Here’s some video (with a very funky soundtrack) of me pulling apart and piecing back together an ASUS Eee Box B202. In the name of science of course! Enjoy the clip!
Upgrades
As promised here is the Core 2 Quad in action during initial tests. Needless to say, it all went well!
The machine has now been donated to a person who is a complete linux nerd. Happy compiling Core 2 Quad!
So many types of disk on modules, so little time. Found this here while searching.
Some CF cards and microdrives do not work properly with IBM 5150/5160 when using XTIDE rev 1 or rev 2. Some of the symptoms are improperly displayed drive name on boot menu or the drive appears to work on some occasions and sometimes not. This is a hardware related problem and cannot be fixed by software.
So far I’ve gone through three types / brands of disk on modules. I was after one that was powered on pin 20 for 5V and preferably 2GB in size since FAT16 likes 2GB sized partitions. It’s plenty of room for a 286-class machine as well.
Transcend 4GB
5V on Pin 20: YES
Recognised with XTIDE: NO
KingSpec 2GB
5V on Pin 20: NO
Recognised with XTIDE: YES
TopSSD 4GB
5V on Pin 20: YES
Recognised with XTIDE: YES
Unfortunately, I can’t track down these TopSSD drives anywhere. I was hoping the Transcend ones world work best, but they didn’t. They had voltage, but weren’t recognised correctly with the XTIDE software. Limitations or issues with the Transcends sure is harsh. But at least I have now seen all three possible scenarios these DoMs provide.
More feeble attempts at getting the MicroDrives working on the LC 475…
Previous video was blocky, I suspect some hardware at YouTube is having issues. Seen it before… Anyway, here’s hoping this one encodes onto their servers OK!
We start by trying the SD Card Adapter in the PCD-60B with no luck, same as the MicroDrives. But a glimmer of hope with the Flash Card.
