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Another card in my IBM 5150 Does anyone know which ATi Graphics Solution card it is ? Any manual or info regarding the dip switch ? Thank you.

Hi I got this card in one of my IBM 5150 Anyone seen this type of card ? Is there any info regarding setting up of the switches ? Please refer to the picture Thank you.

@Chuck(G) can you provide me a picture where tract 0 sensor is exactly located in Tandem floppy drive. Do I use q-tip with 99% alcohol to wipe clean that sensor ? Thank you.

I would also like to inform that GENERIC: David_M's clock reader also work! Dos command to set time and date time date clock /u Then add this line to autoexec.bat clock /s

I am totally new to this. Drive B suddenly cannot read any floppy. I use imdisk to check drive B it show it is not align. What can I do to fix this ? Thanks

I tested all 4 versions [PC Timer] and all of them work with the MT881 card. Thank you @modem7.

Hi I am looking for the pdf manual of MT881 refer to the picture. I would like confirmation if the card use CR2016 battery. Also is there a matching real time clock software for this card ? I have looked at https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/rtc/rtc.htm and cannot find MT881. I have also look...

Hi, I am the current owner of this 1st generation IBM 5150 which I purchased it from craigslist in June 2023. Due to water damage the electronic repair was beyond my skill level. Luckily I was able to request Mark from Disappearing Inc. to help me. A BIG THANK YOU to Mark for the...

@bburley Thank you very much for sharing and uploading the manual. :)

Hi abruno17 https://www.winimage.com/download.htm I use WimImage in Windows11 to convert any image file to whatever floppy format. Refer to attach picture 1, 2 You can also insert any additional files / utilities you need in that image Then write the floppy from img. Attachment is my MS...

Fulfilled by @peterfleeman. Thank you. :)

Thank you @offensive_Jerk for the search. I will learn how to hack it with the 150ohms method. Shipping fee is just too high.

Yes, I have read that but electronics is beyond my level : (

By the way anyone know where I can buy the terminator chip T-RES instead of pulling out from another floppy drive ?

This floppy drive in this thread look exactly like mine so I assumed it is type 0384-002. https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/ibm-360k-floppy-drive-not-tandon.70394/ @modem7 , @offensive_Jerk Yes, I will put a terminator.

The horrible noise happen when I first boot the computer without or with floppy disk. After the booting process, just regular floppy drive sound when reading or writing to the floppy. I did pull out the floppy drive before and check everywhere the sticker is long gone and whatever is...

The 5150 has a harddrive and 1 floppy drive, when booting the floppy drive make a horrible noise so I was thinking perhaps the connector #3 to #8 was plug incorrectly. I have lubricate the floppy drive rails and clean the head already. Other than the sound the I can boot to either floppy...

Hi on one of my IBM 5150 it has this IBM logo full size floppy drive I would like to know are the connector #3 to #8 plug correctly ? Anyone know the brand and model of this type of floppy drive and is there a PDF manual ? Thank you.

Hi Please help me on this two AST sixpakplus Refer to picture A1-A4 AST sixpakplus card with battery in the center of the board. Refer to picture B1 2 chips are missing and what are they for ? How do I determine which type and anyone has the PDF manual or link to download ? The manual I...

Hi, Is there a dos utility that can provide the current bios infos and version in IBM 5150, 5160 and 5170 ? Thanks