LGR - Restoring a 1997 IBM ThinkPad 380XD

[@SlackerKite]

Find a man that treats you like LGR treats 90s hardware.

[@existenceisrelative]

Not a fan of woodgrain women, personally.

[@ericvtheworld]

SlackerKite I want a woman like dat. I’m male

[@frowlinian8175]

TnTlover883 she thic af

[@BasCPU]

I got you a brand new nipple!

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

Find a woman who treats you like LGR treats 90s hardware. ... Sounds impossible. Don't falter.

[@helgenx]

I've been using the Windows 95 startup sound as my ringtone for the past year. Everyone always asks me why it sounds so familiar because they don't know where exactly it's from, I just tell them "it's a part of life."

[@JORGE_BRASILEIRO]

I see you are a men of culture as well (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

[@calinguga]

did y'all know the piece was composed by brian eno?

[@camotech1314]

That's very clever 🙂

[@tomyyoung2624]

YES MORE STROKES PLEASE!! THEY HURT MY VOICE SO MUCH MRS

[@tomyyoung2624]

Yes comments yet.

[@matthewrease2376]

"I don't like that kind of noise coming from a battery." I don't like ANY noise coming from a battery o_o

[@emilyemily9953]

Back in 2009 I used to have an Asus Eee PC, and I used to joke that it's called "Eee" because that's the noise the battery makes

[@matthewrease2376]

@@emilyemily9953 rip

[@Lilbuddy0908]

exsacly

[@Ridcally]

@@emilyemily9953 I had one of those, ungodly abomination

[@thescreemregular5168]

I'd be scared if my battery started to make a sound °~°

[@neurobioboy]

I was a child in 1997... And at this time I was amazed by the power you can get from a so thin device! Remember TV was huge, PC monitor was gigantic, PC tower was big too, an suddenly: a pc and a monitor for "almost nothing in space". Man it was a shock for me! Awesome channel! Thank you LGR!!!!

[@signbear999]

"Let's apply that crap without restarting!" This man likes to live on the edge.

[@DrewChapman1987]

My morning just got a whole lot better, love these videos where you work on old stuff to bring life back into it.

[@LGR]

Awesome, I hope you enjoy this little project!

[@shreeharibharadwaj9531]

LGR thank you for making videos man your voice and the mix of the amount of woodgrain in your channel makes me feel intense feelings inside thank you man

[@philipcooper8297]

Ever heard of The 8-Bit Guy? Not saying LGR is less entertaining.

[@shreeharibharadwaj9531]

i know 8 bit guy too

[@crashpal]

Philip Cooper Idk. LGR becomes more entertaining whenever he invovles his duke nukem side

[@xRocketzFighterx]

I like to imagine that laptop has one big virtual smile on the monitor saying "thanks for cleaning me

[@TimMug]

I keep coming back to this video, it's therapeutic to see and listen to it. It seems to get better every viewing on top of it.

[@avianographer8156]

I know this is a year old, but I've seen you do this a few times now. A "proper" way to copy over the CAB files is to start by creating C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS and copying the entirety of the WIN95 or WIN98 directory into it. You then run SETUP from that directory instead of the CD-ROM. That's where OEMs like Dell and Gateway 2000 loaded the CAB files.

[@n646n]

I know this is 4 years old, but thank you.

[@compuwhiz47]

I may redo my Windows 98 machine and try this out. Thanks for the tip.

[@sayparler]

Watching this on my brand new 2018 ThinkPad makes me pleased to see that, even after the handover to Lenovo, the core design and construction of these laptops are quite similar! It's very pleasing to see where certain features, and design language comes from, the ruggedness, the purpose built, "have the job done" style is awesome! Well done IBM, and keep it up Lenovo! BTW, great video as always! ;)

[@lds_drive]

The setup background looked so futuristic back then but now it looks like something that an average person can come up with in 5 mins on Paint.

[@Modtro64]

"Hey guys I found a disk drive, do you need this?" Yes I do computer, that's okay. I don't know why, but this bit cracked me up xD

[@veraxis9961]

Yes! me too. It caught me really off guard.

