That other thread is getting XBOX HUUUGE!

Possible donors:

9585, all models
8595, 9595, 95A all models
3511
3517

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lørdag den 29. april 2023 kl. 22.01.21 UTC+2 skrev Louis Ohland:

That other thread is getting XBOX HUUUGE!

Possible donors:

9585, all models
8595, 9595, 95A all models
3511
3517

Yep, it is getting huge....

Thanks for te link to the Harddrive / Floopy rails @Ctsales on Ebay.
I have found 4 pieces in one of my boxes - I have used a set for the cdrom drive and the 1.2mb Floppy drive.

the 1.2mb floppy drive is not connected at the moment - I will need a floppy controller with a standart 34 pin connector...
have had a look at this one.: https://ardent-tool.com/floppy/5_25_Floppy_Adapter.html ( FRU P/N 15F7996 )
there are some for sale in Italy..https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155527262119?hash=item243625afa7:g:LaEAAOSwoKxkS~FO

I was lucky to find some different front bezels, they are not the 100 % right ones,
but it still looks better ( thank god for double side tape ) !!. Cleaned the case outside yesterday - :-)


I had the machine running for for hours now, and there have been no problems - Have only installed Dos right now, but think I will try winslows95 - it should work with 32 meg ram.

I have some photos from the Set and view SCSI drivers, here you can see the different "drives" on the Scsi2sd,
The Scsi2sd adapter is version 6.0 - and I am using the latest software version.

I have put some more Danish picxxx in the Goople Drive.: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dBXmlRLZ_GIJYHU9oYTAwM-BDjwcsVcz?usp=sharing

P.S have you seen this one before...MCA IDE controller with 2 ide ports....the mcaide bootable
they had 6 in stock yesterday... https://zzxio.com/product/mcide/


Bye they way, my legs are fine now :-)

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Maybe... My guess is the MCIDE will boot first. Perhaps with the
enhanced complex BIOS and "Search IML" you might be able to bypass the
old complex BIOS need for ID6 on Slot 1

Carsten Lyng wrote:

P.S have you seen this one before...MCA IDE controller with 2 ide ports....the mcaide bootable
they had 6 in stock yesterday...https://zzxio.com/product/mcide/

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You are correct, the 1.2MB drive uses the clone pinout with a separate 4
pin power connector, not the PS/2 power / signal cable.

Carsten Lyng wrote:

the 1.2mb floppy drive is not connected at the moment - I will need a floppy controller with a standart 34 pin connector...
have had a look at this one.:https://ardent-tool.com/floppy/5_25_Floppy_Adapter.html ( FRU P/N 15F7996 )
there are some for sale in Italy..https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155527262119?hash=item243625afa7:g:LaEAAOSwoKxkS~FO

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Win98SE would be a decent choice as well.

W95 or W98

https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/#Win_Utils

Windows Utilities, Drivers, Updates & Fixes

XGA208.ZIP (Info) XGA208 Driver for Windows 95/98
XGA206.ZIP (Info) XGA206 Driver for Windows 95/98
SPOCK206.ZIP (Info) SPOCK206 Driver for Windows 95/98
AHA206.ZIP (Info) AHA206 Driver for Windows 95/98

XGA208NTB.ZIP (Info) XGA208 Miniport Driver Rel. B for Windows NT
SPOCK2NT.ZIP (Info) SPOCK206 Driver for Windows NT
MCPNT009.ZIP (Info) MCPOS, QUMC, and WriteLED Rel. 00.09

TCP32B.EXE WfW 3.11 TCP/IP stack update.
CTL3D.DLL Version 2.05 for SCSIBENCH and NT maybe 9x as well...
HIMEMUPD.EXE Windows 95 HIMEM.SYS Update to correct "can't see >16MB".
Use /P switch. More info HERE.

Adaptec WinASPI Windows NT4/98 (4.71a2)
Adaptec ASPI32 ASPI Layer for Windows 95/NT
Adaptec ASPICHK Display version and status of ASPI Layer

HIMEMUPD.EXE Windows 95 HIMEM.SYS Update to correct "can't see >16MB".
Use /P switch. More info HERE. <supposedly fixed in W98.>

https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/himemupd.exe

https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/himem.html

Carsten Lyng wrote:

Have only installed Dos right now, but think I will try winslows95 - it should work with 32 meg ram.

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tirsdag den 2. maj 2023 kl. 22.51.18 UTC+2 skrev Louis Ohland:

Win98SE would be a decent choice as well.

W95 or W98

https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/#Win_Utils

Windows Utilities, Drivers, Updates & Fixes

XGA208.ZIP (Info) XGA208 Driver for Windows 95/98
XGA206.ZIP (Info) XGA206 Driver for Windows 95/98
SPOCK206.ZIP (Info) SPOCK206 Driver for Windows 95/98
AHA206.ZIP (Info) AHA206 Driver for Windows 95/98

XGA208NTB.ZIP (Info) XGA208 Miniport Driver Rel. B for Windows NT SPOCK2NT.ZIP (Info) SPOCK206 Driver for Windows NT
MCPNT009.ZIP (Info) MCPOS, QUMC, and WriteLED Rel. 00.09

TCP32B.EXE WfW 3.11 TCP/IP stack update.
CTL3D.DLL Version 2.05 for SCSIBENCH and NT maybe 9x as well...
HIMEMUPD.EXE Windows 95 HIMEM.SYS Update to correct "can't see >16MB".
Use /P switch. More info HERE.

Adaptec WinASPI Windows NT4/98 (4.71a2)
Adaptec ASPI32 ASPI Layer for Windows 95/NT
Adaptec ASPICHK Display version and status of ASPI Layer

HIMEMUPD.EXE Windows 95 HIMEM.SYS Update to correct "can't see >16MB".
Use /P switch. More info HERE. <supposedly fixed in W98.>

https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/himemupd.exe

https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/himem.html
Carsten Lyng wrote:

Have only installed Dos right now, but think I will try winslows95 - it should work with 32 meg ram.

Thanks for the info -

I will download the drivers in the weekend, and then I will try to install win98SE - hope it works.
I will put he Win98se install files and the drivers on another Scsi hdd - then run the installation from that one
see how it goes, when installing on the Scsi2sd...- could also install win98se on a Scsi disk and use scsi2sd
for programs / files - maybe it is better ??

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I have pondered... I wonder how/if we could use SCSI2SD as the W98SE
temp drive... somehow, I >think< it has to be set as a "fixed" or non-removeable drive.

Maybe I am wrong about the SD performance, can it keep up with the
writes needed for a temp drive? Maybe programs/OS on the SD, to keep R/W
down, and temp drive C:?

MAJ Tom would know, if and when he comes in range again...

Earth below us
Drifting, falling
Floating weightless
Calling, calling home

Second stage is cut
We're now in orbit
Stabilizers up
Running perfect
Starting to collect
Requested data
"What will it affect
When all is done?"
Thinks Major Tom

Carsten Lyng wrote:

Thanks for the info -

I will download the drivers in the weekend, and then I will try to install win98SE - hope it works.
I will put he Win98se install files and the drivers on another Scsi hdd - then run the installation from that one
see how it goes, when installing on the Scsi2sd...- could also install win98se on a Scsi disk and use scsi2sd
for programs / files - maybe it is better ??

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