MSI Hermes 845GV

Type: desktop - SlimPC - barebone

System info: MSI Hermes 845GV.

  • cpu: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
  • memory: 1024 MB (2 slots, 2 x 512MB DDR DIMM)
  • disk: ad0: 114498MB at ata0-master UDMA100
  • optical drive: acd0: DVDR at ata1-master UDMA33
  • video: Intel 82845G/GL/GV/GE/PE Integrated Graphics Device
  • sound: snd_ich - Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller
  • network - wired: fxp0 - Intel 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
  • other: the machine has a Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C card installed.
  • bios: American Megatrends Inc. - V3.4 - Release Date: 10/20/04

links

Hermes 845GV,

local links

Tandon TM848E,

More info: Fedora, FreeBSD, OpenSolaris, Windows XP, Xubuntu,

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event log

2018-07-02: 8 inch floppy drive - I connected the Tandon TM848E to the machine, as only floppy. I used the FDADAP and a 24V power supply, and took 5V from the machine. Cables - straight 50-pin between TM848E and FDADAP, straight 34-pin between FDADAP and floppy controller in computer. The floppy is set to 5.25 inch in BIOS.

2018-07-01: hard drive - I removed the temporary hard drive, and connected up the original one

optical drive - I removed the optical drive - if it is not working, it doesn't need to be installed

DVB-C card - I removed the TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C card, I don't need it.

2018-07-01: I connected a 3.5 inch floppy drive to the machine, and ran TestFDC on it. Results:

tingo@kg-t2$ date; cat fdc_msi_hermes_3.5.txt
Sun Jul  1 13:27:02 CEST 2018
Report on FDC capabilities, issued 20/10/2004 0:05:41:
Single-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Passed
Single-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested
Single-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested
Double-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 250 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed
Double-Density at 300 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Not tested
Double-Density at 500 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed

this floppy controller looks usable.

2017-06-14: updated the link to Hermes 845GV.

2016-09-06: optical drive - it looks like the optical drive has stopped working too. It doesn't want to read any DVDs or CDs (to install from). My portable Plextor (usb connected) has no problem with the same discs on this machine.

2016-09-05: hard drive - I temporarily put a (reuse) hard drive into the machine (80 GB).

2016-09-05: SCSI card - I installed a PCI SCSI card, Adaptec AVA-2904 in the machine.

2008-05-18: the machine doesn't want to boot with a usb stick in one of the usb ports. Doesn't matter if I try default boot or the boot menu, the machine just hangs.