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@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > On Mar 8, 2023, at 8:18 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk < > cctalk@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.
