N_Cook wrote:
No known history, had been dumped minus HD.
Display , battery, ps, DVD , keyboard , floppy is fine but does not
recognize there is a new/different HD. F2 setup BIOS page is "greyed out" on
the HD section. Would obtaining a Dell dignostics disk tell me anything I
don't know.
Setup does recognize the DVD ident. 5V and grounds on the HD IDE connector
are fine, and HD spins up properly. Should say I've borrowed a small
capacity HD , with DOS 5 on it, for checking out before getting a more
appropriate HD. I can load and operate DOS6 from floppy but no more than
that.

Obviously something had fallen mid centre of the keyboard, space bar keytop
is missing but the switch functions. The empty MPEG case under is dented and
a piece of structural plastic below it is cracked , so perhaps some
shockwave collateral damage somewhere

Maybe look for cracked traces around the HD connector.

BTW, replacing a bad keyboard is usually a cheap & simple operation.

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