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| Thread ID: 24906 | 2002-09-21 10:09:00 | Compaq XL6150 case | philocon (1976) | Press F1 |
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| 81751 | 2002-09-21 10:09:00 | I have a Compaq XL6150 150 PC which I need drivers for. All the components are SCSI and the SCSI card is Adaptec. I need drivers for the card and the CD ROM before I can install an OS. However I don't know what model the Adaptec card or the CD ROM is to download the correct drivers. I need to take the cover off but the thong is assembled like a tank and there is a lock at back for which I don't have a key. I removed the screws at the back but nothing seems to slide out like most pc cases I have come across. I don't want to force it in case I damage something. It seems to have been put together never to come undone. Can someone either tell me how I get the case open to check the model of the Adaptec SCSI card or advise on the base of the pc what card it is likely to be? | philocon (1976) | ||
| 81752 | 2002-09-21 12:59:00 | You should have a recovery CD. If not try here: www.compaq.com If I remember rightly, on those you undo some screws on the bottom and the front comes off. |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 81753 | 2002-09-22 03:34:00 | Try typing Ctrl/A after the POST. If the Adaptec card has a BIOS extension chip to allow booting to a SCSI disk, that will get you into the setup/test routines. (Adaptec cards have a jumper setting to hide the messahge givingyou that hint ;-)). Otherwise, see if you can get hold of a copy of "EZ-SCSI", Adaptecs utility programme. As for getting into the box ... gas axe? :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 81754 | 2002-09-22 04:55:00 | Compaq have been known for using rather "interesting" methods of case assembly . Some have clips which must be pressed in the right way, others have screws on the back which you undo to pull the front faceplate off . . some even have a sort of lock which you only need to turn a 1/2 turn or so . . |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 81755 | 2002-09-22 06:44:00 | ummmm, put those two screws back quickly - if they are the ones that I am thinking of (I don't have one of those cases to check with at the moment), but they secure the power supply. If you bump or move your case the wrong way, it could fall off it's mountings and take anything it lands on with it (Bad news esp if it hits your PCI cards on the way down.) Try pulling the plastic front of (Some force needed) you may find hidden screws behind it. G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
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