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I have a new MR535 Mitsubishi hard drive (RLL or MFM) that has been in storage and will not format.  I suspected that the switch settings may have been moved in the movement of the drive from one place to another.  Does anyone have the switch settings for this drive.  It has J1 SW1 with 6 switches and SW2 has 8 switches.  SW2 is the one that  selects the drive number.  If you have info on this drive, or know  a number I can call to configure it, please, please let me know by email.  It has 977 cyl 5 heads and I think is type 17.          Thanks in advance!  Chuck Browning
I need to know the Pins to connect to make a loopback connector for a serial port so I can build one.  The loopback connector is used to test the  serial port.  Thanks for any help.
nmp@mfltd.co.uk (Nic Percival (x5336)) wrote:  > Just got a 66MHz 486DX2 system, and am considering getting a fan for the > CPU. The processor when running is too hot to touch so I think this is a  (stuff deleted)  My 66 DX2 is about a week old and is custom built by me and for me. I am using the PC Power and Cooling CPU Cooler.  This one has precision ball bearings in the motor.  It has a pretty substantial heat sink; so if it happened to fail it would still probably dissipate more heat than the bare chip.  It attaches with peel off adhesive.  This is a full size AT case, so the fan has gravity in its favor.  I would be a little nervous about finding the fan at the bottom of a tower case if it happened to let go.  All of the CPU fans that I know of are powered from a drive cable. There are other "board" type fans which are ISA boards with a couple of fans mounted on them.  They are powered by the slot.  I  don't know how effective they are; maybe someone else could comment.  The cpu is cool enough to touch with the PCP&C unit.  PC-Connection at 800-243-8088 has them for 29.95 + 5.00 next day delivery.  The Y cord is 7.00 if you don't have a spare lead off the power supply.  PCP&C make the best power supplies available IMHO.
In article <1993Apr18.185226.27273@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, yee@nimios.eng.mcmaster.ca (Paul Yee) writes: |> In article <khan0095.735001731@nova> khan0095@nova.gmi.edu (Mohammad Razi Khan) writes: |> >glang@slee01.srl.ford.com (Gordon Lang) writes: |> > |> >>David Weisberger (djweisbe@unix.amherst.edu) wrote: |> >>: I have a 5 1/4" drive as drive A.  How can I make the system boot from |> >>: my 3 1/2" B drive?  |>  |> [intermediate reply suggesting cable switch deleted] |>    I heard boot_b.zip could do exactly what you wanted without touching anything. Check it out with archie.
In article <1993Apr16.153330.12087@hpcvca.cv.hp.com> scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com (Scott Linn) writes: >While playing around with my Gateway 2000 local-bus machine last >night, it became apparent that Windows 3.1 didn't give the option >for 32-bit access for virtual memory. > >I am using a permanent swap file, and the disk drive is on the local >bus interface. > >Is this expected, or should I be investigating further why no 32-bit >option appears?   you  need to massage few switches in your system.ini. in the virtual memory section, flip the 32bitaccess switch on and the  associated driver (wdctl or some such) switch on.  this will enable 32bit access, but be sure you can use it, as not all hard drives and controllers support it !     ...for seriously fast disk access:  1)  throw out WINDOZE 2)  install OS/2  i did this weekend - OS/2 is incredible.  finally a REAL OS for the humble PC  :)
In article <C5rAJn.67@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> k4bnc@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (john.a.siegel) writes: >I have been unable to get COM 4 to work - diagnostic programs such as msd show >nothing installed.  I think the software options are OK - is there a known >hardware conflict and/or workaround for this problemand CD ROM >System is a G2K 486DX2/66 tower with ATI video card  It's the video card.  It's 8514/A compatible, which means it uses the same i/o addresses as com4.    --jh
In <11172@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> hwrvo@kato.lahabra.chevron.com (W.R. Volz) writes:  >1) What do I gain with this new BIOS?  It fixed a problem for us of getting Divide Errors that were caused by the GW BIOS overwriting some interapplication  memory area. Our problem was with Clarion Database programs, but I also heard that it fixed the same problem with Brief
Since I've been seeing all kinds of complaints regarding Gateways lately on here, I thought I post my recent pleasant experiences. My machine (4DX2-66V) this past Friday. This was two weeks to the DAY from when I called the order in.      Upon unboxing it I found everything to be in perfect order. All the  peripherals I ordered were properly installed (Jumbo-250 & CD-ROM). I was very impressed with the quantity and quality of the Gateway  documentation. All software came with the original disks and manuals. The Gateway manual itself is in a nice 3-ring binder. The ATI GUP came with build59 drivers. All other software I specified (Microsoft Office) was properly installed. The machine came right up out of the box and  has been performing flawlessly. It's been on all weekend and it hardly even reaches room temperature. I think the big roomy tower case has a  lot to do with it.      It's up and running DOS 6.0 with no problems. I've also read about some people having problems with high speed serial communications.  I used the DOS 6.0 InterLink program which lets me link to my old computer via a serial port at 115.2K baud. It then "maps" the other machines two hard disks as my disks F & G. You can "cd" to these drives and either run programs or copy files. It's almost like a peer-peer lan except you can also *run* programs on the other machine. It's not a two way street. The other machine is the server and this machine is the client. So thats where it seems to differ from the  peer to peer stuff. For a bundled DOS utility its very impressive.     My Jumbo-250 took about 11 minutes to back up 117MB of data. I also by-passed any potential Gateway monitor problems by taking the $430 credit and applying it towards a NEC 4FG. I love this monitor!    So, I'm glad there is some good news Gateway stories and I'm glad it was me. (Now if it just KEEPS working). :-)   					John
