twolazy
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Why reinvent the wheel, get a sata 2 PCI card and a sata ssd and call it done. Be cheaper and faster then most the other options.
Can DOS 6 be used with a PCI SATA card ?Why reinvent the wheel, get a sata 2 PCI card and a sata ssd and call it done. Be cheaper and faster then most the other options.
Thanks a lot. If there's no discernable branding or model info, I guess I can't make much out of it. Any chance the software inside hints it's used in certain system like a mass spectrometer?View attachment 1267665
It’s a terrible picture but I wanted to get something to you before I hit the road.
There isn’t any real discernible branding or model information on it anywhere.
True, but if you're using it with MSDOS, does it matter?
Thanks for the link.I know there are drivers for WinXP(and 7/8/10)/Linux, but I use it with MSDOS/Win98 no issues, other then OS limitations.
EDIT: BTW , that is a Sata II card. Not going to touch that performance with a Sata to IDE converter.
This came with a sticker for Windows NT Workstation 4.0, but had Windows XP Pro installed on a 20GB hard disk, split in half.Thanks a lot. If there's no discernable branding or model info, I guess I can't make much out of it. Any chance the software inside hints it's used in certain system like a mass spectrometer?
That, sir, is a question for the ages. Can I interest you in a Thunderbolt cable? (USB 3 is so pedestrian).I don’t really understand why Apple chose to use such depreciated standards (or in some cases invent their own methods) when industry-accepted were widely available and likely easier and cheaper.
Thanks for the info. If it's from an ultrasound machine, it's unlikely I can source it used for cheap to extract the motherboard if the computer is custom built for it.This came with a sticker for Windows NT Workstation 4.0, but had Windows XP Pro installed on a 20GB hard disk, split in half.
The computer has a video card with SVIDEO out on it, and on the riser is a PCI video input card. There was a loop back cable from the out to the in and there was some video capture software on the drive.
Examining the contents at the time, I came to the conclusion it must have been used for some form of ultrasound imaging or something similar.
I ended up formatting the drive and reinstalling Windows xp on it because it had some administrator policies that prevented me from really configuring or using it. I couldn’t install apps and I couldn’t create new user accounts and anytime I changed anything on the system, upon reboot it somehow magically restored it to the way it was before.
It also had some weird software trying to connect to an ip address on boot into Windows XP that would have to wait 1-2 minutes to time out before I could do anything in boot/reboot. Also it would try to telnet an address on boot from a script and fail.
I hope that helps you.
I had Windows 2000 boot fine straight from a IDE(controller)->SATA(drive) converter. It doesn't matter if the soldered-on port is a SATA so it attaches right on the drive, or if the soldered-on port is a PATA that looked like a riser card on the motherboard. These are translators, which are transparent to the system itself. It doesn't add extra drive support.So long as the SATA card has an option BIOS ROM, yes. See: https://superuser.com/questions/167...ized-by-dos-but-xp-requires-drivers-to-see-it
On the other hand, it might be easier to use a SATA-to-IDE converter. There are some decent ones out there and not terribly expensive.
and anytime I changed anything on the system, upon reboot it somehow magically restored it to the way it was before.
Examining the contents at the time, I came to the conclusion it must have been used for some form of ultrasound imaging or something similar.