A.K.R. Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 It has happened so many times that I dare not do anything to the computer which involves putting anything after 1997 inside. Maybe I will first contact my computer company for help, then consult my relative (who is an expert on computers) for more advice. If it is OK, I will give the hard drive moving method a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMeAiM Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Go get a remington and shoot it :D Why not install a network card into it?, or why not just move the harddrive? (f*ck the warranty, your not thrown it down from a building ;)) or a cd-rom burner? It can't be that complicated ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 95? Ahhhhh burn it send it to hell!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 Go get a remington and shoot it :D Why not install a network card into it?, or why not just move the harddrive? (f*ck the warranty, your not thrown it down from a building ;)) or a cd-rom burner? It can't be that complicated ;) There's no room for any PCI cards in my old computer, OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Well you've narrowed it down to 1. Putting the hard drive in your new machine. or 2. Sit on your ass and eat cheetos. Do either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMeAiM Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 There's no room for any PCI cards in my old computer, OK? What about ISA ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDF Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Take the harddrive out, simple as that, find a older system to use and copy files and easy as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubmonster Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I think i have your answer,as i too had the same problem. I phoned radio shack and they suggested the Valteck 8075. Worked great first time out,and as a bonus i got 2 years as AOL dialup free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:YodaGP:. Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Hmm well i think you should ask mans greatest enemy and teenages greatest friend for some advice.. FIRE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codegen Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 My computer was bought and I added a NIC Card :p Had to get the mobo replaced. Mind you, my mom had an insider :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codegen Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Do what glitch409 said buy a cheap cd writer, a brand new 52x only runs for 20 bux or so on pricewatch, put it your old pc and burn away..im sure you can afford that It shouldn't hurt your Win95. I have a BenQ 56x CD-ROM ruinning Win95 it and runs fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasondefaoite Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 There's no room for any PCI cards in my old computer, OK? Why whats in there now? A soundcard, a modem? remove them. You don't need them. First choice to me is remove the hard disk. Second choice is install an NIC in the 95 machine, use a crossed LAN cable and away you go. Who is the manufacturer of the XP machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramitman_87 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 blow it up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codegen Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 What I'd suggest for a NIC Card is one based on a RTL-8139 or RTL-8129 as those have been available for quite a while now and still are. I bought my Gigafast EE100-AXP a month or 2 ago and it works :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codegen Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 OTOH Any Hardware you buy first hand should come with a driver disk. So I think drivers shouldn't be much of a problem. How did you figure put that it won't work when hardware manufactured past 97 is installed? Because as I said, I have a BenQ 56x drive working under 95. Had to use DOS Drivers from the site, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioboy Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 ok, yes, nothing after 97, we know adding a hard drive will not void your warranty, otherwise you would have a sealed box, not an openable case add a network card to the machine. like the other guy said, just ake the modem or something out, it's not like you're going to use it again. get a null modem cable if both machines have parallel ports, and transfer that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 simplest & fastest method is to connect the old harddrive to your new computer. the other option is get a serial cable(null modem) and make a dcc conection to your new comp. no point adding more hardware to the old machine, the hardware/software might not support it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ootput Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Are you into networking? Get <depends>BSD on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 take out the hard drive, hook it up to your new PC, copy all the files. then throw it outedit: it wont damage anything as long as you dont touch the crcuit board Yep thats the thing to do it will work a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 dude, jsut put hte hdd in the other pc. then use a virus scanner to scan for viruses then move em over. i would a expect an updated virus scanner to be able to scan viruses from 1997. you are just making this way to complicated. now, after doing this, install linux on the hdd through the new pc and you have yourself a working computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaKeY Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 How many people would actually find use in a linux server? Anyone with more than one computer would find use in a dedicated printer server or network related duties. I'm using an old p133 as a printer server / broadband router for my 4 computer home network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanSmith68 Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 get a usb or firewire HD enclosure. I dont know if win95 had usb support, could be wrong though :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 I dont know if win95 had usb support, could be wrong though :rolleyes: it doesn't :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strekship Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 yes it does, all you need to do is install thew usb support patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 yes it does, all you need to do is install thew usb support patch. ya but most devices won't work under Win95 I found out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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