Thank you for that info Xalty! It seems those cables are still available.

 

So I got my 128mb ram module today, and installed it. System boot seems about the same, but I didn't use a stopwatch. We'll see how it is under real world use. The label says PC66, but the label does not seem that old. The chips on the module are 10 nS, and they appear to have date code of 1999, 4th week. Or it could be 2009, 4th week. The date code is not 4 digits, its only 3 "904". You would think it would either be 9904 or 0904.
And wouldn't PC66 be 16 nS? If so, wouldn't 10 nS make it PC100?

When I was installing the module, I saw that the existing ram chips on the main board were 6 nS. hmm....
Waiting for that flash card adapter....

 

The wiring diagram is listed here.https://www.diag-auto.biz/eshop/en/d...500-a-204.html

Years ago I checked the wiring on my A-204.

+ -
x x
- +
- +
- +
FRONT

The A-204 is required for some operations and the PTU will NOT continue until it sees the A-204 connected.

 

Thank you Motorcarman!

And now I feel like an idiot, there is no such thing as an "A" self-test connector. "B" yes, "C" yes, Serial yes, Parallel yes..... "A" no.

 

My WDS won't selftest without a docking station. Since I don't have one, I can't selftest the unit. Bought the selftest connectors for nothing, I guess.
Jon

 

I just undocked my PTU, and performed the self-test successfully. There was a message that the unit needed to be docked, but it still did the self-test to completion undocked. And it was running on internal battery power.
Give it a shot, maybe you can with yours.

 

Ok. Thanks, I'll try that. I thought I had, but I'll try again.

Jon

 

Ok. The problem is the Engine module look at the throttle position sensor, calculate the "charge" of the engine load. But.... as the engine is not 100% working due to some coils are not working perfectly, (the engine module do not understand that) when load is at for ex. 50%, the engine torque is calculated to for ex. 100%, so the transmission work like if you drive at hight speed so je jerck problem. If all coild are very good, lock at intake air problems (or fuel/air ratio). I had this almost 3 times (each time with cheap coils....

 

Wrong forum?

 

Just wanna say that Motorcarman is Da'Man!
With his help, I now have Jaguar software on the WDS.
Way to go Bob!

 

He is quite the hero.

He was integral in getting my PDU working.

 

Hello

If it is still possible, I would like to ask you for some help.
We have one of these WDS devices, which is not a Jaguar but a Ford, but essentially the same device.
Unfortunately, the HDD in it is very badly damaged and it won't even boot up anymore.
We have tried to find the installation disks but they are no longer there.

You wrote in your post that if anyone needs the disks, they can look for them.
Maybe you can upload them in ISO format somewhere (Google Drive, OneDrive, or something else)?

 

Forget trying to find the old HDDs. ATA 33 for the Pentium I 233 machines are not reliable.

I use a 44 pin to Compact Flash Card adapter and get 8mb CF cards on eBay.

Are you looking to load Ford only? I have several CF cards for Ford, Jaguar and Aston Martin even though I never use the AM CF card.

Windows 98 is not a reliable/stable platform so when it crashes, I just swap in another CF card and reboot.

You can load the software onto the failed CF card and keep as spare.

Ford can use a 4mb card but Jaguar needs more than 4mb for WDS43.

 

Thank you for the information.
Maybe you can recommend a brand that will work? I understand by this IDE 44 Pin Card reader.
Also, of the CF card that can be used as a back up, is only the 4Gb one suitable, or can 8Gb be used?

I found this:
https://www.delock.com/produkt/91653/merkmale.html

 

Hello,
you can get all I got here:
https://box.pancybertronics.com/s/qF2RqatcXPao93g

hope that helps,
Pantelis

 

The one's I bought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/271583773005

EBAY has 8gb CF cards.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/30472150077...Bk9SR66P2Z38YQ

 

btw all Ben "motorcarman" images for WDS I got were broken :-/ IDS 118.5 too.

Feel free to download ones I have found working and which I installed to WDS:
WDS Version 43 ISO Images.set2 (link expires 31/12/23) DM / note for new link with email (tomi at lind dot fi)

I also created dd/raw image of WDS 43 on Virtual Box Oracle Virtualization App on Windows 10, and I dd:ed (GNU DD util) it from raw format to 40GB physical IDE disk with USB 2.0->ATA/IDE44 to physical disk. And it is fine. Booting ok on WDS. No error about Hibernation. Just wrong resolution and complain about battery. (Battery 2217 is likely due motherboard had some exploded capacitors - and likely something more... capacitors renew didn't resolve error 2217 error on boot and with battery recondioning app (battery is not charging on this WFS at all).

(test dded WDS to Fujitsu 160GB IDE/ATA 44pin disk and it stared just fine on WDS !-)

I'm now waiting for PS/2 USB Adapter and Rs-232/serial mouse, to change resolution to 1024x768.

Might anyone want image to "dd" (raw copy with USB2IDE44 adapter onto CF card) here you are (still uploading to cloud on 2.8.2023@02:44EET(Summertime))
https://lindfi-my.sharepoint.com/per...S%2FRAW&view=0

bR, tlindi
ps. Similar setup is work.in-progress on Panasonic CF-18 ISD PC (PN: CF18KHH65LE). Goal is to provide AOMEI Backupper image and boot ISO for external USB CD/DVD, and you are able to run IDS 118.5 in a couple of hours.
pps. Later IDS used CF-19, happy to hear if you have those with any problems - wanna send yours to me for investigation and similar image creation?
ppps. One WDS device touchscreen with working backlight and touch function for sale - DM for price and shipping details.
pppps. DM5 checksum.txt will be added to all my shared Jaguar DVD/CD images sooner or later.

 

In regards to replacing the hard drives with a compact flash card,
Does it matter what speed compact flash cards we use. I think the hard drive adaptors are 100MB/s, so should we look for cards that are that speed or faster?

 

Pentium I computers are NOT fast. (average 233mhz for the PTU)

Any CF card will work.

 

Thank you, I just didn't want to buy one and find out that it wouldn't work because of speed or something like that. LOL.