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The story of my Packard Bell by philo
Though I'm an old timer who took a few Fortran IV classes back in the days of punch cards. I hated those punch cards so much that I swore I'd never touch a computer again. Though I did briefly own a TI-99 back in 1982 or so...I eventually grew afraid of computers. Not only did I hate them. I hated...
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February 11th 08 07:04 PM
by Kevin Childers Go to last post
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Floppy for Master CD UK REV3 by [email protected]
bit of a long shot, but did you ever get this disk? i have been looking for this all over the internet, cant find it!! thanks -skip
January 27th 13 03:17 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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FAQ for alt.sys.pc-clone.packardbell, updated 02/02/97 by .
From: "PBUSER" Subject: Support FAQ Date: 1997/02/02 Message-ID: 01bc1114$f83b8680$2088e4cc@aaron organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900) newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.packardbell alt.sys.pc-clone.packardbell aspcpb SUPPORT FAQ
August 26th 03 07:14 PM
by Elector Go to last post
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Matrox M3D and PB Motherboard 810 by [email protected]
where i can find hexen 2 continent of blackmarsh?
September 14th 12 11:17 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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How do I replace the BIOS battery? by Kenn Caesius
I have Packard-bell 450M+/4x4 computer and after 13 years of service, the BIOS battery has died, causing all sorts of start-up problems. How would I go about replacing the battery? The user manual gives no instructions and it seems that its soldered on to the motherboard. The manual mentions...
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August 18th 09 11:31 PM
by Robert E. Watts Go to last post
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See the future......... by chance
Stop dreaming about a better life, do something about it ! You deserve to give yourself a CHANCE ! Pls visit www.startyrbiz.com
July 10th 03 08:09 AM
by Anthony Go to last post
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Computer doesn't know it's a Packard Bell by coop
I have a MultiMedia #8950, S/N P196007583+,mother board PB911, Floppy Boot BPCS #143153-04, Master CD #175520-02, Recovery CD #172200-01, Companion CD #172201-01. I couldn't seem to 'restore' my hard drive to its original state, so I did a 'Format c:' and erased my hard drive, thinking I could...
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December 23rd 03 12:45 PM
by Elector Go to last post
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PACKARD BELL IXTREME I5625UK by Al[_2_]
I am looking to buy this pc.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-PACKARD-BELL-IXTREME-I5625UK-DESKTOP-PC-BLACK-/120830634645?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item1c22112a95 It's a core i3 sytem, and I am having probs with getting tech info anywhere. Things I need to know are.... Can I upgrade the i3...
February 23rd 12 05:20 PM
by Al[_2_] Go to last post
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sys credentials by AWM
Has anyone ever found where PB put the hidden file for system credentials? mc
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March 15th 08 01:08 PM
by AWM Go to last post
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Packard Bell stuff for sale by Robert E. Watts
Hi Gang ! Anyone around Cincinnati Ohio looking for Packard Bell stuff? Got around 30 units, and need to thin the herd. Reply to: ten.esuf@sttawbob Just reverse those letters. Anti spam measure, I'm sure you understand. bobwatts
June 22nd 11 12:11 AM
by Robert E. Watts Go to last post
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May the Force be with you! by Ben Myers[_4_]
I have here a PB Force 515 desktop computer. It looks pretty good from the outside, but I have not fired it up yet. No keyboard, no mouse, no monitor. If interested in all or part of it, let me know and I'll test it. If nobody is interested after 10 days, it becomes electronic scrap. If...
March 15th 12 01:29 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Microsoft Settlement Cash Vouchers to purchase computer products for those who purchase MS products for use in CA between 2/18/1995 to 12/15/2001 by Drydem
fyi... 1) if you must have purchased at least one Microsoft software license for use in California between February 18, 1995 to December 15, 2001. You donot have to be current resident living in California to qualify. The products required Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, Microsoft Office, Microsoft...
November 11th 03 12:48 PM
by Drydem Go to last post
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[Packard Bell MM S618 master restore diskette - Master CD to follow] [1/1] - mrd-v.8.zip (4/4) - 695k by Elector
"DJ Bug" wrote in message ... snip The problem with that sort of post is that many news servers don't allow attachments unless it is a designated binary group. Secondly in the rare cases that a file can be attached the reader...
December 11th 04 12:18 PM
by Elector Go to last post
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402cd io device irq conflict by mc
I was trying to nstall a netgear card in this machine in the last few months and then this error started showing up in the boot sequence 'IO Device irq conflict" and then you are given the option to hit F1 to resume. I removed the netgear card and drivers and even reloaded the OP sys but the error...
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July 4th 09 03:00 PM
by Ben Myers[_2_] Go to last post
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Eureka! Thanks Jack Happy Independence Day by Elector
"RTFM" :-) wrote in message ... This is exactly what Neil and I were waiting for. Thanks so very much! Hey Kook Boy: I am going on the assumption that you still don't know how to read a post. Neon Green pka Jack wrote the following:
July 6th 03 03:45 PM
by Elector Go to last post
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creating the restore diskette by [email protected]
Hi- I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is MS# X03-94299 368-00001-000 How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD? Thanks- Bill
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February 11th 08 11:54 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Legend 822 CDT 600 MotherBoard. by metronid
What you want to do is called hot flashing If you power off the computer the bios shadow is gone and taking out the chip and putting in a new one will not restore the shadow I think that you are thinking that boot block will allow the new chip to function with the part of the bios chip...
September 2nd 04 10:01 PM
by Jerry Go to last post
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PB Multimedia 820 - 1.07 bios by metronid
On Dec 25 2011, 7:11*am, (Randal Lafferty) wrote: download central : a place to find the answer , perhaps a telephone number customer service for packard bell otherwise send letter for info *. . Randal *J. Lafferty Many of the Qmaster CDs have the ome bios on cd
February 8th 12 03:23 AM
by metronid Go to last post
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Packard Bell by vinny33
Thanks for all the help you have given me,i now have managed to increase my systems resources to about 87% Regards Vin
December 20th 03 09:50 PM
by metronid Go to last post
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packard bell by [email protected]
When i put my d.v.d master discs in windows loads and a packard bell screen comes up it then asks me for selected components to restore !!! and then asks me for a validation code , please can anyone help me with this problem.
May 12th 08 04:49 AM
by metronid Go to last post
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