[@__Mr.White__]

13:20 :D

[@JamesTobiasStewart]

And Earlier: "Oh ScanDisk, it's a blank drive, you'll be okay." 'I gotta check though, it might not be okay.'

[@Mega1andy2]

@@__Mr.White__ lol. that i have to agree with you there, LOL, THAT cracked me up.

[@TheBandy01]

Ah! There's nothing like watching a new high quality LGR video after working a 12-hour shift as night security and just a couple of hours of sleep. It feels sort of cozy.

[@Hedvigu]

TheBandy01 sounds nice!

[@coolpoete]

I love this channel. Your videos are fantastic man!! I had a IBM Thinkpad that I bought when I was graduating high school. I was going to college and wanted a good laptop and I was working at a computer store during the summer back then. The owner sold it to me at a discount and I used most of my earnings for the summer and my dad helped me pay for it as well. I was super proud that I had worked so hard for it. It was modular in that the keyboard could be raised to reveal slots to put in a 2nd hard drive, memory and cd rom drive could all be easily accessed. In my freshman year of college I had to do a speech presentation in one of my classes and I chose to do a presentation on the laptop. Got lots of oohs and aahs when I showed off the modular functions! Sometime in the next month or so my dorm room was broken into and someone stole it and some other electronics from my roommate. It was never recovered and I did not have any kind of warranty or insurance on it. It was one of the saddest moments in my life!! Months later the thief was discovered, he was a fellow college student who was boosting stuff around the school. He was killed in a violent attack. Crazy story but watching this video brought back a lot of memories!!

[@mikalvogel692]

“I like the feel of a fresh... nipple.” LGR, 2017

[@joshualaw375]

Don’t we all…

[@adnanabdillahghifari720]

1:40

[@lud3re384]

A wood grain toothbrush... I love this channel!!! 😀

[@EdgeRatedR007]

TheSinglePlayer Trees hate him!

[@brianargo4595]

Rex Warden alternative facts

[@dgproductions4686]

Rex Warden donkey teeth...

[@TekJones83AJ]

I own a IBM Thinkpad Windows 98. lol I use to own one back in day as well and I love it. They are great work horses and built tough. I loved the video man!!

[@creeper34lol19]

I have a T43 still.

[@ArmadilloAl]

Watching someone repair a 20-year-old laptop makes me wonder what we'll do with today's laptops 20 years from now. I can't really see someone cracking open a current-year MacBook and fiddling with batteries and things.

[@Raletia]

They literally cannot, the worst they can do is void any warranties. Unless some precedent gets set or some law created, you can open anything you own and do whatever you want to it.

[@ZazzilasArden]

ArmadilloAl Computer tech is advancing way slower than it was twenty years ago. In 20 years from now, the current PCs will probably be outdated but still usable.

[@DJjakedrake]

Zazzilas Arden uh no.

[@HellonWheels777]

ArmadilloAl I don't think any of our technology will last 20 years the way this did. Something just tells me no.

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

That's what I do :) Apple computers are a nice challenge of your skills.

[@tyttuut]

My mom had a similar ThinkPad (a 390X?) that she called the StinkPad. She got it from her employer, and they went out of business or something and didn't bother asking for it back, they never even cashed the check she gave them. I still have it somewhere.

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Dude. Get that thing working. Old computers like these are a window into the past now.

[@phantom_wolf5274]

@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial haha get it cuz it runs windows😂 ok ik its bad

[@timg2727]

That thing is insanely thick. It looks like one of Ben Heck's console laptops.

[@AlejandroRodolfoMendez]

ironically that thickness protect the computer

[@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667]

Nowadays, everything is so thin and fragile. You bump something and the screen cracks. Technology WOOHOO!! 😏😅

[@bee-vy3iv]

EXTRA THICC

[@sanderlippa5144]

Thiccpad

[@leocomerford]

@@sanderlippa5144 CHONKPAD etc. I think this one might be a little bit chubby even for 1997, though it may be that the 12" form factor makes it look fatter than it would otherwise.