It depends on what you'd like your joystick for.  I've seen Gravis joysticks at Radio Shack.  They seemed flimsy and didn't fit well in my hand.  I have heard on c.s.i.p.games that they don't last well (less than a year) on flightsims.  One redeeming feature does seem to be the ability to adjust the tension of the stick.  I recently purchased a CH Flightstick.  There aren't any suction cups and no tension adjusters but otherwise it seems to be an excellent joystick.  I'm currently using it for the Wing Commander series and Red Baron.  Works quite well.  The large base does not require a steadying hand and so leaves it free.  The buttons provide good tactile response (you can hear and feel them well).  There are other models made by CH that can go up or down in features.  For price comparison Gravis analogue joysticks sell for ~$35.00 here compared to the $45.00 I paid for a CH Flightstick.  I think the extra $10.00 is worth it just in feel.  Best thing to do is to ask a salesperson to let you try them out or at least feel it before you buy.  Just another note, analogue joysticks are best for flightsims or something that needs sensitive touch.  If you're only playing games such as Castle Wolfenstein or some other game that only uses digital input (ie. only up, down, left, etc. instead of 'how much right') you might want to look into a Gravis gamepad.  They look like a Nintendo control pad but I don't know much beyond that.
In article <hcbfp4e@zola.esd.sgi.com> blean@rwb.esd.sgi.com (Bob Blean) writes: > >Someone in this group posted a little while back that they were getting an >Orchid V9000 card -- has that card arrived?  What do the benchmarks look >like?    The one I got only does about 4kb/s in text and 320x200 (VGA/MCGA) mode, which is almost identical to the other W5186 based cards (ATI 68800 does about 6kb/s).  This is weird since the Orchid supposedly should be much faster (and I was told by someone that it can do almost 16 kb/s), since the VGA chip is covered by the Orchid label, I can't really tell for sure if it uses a 5286 chip, but the spec. sheet that comes with the board (no docs!) did say it has 1 meg dram and uses a 5286 chip. Winmarks (3.11) is about 4 mil. slower than a Viper (34 vs ~38) using standard palette.    BTW if anyone is insterested, I'm trying to sell a Diamond Viper (2 megs vram) for a friend for $300, email if interested (I'm too broke to take it myself).  >Also, is the AMI P9000-based card real?  What does it use for VGA?  Speed?    I think it's available in limited quantites.  No idea of what VGA chip it uses though.    Be very careful with OEM P9000 boards though, the Orchid I got for example only has a readme file on disk that serve as  documentation, and conflicts the hell with my VLB controller  card (or maybe it's my motherboard, an A.I.R. 486 VLB)
Hi,   I've seen alot of ads for voicemail/fax/data modems.....this would be way-cool if they work well....I don't want to have someone call me and get the connecting sound of a fax machine.  Do they work very well? Has anyone out there played with one?  If so, please tell me what brand and other info like that..... 					Thanks, 					Kent
Fellow netters,  I'm in the market for a hand scanner.  However, I don't know anyone who has one.  I have my eye on two choices.  Dexxa:  This scanner is available at Wal-Mart for $90.  It includes GrayWorks software and provides 400 dpi and 32 grayscales (I think).  The OCR software Catchword is available through mail-order for about $90 also.  Mustek:  (Gray Artist for Windows)  This scanner offers 256 grayscales (according to Cad & Graphics) and 800 dpi.  It is available for $169 mail-order and comes with Perceive OCR and Picture Publisher LE.  I am also looking at a Genius hand scanner (B105) from Cad & Graphics.  It is basically the same as the Mustek scanner except for the resolution (400 dpi) and price ($149).    Basically, I would like recommendations on which to buy.  I have heard that Logitech makes the best and manufactures Dexxa scanners.  But which one is the best buy?  Would 800 dpi really be helpful (output would be no better than HP LaserJet III or Canon BJ-200 - 300x300 to 360x360)?  I am leaning toward the Mustek because it offers the most features and is in the middle in terms of prices.  Which should I buy?  If you have a hand scanner, please let me know whether or not you would recommend it.  Also, if you know of another scanner within the price range (under $225) that would be a better deal, please E-Mail me.  Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
I've posted a couple of notes about encountering this problem. Based on some  suggestions from:  Mark Aitchison, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. 	and Chris A. Larrieu @cs.wm.edu  I think that my problem is a screen saver that also outputs sound (to my  PC speaker). I'm still looking at some of the other screen savers that I  use (with a randomizer), but this one definately caused the loss of several  minutes over night (but not the date this time).
