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Set-up disc for Toshiba T3100 ???

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Name: Irishheart
Date: August 29, 2003 at 16:53:34 Pacific
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CPU/Ram: 640
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Just got a Toshiba T3100 (free) and it works but it needs a set-up or start-up discs to run. Can I install widows 3.1 to get it running or ? Where would I find the start-up disc or even a copy of windows 3.1?



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Response Number 1
Name: hwood
Date: August 29, 2003 at 17:25:12 Pacific
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Irishheart:

Strictly speaking Windows 3.1 is not an Operating System, it is a "shell" or a "GUI" (Graphical User Interface.) The Operating System that Windows 3.1 uses is DOS. Windows 3.1 will not install unless DOS has been previously installed on the system.

You can get DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11 for Workgroups here:

http://www.directdeals.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=OEM-DOS622WFW

bundled together for $45.


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Response Number 2
Name: dale wagaman
Date: August 30, 2003 at 03:36:26 Pacific
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with 640kb ram, your best bet is windows 3.0 running ontop of dos 5.0.


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Response Number 3
Name: SkipCox
Date: August 30, 2003 at 11:33:24 Pacific
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3.1 will not happen. 3.0 can, in real mode, but you'd best read this first:

http://computing.net/windows31/wwwboard/forum/7732.html

Skip



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Response Number 4
Name: Irishheart
Date: August 30, 2003 at 15:55:54 Pacific
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Thanks all, I got it to where it reads the display and then when it gets to the memory test tells me to insert disc...which I dont have...any answer where to go from here?



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Response Number 5
Name: SkipCox
Date: August 30, 2003 at 16:36:14 Pacific
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Sounds like you are going to need some version of DOS to load on that thing. It should boot off any boot disk of any DOS version.

That thing came with a 720kb floppy drive and if it's still in there (likely is) the boot files will have to be placed on a 720Kb floppy.

You can make your own by using a standard 1.44Mb floppy, covering the window opposite the write protection tab with tape and formatting thus:

format a: /f:720

A boot disk can be downloaded at:

WWW.BOOTDISK.COM

It'll be a .zip file that you will have to unzip onto the 720k floppy. Should get you to a command prompt so you can see if anything is on the harddrive.

Skip


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Response Number 6
Name: SkipCox
Date: August 30, 2003 at 19:00:12 Pacific
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This page will answer a bunch of your ?'s:

http://www.oldstuff.myagora.net/powerload/


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Response Number 7
Name: Irishheart
Date: August 30, 2003 at 20:55:02 Pacific
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I downloaded & unzipped MS-DOS 3.30 Bootdisk using this: msd33bk.exe from the link provided. This gave me "Backup" and "restore" on my disk. When putting it in the toshiba I still get the message "non-system disk in drive" I'm stuck. I can't get to the c:\ prompt on the toshiba or I'd be ok. Any other ideas for me? Thanks...


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Response Number 8
Name: Pyran
Date: August 31, 2003 at 11:27:12 Pacific
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Irishheart

Are you sure you did things correctly? The file msd330bd.zip contains the MS DOS 3.3 boot disk in image format. (Did you read the convert.txt enclosed in the zip?) You will need either Winimage or Disk Image Pro to write it back to a diskette. Powerload provides links.

The file msd33bk.exe has nothing to do with reconstructing the bootdisk. There are other bootdisks on Powerload's site besides Microsoft DOS, including IBM PC DOS and DR DOS.

P


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Response Number 9
Name: SkipCox
Date: September 2, 2003 at 02:38:52 Pacific
Reply:

Irishheart,

If you're still having trouble, post back and I can make you a boot disk and send it to you.

Skip


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Response Number 10
Name: Irishheart
Date: September 4, 2003 at 08:56:30 Pacific
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That would be great as Im not getting anywhere at all with what I have tried so far. Thank you!!!


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