In article ,
Ed Durrant  wrote:
> Paul Marwick wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 07:20 , Ed Durrant
 sent:
> > 
> >> I don't know this model, however the usual rules apply - check major 
> >> components are supported and be prepared to add additional drivers to 
> >> the standard install CDs
> > 
> > Well, that could be a problem - it doesn't come with a floppy and I'm not
>sure
> > it has a normal floppy interface. I do have a USB floppy, but whether
>that can
> > be used to update drivers during boot, I really don't know...
> > 
> If you have a USB Floppy drive, you should be able to configure it to be 
> available through the BIOS and the way one set's drivers in eCS install 
> is a little more "friendly" than in straight OS/2 through
the eCS config 
> screens.

I can set the T23 to boot from the USB floppy, so hopefully the same
sort of thing should apply to the Z60

> > Its an Intel P4 
> > 
> That's a no brainer then.

:) Would hope so...

> If this is the Analogue Devices "Soundmax" Integrated digital audio, 
> Uniaud should work with it, it does on my T42.

Not sure of that, though from Steven's message it sounds as though it
should work.

> You can disable the touchpad in the Bios on my T42 - Hopefully also on 
> the Z60T.

Good to know. The T30 I tried (had to go back for a number of defects)
didn't seem to have the touchpad activated and I couldn't see anywhere
in the BIOS to activate it had I wanted to.

>   The later Centrino chipsets I believe are still giving some problems 
> with the Genmac Wrapper driver, but several people are waiting for them, 
> so I think this should be resolved soon.

I don't have any immediate need for wireless. I live in a converted
barn (walls are stone, about 2.5' thick) and wirless doesn't work here.
I'm looking at a couple of homeplugs for use here, but having wireless
for other places would be useful in the longer term.

> Probably leave ACPI/APM as the last thing to test !

:) Sounds like a plan... I'll have to try again on the T23 and see if I
can at least make enough sense of what is going on to report the
problem.

> I've had another idea !!  If this system is available from a shop 
> (rather than online), why not download the eCS 1.2 Demo CD, take that 
> with you and try to boot the system from it. It's what is known as a 
> LIVE CD - it runs in memory after booting from the CD - this won't test 
> the SATA disk but it'll test the main things like screen, audio, mouse 
> and even cabled ethernet !!

Not sure if any of the local (!) computer shops stock them. Probably
worth a try though. I've got the demo CD somewhere (I think I gave the
first couple I burnt away, but I can always burn another when I work
out where the ISO is....

Certainly that would be worth a try. Trouble is, not enough time. This
one is selling on eBay and it finishes on Sunday. Oh well, more
research is called for, or I look at T4x series instead (though I can't
afford the local prices for any of the 4xp variants, which is what I
would like to get...).

Thanks for the suggestions.

regards,

paul.

-- 
System uptime is 11 days 08:56 hours and 01 seconds

paulm{at}waitrose.com
Marwick Computer Services - Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, UK
OS/2, LAN and general Computer Consultants


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