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    Open the case of a Zeos Meridian 400 Laptop?

    I am attempting to rebuild a Zeos Meridian 400 laptop (486/DX2-50). The user manual is available online but have had no luck in locating a service manual. There is no obvious way to open the case to access the hard drive. Any advice will be much appreciated.
  2. VacuumTubeEra

    Half of Hard Drive is "Invisible"

    I bought a used 4.3 GB Fujitsu hard drive at an auction. FDISK says that it had 2.1 GB (total). 1. I have "Zeroed" the entire drive (not just the 2.1 GB partion) with KILLDISK - still says 2.1 GB. 2. Have run the Fujitsu diagnostic software, FJDT_6.EXE. This software says it is 4.3 GB disk...
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    Choose Dell Pentium II or Compaq Celeron (Pentium III Class)?

    We have the opportunity to use either of the following two machines as a secondary computer. Since we already own both, cost is not an issue. Which would you recommend as a better choice for applications such as Word, Excel, minor photo editing (Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0), simple word games...
  4. VacuumTubeEra

    Iomega Zip 100 Drive & DMA?

    Is it ok to use a Zip 100 Drive with DMA transfer mode (instead of PIO)? Operating System: Windows 2000 Pro Thank you
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    DSL Internet Access On Windows 2000 Pro

    Our ISP furnished us with WinPoet 4.0 software to manually access the internet (using DSL). It works great on Windows 98 & 98SE - never a problem. However in Windows 2000 Pro the software fails to connect about three times out of four - it says that there is a problem with "modem or other...
  6. VacuumTubeEra

    Dual Booting From Two Hard Drives?

    I'm teaching myself how to dual boot Windows 98SE & Windows 2000 on a "test bed" computer assembled from spare parts. I have two hard drives (IBM & Western Digital). Can Windows 98SE be in a partion on one of the hard drives and Windows 2000 be in a partion on the second hard drive? Or do the...
  7. VacuumTubeEra

    Windows 98SE In APM Mode

    I have just installed Windows 98SE on my IBM 380Z Laptop (Pentium II, 233 MHz, 96 Mb RAM). Following IBM's recommendation for this machine, I took the steps needed to install in APM mode instead of ACPI mode. What capabilities are not available with this operating system in APM mode compared...
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    Upgrade Dell Pentium II From Win98 to W2K

    I have a Dell Dimension V 350, Pentium II, 350 MHz, 384 Mb RAM, original & current opperating system Windows 98. I can flash the BIOS with the appropriate update from the Dell web site to accept Windows 2000 Professional. However I have the following situation: The machine has on-board video...
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    Using Ultra ATA/33 & Ultra ATA/100 Drives Together

    I am building a new computer with a motherboard that supports Ultra ATA/133 Drives and understand that it is backwards compatible to older hardware. Here is my question: What can I expect with an Ultra ATA/33 drive (master) and Ultra ATA/100 (slave) on the same IDE channel? Will each drive...
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    Motherboard Jumper Settings

    I will be building my second computer soon and have come across a jumper setting that I do not understand: Motherboard: Asrock GE Pro-M2 Jumper: PS2_USB_PWR1 One setting will give +5V. The other setting will "enable +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or USB wake up events". A note says "To select +5VSB...

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