Fixing Robotron 1715
I have a couple of Robotron 1715 in my collection and both are dead (1715 and 1715M). For 1715 I managed to fix PSU (http://asknotes.com/2021/09/01/fixing-robotron-1715-psu/), […]
Old hardware
IBM 5150 MFM drive and XT-CF-Lite
I had a really hard time trying to figure out how to make XT-CF-Lite work on this 5150 with MFM drive. With the MFM controller […]
IBM 5150 XT keyboard adapter
After I repaired my IBM 5150 PSU and fixed RAM problems, to proceed I needed a keyboard, and the keyboards I had all were PS/2 […]
IBM 5150 RAM repair
After repairing the PSU of IBM 5150 I was left with a couple of errors one of which was related to RAM. The main error […]
IBM 5150 PSU repair
Got me a nice IBM 5150 PC. This is the first PC of its class and I will make a separate post about it when […]
Commodore CBM 8032
Recent addition to my collection, Commodore CBM 8032, German version. Cleaned up and working, like new 🙂
XT-CF-Lite cards
For my PS/2 setup, that does not have any hard drive but just two 720k floppy drives and 3 ISA slots, I decided to make […]
Fixing EPSON SMD-1000 floppy disc drive
Another fix I did to my Laptop 386sx was fixing its EPSON SMD-1000 FDD. It was working – disc was spinning, head was moving, but it could […]
Fixing Conner CP-3044 hard drive from old 386sx laptop
One of fixes I did to my Laptop 386sx was fixing Conner CP-3044 hard drive. This hard drive was identified by the system, but randomly (most of […]
Replacing ER3 3.6V battery with couple of button cell batteries
One of fixes I did to my Laptop 386sx was replacing of ER3 3.6V battery with couple of button cell batteries. I did not have […]