Hello Andy - At 01:17 PM 6/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > it used to run Win3.11 before I deltree'd Win3.11 out of frustration > >What was the problem that caused all this frustration? > >it became a corrupt copy (specifically/finally, it would not let me access >the Control Panel properly) That would be a 'stopper'. :-\ [...] > > I need a new HDD > > > > where do I go from here? > >You didn't say what your 'budget' for this is > >I'm not sure yet what I can't/can afford regarding this(I might take it to >one of the local computer shops yet I'm not sure how willing or able they >would be to attempt this upgrade of a machine this old (: ) Hard to say not knowing them but costs are prohibitive if you must pay others to do these things you can buy a better machine for less. >nor what type of controller >you have. >A machine this old could have MFM, ESDI, or RLL as a controller. > >how would i find out "what type of controller I have"?? (it is an American >Megatrends 386 DX AT-clone circa '90-'91) Usually you see some information when the machine boots. There are utlities that will try to analyze the hardware or you can just unplug the controller and look up the FCC number then go to the manuf website and cross-ref part numbers. > > what is your recommendation for a new HDD that will fit my old AT case > >and BIOS(which has the option of a user defined drive(as was the 340 MB)) > > ((in my BIOS user defined opt. it asks for cylinder, head, etc. > >numbers)) ??? > >If you take R.Wittig's advice and do some dumpster diving I would suggest >using the hard drive _and_ controller from a newer machine so that you can >use IDE drives. Problem there is finding an ISA controller for IDE. > >what is a "controller"? is it attached or plugged into the drive? or is it >attached or plugged into the motherboard? A card that stands in a slot on the motherboard with a ribbon cable leading to the hard drive. >*as i read in Roger Turk's message I now know what a controller is and I >believe I *do* already have an ISA controller for IDE as I have a 4x >CD-ROM installed as D:\(does not a CD-ROM require IDE capability/cable?) >and I believe the 340 MB HDD itself was an upgrade from the original HDD >that came with the machine Possibly but some early CD drives ran off the soundcard. Charles.Angelich http:/www.undercoverdesigin.com/dosghost/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
