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Answer» I have an IBM PS2, Model 55SX and i need to locate a hdd for my machine, but so far, no luck. Can anyone help me out here?Hard drives are universal... Hard drives are universal...No, Patio. It's an IBM PS2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_System/2 ESDI or SCSI. If SCSI, you probably can find something, if EDSI, forget about it.I've had this computer since it was new, and the only thing i had to do with it was replace the RTC Module. It's when i tried to reboot the machine is when i started having problems with the HDD.The brand name is IBM, model number is WD387T. I want to get this machine running again, but don't know where to find the parts i need. Anything you guys can sendmy way will be greatly appreciated.Sorry Computer_Commando i let that slip by...nice catch. Found Some The controllers alone go for about $495.00 so let's hope that's not the issue... Quote from: greywolf46 on November 15, 2009, 09:17:16 PM ...WD387T...That's a 60MB ESDI DRIVE. (MB folks, not GB) You can still buy them used for $100-200, if that's what's wrong. BTW, what is your attachment to that relic? Is it worth spending $200 to repair?The attachment is not great at all. I was trying to get an idea of what it will cost to get it going again. If it's not that much i'll try it, but if it's going to cost a small fortune, i'll just scrap it. Thanks for everyone's help.Some just like vintage computers, nothing wrong with that. But like vintage cars, it costs money to keep them running. I have a vintage laptop (around 1993), but it uses a standard PATA notebook drive and has 1-PC Card slot, no floppy, no CD. It was used as a fleet computer for a public utility. They sold hundreds of them to a liquidator to upgrade. Everything except the hard drive is proprietary. When it dies, it go to the recycler. Quote from: Computer_Commando on November 17, 2009, 09:19:14 PM Some just like vintage computers, nothing wrong with that. But like vintage cars, it costs money to keep them running. I have a vintage laptop (around 1993), but it uses a standard PATA notebook drive and has 1-PC Card slot, no floppy, no CD. It was used as a fleet computer for a public utility. They sold hundreds of them to a liquidator to upgrade. Everything except the hard drive is proprietary. When it dies, it go to the recycler.It's always been a good machine, so i have no complaints with it. I'm just trying to get it going again, so hopefully i won't have to go to the expense of locating another HDDMy hard drive is ok. The problem turned out to be a bad memory module(s). The other codes were TELLING my that it was the RTC module.Ebay doesn't have any memory modules for my machine, so i' giess i'll have to hit the ol' WWW, and see what i can dig up. Thanks for your help folks, it's greatly appreciated.Check the Vintage Computer forums.I am surprised that I am not the only one that tried fixing one of these and failed multiple times. I have two motherboards, a hard drive, floppy drive, a power supply, some memory (SIMMs), several Dallas clock chips , and some mounting brackets for the drives. Even though it may seem that these computers are built with higher quality than newer ones. . . They suck! Both of the motherboards that I have are wired very strangely. They used thin gauge wires to connect many solder POINTS on the back of the motherboards and then HOT glued them down as if they were too lazy to actually put it into the circuit board. They all look like prototypes and each board is arranged differently. I'll admit they do work well, if you can get the clock chip working. Quote The other codes were telling my that it was the RTC module. Yes, it is more likely the Dallas Real Time Clock than the memory. And if it is memory, I do have some of that. The problem with the Dallas clock chip is that the battery is EMBEDDED. They stopped manufacturing them a long time ago, so you won't be able to find any that are still alive. That was my problem. I kept ordering them and none would work. I wasted a lot of money on this piece of **** machine. The only way you can get one of these computers to work is to hack the Dallas clock chip and install an external battery. There are several tuts on google that show you how to do this. Just type something like 'Rework Dallas clock chip' and you'll find some tuts. I tried a tutorial, and did everything as they described and couldn't get it to boot. I usually try not to give up on these kind of things, but I did with this one. If you would like any parts, I could put them up on ebay for you. |
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