[@ns6438]

It's amazing to think that the phone (A FREAKING CELLPHONE!) that I'm watching this on has more storage than that machine. Technology is amazing.

[@dwarf365]

Nicole Schoenhoft more storage and more raw power. It's incredible is it not?

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

I know my phone has 16gb

[@Pyregazer]

my phone theoretically can handle 2TB of storage card, I only have a 128GB in it though. It's an old phone, don't judge.

[@cowcannon8883]

Why would you even need that much space.

[@ns6438]

cowcannon I don't know. Maybe for apps or pictures or something like that, but it seems like I bit much.

[@jj72rg]

I feel my soul being cleansed watching this

[@TR2000LT]

yeah... i like that big brick of plastic too....

[@TR2000LT]

the thinkpad of course!...

[@Crazytesseract]

What do you mean by soul?

[@thiccen_nuggets3645]

you forgot the retrobright whops wrong channel

[@Dionicio3]

@@cookedchickenw9 wooosh

[@apras48yt47]

r/sorryididn’tmeanto

[@moonlightvlogs3697]

R/THANKYOUTHINKPAD

[@moonlightvlogs3697]

Jk

[@infinitesoup9920]

That is not how you spell whoops

[@ChrisHominski]

More like IBM T H I C C P A D

[@LondenTower]

😆 BWL LOL

[@JustinMacri007]

How I get windows 95 startup for my Mac

[@barnacl437]

Yeah, IBM's Laptops are alway U L T R A T H I C C

[@josh-sv1hq]

Software developer here. Love having your videos on while I work. Thanks for the cool content and for putting the recent history of technology into perspective.

[@megaglowz8540]

Rainy day here in Louisiana and I was just about to turn off the pc and pop in a movie, Then I spotted this! Love these videos man.

[@heymonkey65]

KhakiBlueSocks Oh--Hurricane Harvey made it intense in our region.

[@DinadenQatar]

Was insanely happy when you got that white spot off tbh, so satisfying

This used to be the bread and butter of doing technical support years ago. People would send in their computers with the hard-disk dead or dying and the new drive would need reinstalling back to a, 'new', state. Most of the time, the customer wouldn't have the disks/CDs which came with the machine, so it was generally a case of getting the drivers and any proprietary software from the net. Putting the OEM stuff on it was an extra touch which made the machine appear new and always gave a sense of satisfaction that you were restoring the machine almost back to being, 'new.' Generally, the chipset drivers should be installed first, then the audio, network and graphics last. Restarting after each wasn't always essential but was generally advisable. Especially those pesky HP machines which seemed to have a lot of hidden software-based hardware devices. The only use USB had, back then, was for web cameras!

[@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ]

J0hNF_UK really? Here's my dream of playing Psarantonis, through a 3.0 USB stick, on this computer...

[@Zulf85]

Who had a webcam back then tho really lol

[@avocatdelamusique9778]

@@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ you definitely can, since USB 3.0 has backwards compatibility with older revisions of USB, it just would be very slow.

[@julianlumb5823]

In primary school, I was the nerdy kid with the laptop (an IBM Thinkpad 345CS), UNTIL the nerdier kid got a 380 of some description which had everything I coveted: CD, a sound card, a bigger screen, Windows 95... you inspired me to hop on eBay, pick up a cheap 380D, and begin a project to bring it back to its former glory! Thanks LGR :D

[@gigabytemon]

I just love watching you work this magic and geek out over these. It makes my little heart feel all warm and fuzzy and happy.

[@nighttimestalker]

Back then "Holy hell. 6.4gb!" Now "Bruh. You only have 1tb?"

[@SandsOfArrakis]

I know. My first PC was a 486 which had a 540 mb hard disk back in 1995. When I bought my first Pentium 2 years later it had an 2 gb hard disk. Which was very spacious at that time.

[@MRB16th]

A bit of trivia: a smartphone now has many more times greater computing capability than the Soviet Union ever had.

