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  1. CapnLockheed

    IBM Intellistation Z-Pro Won't Boot!

    I'm building a new workstation from a barbones IBM Intellistaton Z-Pro. I installed dual 2.6Ghz Xeons and 2Gb RAM all tested and working. On startup I get a beep error code of 2-2-3: CMOS power failure and checksum checks failed. It then starts to post and reports the following error codes...
  2. CapnLockheed

    486 Upgrade?

    Thanks for the info fellas! "whoa, capn! nobody said it was a loser. Throw some cheap nw cards in there and make it a router. Install some free linux distro on it. use it for an e-mail server. Or use it for a door stop" Hee..hee..that's all greek to me! I'm an audio engineer turned...
  3. CapnLockheed

    486 Upgrade?

    Thanks fellas, yeah that's pretty much what I thought. Guess an old 486 isn't good for much more than a door stop! Just out of curiosity, when did ATX style cases come into play? PI? PII? Cheers.....CL
  4. CapnLockheed

    486 Upgrade?

    Hey ya'll, I'm planning on upgrading my Gateway PIII 500Mz and I'm wondering if I can drop that board in an old 486 I've got laying about. Will this work or is a 486 just too primitive? TIA.....CL

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