External HDD / USB question
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 00:15:47 -0800 From: carval [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: External HDD / USB question Hi try is website: http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=34L4223 1 Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:47:59 +0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: External HDD / USB question Is anyone out there using an external HDD? With Win'98 and/or Win'2K? Hints / tips / recommendations much appreciated! If I want to hook up said external drive to my L110, am I right to say that via a PC-card slot is the only sensible option? (I don't have the dock with USB). Also, am I right to presume that as the L110 has CardBus, I have a choice between the PC-card being a dedicated external HDD card, or using a USB card? Any disadvantage with the USB option? I can see USB might be useful for other things in the future (actually I guess I'd buy a USB mouse at the same time and stop carrying the replicator everywhere). Will either or both (proprietry/USB) options power an external 2.5" x 9.5mm without needing an external power supply? I remember reading that someone on the list was using an external HDD but that the software was crap, so any recommendations for a good piece of kit would be very much appreciated - likewise which USB cards are to be preferred/avoided - TIA d ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Libretto 50CT for sale
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 08:46:59 -0800 From: "Regis Lee" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Libretto 50CT for sale Hey guys, I'm thinking about upgrading and selling my Libretto 50CT and would like to post an offer here before i try out ebay Libretto 50CT overclocked to 100Mhz (Very stable) 16MB Ram + 16MB Additional Ram Module = 32MB RAM 3.2GB Hitachi HD External Floppy (still works!) 56K PCMCIA Modem Orig. Port Replicator Enhanced Port Replicator (1) Reg Battery (2) Enhanced Batteries No Bad Pixels on TFT Screen Win 98 SE + 98Lite installed External Parallel Port Zip Drive Power Supply Unit Wrist box (provided with Enhanced Port Replicator) I've used this system for: - Playing Mp3's at parties - Uploading Photo's from my digital camera (via Serial Port) - Normal Word/Excel stuff - Presentations (powerpoint) Will Include Carrying case. Will also throw in another FREE Enhanced Port Replicator upon request. All original Documentation and Box included In New condition I can also send digital photos of the unit upon request. I'd like to sell the whole package for $500. Offers are welcome. Thanks, regis ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: External HDD / USB question
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:41:24 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: External HDD / USB question Is anyone out there using an external HDD? I am With Win'98 and/or Win'2K? Win2k Hints / tips / recommendations much appreciated! About a year ago when I was on the market for such a solution I placed a web page http://pcmcia2ide.da.ru It is probably outdated now but there are still some hints. If I want to hook up said external drive to my L110, am I right to say that via a PC-card slot is the only sensible option? (I don't have the dock with USB). Parallel port version is also available. You can purchase CardBus either USB or Firewire and then hook 36pin IDE adapter *expensive*. Also, am I right to presume that as the L110 has CardBus, I have a choice between the PC-card being a dedicated external HDD card, or using a USB card? Moreover you have choice between Cardbus (faster) and 16bit (available in DOS). From Addonics and Skymaster respectively. Any disadvantage with the USB option? Actually two: slow and unavailable in DOS. I can see USB might be useful for other things in the future (actually I guess I'd buy a USB mouse at the same time and stop carrying the replicator everywhere). I would seek for Firewire solution - I also consider buying external 5.25'' case for combo Ricoh 9120A DVDCDRW. Will either or both (proprietry/USB) options power an external 2.5" x9.5mm without needing an external power supply? Most of them use PS/2 5volts but PCMCIA alimented also exist. I remember reading that someone on the list was using an external HDD but that the software was crap, so any recommendations for a good piece of kit would be very much appreciated - likewise which USB cards are to be preferred/avoided - TIA Do not know any except EZ-Drive proprietary soft will not work. I am quite happy with DN-Boy however it should be noted that their DOS driver only accepts partitions less than 2GB formatted FAT 16. That is enough for a ghost image. Hope this helps, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: External HDD / USB question
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:49:51 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: External HDD / USB question Parallel port HDs also work. I've got an external case from www.h45.com and dropped in a spare laptop HD. No problems at all, except that during transfers to the HD, the machine under Windows does become very, very sluggish as the CPU will be completely tied up working on the transfer. This won't happen under USB because only the p.port requires constant CPU administration during transfers. 16bit PCMCIA is also big CPU hog However, I chose p.port because I wanted DOS compatibility, something no USB HD can give you because there's no DOS USB support at all. This way, I can transfer files off a system in case of an emergency, or if I'm using Ghost to backup my system under DOS. As I mentioned before PCMCIA work in DOS As for PCMCIA HDs, you've got three choices. 1) SCSI PCMCIA adapter to external SCSI HD - fastest. (there's also firewire, but ignore this for today because drives are very expensive, and no drive yet exceeds the bandwidth of SCSI, which is far cheaper) CardBus Firewire($100)-Firewire to 36pin IDE ($89)-External case 2) IDE PCMCIA adapter to external IDE HD - slightly slower than SCSI, but far cheaper for the HDs. Bottleneck for both is 16bit - quite slow though ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
OT: Margi DVD-to-GO
