![]() ![]() Amazing things can be done to recover drives between these two tools when used together to reclaim and restructure them. ![]() To add to that, people will want to have NDD as well, Peter Norton's Disk Doctor from the Norton Utilities disks. Steve Gibson's Spinrite was definitely the go-to tool for this. In any case, I wish you the best of luck! These are fun machines and definitely an important part of personal computing history! Unlike the 5150, the first bank isn't soldered in which helps. Though this video seems to show an easier way.įor potential RAM issues, you can swap banks around. The foam can be replaced (and I actually have blanks I need to finish cutting from years ago) but it is difficult to put back together. Even then, if it comes with the Model F, there's a chance the foam has deteriorated which could cause functionality issues. ![]() There are some 3rd party keyboards that are compatible but they're kind of rare. It should be a Model F with no lock lights. I doubt this is your issue though.Īlso, make sure it comes with the proper keyboard. There's a troubleshooting guide that allowed me to find exactly which tantalum capacitor was bad in mine which allowed me to bring mine back to life. This is what I run in my own 5160.īy far the best website for troubleshooting and info for old IBM computers is If you have the cash, and XT-IDE and a 2GB CF drive can be a great option if the drive isn't working. Personally I wouldn't hold out hope on the HDD. ![]()
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