In article <1qm5c9$6on@hcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com> marka@hcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com (Mark Ashley) writes:  >   First off, with all these huge software packages and files that >   they produce, IDE may no longer be sufficient for me (510 Mb limit).  I've seen a listing of a Seagate 1G IDE hard drive.  >   Second, (rumor is) Microsoft recognizes the the importance of SCSI >   and will support it soon. I'm just not sure if it's on DOS, Win, or NT.  Windows NT already supports SCSI, a variety of adapters, for disk, tape, and CD-ROM.  So does OS/2 2.0.
I have an old tandon type modem (that's all the info I have apart from  the fact that it is black!).   Does anyone have any info about this modem or upgrading it ??? Reply by e-mail please to cdw@dcs.ed.ac.uk.  =============================================================================== = Chris - E-mail: cdw@dcs.ed.ac.uk or C.Walton@ed or p92019@cplab.ph.ed.ac.uk = =         Tel.:   031-667-9764 or 0334-74244 (at weekends)                    = =         Write:  4/2 Romero Place, Edinburgh, EH16 5BJ.                      = =============================================================================== Finagle's Fourth Law:   Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse. ===============================================================================
Spectre (spectre@nmt.edu) wrote: : Could some one tell me what:  : Phar Lap err 35: The 386 chip is currently executing in virtual : 8086 mode under the control : of another program.  You must turn off this other program in order : to use 386|DOS-Extender to run in protected mode.  : means.  : This shows up on a CompuAdd Express 486-33 whenever a program  : such as Matlab or Maple is run.  It has been tried under dr-dos : 6.0, msdos 5.0, and 4dos 4.01.  There is nothing, nada, in memory. : Nothing appears on a virus check.  : Anybody?  : --  : spectre@jupiter.nmt.edu                       spectre@cyborg1.nmt.edu : "This world?  And everything in it?  *Illusions*, Richard!  Every bit : of it *illusions!*  *Do you understand that?*"      -- Donald Shimoda   I used to get this problem with AutoCad when using the NOEMS switch with  EMM386.EXE in DOS 5.0.  If you allocate some ram to EMM386 the problem  should go away.
greetings.. I'm a novice in messing comp. hardware. My original IDE HD is a 42MB Western Digital which came with the system when I bought it. And I just got a 213MB IDE HD Maxtor that I wanted to add as a slave drive. I did change the jumper settings on 213A Maxtor to configure it as slave drv, but I didn't change anything on my 42M Western Dig, since I didn't have any doc. on it. And as I predicted, It just beeped and gave me an error message about HDD controller. So, I had to take my 42M off & install my 213A to be my only HD.   any help on this matter would be much appreciated. (before I trashed my 42MB)   Thankx much
I thought I read that FastMicro was having some financial difficulties, is this true?  I can't seem to find the posting about it and was wondering if someone can confirm this.
jka@air77.larc.nasa.gov (J. Keith Alston) writes:  >Hi, >  Does anyone know what type of cabling is required to use the Interlink >capability, provided in DOS 6.0?
