> > install a 3.5" drive. The Compaq uses Torx head screws throughout. If
> > you don't have Torx bits, then LEAVE IT ON THE SHELF UNTIL YOU DO! (I
> > repaired a Portable on a picnic table in Hawaii using Vise-Grips 5WR,
> > and do NOT recommend it!)
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Lyos Norezel wrote:
> Too late... I used needle nose and a couple different hex type
> drivers... and one mini flat-head (glasses repair type)... and a
> phillips. Worked pretty well... except for one screw that refused to
> budge... ended up drilling the damn thing.
Get yourself some Torx bits before you destroy the rest of it.
such as:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3278277991
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Lyos Norezel wrote:
> Where would I find Compaq Dos?
You don't. You find Compaq MS-DOS by not erasing it on a machine that has
it, or by being on good terms with a collector.
> > Absolutely. The Compaq uses Torx head screws throughout.
> > If you don't have Torx bits, then LEAVE IT ON THE SHELF UNTIL YOU DO!
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Lyos Norezel wrote:
> Again...oops... LOL
Get yourself some Torx bits before you destroy the rest of it.
such as:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3278277991
> > > Can this be done or am I, for all intensive (S.I.C.) purposes,
screwed?
> > Yes.
> What the heck's that supposed to mean?
That YES, it can be done, or you are, for all intents and purposes,
screwed.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Mon Mar 01 2004 - 14:35:43 GMT