From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 00:02:05 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1160 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 04 August 2005 Number 1160 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: Rom Burners : Bruce 2 Re: Rom Burners : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:17:53 +0800 From: Bruce Subject: Re: Rom Burners Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: >On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:47:00 +1000 (EST), Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: > > > >>On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:35:48 +0800, Bruce wrote: >> >> >> >>>On a lot of these older MB's a _possable_ option is to take out all PCI >>>cards and IDE devices and fit in an ISA VGA or EGA card. With only a >>>floppy drive connected and a MSDOS boot floppy it will boot on the >>>floppy and if a autoexec.bat file is there and setup to reflash the >>>BIOS. Some MB's you may not even get any screen info, but you may see >>>floppy drive activity. Perhaps worth a try! Good luck.. >>> >>> >>That is what I am getting! I hear the floppy stepping. >> >>I did wonder about the floppy access. >> >>I'll give it a go! >> >> > >And I did! > >I didn't even have to remove the PCI cards. > >Now I have the machine updated and working again. > >Absolutely a wonderful idea. Me thinks I owe you quite a few beers for that >one. > >Where/how did you find out that trick? > >Thanks a million! > >-Chris > > Good to hear that it's up and going again. :-) I found out that idea years ago when like you things went wrong. If I recall, this were in the days of FidoNet BBS's of which I were part of. And, like you I posed the question in one of the forums. Some kind sole passed on the little gem of informatiom. Mind you it took a week to get an answer but hay! It' worked for me too. If your ever in Perth WA, we can sink a beer or two and talk about all things old and new... :-D bld [attachments have been removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 06:59:54 +1000 (EST) From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" Subject: Re: Rom Burners On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:17:53 +0800, Bruce wrote: >Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: > >>On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:47:00 +1000 (EST), Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: >> >> >> >>>On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:35:48 +0800, Bruce wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>On a lot of these older MB's a _possable_ option is to take out all PCI >>>>cards and IDE devices and fit in an ISA VGA or EGA card. With only a >>>>floppy drive connected and a MSDOS boot floppy it will boot on the >>>>floppy and if a autoexec.bat file is there and setup to reflash the >>>>BIOS. Some MB's you may not even get any screen info, but you may see >>>>floppy drive activity. Perhaps worth a try! Good luck.. >>>> >>>> >>>That is what I am getting! I hear the floppy stepping. >>> >>>I did wonder about the floppy access. >>> >>>I'll give it a go! >>> >>> >> >>And I did! >> >>I didn't even have to remove the PCI cards. >> >>Now I have the machine updated and working again. >> >>Absolutely a wonderful idea. Me thinks I owe you quite a few beers for that >>one. >> >>Where/how did you find out that trick? >> >>Thanks a million! >> >>-Chris >> >> >Good to hear that it's up and going again. :-) >I found out that idea years ago when like you things went wrong. If I >recall, this were in the days of FidoNet BBS's of which I were part of. >And, like you I posed the question in one of the forums. Some kind sole >passed on the little gem of informatiom. Mind you it took a week to get >an answer but hay! It' worked for me too. > >If your ever in Perth WA, we can sink a beer or two and talk about all >things old and new... :-D Perhaps the next time I'm over for the perth royal show (we show dogs) in a year ot two. -Chris WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. Voice: +61-3-9307-0344 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au FAX: +61-3-9307-0633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------