On Tuesday, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
] Speking of that, in his "new" (latest is perhaps a better word) laptop both
] batteries have died away (quite some time ago) and the use for the computer
] is now very small since he can just as well use one of the stationary
] computers here at home. Now where would I get a hold off batteries for a
] "Compaq Contura Aero 4/33C" ? Compaq part number for the battery is 190540-002
] I've tried http://www.compaq.com/ but didn't manage to find anything
] usefull (more than the fact that the batteries should not work after this
] time). If I could get some cheap
] batteries (or batteries at all for that matter) I might be able to buy the
] computer from my dads work (he never uses it anyway) - but then I would
] need to be able to get the stupid machine to boot from floppy
] (PCMCIA/PCCard type) is that possible?
I have this exact computer that I am using now. My battery is also
stuffed, and I was thinking about going to a battery place to
rejuvenate it. Meanwhile I've just been using the AC adaptor.
You can boot from the PCMCIA floppy drive, and you don't need the
PCMCIA drivers to use it; but only if it was plugged in on bootup,
and not unplugged while in use.
When using F-Prot, however, you have to type 'f-prot /nofloppy'
otherwise it will complain about being no floppy drive defined in
CMOS. And Arachne can't see the A: either. But most other things can.
PS:
As I was typing this, the AC adaptor started buzzing, on and off for
about 5 minutes. It must have been taking some current, since it got
quite warm and the desk light went dim. But it has now stopped.
I just dunno!
Also, the hinge in the lid is broken, so I have to prop it up with a
disk box, or against the wall. Its really annoying. It totally broke
when I replaced the video cable.
doh
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