I was given two Packard Bell machines today. One of them is that "Deco" style... off to the workshop and see if they boot up

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HI Gang ! You have to appreciate people like this. I used to laugh, until I saw people actually buying similar items for ridiculous money. Going to be hard to beat the $3100 for an old Packard Bell 486 computer that went last year, but this great deal below is another head...

My machine has a groaning fan sound when it is cold. It goes away maybe after 5 minutes, sometimes after 30 minutes or more. It has been doing this for over a year, so I don't think it's a critical problem, just really, really annoying. I tend to want to kick it to shut it up, which can't be good...

To all the regulars and many friends I have made here over the years, I wish you and your family a very Happy Holidays. And for those that do the party route (Like I do) be safe out there. Elector

To all the members here at this group have a Happy Holiday and great New Year. Elector

Hey - - Here's hoping that everyone here has a great holiday season this Winter. Here's hoping too that 2011 arrives and that each participant here enjoys health, success and good company. Have at it and be safe !! Bill

Using a Packard Bell, model PLT XI, 166 MHz, with original install disks, I attempted to format two used HDs, each was recognized by the BIOS but not by Win95. The diagnostic software on the install disk identified that the used HDs had mapped partitions, none bootable. Does that means that the...

Is "PATA" the same as "IDE"?

Hello. This problem will probably look very easy to solve (?) , to any PC experts reading this. Admittedly, I'm still very much a novice .... so ANY advice / information would be GREATLY appreciated ! I have stored, over the last 18 months, around 440 Gigabytes of media ( Mpegs, Mp3's etc.. )...

This is metronid. If you remember. I still have and remember answers. I developed the modified PB floppy for any added cdrom. I think it was on Electors site. I am retired as a pharmacist.

i am after a recovery floppy for a packard bell 9300 desktop cant find one anywhere can someone help please windows 98 bought august 1998 if that helps regards ed

Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card. I am trying to run 3 Realtek NIC cards, (one out to cable modem, two in from separate PC's, both Win Xp) on an old PB Executive MultiMedia 9007 E. I can get two cards recognized, but cannot get the third to function. All three cards are sound, and...

Help !! Can you run 3 PCI NIC cards on PB680 riser card ? I am trying to run 3 Realtek NIC cards, (one out to cable modem, two in from separate PC's, both Win Xp) on an old PB Executive MultiMedia 9007 E. I can get two cards recognized, but cannot get the third to function. All three cards are...

I have the following Packard Bell. iXtreme P3 - 1gig - with Window Me on. http://support.packardbell.com/uk/mypc/?PibItemNr=platform_eMove_iXtreme# I have had this a few years now and came to do a restore from my master cds that i created (to give me more room on my hard drive.) Unfortunately...

Hi to all u people i need help so badly here as i have no clue where to go the story is as follows i got a second hand igo4000 and decided to get a bigger harddrive then i fdisked it and made 2 partions named HDD then brought master disks from packard bell put the disk in and all i got when...

I tried changing the cpu proccessor from a cyrex266 to a intel mmx socket 7 and it didnt work, now even with the cyrex chip back in it, i dont get any video, it says on the screen signal error. can you please help me figure it out, thanks

I have a MASTER restore CD (170665), but I have lost my Master Restore Diskette.

Does any one know what is the largest Hard Drive I can add to a Packard Bell E153. It has a 680 (orlando) Mobo with a 1.00.08 DNOR Bios. I had an extra 20GB drive sitting around so I thought I would give it a try. Unfortunately it only saw the 20GBs as 70MBs. Does anyone know if the current BIOS...

I have just got my wee lad a new Packard Bell pc for xmas. Everyting is fine except on the keyboard in the top left hand corner is a grey circle that amongst other thing closes the cd drawer when the button is pushed. I could have swore when i was purchasing the pc that it also opened the drawer...