and they send the truck by on Wednesday morning. They collect all the electronics.

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November 13th, 2018, 01:57 PM

Stone replied to a thread Anyone want to help get a monitor from New Jersey? in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

I've sold and shipped lots of those size monitors without having any problem finding boxes. :-) I've also shipped plenty of NEC Multisyncs, you...

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November 13th, 2018, 01:52 PM

Stone replied to a thread ISA VGA Card for $20 shipped in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

For $20 shipped, you might get lucky and get one that works as they're mostly being sold as is, or for parts, for that price.

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November 13th, 2018, 01:37 PM

Stone replied to a thread Anyone want to help get a monitor from New Jersey? in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

LOCAL PICK UP ONLY - TOO HEAVY & TOO EXPENSIVE TO SHIP Actually it would only cost $30 - $35 to ship this monitor. Tell the seller and see what...

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November 13th, 2018, 08:33 AM

Stone replied to a thread How do you like these apples? in General Off Topic

Apple is a cult! No, wait, it's worse than a cult. At least with a cult there is some pretense.

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November 13th, 2018, 05:13 AM

Stone replied to a thread FDD Controller Problem in Vintage Computer Hardware

That should be easy enough to resolve. Try FDISK/MBR. If that doesn't resolve the issue: Check with FDISK that the partition is Primary and...

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November 13th, 2018, 03:33 AM

Stone replied to a thread FDD Controller Problem in Vintage Computer Hardware

A good place to start would surely be with the cabling and DS jumper. :-)

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November 12th, 2018, 03:49 PM

Stone replied to a thread Commax Excell lt-386sx - missing file in Later PCs

Seriously... that switches video modes in Windows. :-)

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November 12th, 2018, 09:45 AM

Stone replied to a thread FDD Controller Problem in Vintage Computer Hardware

Neither do I, at this point. :-)

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November 12th, 2018, 08:28 AM

Stone replied to a thread FDD Controller Problem in Vintage Computer Hardware

All my PCs use a twisted cable and Drive Selects are set to DS1.

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November 12th, 2018, 08:15 AM

Stone replied to a thread WTB - 2GB to 8.4 GB IDE hard drives for a socket 7 P233 system in Vintage Computer Items Wanted

That's what the 'Delete Message' button is for. :-)

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November 11th, 2018, 06:53 PM

Stone replied to a thread FDD Controller Problem in Vintage Computer Hardware

Have you tried another cable or have you tried the cable in the other machine?

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November 11th, 2018, 08:29 AM

Stone replied to a thread Quick clock battery question in Later PCs

In lieu of that four cells also works just as well, either AA or AAA.

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November 11th, 2018, 05:13 AM

Stone replied to a thread For you monochrome lovers out there, which phosper do you prefer? in General Vintage Computer Discussions

Paper White VGAs are the best for document work, reading, etc.

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November 11th, 2018, 04:40 AM

Stone replied to a thread The $14 Gateway 2000 4DX2-66 in Later PCs

1) His proposed drive is not over 2GB it is 2 GB. 2) I didn't say the BIOS didn't like drives over 2GB. I said 'it's unlikely that the BIOS will...

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November 10th, 2018, 05:14 PM

Stone replied to a thread opti 82c861 USB adapter driver please help. in Later PCs

That's an XP driver.

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November 10th, 2018, 05:12 PM

Stone replied to a thread Might be a CRT monitor glare issue in Vintage Computer Hardware

I have a NIB, NOS Fellowes Anti-Glare Filter if that's of interest. It's a polarizer.

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November 10th, 2018, 03:30 PM

Stone replied to a thread The $14 Gateway 2000 4DX2-66 in Later PCs

FWIW, it's unlikely that the BIOS will recognise a 2GB HD natively. I will take some tinkering, e.g., a DDO.

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