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New MessageWebSurfer Basics (modified 0 times) Karl
Got my WS and plugged in a VGA monitor. Came up and was just as happy on the monitor as it would be on a TV. There is no mention in the instructions of how to hook it to a monitor but the spec sheet on page 16 of the Hardware guide says it has a VGA output.

It also has 2 usb ports. Has anyone tried them? Could they be used for a HD/floppy?

Where are the 12 and 5 volt outputs for a HD on the MB? I haven't had a chance to get a multimeter on it and don't want to reinvent the wheel.

It looks like someone has win98 running on it. Is there somewhere I can go for the details?

Thanks to everyone in advance.

Karl

04-27-2000 15:42:50

New MessageRE:WebSurfer Basics (modified 0 times) Karl
OK, I'll just tap into the power supply. No problem. I had an old HD with DOS 6.22 on it that booted on an old machine. Put in an old floppy/hd controller card, got IO conflicts. Disabled them in the BIOS. Put in the values for the hard drive and got a boot failure. Tried it as auto and got a boot failure. The drive works in another machine. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Karl

04-27-2000 21:41:18

New MessageRE:WebSurfer Basics (modified 0 times) Rick
Don't set the hard drive size in the BIOS. The ISA card has it's own BIOS (at least it should). I had to pop out the DiskOnChip to get mine to boot. Also make sure your boot partition is set active.

--Rick

04-27-2000 23:33:29

New MessageRE:WebSurfer Basics (modified 0 times) Monty
Between where the IDE header is and the silver Cyrix chip is, there's a 5v connector. But like the IDE, the pins are missing. There's a 12v port behind the S-video ment for another 3-pin fan.

monty

04-27-2000 23:41:45

New MessageRE:WebSurfer Basics (modified 0 times) Karl
OK, I got DOS 6.22 and Win 3.1 up and running. No mouse, but who cares. Popped the flash, turned off the on-board controler, and there I am. Now to get a larger HD and a junk CD and start loading systems. Wish I had a neato screen like the IO, but that will come.

Karl

04-28-2000 17:14:15

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