| || Scotoma wrote:
||| |||
|||| Scotoma wrote:
||||
||||| Hi all
|||||
||||| I've inherited a Pentium 2, intel chipset mobo based computer to
||||| mess
|||
||| about
|||
||||| with. The hammers, spanners and screwdrivers are flying
)
|||||
||||| I need info on how to make the proggy Aida32 run from CDRom as I
||||| have wrecked the 5GB HD and would like to find out the make of
||||| the Mobo.
|||||
||||| The HD was on its way out ( clicking like mad ) but turning off
||||| the
|||
||| power
|||
||||| while win98 was accessing the ATA3 ( lol ) HD wasn't a good idea.
|||
||| S.M.A.R.T
|||
||||| reports backup and replace. It will not format/chkdisk etc. It's
||||| done
|||
||| in.
|||
||||| :-(
||||| Getting my hands on a good old ATA3 HD might be tricky. Can I put
||||| in any
|||
||| ATA
|||
||||| HD? Are HD's backward compatable?
|||||
||||| Any help would be great.
)
|||||
||||| Scotoma
|||||
|||||
||||
|||| That PcChips M715 board really runs GREAT with the LiveCD that is
|||| free, called Knoppix!
||||
|||| You go to the web site,
http://knopper.net/knoppix and download
|||| the Knoppix V3.3, 2-16-2004 single ISO, and then burn it to a CD.
||||
|||| OR, you can also get it free over Limewire! (My Limewire servers
|||| are running dual 10,000 rpm Cheetah SCSI drives, on a 384Mb
|||| broadband uplink). Search words are: linux LinuxISO knoppix
||||
|||| Knoppix boots from the CDrom and runs in RAM, no hard drive is
|||| needed! If your bios does NOT support booting from a CDROM, you
|||| can get a floppy in the dosutil sub-directory, and boot from the
|||| floppy to the CDrom
|||
||| loader.
|||
|||| You can also install Knoppix to any hard drive that is 2.5 Gb or
|||| larger! That is how to get super fast speeds out of the system!
||||
|||| Knoppix finds all the hardware, and resources, of the system, and
|||| so, you usually do not need any driver files!
||||
|||| You might need a driver file for the newest Nvidia video card, and
|||| it is on the Nvidia website! But, it is not likely any older
|||| computers would need any configuration data in Knoppix, that isn't
|||| already there!
||||
|||| The systems that I have brought up with Knoppix include a Packard
|||| Bell Legend SX300 (386 system!), several Soltek, Tri-gem (used in
|||| eMachines, and, some dual PPro servers), MSI, and Asus 486 -25Mhz,
|||| 33Mhz, 50Mhz, and 66Mhz systems, up to some multi-processor
|||| Compaq, Dell, HP, and generic, Pentium, PPro, Cyrix, and AMD
|||| systems of 90Mhz up to the GigaPro 733Mhz with the built-in cpu.
||||
|||| Many of my restored systems cost me nothing, and were on the curb,
|||| or, less than $15.00, at salvage auctions, ebay, and, junk sales.
||||
|||| I have found that the Knoppix LiveCD runs those machines at about
|||| 6X faster than any of the Microsoft win95, win98, winME could,
|||| plus, I didn't have to go searching all over the Internet, (
|||| Driversguide.com, DriverHq.com, etc.) for drivers!
||||
|||| I have been collecting CDroms of the mainboards most often dumped
|||| at salvage sales, so that I have several of the PcChips, ASUS, and,
|||| Chaintech CDroms of drivers.
||||
|||| Those manufacturers are wont to put out boards with VIA, Intel,
|||| Sis, Realtek NIC, and other chipsets, which can be all the more
|||| confusing! I can recommend that you do the Knoppix which takes
|||| about 2 minutes to load, and run, without your input or any hard
|||| work, as the proper option to get a mainboard working immediately!
||||
|||| One more scrap of GOOD NEWS! You can go to the PcChips web sites,
|||| and other main board sites, like ASUStek, Chaintech, Compaq (Puts
|||| their BIOS on the hidden hard drive partition), and get the newer
|||| BIOS for your board, so as to update it a bit!
||||
|||| Many mainboards built since 1997 have been updated, in the
|||| 2000-2001 timeframe, to handle larger drives! I do refer, also,
|||| to WimBios website, also, in my search of data about the
|||| mainboards I seem to collect... I find that the ASUS AFLASH
|||| doesn't work, for me, so I use a UniFlash program, found free on
|||| the web.
||||
||||
http://google.com is your friend in those searches, so use it!
||||
||||
||||
|||
|||
||| Hi Patrick
|||
||| Thanks for the info mate.