[@itsmikoton]

I have a 300 GB hard drive and that's all I need

[@itsmikoton]

@@Raiko05 :D

[@itsmikoton]

@@Raiko05 I only would upgrade if the hardware I was currently using is starting to cause issues and if I can fix that current machine I will happily do that I don't get how some people judge others based on possessions and clothing

[@deemp6773]

You should cover your entire house in wood grain.

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

@@MisterRorschach90 I mean you can see these walls aren't

[@confused_potato_boi1435]

It is the year 2050 and Clint has become wood grain. God help us.

[@shimm0w0]

7:53 Steve1989MRE would be proud of that "Nice!"

[@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667]

Gotta get that out onto a tray first! 😅😅😅

[@bojanglesfries]

that laptop is thiccer than your wiafu.

[@quannguyenminh9462]

Shimmers man !!! You hit my spot :))

[@Outlawstar0198]

lol

[@Jesusisyhwh]

And the spoon music just prior to that.

[@Galm_1]

7:54 "Nice" - Steve1989MREInfo

[@AshtonSnapp]

“Let’s get this out onto a tray”

[@MrPickles1987]

@@AshtonSnapp lmfao. His glass and spoon melodies too.

[@luheartswarm4573]

nice hiss

[@confusinggameplays1687]

I watch him too.

[@Thorogrimm]

Just picked up on that too! "Nice, m'kay"

[@jackruttan3545]

So nice seeing the old thing come back to life, and the care you give it.

[@mikaelhauk]

"What year is it?" - LGR 2017

[@Reshiram543]

Knut Mikael Haukeland more like LGR 20XX

[@zuluecho5886]

He's a computer!

[@joxituk]

2020

[@ChloekabanOfficial]

@name2 2021?

[@MrGeekGamer]

That battery pack will probably just contain a bunch of cells and a control circuit. If you can open it up, you can probably replace them with new cells pretty easily.

[@tyttuut]

It's possible, but lithium cells can be pretty nasty if you look at them funny.

[@BrendonGreenNZL]

Unfortunately, it isn't usually possible to disassemble a laptop battery without destroying the outer casing. Most of the time, the cells are actually glued into place.

[@alexdbird]

I did literally this with my Thinkpad, but it was the older NiMH battery option, much safer than playing with LI cells.

[@loopenox]

I bursted out laughing at the Steve1989 reference (complete with the spoon noise) lol. Clint, your channel and Steve's have a special place in my heart.

[@F4FireAndSecurity]

I think that reference was pretty nice.

[@JoeGoesx]

Great video LGR, I own one of these machines and anyone having problems with 163,161 or 192 REPLACE YOUR CMOS BATTERY FIRST! It was a great sigh of relief when I got rid of all three errors just by replacing the CMOS battery, I was worried about the 192 error more then the other two.

[@Goffas_and_gumpys]

Something from 1997 is by no means "old" to me, only when I remember that I was a sprightly 30 year old then LOL, but it is fascinating seeing just how far we've come in tech since then. I can't help but wonder what tech will be like in another 20 years. Good video mate, truly enjoyed it.

[@GeddyRC]

That startup sound ❤️ it’s practically the sound of my love for computers beginning. Wild!

[@nabusvco]

Why they demonetized this, i see nothing wrong with this, I swear YT is becoming a shitshow

[@LGR]

They didn't demonetize this one, it was the other video that might've gone up today. Instead, this one is up since it was deemed safe. The other video was simply me taking a look at a set of shareware CDs, which was somehow "inappropriate."

[@Von_D]

Lazy Game Reviews is it because someone thinks "shareware" sounds too much like "malware"?

[@JamesPotts]

Their new algorithm seems to be coming down hard on "violent games." Which now seems to include T-rated games.

[@BryanTan]

I don't even think it may be "someone" behind the process anymore, it might be a black box AI in charge of automated demonetization that's gone rogue

[@REIN900]

Lazy Game Reviews how dare you showcasing a bunch of cds! THERE ARE KIDS IN HERE

[@trem0lo]

10:05 Scandisk voice: "I gotta check though, it might not be ok."

