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I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…
... external optical drive. Any decent mobo will allow you to boot from ... let you keep the hard drive and send the PC out ... -
I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…
... external optical drive. Any decent mobo will allow you to boot from ... let you keep the hard drive and send the PC out ... -
I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…
... the case then remove the drive bays (dead easy) ... the lower section of the drive cage. This section holds ... your optical drive and card reader should you ... You then fit the top drive cages which have the ... windows. Put in DVD, boot up to the DVD (or ... -
SpecBAS 0.690 Now AvailableHi folks - 0.690 is now available at the usual location: [url]https://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/SpecOS.zip[/url] You can also download the rece…
... . I particularly like the Autorun boot file idea, and was wondering ... where you assign a "virtual drive" to a folder in your ... -
Timex Floppy Disk Drive emulation discussionI feel embarrassed for starting this topic because I can't contribute with actual code, but this is a new attempt to simplify and present what the Ti…
... was to avoid having a boot disk having to swap ... files making it unable to boot.
[QUOTE=zxbruno ... Timex disks in its disk drive it would be great. ... IBM-PC compatible floppy disk drive can be used with ... it is a 80 track drive (Hitachi drives are 40 ... -
Timex Floppy Disk Drive emulation discussionI feel embarrassed for starting this topic because I can't contribute with actual code, but this is a new attempt to simplify and present what the Ti…
... was to avoid having a boot disk having to swap ... files making it unable to boot.[/QUOTE]
That' ... IBM-PC compatible floppy disk drive can be used with it ... a DSDD 3,5" floppy drive. Most things I made ... it is a 80 track drive (Hitachi drives are 40 ... -
Got a PC to mend, need some opinionGot this PC in yesterday to mend, what happened was after a load of updates and after a complete shutdown, the next day he goes to turn it on and rig…
... then its definetly the hard drive.
If won't run ... , try the memtest from the boot menu to check the ram ... -
Now my Laptop's gone wrong! I hate computers!Laptop has gone weird. When I switch it on, I get a password prompt, never happened before. In the BIOS it says password is switched off. Anyway I l…
... data, but the entire hard drive. Do you know how to ... you're removing the hard drive this will be easy. If ... . You would then try to boot up in normal mode and ... -
Now my Laptop's gone wrong! I hate computers!Laptop has gone weird. When I switch it on, I get a password prompt, never happened before. In the BIOS it says password is switched off. Anyway I l…
... data, but the entire hard drive. Do you know how to ... you're removing the hard drive this will be easy. If ... . You would then try to boot up in normal mode and ... -
AmigaAnyone able to point me in the direction of an Amiga emulator? Can't seem to get one that works for me :confused:
... use of their virtual Hard drive is deffo the way forward ... how to force it to boot to that not the disc ... -
AmigaAnyone able to point me in the direction of an Amiga emulator? Can't seem to get one that works for me :confused:
If you don't put a disc in the virtual drive, it will boot to the hard drive instead. -
AmigaAnyone able to point me in the direction of an Amiga emulator? Can't seem to get one that works for me :confused:
[QUOTE=Rebelstar without a cause;554612]If you don't put a disc in the virtual drive, it will boot to the hard drive instead.[/QUOTE]
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ZX Spectrum Official modelsI am trying to write a section up on my web site about the different zx spectrum models from Sinclair research and amstrad that took over the product…
... wikipedia says..." will get my boot up their backside :mad:[/QUOTE ... in tape deck AND disk drive, and could also play Xbox ... -
Disc rotThis is happening to me more commonly,despite taking care of cd's/dvd's they decide not to play all sudden,i don't bother using the data recovery sof…
... . I probably use the CD drive in my PC about once ... just plug in a USB drive to boot the install CD and ... -
Disc rotThis is happening to me more commonly,despite taking care of cd's/dvd's they decide not to play all sudden,i don't bother using the data recovery sof…
... . I probably use the CD drive in my PC about once ... just plug in a USB drive to boot the install CD and ... -
Disc rotThis is happening to me more commonly,despite taking care of cd's/dvd's they decide not to play all sudden,i don't bother using the data recovery sof…
... , put a DVD in the drive etc. just search for the ... in quicker than you can boot up your laptop and start ... -
Disc rotThis is happening to me more commonly,despite taking care of cd's/dvd's they decide not to play all sudden,i don't bother using the data recovery sof…
... /> Purchasing a system that would boot up in less than 10 ... I just leave an external drive plugged in, I don't ... -
Just picked up an old Texas Instruments"portable professional computer" with built in screen and 5 /14 inch drive. Very heavy, can just about lift it. will need some attention form whoeve…
... clear, no screen burn. Disc drive whirs. Screen displays ** System Error ... guess it is trying to boot a disc.
I ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... the problem of the hard drive thing.. I have a 500 ... a 4gb cf card and boot off that :)
but the ... -
Recovering Deleted AVI files.I need to recover some AVI files from a SD card of my Dads. When he came back of his holiday instead of burning his files to CD he wiped the card. I…
... with a 500GB external hard drive (the FAT got overwritten by ... the FAT of another drive making all the pointers totally ... backup FAT and reset the boot sector. I don't know ... -
Old Acer laptop questionI have an old Acer Travelmate 610 (from ca 2001), and since we're already into old machines in here, I'll give it a shot. The boot-menu has 3 option…
usb floppy drive probably.
the removable device also depends if it's bootable..
the external cdrom , well go in the bios. see if boot from cd is priority option.
me I'd take out the HDD put it into a 3.5" converter and check that. -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... [u]this[/u] forum to boot!).
[QUOTE=Pegaz;562076]Defender ... , Western Games, Super Pipeline, Test Drive, Maniac Mansion, Paralax [sic], Flight ... -
Amstrad anyone ?I grew with C64 and Speccy, and still use both, but I`m curious about the Amstrad CPC464. So, comparing it to the spectrum only, what is it like ? …
... /M-disk in the drive and enter "BOOT" at C128-command-prompt ... -
Price For A TR-Dos Drive And Interface?hi all im seriously considering getting a tr-dos unit to to use with my various spectrums and was wondering wot sorta price they go for and would be…
[QUOTE=kpuchatek;564338]I think Beta 128 had 16k ROM and ... sure if it can emulate Beta 128.[/QUOTE]
Divide ... can be used for load/boot next data of system from ... -
Divide and Divide Plus issue'sHi, After about a year of inactivity I brought out my Spectrum +3 the other day and plugged in my Divide plus. The result was constant crashing on t…
You should always get boot screen with divIDE. Otherwise there ... edge connection. During boot you should see detected drive model (fatware). Otherwise ... -
whoo hooI bought an Atari 520STFM on ebay from a guy i know for ?26 this week is going to be awesome. Its just a pitty that this week my electric is being cu…
... boot sale. It had only 512KB and a single-sided floppy drive ... 1MB and double-sided floppy drive. It still works as far ... -
Best CPC games?I've bought an SD-floppy adapter, and I've already loaded most of my favourite +3 games. My ex-GF (now promoted to my wife ;) ) has a CPC 6128, so I'…
... and it emulates a floppy drive.
With the SD ... . C64 support is still a beta, so it may not work ... adapter emulates ONLY the floppy drive, not the electronics. It is ... -
Anti-porn software for windows (block porn sites and stuff)?I've been passed a netbook to fix (it's overrun with malware, like most of the non-workbased PCs I fix) and I've also been asked to put anti-porn sof…
The problem with any software solution on a PC is the user can boot off e.g. a Ubuntu CD or USB drive, surf away, remove boot media. Reboot into windows. No history of what went on. So as Winston said "good luck with that". -
Anti-porn software for windows (block porn sites and stuff)?I've been passed a netbook to fix (it's overrun with malware, like most of the non-workbased PCs I fix) and I've also been asked to put anti-porn sof…
... can boot off e.g. a Ubuntu CD or USB drive, surf ... away, remove boot media. Reboot into ... -
Anti-porn software for windows (block porn sites and stuff)?I've been passed a netbook to fix (it's overrun with malware, like most of the non-workbased PCs I fix) and I've also been asked to put anti-porn sof…
... the boot order in the BIOS so that the internal hard drive ...
