286 not booting - Page 2

NovaCoder · 27 July 2009, 08:29

I killed a stupid Tandy 286 like this before, friggin thing caused me so much pain trying to get it to work again

s2325 · 27 July 2009, 09:01

I will try this evening, I think bios forgot his setting now. I think I found battery but weird thing is that it's not integrated with motherboard but it's connected with power cable similar to that for floppy disk. I can not see what is inside because "battery" is in plastic case.

s2325 · 27 July 2009, 09:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

I killed a stupid Tandy 286 like this before, friggin thing caused me so much pain trying to get it to work again

Please, I have "dead" Macintosh Powerbook 1400 just because I can not find power adapter. I don't need another "dead" hardware.

DH · 27 July 2009, 15:42

Try ctrl and number 8 (not F8) this works on my huge 386 Amstrad leg breaking laptop monster.

Firthy2002 · 28 July 2009, 01:32

Any luck?

I looked on Google and someone else had the same problem, they removed the hard drive power cable only which fixed it for them.

s2325 · 28 July 2009, 01:40

No, it still remember BIOS settings and hard drive power cable is already removed.

Firthy2002 · 28 July 2009, 19:34

Are you booting it with the disk in the floppy drive?

s2325 · 28 July 2009, 21:40

sure...

webhead · 28 July 2009, 23:28

tell me the motherboard make should be printed on the motherboard ,then i can help more.

s2325 · 29 July 2009, 18:44

OK, if you wait ~2 minutes system will boot from floppy, I'm very happy now. Thank you for help.

Firthy2002 · 29 July 2009, 23:09

Any time my friend.

prowler · 29 July 2009, 23:41

Is this what fixed it: removing the hard drive power cable enabled it to boot from a floppy disk?

s2325 · 30 July 2009, 01:54

I'm not sure what fixed it.

s2325 · 30 July 2009, 09:13

Yesterday I found preview of Magic Pockets. It's playable with 640KB RAM and CGA. It's not too slow or choppy but objects have a lot of artifacts (white pixels).

s2325 · 19 June 2010, 20:28

External monitor output have two rows of pins instead of three. Was this standard in 1987? How can I connect external monitor? (build-in is black & white)

prowler · 19 June 2010, 23:12

You'll really need the handbook to solve this one.

Two rows of pins might mean that the external monitor output is for CGA or EGA displays or Hercules (mono), not VGA. Although, IIRC, early VGA displays had only two rows of pins as well.

See what I mean?

s2325 · 19 June 2010, 23:41

Yes, I remember two rows and never noticed third until today...

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27 July 2009, 08:29	#21
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	I killed a stupid Tandy 286 like this before, friggin thing caused me so much pain trying to get it to work again

27 July 2009, 09:01	#22
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I will try this evening, I think bios forgot his setting now. I think I found battery but weird thing is that it's not integrated with motherboard but it's connected with power cable similar to that for floppy disk. I can not see what is inside because "battery" is in plastic case.

27 July 2009, 15:42	#24
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Try ctrl and number 8 (not F8) this works on my huge 386 Amstrad leg breaking laptop monster.

28 July 2009, 01:32	#25
Firthy2002 2nd era... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leeds, England Age: 40 Posts: 288	Any luck? I looked on Google and someone else had the same problem, they removed the hard drive power cable only which fixed it for them.

28 July 2009, 01:40	#26
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	No, it still remember BIOS settings and hard drive power cable is already removed.

28 July 2009, 19:34	#27
Firthy2002 2nd era... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leeds, England Age: 40 Posts: 288	Are you booting it with the disk in the floppy drive?

28 July 2009, 21:40	#28
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	sure...

28 July 2009, 23:28	#29
webhead Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: swindon Posts: 148	tell me the motherboard make should be printed on the motherboard ,then i can help more.

29 July 2009, 18:44	#30
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	OK, if you wait ~2 minutes system will boot from floppy, I'm very happy now. Thank you for help.

29 July 2009, 23:09	#31
Firthy2002 2nd era... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leeds, England Age: 40 Posts: 288	Any time my friend.

29 July 2009, 23:41	#32
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Is this what fixed it: removing the hard drive power cable enabled it to boot from a floppy disk?

30 July 2009, 01:54	#33
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I'm not sure what fixed it.

30 July 2009, 09:13	#34
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Yesterday I found preview of Magic Pockets. It's playable with 640KB RAM and CGA. It's not too slow or choppy but objects have a lot of artifacts (white pixels).

19 June 2010, 20:28	#35
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	External monitor output have two rows of pins instead of three. Was this standard in 1987? How can I connect external monitor? (build-in is black & white)

19 June 2010, 23:12	#36
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	You'll really need the handbook to solve this one. Two rows of pins might mean that the external monitor output is for CGA or EGA displays or Hercules (mono), not VGA. Although, IIRC, early VGA displays had only two rows of pins as well. See what I mean?

19 June 2010, 23:41	#37
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Yes, I remember two rows and never noticed third until today...

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