[@davidinark]

Watching this video seven years after it came out for two reasons. First, to help support Clint as he goes through all of the cleanup after the storms in 2024 second, because I hadn’t seen this one yet and it’s always fun to watch Clint, clean stuff and slip in a few Duke numem references!

[@humanbeing_]

HOLY SHIT LGR! I literally just got this exact machine given to me through my (sole proprietor) e-recycling business. Granted the guy kept the HDD (no biggie because I have 50+ on hand), But other than that it's fully functional AND he had the original doc and 2 power supplies. I booted to BIOS and everything looked good; even the CMOS battery.... Also, incredibly further still, the unit's battery STILL works and holds juice for a coupe hours. Could not believe that part. This is a classic, and a beauty at that! Crazy timing for me to randomly find this video in my feed. Cheers! -H.B.

[@axeboss60]

Thank you for the subtitles, my level in english is bad. Hello in France

[@undefishin]

And yet your english is perfectly normal. Why are you foreigners moaning about how your "EnGlIsH SoOoOoO bAd!!1!11!1!!! PwEaSe FoRgIvE MeEeEeEe!1!1!~~``````~~~"? Seriously, your english is perfectly fine. In fact... you maybe aren't a FOREIGNER AT ALL?

[@MoneyBrozYT]

From Instead of in*

[@undefishin]

Yuo mispelled simething ! y1ou're*

[@undefishin]

what comment were you correcting?

[@confused_potato_boi1435]

Bonjour

[@archygrey9093]

Can you imagine if they made a modern version with the same thickness, it would be powerful as hell

[@trekintosh]

Hey Screw KZbin for demonetizing your original episode for today. Glad you were able to find something else to put up. Sorry KZbin is such a shitter.

[@LGR]

No worries, I'll always try my best to readjust and bring you all something awesome :)

[@Trashware]

Oh yeah, let me remind myself to raise that LGR patreon fee. #ScrewTube

[@MrPGT]

Commander Spock, the Thinkpad T30 models and the Dell D610/620/630 are often recommended for diagnostics sytems. I have the D630 and it does the trick, but the Thinkpads are generally regarded as being more rugged.

[@raafmaat]

what was the other ep for today? didnt pop up for me :(

[@Dvlx1]

What's the endgame here though? What's happening at KZbin is really worrying.

[@charlottedashwood6034]

"Coffee and memories". Lol. I love your videos so much. You inspire people to take better care of their equipment. You are the soul reason I am using again my 2005 Toshiba laptop to do my writing instead of a modern laptop. I got my Toshiba fixed up with windows 7 and it's working perfectly. You can't beat these old machines. You rock LGR.

[@Rednax35]

This is that LGR episode that I always come back to for some reason.

[@mw-kg7nv]

Surprised you didn't take the whole thing apart and show off/clean the insides. Maybe a part 2 someday for a deeper inspection of the guts of this machine? Great video Clint! Glad to see a new video despite the setbacks with KZbin

[@Ryanark]

Device Name : BANANA

[@dialupdave6276]

oh na na.

[@exitioregem8466]

lol, mine is still the default stuff

[@ashleysuzumoto7531]

"BANANA" is the default CD driver device name used in the CONFIG.SYS file included in the boot disk for MS-DOS from the website AllBootDisks. This is almost certainly the file that LGR's custom boot disk was based on.

[@aeonTFW]

@Janice Alejo wha

[@DelcoRanz93]

My Dad used to have one of these, As a Kid I used to play the DOS version of SimCity as well as Warcraft II on this at times

[@markophobe1534]

One of my relatives had a 380D model however there was no power supply however when I went looking I found an original at a local computer store. This video helped a lot with restoring it and it was very fun to take it apart and play around with it!

