23 Jun
2002
23 Jun
'02
3:26 p.m.
It's not the CMOS password that prompted me to hose the hard disk. There
weren't any files I needed anyway, and I prefer to start afresh. I have lots
of "official" Windows licenses.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sipke de Wal" <sipke(a)wxs.nl>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Waddizzit??
If you can't find the Bios-reset pins
you could shove a piece of paper
under the battery and wait for
a few hours to let any caps leak
the voltage away ...
Sipke de Wal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [OT] Waddizzit??
> Richard,
>
> Are the passwords set in the BIOS or in the OS? If they're set in the
BIOs
you can usually reset them by shorting two pins
together on the motherboard.
A
lot of times there's a sticker inside the cover
that shows how. If not then
you
should be able to find the instructions on the web.
on
The cards sound interesting. It would definitely be worth the effort to
break
the password protection and see if there is software for the cards is the drives. You might want to pull the drive and put
it into another machine
as
a second drive and then boot from the primary drive
and see if you can
locate
the card SW and copy off of the second drive.
>
> I find lots of PCs with interesting cards and IF the hard drive is
still
installed it's usually pretty simple to locate the
card SW. I good file
lister
like LIST.COM helps. I also use Undelete to find any
deleted files.
>
> You can also try to look up the card's FCC ID at the FCC's website.
And/or
look up the model number with a Google search.
>
> Let us know what the card is if you find out.
>
> Joe
>
> WHOA! I just found it. I looks like it's the interface card for a
Logitech
scanner. I searched for "scb5 junior" using
Google and found this:
mini-din
Message
Posted by Greg T.Bzdell on July 06, 2000 at 06:51:31:
Due to hard drive and memory problems, I would like to take
Win 3.1 off of my 486,but I have been unable to locate
a Dos driver that will work my Logitech scb5 junior board
my Scanman 256 is using. The only dos driver that logitech
currently has on their site is for scb1 thru 4 and does not
even recognize the scb5 junior. Has anybody run into this problem
and knows how to get the board working in DOS. Actually, I am using DR-DOS
7.03.
> Thanks for any help.
>
> END
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 06:55 PM 6/22/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >I just picked up a PC at the local thrift store. It has a board that's a
> >half-height ISA card with the designation SCB5 Junior. It's got a
at
> >the backpanel, though it's definitely not the keyed sort used by a mouse
or
> >keyboard. I've got to admit, I'm
puzzled.
> >
> >The PC, BTW, was a 150 MHz Packard Bell "Platinum" with a 5 GB WD
drive
and a
> >56x CDROM, along with the "usual"
sound and modem boards and the usual
> >built-ins. It had no keyboard or mouse, and therefore cost only $1.99.
I've
> >already established that the drives work, and
the machine, which has 48MB
of
> >72-pin DRAM, also seems to run without a
hitch. Unfortunately, the OS
will
> >have to be reinstalled, since it was
passworded.
> >
> >I snagged a similar one last week, with a 1.6GB HDD and an 8x CDROM, but
it
> >has a TV card that I'd like to make work
if it's possible. Anybody have
any
experience with this Packard Bell stuff?
Dick