)
|||
||| I tried running a version of Linux called Morphix Heavy from CDROM
||| ( I think that is the name of the GUI/skin?). It did not finish
||| booting. I think this is because there is only 79MB of simm ram in
||| the box or it needed the HD (which is knackered) for a swap file.
||| As you know the PcChips M715 mobo has 2 dimm slots so I can upgrade
||| to 256MB.
||| I don't know that much about other OS as yet but I will definately
||| try out Knoppix. I've seen Morphix running from CD on my mates PC.
||| It was flying like you say and it was on a slow CDrom drive!!
||| I'm thinking about using Pentium 2 box as a hardware firewall, but
||| if I can get a decent HD then I'll try setting up a server type box.
||| Good info about updating the bios! I wouldn't have even bothered as
||| I thought the board was too old. Thanks
.
|||
||| Can one attach a P2S mouse port to the PcChips M715 board if there
||| isn't one there in the first place? There is the place marked out
||| for it but it has not been attached. Maybe a stupid question as it
||| might be missing other components ie resistors/chips as well.
|||
||| Thanks again Patrick.
|||
||| Scotoma
|||
|||
||
|| Morphix is there, at the Knoppix site, with the 90 distros...
||
http://knopper.net/knoppix and I have found that the Knoppix works
|| on the most different computers... I run around to stores, computer
|| shows, trade shows, testing the display models, new and used,
|| desktops and laptops.
||
|| I have tons of the accessory cables, for sound, AGP video; and, even
|| a few, that have the two USB ports, one PS2 mouse port, plus there
|| is an
|| IR port. Many of the junk and salvage vendors have them, also, but,
|| the place to search is
http://pricewatch.com for 'cables' or
|| 'motherboard accessories'.
||
|| Also have the modems, but, lots of folks rather spend the $7 to $11
|| on
|| an internal PCI modem, anyway.
||
|| You can also get the free download of the manual for the PcChips
|| boards, maybe, on their web site... helps a lot with those jumpers!
||
|| If you want a good strong Linux hardware firewall/router, check out
|| IPCOP (search
http://google.com/linux ) on a dedicated system slower
|| than 233Mhz with a 130Mb to 540 Mb hard drive, running headless, to
|| protect your web server on the Amber node, and your network of up to
|| about 25 computer users on the Green node. Administered from any
|| system, inside the network, remotely.
||
| I'll check out the link. Thanks for the info.
| I discovered this link from another link I was given.
|
http://www.pcchips.com.tw/M715.html It has all the info mobo.
)
| Except, do you know if PC100 will work on a board that Provides 2
| DIMM and 4 SIMM sockets to support SDRAM/ EDO /FPM memory modules up
| to 384MB. I have taken out the simms and put in 128MB of branded
| SDRAM PC100. It's only regestering 64MB! I have visited Crucial but
| they don't have the board listed. I've also tried adjusting the
| voltage from the default 3.3v to 5v but it still registers only 64MB
| from the POST. Any ideas?
Sorry to enter the discussion a bit late, but after reading the long thread
I have a couple of things to put forward:
Regarding hard drives: Many m/boards from that era would have problems
addressing modern hard drives as they are enormous compared to six years
ago. You can find HDDs at around the 10 - 20 Gb size really cheap these
days, so I'd suggest you look into that as an option. Some manufacturers,
eg: Seagate, included a jumper to limit the drive capacity (often to 8 Gb).
It might seem a little wastfull but, if your BIOS doesn't recognise the new
drive, then try the jumper. There are disk management utilities like
'EZ-Drive' or 'On-Track' which fudge the Cylinder, Head, Sector values so
you can see a bigger drive in an older m/board but sometimes they're not too
reliable.
Regarding the memory: It might be a case, not of the total memory size, but
of the amount of memory you have in one strip. Perhaps the board would be
happier with two banks of 64 Mb installed, than one bank of 128 Mb. If you
can, try it. I've got a couple of machines still in use from this era and
they are like that. I use them for general-purpose 'server' type duties -
file backup, firewall, downloads, etc. Once you've got over the problems of
old age, these old hacks can keep on going for ages - they don't seem to
have the cooling issues of modern machines. Linux or BeOS seem to run at a
good speed on them, whereas Windows is not so hot. Mind you, I still have a
40 MHz 386 and a 1982 IBM PC going strong which make your Pentium-II seem
almost futuristic !
Kevin.
