Subj : Re: W95 Notebook Update
To   : Ed Vance
From : Ben Ritchey
Date : Fri Aug 26 2016 07:59:37

* An ongoing debate between Ed Vance and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

 EV> I don't know if the BIOS has software to drive the LCD Display when
 EV> the pc is turned On? I'm guessing that may be the HDD has to have the
 EV> W95 Video Drivers on it to show the BIOS Setting on the Display when I
 EV> turn the notebook On?????

Yes, it does. No drivers needed ...

 EV> As mentioned, I may have broken a wire in one of the Flat Cables
 EV> inside the W95 pc, I hope not. I tried being very careful while inside
 EV> the Notebook, because I never have took one apart to Service it, and
 EV> those flat cables looked very delicate.

They are pretty tough actually :) but can come loose ...

 EV> If my efforts fail and I can't get the files needed on Your HDD, I
 EV> might send the HDD back to You with the Acer Recovery CD and Windows
 EV> 95 CD that came with the notebook to see if You have any success.

That won't work unless I have the laptop itself :(  What I CAN do is clone the 
old HD onto the new HD for you if that would help ... I use Clonezilla :)

 EV> Another Thought, I've made ISO's of both of the CD's.
 EV> The Recovery CD is 400MB, the Windows 95 CD is 625MB.
 EV> I'm not sure if a file of that size can be sent as an attachment in
 EV> Email? Anyway that is the other thought I had instead of mailing the
 EV> two CD's with the HDD.

Too big lol

 EV> I heard about the Flooding in Louisiana, hope You and Yours aren't
 EV> affected by it.

My sister had water up to her knees inside her house :( but I am on high ground 

so I escaped the flood :)

 EV> Also if You don't have the time to play with my w95 project I will

I have the time, if the old HD is viable enough to clone I can help you :) I 
have both Win95 and Win98 CDs but without the laptop I dunno ... I do have a 
utility that will pre-install a Windows CD/DVD onto a USB drive if that works I 

could try it but it's designed for newer Wins so that's just a maybe {chuckle} 
personally when I get an older laptop like yours I just salvage the usable 
parts and file-13 the rest! You're a brave soul tinkering with same lol

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