9 Mar
2023
9 Mar
'23
1:20 p.m.
First and foremost, try to boot the computer to make note of the
configuration, if there is one still stored in the system. I don't expect
the battery to have held the config but there is always hope. Make
detailed notes if you're lucky enough to have the configs saved. Otherwise
get a new battery before you do anything or you'll be spinning your wheels.
Bill
On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 2:02 AM r.stricklin via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On Mar 8, 2023, at 8:18 PM, Grant Taylor via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
The label near the power switch says that it's an 8580-071. I have no
idea how that compares to the hardware that's in it.
That would be 16 MHz, one 70 MB ESDI HDD (IBM 0667). Maximum 2 MB on the
planar (2x 1 MB modules).
There is a video card that has a daughter-card in
the same slot like a
thick sandwich.
likely 8514/A
There is another card that I don't recognize.
The card doesn't have any
external connectors and it looks like it takes multiple (approximately
4"x4") daughter-cards. I am wondering if this is a memory expansion of
some sort.
Yes.
There are two of what I believe are the memory
boards between the back
hard drive and the power supply.
Yes.
Blech.
Yes.
Please share any pro-tips / gotchas / etc. that
you think I could
benefit from knowing.
You’ll want the reference disk, and the option disks for the various
boards installed. The base reference disk should have the necessary files
to configure the ESDI controller and drives, might also have the necessary
files to configure the memory expansion boards (not sure). Probably won’t
have the 8514/A files so you’ll definitely need that option disk, unless
you copy a reference disk already customized with support for those options.
ok
bear.