I found a computer from a bank.
It got both types of floppy drives on it and a CD player.
No, it had no hard drive. :thumbu
I am putting Win 98 on it.
I can't connect the mouse.
I had to use an adaptor to connect the keyboard.
I saw a couple of serial ports in the back.
Why can't you connect the mouse? I doubt a bank would use a computer without a mouse... Probably needs a PS/2 mouse... the PS/2 port is round (about 3/8" round) and green. If you have a usb mouse, you will need a USB > PS/2 adapter
Make of computer?
It definitely does not have a port for both a mouse and keyboard.
It's either a mouse or the keyboard.
I have been "tabbing" around for now.
Nothing on the case except for a K lock, and a turbo button that doesn't seem to do anything.
AMD K-6, 64 Megs RAM,
There are 2 connections with 5 pins on one row and 4 pins on another.
There is a card I can not identify, will pull it and see what it is.
I am going to give it to my 7 yr. old grandson, if I can get a mouse working.
Quote from: Magnum on March 13, 2011, 08:52:35 PM
There are 2 connections with 5 pins on one row and 4 pins on another.
Those are serial ports... they do make PS/2 > serial adapters... so you should be able to hook up a mouse, but you will have to make sure you get serial mouse drivers...
IIRC not all PS/2 mice will work with a serial port adapter. And Windows 98 should have no problem with a serial mouse.
I found and installed a USB card, so my mouse is going.
For some reason, it can't detect a thumbdrive.
I had to use a CD to install some progs.
System Information for Windows could not identify the motherboard.
I need that information because the cable for the Turbo mode is disconnected.
I will try msinfo32.exe.
the USB drive may be formatted as EX-FAT or NTFS
i don't think win98 will recognize it if it is
another program you might try to ID the m/b is aida32...
http://majorgeeks.com/download181.html
oh - another is CPU-Z
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
the d/l link is on the right
i know it looks like it only ID's the cpu, but it ID's a lot of other h/w, as well
Hi,
PS/2 to serial, and serial to PS/2, are manufacturer specific.
I found Logitech and Microsoft to be incompatible. Back when.
How big a thumbdrive? 2 Gig was the limit for older systems
(depending on just about everything, but a FAT16 thing).
Regards,
Steve
Quote from: dedndave on March 14, 2011, 12:52:17 AM
the USB drive may be formatted as EX-FAT or NTFS
i don't think win98 will recognize it if it is
another program you might try to ID the m/b is aida32...
http://majorgeeks.com/download181.html
oh - another is CPU-Z
aida32 properly identified the board.
cpu-z would not work under win 98.
The thumbdrive was FAT 32, it would recognize it when plugged in and tried to install a driver for it.
Steve,
The thumbdrive is 2 Gb.
It has an O.S. on it, maybe that was an issue.
if it isn't the format, perhaps it is the USB version
although, i thought USB-2.0 has been around a while
The BIOS is 1998.
I don't think it knows what a thumbdrive is.
The problem isn't even that advanced :bdg
Win98 has no generic USB Mass-Storage Device driver, so you need a specific driver for every device ::)
It's a moot point now.
I recycled what I can and ditched it.
It's 128 Megs of RAM was a little slow.
I am now debating some IBM Selectric typewriters.
There are some heavy suckers. :dazzled:
They probably don't make the ink anymore.
Andy