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390X

#1 Post by Atlas64 » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:39 pm

Ok i just bought a Tp 390X off eBay for 40 bucks. Got it today turned it on and works like a champ. P3 450 mhz, 64 mb ram and a 10 gig HD. Was originally described as for parts but it works fine, now to my question. It has a combo pack cdrom/floppy, the system only recognizes the floppy and not the cdrom, how come? Is there something im supposed to push, pull or somethin for it to acess the cdrom?
Dell Inspiron b120, 1.4 ghz, 256 ram, dvd/cdrw xp.

Compaq Presario 1700T, P3 800 mhz,256mb ram, 20 gig Hd, xp pro.

Dell Dimension 3000, 2.4 ghz, w/ ext. cd/dvd burner, 256 mbram, xp.

IBM Thinkpad 600, 160 ram, Windows 2000 professional edition.

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#2 Post by Harryc » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:33 am

I'm assuming that you are talking about one of these contraptions -

http://i5.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/92/84/e1d9_1_b.JPG

As far as I know the 390 should just recognize the drive once plugged in. I'd assume it is defective.

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#3 Post by Atlas64 » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:54 pm

Ok, i need some more help. This thing doesnt like my wireless card or any of my usb flash drives. I cant install srivers for the wireless card. I forgot how windows 98 doesnt have drivers allready installed for usb drives. Where can i find the driver for it to be able to use my usb drive?
Dell Inspiron b120, 1.4 ghz, 256 ram, dvd/cdrw xp.

Compaq Presario 1700T, P3 800 mhz,256mb ram, 20 gig Hd, xp pro.

Dell Dimension 3000, 2.4 ghz, w/ ext. cd/dvd burner, 256 mbram, xp.

IBM Thinkpad 600, 160 ram, Windows 2000 professional edition.

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#4 Post by unrortit » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:15 pm

do yourself a favour and upgrade to win me,it will support all flash drives + other modern devices without the need to resort to plug n play methods.
as much as i liked w98se,nowadays with modern devices its far easier to set em up if you run the newer os.
i run the ol trusty tp765d on win me and havent looked back ever since,only critera, had to run the ess solo audio card on that machine,but with the 390x your in much better shape.
:wink:
thinkpad 765*@200/nt,95,98,2k,me,xp
thinkpad 390x@850/nt,98,2k,me,2k,2k3,xp
thinkpad 600 @366/nt,95,98,2k,me,xp
thinkpad 600e@918/nt,95,98,2k,me,xp
thinkpad 600x@850/nt,95,98,2k,me,xp,vista
eserver 8x900xeon/nt,2k,me,2k3,xp,l'horn.
or linuxem all

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