Details / additional text in the message Mike WA6ILQ
At 10:10 AM 06/18/08, you wrote: >What did you do to get the usb port to be recognized? Seems like you >have to have it "seen" before you could use that. >Robert >ps Really don't want to have to get rid of it, but 3 repeater projects >are draining my resources right now ;-) Great laptop to grab and go >on repeaters though. > >--- In [email protected], Mike Morris WA6ILQ ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've done it several times using this method - works every time. > > > > First I use a DOS floppy to FDISK and format the drive > > in the laptop. This way the partition table is set the way > > the laptop BIOS will expect it. > > > > Then I remove the drive from the laptop and connect it > > to my $40 universal drive gimmick: > > <http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=1501&sku=30504> > > A better photo that shows the included double-headed > > power supply and the SATA cable is here: > > <http://www.cablestogo.com/hi-res_image.asp?sku=30504&image=30504-A.jpg> Sorry - I should have mentioned that I plug the USB drive adapter into my desktop computer, which runs XP Pro. The Laptop isn't going to be operational without a hard drive, is it? > > Then I copy the installation CD to the hard drive into a directory that > > says what it is... W98CD, W98SECD, NT4CD, W2KCD, never use > > the name "Windows", "WinNT", or "Win32" > > > > Then reinstall the drive into the laptop, boot into DOS from a >floppy and > > install from C:\whatever-your-directory-name-is\setup.exe > > > > That little USB drive adapter is a lifesaver. > > > > Disclaimer: I have no relationship to Cables To Go other than as a > > satisfied repeat customer for over 10 years (my first purchase > > was a 386-33 motherboard). > > > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > At 06:12 AM 06/17/08, you wrote: > > >A simple solution to your dilemma is to pull the drive and connect it > > >with a $12.00 adapter to a modern 3.5 ide drive bay desktop computer, > > >format the drive as fat32,copy the win98se directory off of the cdrom > > >to the 2.5 laptop drive.. stick the laptop drive back into the > > >laptop.. boot from a dos boot floppy made in xp, and execute the > > >setup program on the hard drive in the windows directory... you do > > >not need the cdrom if you have all the cab files.... > > > > > >Most decent computer stores offer 2.5 (laptop) drive adapters either > > >to USB or IDE so you can connect them to a standard desktop to "work" > > >on them or copy to/from... > > > > > >My CF-27 has no cdrom, but XP can be loaded in a similar process more > > >or less, however the folder involved is the I386 folder from the > > >install cd... .... The CF27 will take a lot bigger drive than 2 > > >gigs..... I think mine is a 60 split in 2 partitions....One DOS > > >fat32, on XP NTFS.... > > > > > >Doug > > >KD8B > > > > > > > > >At 07:21 PM 6/15/2008, you wrote: > > > > > > >Have you found one yet? > > > > > > > >*I May* have a CF27 up for sale. Bought it ironically at a hamfest 2 > > > >weekends ago here in ATL. I LOVE the laptop. The only thing is that > > > >I am having a heck of a time getting at least Win98 on the drive. No > > > >CD drive. USB drive though. It came with a drive that had Lynx > > > >(sp?)on it that was not really functioning. Needed something to use > > > >with the program to program the Arcom RC210 with. Everything seems to > > > >work on it, but the drive did take a dive. I had another drive (2gig)
