TJBChris | Tandy 4825 SX - CD-ROM Drive Replacement - Everything Goes Wrong @TJBChris | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
Watch everything go wrong as my Tandy 4825 SX gets a new IDE CD-ROM drive to replace the failed 2X Creative drive. I try to use the IDE interface that's integrated into my SoundBlaster 32 (CT-3930) card without success. After many tries, I give up, go with Plan A (using the Tandy's single drive controller for both the CD-ROM and hard disk), and finally get it working in MS-DOS, Windows 95, and OS/2 Warp 3.
Please note: I swear more than usual, mostly later in the video. Also, I apologize for the screen flicker in the at points during my tests.
Music: Who's Using Who by The Mini Vandals
(Taken from the YouTube Audio Library)
Chapters:
Intro (0:00)
Case Open / Surveying The Landscape (2:24)
Removing The Old Controller / A Quick Look At It (3:56)
Removing The Old Drive / A Quick Look / The New Drive (4:54)
Win 95 First Try / Nope / Add New Hardware Wizard #1 (6:48)
"I Know What's Wrong" #1 (8:09)
Win 95 Try #2 & #3 / "I Know What's Wrong #2 & #3 / CMOS Corruption (9:12)
WTF, Jumper Adjustment, Win 95 Try #4 / Controller Detected (10:52)
Another Hardware Wizard / Jumper Revist / Trying MS-DOS (13:29)
Going With Plan A / Trying MS-DOS and Windows 95 (15:57)
Making It Work in OS/2 Warp 3 (17:58)
Rabbit Holes, Other Struggles, And Outro (21:39)
I do these videos unscripted, so I apologize if the in-the-moment descriptions of things are a bit scattered. If you have any questions/comments about this video, you can find me in any of these fine locations:
The Tandy Discord Server
The CoCoTALK! Discord Server
The TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) group on Facebook
The CoCo Crew Podcast group on Facebook
On the Vintage Computer Forums (vcfed.org)
The TRS-80 Models I-4/4P Group on Facebook
Tandy / Radio Shack Model II /12 / 16 / 16B / 6000 Owner's Group on Facebook
Twitter (I'm TJBChris there, too...)
Thanks for watching!
Watch everything go wrong as my Tandy 4825 SX gets a new IDE CD-ROM drive to replace the failed 2X Creative drive. I try to use the IDE interface that's integrated into my SoundBlaster 32 (CT-3930) card without success. After many tries, I give up, go with Plan A (using the Tandy's single drive controller for both the CD-ROM and hard disk), and finally get it working in MS-DOS, Windows 95, and OS/2 Warp 3.
Please note: I swear more than usual, mostly later in the video. Also, I apologize for the screen flicker in the at points during my tests.
Music: Who's Using Who by The Mini Vandals
(Taken from the YouTube Audio Library)
Chapters:
Intro (0:00)
Case Open / Surveying The Landscape (2:24)
Removing The Old Controller / A Quick Look At It (3:56)
Removing The Old Drive / A Quick Look / The New Drive (4:54)
Win 95 First Try / Nope / Add New Hardware Wizard #1 (6:48)
"I Know What's Wrong" #1 (8:09)
Win 95 Try #2 & #3 / "I Know What's Wrong #2 & #3 / CMOS Corruption (9:12)
WTF, Jumper Adjustment, Win 95 Try #4 / Controller Detected (10:52)
Another Hardware Wizard / Jumper Revist / Trying MS-DOS (13:29)
Going With Plan A / Trying MS-DOS and Windows 95 (15:57)
Making It Work in OS/2 Warp 3 (17:58)
Rabbit Holes, Other Struggles, And Outro (21:39)
I do these videos unscripted, so I apologize if the in-the-moment descriptions of things are a bit scattered. If you have any questions/comments about this video, you can find me in any of these fine locations:
The Tandy Discord Server
The CoCoTALK! Discord Server
The TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) group on Facebook
The CoCo Crew Podcast group on Facebook
On the Vintage Computer Forums (vcfed.org)
The TRS-80 Models I-4/4P Group on Facebook
Tandy / Radio Shack Model II /12 / 16 / 16B / 6000 Owner's Group on Facebook
Twitter (I'm TJBChris there, too...)
Thanks for watching!