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:15:06 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Margi DVD-to-GO Hi, I just wonder if there is someone with experience with this card. Does it play DivX? Thank you, Alexandre Kaoukhov ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Hi res pics of ram board
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:03:48 -0500 From: "George Mitchell-Tapping" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hi res pics of ram board Did anyone reply to this? I happen to have it out (seems to have malfunctioned) and can take a photo for you, but it's one with the two inner chips perpendicular to the two outer chips (vs. all four parrallel). Despite its malfunction (randomn freezes in Windows, and occasional BIOS memory scan errors on bootup after a freeze) it appears normal on visual inspection. P.S. It's a Lib50 o/c to 100MHz running Win98SE, but had been performing well (no freezes) since the o/c, and continues to perform well since the memory board removal (though a bit slower). *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 1/9/2001 at 10:35 PM Brandon Lin wrote: Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:31:41 -0800 (PST) From: Brandon Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hi res pics of ram board Can somebody send me some hi res pics of the ram daughterboard for a lib 50/70. I want the side with the chips actually soldered on. I want to desolder the current chips and resolder some new ones. Might be able to get the unit up to 48mb if the bios sees it all :) Thanks in advance, and if this works out i will post details on my website and offer upgrades. Brandon __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Hi res pics of ram board
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:04:19 -0500 From: "George Mitchell-Tapping" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hi res pics of ram board My mistake, only one chip is perpendicular to the rest; but I have seen daughterboards with 4 parallel chips. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 1/16/2001 at 1:08 PM George Mitchell-Tapping wrote: Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:03:48 -0500 From: "George Mitchell-Tapping" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hi res pics of ram board Did anyone reply to this? I happen to have it out (seems to have malfunctioned) and can take a photo for you, but it's one with the two inner chips perpendicular to the two outer chips (vs. all four parrallel). Despite its malfunction (randomn freezes i n Windows, and occasional BIOS memory scan errors on bootup after a freeze) it appears normal on visual inspection. P.S. It's a Lib50 o/c to 100MHz running Win98SE, but had been performing well (no freezes) since the o/c, and continues to perform well since the memory board removal (though a bit slower). *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 1/9/2001 at 10:35 PM Brandon Lin wrote: Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:31:41 -0800 (PST) From: Brandon Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hi res pics of ram board Can somebody send me some hi res pics of the ram daughterboard for a lib 50/70. I want the side with the chips actually soldered on. I want to desolder the current chips and resolder some new ones. Might be able to get the unit up to 48mb if the bios sees it all :) Thanks in advance, and if this works out i will post details on my website and offer upgrades. Brandon __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Iomega Drives
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:40:31 - From: "Edward Capes" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Iomega Drives May not be a bargain but just seen and purchased the following:- PC World, Iomega clik! drive 40meg fits in pcmia slot £49.99 including one disc and a very nice metal storage case. Good Value or what!! Ed ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: Iomega Drives
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:02:13 -0800 From: "Fong, Elena" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Iomega Drives Just got one on ebay, brand new, for $29 + ~$6 shipping... In U.S. dollars... -Original Message- From: Edward Capes [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:44 PM To: Libretto Subject: Iomega Drives Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:40:31 - From: "Edward Capes" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Iomega Drives May not be a bargain but just seen and purchased the following:- PC World, Iomega clik! drive 40meg fits in pcmia slot 49.99 including one disc and a very nice metal storage case. Good Value or what!! Ed ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Ram module in lib 50,70
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:03:04 -0800 (PST) From: Brandon Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Ram module in lib 50,70 Hi, Does anybody have a 16mb ram module in their lib's that have 50 pins on the actual memory chips. All the ones I have seen have 44 pins, 4 groups of 11. If the modules have 50 pin chips, it should be possible to desolder them and put larger ones on and increase the memory capacity of the libretto. If you do email me pictures front and back. Thanks. Brandon __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Libretto 50,60,70 screen for sale
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:51:30 -0800 (PST) From: Brandon Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Libretto 50,60,70 screen for sale Have 2 libretto 50, 60, 70 screens for sale $300 each any takers? Brandon __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
lib 50 sighting
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:28:00 -0500 From: "Paul D. J. Davila" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: lib 50 sighting this evening on Fox channel 5 in NY in the show "Dark Angel" they used what appeared to be a lib50 as a voice /text synthesizer for a paraplegic scientist. Paul D. J. Davila www.geocities.com/bronco7794 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIOR EC4WD EBR mailing list LMB mailing list ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