I got this from GW2000:  From: gateway@aol.com X-Mailer: America Online Mailer To: pastor@vfl.paramax.com Subject: Re: 32-bit disk access Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 14:26:45 EST Message-Id: <9303291426.tn05643@aol.com> Status: RO  Jon -  To get 32bit access in windows all you have to do is edit the system.ini... Look under the 386Enhanced section and add this line to it "32bitdiskaccess=on"... This will give you the 32bitdiskaccess that you need... Thanks  :)
I am servicing a machine (HP-286) and whenever the thing starts up I get 4 beeps on powerup.  Does anyone know what error message that signifies?  I  don't seem to have any problem with the machine but the lady who is using it is "very concerned" about it.    Don't you just love HP computers???  Preferr responses by E-mail but I read the net so you can post it here.
On Fri, 16 Apr 1993 10:00:19 GMT Jesper Honig Spring (spring@diku.dk) wrote:  | Can anyone give me their opinion on which system has got the best overall | system performance;  | 486/66DX2 with ISA-BUS or | 486/50DX2 with EISA-BUS  468DX2/66 EISA/VESA. Royal, among others, is celling such a system for $2010.  -- Penio Penev  x7423 (212)327-7423 (w) Internet: penev@venezia.rockefeller.edu
In article <1pifisINNhsr@dns1.NMSU.Edu> jdiers@dante.nmsu.edu (DIERS) writes: > >I own a Stealth 24 card from diamond.  When using the 640X480x16.7mil win 3.1 >driver the card and driver work but are not very fast.  ALL of the other >windows drivers have a number of bugs.  Shadows remain when windows are >erased and text boxes are often unreadable.  All attempts to get help from >Diamond have failed.  I have called the Tech support and never been able >to get past the hold line (a toll call) in a reasonable time (ie 10min). >Leaving voice mail has not helped either.  The BBS is a joke! It always >has too many people on to download anything.  You cannot even get a file >listing (it considers that a download!).  I have faxed the tech support group. >All this with no reponse. > >The bottom line is if you are looking for a fast card and want to use it >for windows, DO NOT get a Diamond product.  Try another vendor, I wish I had.  While others here may have had better experiences, I, too, share the sentiments posted above.  Though I have the original Stealth/VRAM, it is only "relatively" recent that the Windows drivers for this card have evolved to a point of decent performance.  Note that there are STILL a couple of modes I cannot use (ie. will not) due to shadowing, mis-drawn check boxes, etc.  I believe the version I have is 2.01. If there's a more recent release, I'd appreciate if someone would drop me a note to let me know -- I haven't been able to get on their BBS lately to check again.  Naturally, Diamond doesn't even bother notifying me of fixes/releases.  Diamond was helpful when I finally reached the "right" person in curing some of my Windows' problems due to an address conflict.  The conflicting addresses (2E0, 2E8) were OMITTED in at least my version of the Diamond/VRAM manual.  I hope it has been corrected by now.  The tech rep explained that ALL S3-based boards use these addresses.  I have not confirmed the validity of that statement.  When I upgrade my motherboard in the near future (hopefully with some form of local bus), I'll seek a video solution from someone other than Diamond.  Lance Hartmann (lance%hartmann.austin.ibm.com@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com)                Yes, that IS a '%' (percent sign) in my network address.
Ok, so I've heard about Comtrade, Gateway, TC, and various others.  What about your impressions/dealings with Dell, Ariel Design, Austin, Insight, Royal, and HD computers?  Responses by E-Mail are preferred because they reduce Usenet bandwidth.  I will summarize the responses with another posting in a week.    -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Blake Buhlig                                        Colorado State University  bb760597@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu            Electrical/Computer Engineering
Please help if you can with the following strange problem:    The Maxtor 340 drive in my 386 clone would from time to   time, for no obvious reason spin down completely (one can   tell by the sound) and simply refuse to be accessed. DOS   reacts with an error (Drive D: cannot be accessed or   something the like). Unfortunately, I cannot just reproduce   the error. Sometimes it occurs more often, sometimes   less. The last time it happened was when I wanted to    demonstrate some software to a colleague.     I would like to know if anybody has experienced similar   problems. I don't like to take the thing to the dealer   only to be told that there's nothing wrong with it. I   checked the other post in this group about Maxtor, and   I don't seem to be the only one who has problems. However,   no one describes the same problem, and I also have a    different configuration.    Thanx in advance for any e-mailed help.       Peter  LIST OF EQUIPMENT   Computer "Mandax" Mainboard 386-33, 2MB   Adaptec 1542 SCSI Master   Maxtor LXT340S SCSI-II Hard Drive   NEC CDR-83 CD-ROM Reader (problem remains with CD-ROM removed)   ET4000 VGA Card  CONFIG.SYS   files=30   device=C:\dos\setver.exe   device=C:\windows\himem.sys   device=C:\system\aspi4dos.sys   device=C:\system\aswcdnec.sys /d:neccd   DOS=HIGH   COUNTRY=041,,C:\dos\country.sys   device=C:\dos\display.sys CON=(EGA,,1)  AUTOEXE.BAT   C:\windows\smartdrive.sys   PATH=C:\windows;c:\dos   SET TEMP=C:\dos   MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((437) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI)   MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=437   KEYB SG,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS   C:\SYSTEM\MSCDEX /D:NECCD /L:d /v
I have a DFI Handy Scanner Model HS-3000Plus and a little bit of software running under dos to use it. I'd like to make more extensive use of this device (in particular, write a driver for it on unix).  So, can anyone give me a description of how to talk to this device. It connects to the system via it's own interface card.  Any info would help, it can't be too difficult to talk to :-)
In article <1ps6pjINNdua@rave.larc.nasa.gov> jka@air77.larc.nasa.gov writes: )  The documentation says that Wordperfect for windows, requires 4 M of ram, but )when I try to install it on my laptop I get a not enough memory error message. )I've unloaded everything that I possibly could but still, NOT ENOUGH MEMORY. )Anyone have any ideas as to why this might be happening.
