This weekend I got my Vivante XL working again. My wife likes to use it while lying in bed, putting a lot of stress on the DC power connector. The system...
Jim, You can check out disass instructions on http://www.transmondesos.net aka http://computriots.tripod.com/faq_disass.htm Dennis van Leeuwen posted recently...
... What he means is that the chipset cannot load data that exists in the main memory at an address higher than 64MB into the secondary cache (in our case, i ...
Dan, If you say you're able to boot, after replacing CMOS battery and now you have some 'not-as-before' problems -- I think it might be related to the fact...
Desperately in need of hard drive caddy for Vivante SE. This is the "sleeve" that fits over the hard drive and enables you to install it. Willing to pay....
Another Transmonde sad luck story. My vivante xl stopped booting up and I had to jam the cd rom in place to get it to boot. I read the cmos battery post and...
The help file that came with my Vivante SE stated the largest harddrive available at the time was 5 Gig. Does anybody know the absolute maximum size...
I have a Vivante SE with a Pentium MMX 233 MHZ CPU. What is the fastest CPU I can install without flashing the BIOS? If I install a Pentium II do I have to...
First off, I was totally stoked to have discovered this forum. No individual should have to carry the torch for Transmonde alone. Anyhoo, on with the story; I...
Kenny, ... What does it mean? Do you mean that if the total RAM would be more than 64M it would not be recognized (by chipset) beyond 64M, and would...
I too have the power supply connection problem on the mother board. I have disassembled the unit to the point of having removed the keyboard. I have also...
Well, it's still a little premature since I haven't reassembled my Vivante yet. But I have seen the screen light up again, and there is reasonable information...
My Vivante XL is nearly dead- no screen activity, though disks spin up and fans whir, and the power switch works. I think I ultimately get a BIOS error beep...
Thanks for the reply! It's great to have at least _some_ help from others in our situation! Thanks to these message boards, I've been able to find out what...
This is the kind of thing I'd love to pass off to a service group, but I haven't found one to deal with this problem. My wife used to like to read while lying...
I had to do this in May. Got the case half open and saw that something was going to break if I continued the way I was. So, I took it to a local shop. They...
Nandi, without knowing more about your computer and exactly what is happening it is hard to say what the problem is. my guess would be that the hard drive has...
Hi, I just recenly learned that up to the main, and CMOS batteries laptops might have another one -- resume battery. This one is "...(sometimes called a...
"Making sure drives are erased" By Rick Cook There have been a number of widely publicized incidents recently of surplus, donated or second-hand hard drives...
Hello everyone ! I just published out http://www.TransmondeSOS.net which is a 'simple' domain name for http://Computriots.tripod.com . This is an effort to...
My 1.5 hr old Vivante SE crashed. Windows would not reboot. followed instructions that came with machine. did FDISK. wiped hard drive. tried to do suspend...
Anyone know what is causing this, and what the solution is? Yeah, the cable from the display to the motherboard gets worked out of its socket. I've taken my...
I recently upgraded my hard drive (as discussed in other threads). Using Linux I created a 2GB C: drive and a 9GB second D: drive for Win98 to install itself...
Hello, I have tried ASE several times regarding this. I also purchased a new hard drive, and I would like to be able to (somewhat conveniently) switch between...
Does anyone have a hard drive Caddy or a source for one for a Vivante SE. I ordered the hard drive a few months ago from ASE, and even though I specified the...
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Hi all, I recently upgraded my hard drive (as discussed in other threads). Using Linux I created a 2GB C: drive and a 9GB second D: drive for Win98 to install...
Hi Would appreciate the Transmonde Port Replicator very much. My snail mail is Ed Roberti, 170 Manzanita Way, Salinas. CA. 93908 I would be willing to buy it...
We still have the Transmonde Port Replicator from our Vivante XL that was stolen last month; it is no longer of use to us, as we have ordered a new laptop (a...
