http://groups.yahoo.com/group/officialpackardbellusers/ I have cut and pasted the instructions into one file called "modifycdrom.txt" which is in our file section. Or you can view the six separate posts by Metronid if your so inclined. Thank you Metronid...! Elector

Is there a link with instructions on how to modify the recovery diskette to work with a new cdrom drive? I don't mind doing the work myself but can not figure out how to do so.

Anyone interested Email me at This will take several emails It is actually very simple in principle A couple of things before starting The first restore floppies did not use detect CD program They just loaded the driver directly The reason I beleive is because PB only had...

Hi, I have read different stories on the net if it's possible to use 72pin EDO-RAM on a Packard Bell 520R mainboard. Has anyone actually tried it and can confirm that it works? I have 2x16 MB of these in my old PC- Chips board that I would like to add to the slightly newer PB board. If it doesn't...

Yesterday PC & Monitor stop working. Network to a Dell system through a = Belkin router and plugged into a surge protector and UPS. Dell System = still working. PC System Specs: 17in CTX CRT Monitor purchased 2001. =20 PB MM955 w/PB850 mb (not the PB930 mb), 128mb EDO SIMMS RAM (built Oct...

Ben if you are out there, I was wonding if you still have a MOBO to fit my PB Pizza tower with the bad 685 MOBO in it, for sale? I lost your email addy. If you don't have mine, Elector has it, or post back to the group. TIA Anthony

I have an old machine with a PB680 motherboard. I'd like to be able to use this system for simple tasks and would like to be able to network it to our other PC's (all newer). It appears that there are 3 PCI slots on the (IDE?) board (the only board that comes off of the motherboard, P/N: 52f53...

"metronid" wrote in message ... I believe that someone a while back was questioning what happens to people who have received help Was anything accomplished? What happened to our advice? I just had Elector refer a gentleman...

I have a PB Club 600CS system, and I'd like to know how much RAM the motherboard can take. The RAM is as follows: - Came with 64MB, added another 64MB, works fine - tried a 512MB RAM, cannot work - tried a 256MB RAM, also cannot work - tried 128 + 64, also cannot work Seemed that this motherboard...

Hi, Have packard bell 2020 which came with windows 98 pre installed and I want to upgrade it to windows 98 SE. Do I have to do this via packard bell or can I simply by an upgrade and install it? Any assistance greatly appreciated. Regards Dynamo

my laptop hdd has several bad sectors and need replacing, where/how do i access the hdd? cheers

Someone told me I could ask for help that he knew how to make a new disk. My problem is that I am trying to restore my computer and I put a new cd-rom drive in it and I get an error message saying, "Unable to determine CD-ROM drive". Could help me!? Thanks.

Give me your opininion on this I sold plans on Ebay on how to rebuild a compaq power supply(319235) Yes I also dabble in other things besides Packard Bell The Ebay item # is or wa 3438293331 The buyer Emailed me back not to give him + feedback He said he was using the plans for one of his...

Here's my situation: I work for a non-profit and since I'm familiar w/ NEC Ready systems, I sometimes refurbish them for use by students I work with. I have a total of 5 NEC Ready towers that I'm trying to swap parts in and out of to make as many complete units as I can - then get them in the...

I'm having a problem with a PB computer from 1997. I'm hoping someone who also had this same problem could help me because I know there were a lot of people who had it. If you don't know anything about this then you shouldn't even bother replying. When I upgraded from Win95 to Win98 SE it did...

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Has anyone here ever managed to get the TV tuner in a Packard Bell Platinum 1550 working under any version of Linux? I've got one souped-up 1550 up on eBay at the moment, being sold "technically with no OS installed). If it doesn't sell, I was considering putting Linux on it and trying to market...

Is there anyway to disable the video on a PB Multimedia C115? I've got one that I'm using as a Linux training system (P200; 96MB RAM; 13.6GB, 8GB, and 3GB Hard Drives...all hail Priority Tape for securing the second hard drive!!!; 32X CD-ROM, 3C905B NIC; SB Vibra16; and a 4MB PCI video card). ...

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...

I have a PB 9505 and running Win XP. I attempted to install a Kodak CX6200 Digital Camera, but the OS keeps telling me it can't find the driver. It's on the CD I got with the camera and I've already installed the camera to a Gateway PC succussfully. Why won't it install to the PB?! The camera is...