The Lazarus Project; or, getting old ain't for sissies!

Onkel Neal · 05-12-07, 01:49 AM

Well, for a diversion, I have decided to pull my old 1995 Pentium 100 with Win95 out of the closet and thrust it back into action, playing Aces of the Deep, Silent Steel, Wolfpack, Silent Hunter I, and other pre-millenium subsims.

It has not been turned on in over 3 years, so of course when I plugged it in, it won't run. First, it tells me there is a 127 System Board Error
then it goes to the Set-up Utility menu and there are three other errors waiting:

161 Bad CMOS Battery (how could it be naughty, it's been asleep 3 years?)
163 Date and Timer Incorrect
1762 Configuration Change has occurred

Ok, so if I exit the setup utility, I get a black screen with a simple white diagram of a floppy poised to enter a drive, with an insistent flashing error suggesting I press F1. Now, I have seen this before, I think it meant the old fella cannot access the hard drive or the Win95 OS. Probably forgot where it put it...

So, I suppose I need a new CMOS battery, and I better check the hard drive connections. Tomorrow I will start Googling, but in the meantime, I was wondering about your experiences with something like this. A really old PC, being rudely jerked out of its blissful slumbers...

Neal

donut · 05-12-07, 02:40 AM

161 Bad CMOS Battery (how could it be naughty, it's been asleep 3 years?)Dead !
Replace It's in a coma
163 Date and Timer Incorrect-F1,it wants you to enter BIOS,set date/time. New battery,should activate memory,allowing a sys restore,or sys recovery.
1762 Configuration Change has occurred-restore-unknown how except suggestion above. Keep that boat afloat.LOL

STEED · 05-12-07, 03:19 AM

Neal I just booted up my old Compaq Win95 and it's smooth as a baby's bot. No problems with it.

fatty · 05-12-07, 08:36 AM

Replacing the battery should fix all of those first few errors. I had to do this a few years ago. Write down all the info on the battery and I think you can still get them at Radio Shack or whatever your electronics store of choice is. Mine was a bit of a B to remove and replace so you may be in for a struggle.

You may want to try the above first before tackling the second problem as it will cure your computer's Alzheimers, as you know. After you do the usual connection checks, go to the BIOS and check all the stuff there, namely that you are booting from HDD. Beyond that, post back with any discoveries or progress you make!

MadMike · 05-12-07, 05:06 PM

I usually see a lot of old systems at places like Salvation Army and Waterfront Mission, Goodwill, etc. Great places to find old National Geographic maps, books, furniture, etc.

Yours, Mike

Onkel Neal · 05-12-07, 11:03 PM

Ok, status update: I pulled the PS so I could get at the motherboard battery. It was still a struggle, but I got it out. I went to Circuit City and had the Joe grab a new one. Got home, put it in... it was too thin and the little clip did not press it down properly

So I will go back tomorrow and ask for a "thicker" one. Alas.

ReallyDedPoet · 05-16-07, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Well, for a diversion, I have decided to pull my old 1995 Pentium 100 with Win95 out of the closet and thrust it back into action, playing Aces of the Deep, Silent Steel, Wolfpack, Silent Hunter I, and other pre-millenium subsims.

Nice stuff there

Have fun, remember playing Fast Attack on a Pentium 166, 16 megs of Ram

RDP

SUBMAN1 · 05-17-07, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Well, for a diversion, I have decided to pull my old 1995 Pentium 100 with Win95 out of the closet and thrust it back into action, playing Aces of the Deep, Silent Steel, Wolfpack, Silent Hunter I, and other pre-millenium subsims.

It has not been turned on in over 3 years, so of course when I plugged it in, it won't run. First, it tells me there is a 127 System Board Error
then it goes to the Set-up Utility menu and there are three other errors waiting:

161 Bad CMOS Battery (how could it be naughty, it's been asleep 3 years?)
163 Date and Timer Incorrect
1762 Configuration Change has occurred

Ok, so if I exit the setup utility, I get a black screen with a simple white diagram of a floppy poised to enter a drive, with an insistent flashing error suggesting I press F1. Now, I have seen this before, I think it meant the old fella cannot access the hard drive or the Win95 OS. Probably forgot where it put it...

