On Sat, 1 Dec 2001 08:02, you wrote: > A bud of mine picked up an old > IBM PC server 500, and unless > it is not a bios problem, the stupid > thing keeps asking for a "Reference disc" > I don't know what it wants exactly, > I tried formatting a Linux boot disc for it, > but its too stupid to read it I think, > or else because the floppy drive is > 2.88 it cannot read a 1.44 disc.
Now there's a blast from the past!! The bane of my prior existence as a reseller/integrator - the reference disk! You want to upgrade RAM - insert the reference disk. Change the ISA/EISA card - insert the reference disk. Reset the password (user-error) ... insert the %** reference disk!!!. go to the following URL (and next time, use IBM's search facility to do the same....) http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rs=0&rt=0&org=psg&doc=GCOR-3EMLNR I'd also recommend that you have a read of the tech specs at this URL: http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rs=0&rt=0&org=psg&doc=DDSE-42XMW4 as it gives some info about RAM, etc... -- john in syd
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