Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 09:03:29 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Reinstall OS for L50?
In a message dated 7/22/03 3:31:08 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > After much lurking I now have an L50 with 32Mb memory and 810Mb HD. It came > with Win98 (1st ed) and dblspace loaded. One of my programs runs in real > DOS only, and restarts the computer in real DOS. However, because of > dblspace I do not have enough available memory to run the DOS program. I > have to get rid of dblspace. > > It seems that I need to reformat the HD and re-install an OS (WIN98 2nd ed) > to get rid of dblspace and free up memory for real DOS programs. I have a > backpack CD that runs off the parallel port, a CD that runs off PCMCIA, and > the Toshiba PCMCIA floppy drive. I might need an IDE converter as well. > > Do you know of a link that describes reformatting and install of an Win98 > for the L50? > > After reading what I could find, I still have some questions about > installing the Toshiba drivers and about hibernation. If I install Win98 > 2nd ed from the Backpack parallel port CD to the L50 will I then have > trouble installing the toshiba drivers? Is it best to use an IDE converter > and install the new OS with the HD in another machine? > > The hibernation "feature" seems like a problem to me. I'd rather not have > it. Can I just shut it off some how? If not, do I have to do something > special to get it to work -- like setting up a partition for it? > > Thanks in Advance, > Larry > Until Neil or other <=L70 expert weighs in, I'll try and answer some of your questions. There is no web site that I've found with a procedure for setting up the L50/70 as you describe. Besides, that'd take all the fun out of it! Before you decide what method to use for getting w98se on your hard drive, see if the parallel port CDROM drive is seen on boot by DOS. Seems like I remember reading that may work. If so, that *could* be the best method. A problem with a full refresh on a L50/70 is the single PCMCIA slot and the need for a customized boot disk containing DOS drivers for PCMCIA CDROM and Card & Socket Services. With a parallel-connect CDROM, you can exclusively use your PCMCIA slot for the L50/70 floppy drive. You should experience no problems installing the Toshiba drivers after W98 is installed, regardless of the means. Having said all that, it may be simpler to pull the drive and do all the work using a 2.5" x 3.5" adapter in a desktop. You can coipy all the Tosh drivers that way, too. BE SURE to partition and format the HDD in the Libretto, though. Hibernation you're stuck with - it's integrated into the BIOS. If your HDD is <8.4GB, the Libretto will handle the ugly details during partition/format. If >8.4GB, you must set aside (small partition or unallocated space) cylinders 1010-1040 or so. Lee ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
