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Any tips for removing the keyboard then? I've removed all the screws, and a plastic cover for the IR port on the front of the case, but it seems like there's one connector left at the center of the case, toward the LCD hinge, that I can't figure out how to access.

I'm looking for instructions on opening up an Acer Travelmate 803Lci. The center plug for the power connector broke out, and looks like it will be reasonably easy to fix, but I can't figure out how to get the case open. Anyone know where I can find a service manual, or how to open this case...

Well, IDE on the soundcard makes sense. Now I just have to figure out why my hard drive controller isn't being recognized. I may go out and see if I can find a second ancient controller and hard drive, so I have some idea whether these parts even work before I worry myself too much more...

I've seem to have gotten a little farther with these tips, but I'm still not seeing this drive. Here's where I stand: Peter said: << If so, then you need to say "not installed" in system BIOS, and see what happens then. The controller's BIOS should at some point get control and handle the...

Well, It's not going as smoothly as I'd hoped it might. I keep getting a "Primary Master Hard Disk Fail" message, which is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility since this drive is probably right around bar mitzvah age. It's disconcerting, though, because I'm quite confident this was...

Peter, You are very much like a super-hero. I will keep you posted on my progress. Thanks, 0dell

Well, I'm really encouraged to hear that this can possibly work. Nothing sadder that slowly iterating through every conceivable bios change and hardware reconfiguration only to discover later that, say, you can't get three devices on a single IDE cable. (I swear I was very young.) I think I...

Does anyone have any ideas for getting an ST-506 drive working in any current operating system? I've got the controller card and the drive from the computer of a relative who passed away recently. He was a writer, and obviously not a techophile. I was hoping that Windows 95 or 98 might still...

Hello, I just got a fancy new monitor with two video inputs,and I want to start sharing my monitor, keyboard, and mouse between two computers. I figure without needing the video capability of a KVM switch, I can dodge the high prices they carry. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find just...

I'm in the process of building a dual processor Pentium III on an old Tyan Tiger 100. I had planned to use Slotkets and FCPGA processors, as the best dual successes I found on Overclockers.com used this combo, but the post here on abit vs. msi slotkets kind of spooked me. If the slotket can be...