I've already got an external 5.25"/3.5" USB kit that I bought off of
Newegg several months ago, but the HD was old enough I had to drop it
in my box and manually transfer the files. I'm now trying to get a
5.25" floppy drive to work so I can try and recover all that stuff
also.

Thanks for your extended help!

Tim

Ben Myers wrote:
I was in Circuit City yesterday, and I saw complete external drive kits,
including external case, for around $40. You would install the drive inside.

You can probably find similar kits for less elesewhere, like eBay... Ben Myers

On 27 Jun 2006 21:52:50 -0700, wrote:

I was afraid of that....

She's got a brand-spankin' new Compaq system, but this is the one she's
got all the family history and church stuff on. Guess it's time for me
to start transferring files...


Thanks for your help!

Tim


Ben Myers wrote:
A CMOS read/write failure is catastrophic. It says that the CMOS on the
motherboard is worn out, so the motherboard is history. Do your granny a favor
and do something with a newer computer than an ancient 486. Craigslist around
here (Boston) has plenty of newer computers being given away, or sold for really
cheap. A Pentium III computer is fairly modern, and even a Pentium II has a lot
more life in it than a 486... Ben Myers

On 27 Jun 2006 20:17:28 -0700, wrote:

Hello all,


I am working on an old Packard Bell for my grandmother. When I try to
start it, it gives a 1-1-3 BIOS beep code which, according to the
Phoenix BIOS code page, denotes a CMOS read/write failure. Is there
any way to reset the CMOS so that I can get it to boot?

Thanks,

Tim Griffin