In article <rkimball.735340669@athena>, rkimball@athena.qualcomm.com (Robert Kimball) writes: |> Specifically, I am interested in the Ultrastor 34F VLB SCSI controller. |> Before I shell out the bucks for this thing I would like to get the |> straight scoop from someone who knows.  Does anyone have this controller? |> Any problems with it?  I had one and on three different motherboards it didn't work with NT and in some cases DOS. I sent mine back, but it is my understanding that on some systems such as Micronics motherboards it is necessary to shut off the internal cache on the 486 to have it work.  I've yet to hear from someone running a 34F on any motherboard with NT without shutting off the cache.  If you get one my advise it to be very sure you can return it first.
In <T83y2B1w164w@hub.parallan.com> danj@hub.parallan.com (Dan Jones) writes: | > >Also, I seem to remember a posting saying that the SCSI spec calls for | > >1 foot between devices on the cable, but most cables you get (internal) | > >don't meet the spec. |  | SCSI II Draft Proposal, Rev. 10h, Section 4.2.1: Single-Ended  | cable, which is in the Cable Requirements Section, has an  | implementor's note: " Stub clustering should be avoided. Stubs  | should be spaced at least 0.3 meters apart." |  | For the non-technical, stubs are SCSI devices. :-)  However, also be aware that Implementor's notes are basicly recommendations, they are *NOT* part of the spec.  As others have noted, many vendors (including SGI) violate this.  Indeed, the main point is to reduce impedance changes, and therefore reflections, and therefore 'noise' on the bus.
In article <khan0095.735001731@nova> khan0095@nova.gmi.edu (Mohammad Razi Khan) writes: >glang@slee01.srl.ford.com (Gordon Lang) writes: > >>David Weisberger (djweisbe@unix.amherst.edu) wrote: >>: I have a 5 1/4" drive as drive A.  How can I make the system boot from >>: my 3 1/2" B drive?   [intermediate reply suggesting cable switch deleted]  > >I have AMI bios, I have poked around the bios but haven't tried this but somewhere it says BOOT: A:;C: >I would assume that you could probably slip in a b: >althoug a.) I haven't tried it and >b.) don't mess with your CMOS unless you know what your doing!!  I hate to burst your bubble but you cannot "slip in a B:" to that particular AMI BIOS setting. That setting only allows you to set the *boot order* of the floppy A: with respect to the primary HD C:, i.e., check A: first, then C: or check C:, then A:.  > > >>Gordon Lang >-- >Mohammad R. Khan                /    khan0095@nova.gmi.edu >After July '93, please send mail to  mkhan@nyx.cs.du.edu
AHHHUUURRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!   Spinrite says: 80 sectors marked bad in the FAT initially, 79 returned to active use, 80 new sectors marked bad, following successive runs of spinrite.  I think I need a new ESDI HDD controller.  I know that these two will work: DTC 6280 Adaptec 2322B  Others that MIGHT work: DTC 6282 Ultra Store 12 WD 1007V  If you own one and will sell it cheaply I'll buy it.  Thanks,  -Greg Bishop gt3635a@hydra.gatech.edu
Being a big fan of the official IBM keyboards, I have a PS/2 keyboard attached  to my clone computer.  I want to know if there is a software utility out there that can be used to switch the locations of the ctrl and cap locks keys.  Even better, does IBM or any third party make ctrl and cap lock key replacements that can be used to visually switch the keys as well?