> BOOTP load of a DOS from a Netware or 3Com server. Could that be RPL? I have a WD800x ethernet card with netboot PROM sold with a "Netware ready" or some such workstation that it took me a bit to figure out was looking for an RPL boot server, not BOOTP/TFTP.
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 9:11 PM Chris Zach via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Sitting here paging in old stuff from my brain. I'll bet you have an > ArcNet card, and on the card it has a BIOS bootloader that was designed > to do a BOOTP load of a DOS from a Netware or 3Com server. > > Pull the card and it will probably boot normally off the floppy. > > CZ > > On 6/14/2023 7:16 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > Guys...I just wanted to know if anyone has either an original user/tech > > guide or worked with the actual specific machine. Maybe there is a > > password reset util disk image floating around specific to the original > PCs > > Limited system, or a backdoor password ...that's what I am after...the > > original stuff that came with it. > > > > I learned ctrl+alt+ - toggles Turbo/ regular mode, by trial and error. > > > > Bill > > > > On Wed, Jun 14, 2023, 6:36 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > >> What cards are plugged into the motherboard? > >> > >> What video do you have connected? > >> > >> On 3 digit error codes, 4xx was monochrome video problems > >> > >> Do you get any beeps? > >> > >> Does it have a dipswitch (SW1)? What are the current settings of it? > >> With all cards removed, and SW1 (if it has one) switches 5 and 6 off, do > >> you get beeps? > >> > >> > >> Do you have any other 5160s available? (consider swapping BIOS ROM) > >> >
