IBM Model M keyboard for my PS/2 model 30 build
For my IBM PS/2 build I am making I needed a proper keyboard. Model M keyboards these days are sold for a crazy prices. But […]
Retro computing
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 […]
Laptop 386sx and its fixes
Recently got myself this nice Laptop 386sx. Could not get much information about it inittaily, but later found that it is basically same as Twinhead […]
ga586hx with Pentium 233Mhz MMX
ga586hx version 1.53 by default does not work with Pentium MMX 233Mhz CPU. To make it work You have to pullup BF0 to 3.3v VCC3. […]
grub4dos dual boot Window98 and MS-DOS 6.22 with Windows 3.11
This works only with grub4dos versiom later than 4.4 as with 4.4 it was not supporting booting to MS-DOS 6.22. I was using grub4dos-0.4.6a-2014-01-17.7z I […]
600Eplus UM9007F ISA network card
Got this card in one of my retro PC`s. Trying to gather as much info as possible about it. It is based on UM9007F UMC […]
Second 486 PC resurrection (or 486 build #2)
Got my second 486 PC to restore. That is my first motherboard with VESA interface. Had no PC`s in with VESA in early days. But […]
My first Real-Time Clock chip mod
Recently I got GA-586HX Rev 1.53 motherboard. Wanted to test it with Pentium 166 CPU I had. Noticed that in Bios I can set whatever […]