TSGL: Old computer

[HBCANON]

Have you tried to boot to DOS on a 3.5 diskette? When I have problems, that is one of the
first things I try as it least it proves that the machine is at least minimally in tact.
The HDs may have to be unplugged first.

HBCanon
Geneva, FL 

-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On Behalf Of Don
Penlington
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 09:14
To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
Subject: TSGL: Old computer

Justin wrote:
>Have you tried both USB and PS2 keyboards?>>


Good idea, but I don't have any USB keyboards to try. I tried removing the cmos battery,
but no difference. She says it's been keeping good time, and I tried it with a new
battery. Same result.

I don't see how resetting the bios is going to help in any case, it's not likely to change
the boot order to enable a CD.

I think we're flogging a dead horse (or maybe dead mobo) here, so she's decided to save up
to buy a full upgrade kit, which will include ps and hd. 
At 6 years old, it's not worth spending much more time on it.

Thanks everybody for your help, we seem to have covered all possibilities. RIP.

Don Penlington
 From the Beach at Surfers Paradise in sunny Queensland.
Computer tutorials, local scenery,  and other things at my website:
http://users.tpg.com.au/deepend/index1.html


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