Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:00:45 +0100 From: "Jon DuQueno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive?
Thanks for all your help. Looks like the libretto is mine if I want it, so i'm going to see if I can pick up a cheap 6GB+ HD from second hand shop next week. I've been looking on www.silverace.com/libretto/ and think I know how I can get it up and running: 1) Get HD and connect to desktop via 3.5" adapter 2) Format 8GB(max) primary Fat32(?) partition leaving 32MB(?) for hibernation data. 3) Copy Win98se cd-rom data & other software to HD using desktop (don't have cd-rom drive for libretto so guess this is quickest/easiest way?). 4) Install drive in Libretto 5) Boot from DOS 6.22 boot disk and run win98se setup.exe. 6) Install libretto drivers, tools and utilities 7) Install and play Doom Please correct me if any of this is wrong. Questions: 1) Laplink cable - Is this just a serial cable and some software? Can I use this to transfer win98se to libretto HD even if no OS is installed? 2) I found a PCMCIA Xercon network card, can I use this to connect to my LAN. Do I need to install win98se and drivers first for it to work. 3) Is it possible to use a wireless network card with the libretto 70. This would be pretty cool. 4) Which OS will run fastest 95, 98se or 2000. Since it's 32MB & 120Mhz this could be an issue. Can I dual boot 98se and 2000 if I get big enough HD? 5) What about the 8.4GB limit, do I need to install EZ-Drive? 6) Will I need to do a bios update? If so how? 7) What can I use it for other than Doom? Wirelessly browsing internet? Playing MP3's from desktop on LAN, what's the audio line-out quality like? Thanks Jon D -----Original Message----- From: Raymond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 October 2005 10:24 To: Libretto Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive? Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:24:54 +1000 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive? Any 8.5mm hard drive (yes, 8.5mm, not 9.5mm) will work straight away with the exception that you may wish to install a drive overlay (like EZ-Bios) to get access to more than 8GB from within DOS (opinions on this vary). If you want to install a conventional 9.5mm hard drive you'll need to remove some spacers from the bottom of the hard drive cavity otherwise you'll run the risk of cracking the RAM chips off the board (they're right above where the hard drive sits, putting a 9.5mm hard drive in without removing the spacers warps the motherboard). Search the archives for debates on this topic ( http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - an older one, and http://www.mail-archive.com/libretto@basiclink.com/ - a new one so I've got no idea how far back it goes ). I seem to recall a thread titled "20 gig Fujitsu in an overclocked L50 and working!" that might be of use to you (there are plenty of others as well). Have fun! - Raymond P.S. Welcome to the list! :-) At 06:04 AM 12/10/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 06:03:01 -0700 (PDT) >From: Jonathan DuQueno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive? > >Hi, > >New to here. Just found an old Libretto 70CT in office store room >(complete with floppy drive docking station and win 95 disks). > >My aim is to install Win 95 and Doom on it. Just because I think it's cute >and i'm very bored at work (been made redundent, 3 more weeks of doing >nothing before start new job). >However I think the hard disk is dead :( says no system disk when try to >boot, the BIOS config page confirms this. However there is a 2GB drive >installed (felt very hot when I opened it up). I managed to boot off Win >95 floppy but can't install because "no hard drive". > >My guess is the hard drive is dead, is there anything else that could be >causing this problem? >Are there any bios limitions on replacement drives? Can I use any 2.5" ><9.5mm laptop drive? Would a 20GB or even 40GB drive work? > >Thanks > > >Jon D > > > >Libretto <libretto@basiclink.com> wrote: --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | | ICQ: 31756092 | www.raybot.net | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/