So, I suppose I need a new CMOS battery, and I better check the hard drive connections. Tomorrow I will start Googling, but in the meantime, I was wondering about your experiences with something like this. A really old PC, being rudely jerked out of its blissful slumbers...

Neal

AHh...You don't even have an old Pentium 2 or 3 sitting around that could play this game (Thinking from a responsiveness side more than a speed side)??? I seem to keep all this old stuff. My oldest working system is a PIII 700, but if you dig in my box of old forgotten parts, you would find a ton of old CPU's. Digging in here, I see 3x PII 400's, 1x PIII 450, 1x PIII 600, 1x Celeron 366, and 1x unknown Pentium hidden under a fan I don't feel like prying off! Seems to be a couple GB of old forgotten RAM in here too.

Hahaha! I found a Voodoo 1 card! Orchid!

-S

09-05-07, 05:09 AM

Hi, this post is very informative; however I would like some specific information. If someone can help me then please send me a private message. Best Regards,

nikimcbee · 11-03-07, 08:01 PM

Did you try Civil War Generals 2?

05-12-07, 01:49 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,289 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	The Lazarus Project; or, getting old ain't for sissies! Well, for a diversion, I have decided to pull my old 1995 Pentium 100 with Win95 out of the closet and thrust it back into action, playing Aces of the Deep, Silent Steel, Wolfpack, Silent Hunter I, and other pre-millenium subsims. It has not been turned on in over 3 years, so of course when I plugged it in, it won't run. First, it tells me there is a 127 System Board Error then it goes to the Set-up Utility menu and there are three other errors waiting: 161 Bad CMOS Battery (how could it be naughty, it's been asleep 3 years?) 163 Date and Timer Incorrect 1762 Configuration Change has occurred Ok, so if I exit the setup utility, I get a black screen with a simple white diagram of a floppy poised to enter a drive, with an insistent flashing error suggesting I press F1. Now, I have seen this before, I think it meant the old fella cannot access the hard drive or the Win95 OS. Probably forgot where it put it... So, I suppose I need a new CMOS battery, and I better check the hard drive connections. Tomorrow I will start Googling, but in the meantime, I was wondering about your experiences with something like this. A really old PC, being rudely jerked out of its blissful slumbers... Neal __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-12-07, 02:40 AM	#2
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Onkel,can't you sleep? 161 Bad CMOS Battery (how could it be naughty, it's been asleep 3 years?)Dead ! Replace It's in a coma 163 Date and Timer Incorrect-F1,it wants you to enter BIOS,set date/time. New battery,should activate memory,allowing a sys restore,or sys recovery. 1762 Configuration Change has occurred-restore-unknown how except suggestion above. Keep that boat afloat.LOL

05-12-07, 03:19 AM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Neal I just booted up my old Compaq Win95 and it's smooth as a baby's bot. No problems with it. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-12-07, 11:03 PM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,289 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Ok, status update: I pulled the PS so I could get at the motherboard battery. It was still a struggle, but I got it out. I went to Circuit City and had the Joe grab a new one. Got home, put it in... it was too thin and the little clip did not press it down properly So I will go back tomorrow and ask for a "thicker" one. Alas. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

11-03-07, 08:01 PM	#10
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Did you try Civil War Generals 2? __________________

05-12-07, 08:36 AM	#4
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Replacing the battery should fix all of those first few errors. I had to do this a few years ago. Write down all the info on the battery and I think you can still get them at Radio Shack or whatever your electronics store of choice is. Mine was a bit of a B to remove and replace so you may be in for a struggle. You may want to try the above first before tackling the second problem as it will cure your computer's Alzheimers, as you know. After you do the usual connection checks, go to the BIOS and check all the stuff there, namely that you are booting from HDD. Beyond that, post back with any discoveries or progress you make!

05-12-07, 05:06 PM	#5
MadMike Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Downloads: 232 Uploads: 0	I usually see a lot of old systems at places like Salvation Army and Waterfront Mission, Goodwill, etc. Great places to find old National Geographic maps, books, furniture, etc. Yours, Mike

09-05-07, 05:09 AM	#9
sharrychrist Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hi, this post is very informative; however I would like some specific information. If someone can help me then please send me a private message. Best Regards,