[@MadameSomnambule]

"Getting ready to run Windows 98 for the first time..." I remember helping my dad reinstall Windows on customers' computers back when we had a computer repair shop, and I still get so satisfied seeing that splash screen after installing 98 or XP. ^w^

[@bottlenecked]

I got a HOW TO BASIC vibe from that clean at ~22:00

[@Craigamonster]

**throws egg at laptop**

[@OmerFlame]

Holy God you're right

[@g.f.2775]

Too bad he didn't just start trashing it.... That's the only truly way to bamboozle us a second time the way howtobasic did

[@TheBatNaz]

we used to call the nub a Centrally Located Integrated Tracker

[@killingfeveronline_archives]

TheBatNaz which is short for... :°]

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

So you use a clit to navigate the computer?

[@fatmeatball]

I call it a track-peg.

[@JAFOpty]

FDISK verifies the integrity of the user. No wonder I got so many fatal errors back in the day.. LMAO

[@jamesdietsch7868]

That was amazing work buddy! I so miss that era of the 90's. Quality built computers back in the day!

[@waht9360]

does anyone just feel like eating a snack, breakfast, lunch or dinner and just watching some lgr? to me this guy is interesting, his content isn't clickbaity garbage and it's pure bliss about technology. keep it up lgr

[@GeoStreber]

What I'd like to see is Windows NT 4.0 running on a thinkpad with a PowerPC CPU. NT 4.0 was the only windows to support that and I've never seen any major retro tech channel covering that.

[@LGR]

I've never run across a setup like that, but I'd love to!

[@GeoStreber]

Light correction: NT 3.5.1 and 3.1 also supported PowerPC. It was the ThinkPad 850. It came with NT 3.51 stock I think and was compatible to the PowerPC version of NT 4.0. It came with a PowerPC 603e which I think had 100MHz and 32 MB of RAM.

[@KuraIthys]

I sort of remember that. I mean, I dual-booted NT 4.0 and windows 95 back in the day. They look so similar on the surface, but wow was there ever a difference in stability... That was the x86 version though. But I remember the installer and various things referring to DEC Alpha and PowerPC builds of it...

[@waltherstolzing9719]

Was there any 3rd party software (compiled, packaged, etc.) available for it?

[@GeoStreber]

I'm not aware of any. The only downloads I could find for NT 4.0 for PowerPC were indeed some of the service packs that can still be downloaded on some ancient university FTP servers. Microsoft shut down the PPC support right when the first developers announced to port their programs to PPC. It never happened though. I suspect something similar is going to happen with the Windows 10 for ARM version soon.

[@aserta]

I figured it out, LGR vision is like Neo's vision in Matrix, only in WOODGRAIN. ",...there's way too much information to decode the LGR. You get used to it, though. Your brain does the translating. I don't even see the woodgrain. All I see is maple, oak, cherry . Hey uh, you want a drink?"

[@therealthirst8099]

Love your videos LGR, always makes my day to see you in my sub feed. Stay awesome =)

[@LGR]

Thanks :)

[@left4play]

Hi Clint! Love your videos, where can i find the music that you play around 17:13?

[@314epsilon]

would you prefer to type "canyon.mid" into google or did you want to search through the audio files on your windows 95?

[@lmaoroflcopter]

Psht canyon.mid everyone knows passport.mid was where it was at. ;)

[@left4play]

i was thinking more of the whole music library

[@MisterDamocles]

this is amazingly therapeutic to watch you restore old pc's and i just realized this video was dropped on my birthday :)

[@utopialabsvideos9408]

I have this laptop here with me too! And this is a big pleasure. Best keyboard, old ports, MS-DOS 6.0, Borland Turbo C++ 3.1, Microsoft QBasic... nothing better than this! Thanks Clint for old your videos with big old stuff! Inspiring!

[@gamingwithcaffeinerage9549]

You ever start to wonder if LGR has a problem with all the wood grain stuff? No, me either. If he starts considering changing his name to Woody then I think we must step in.

[@AlottaBoulchit]

Gaming with Caffeine Rage I dunno about 'Woody' but 'Wood E. Grain'' sounds kind of cool. 😂

[@evrenyungjello8700]

I feel like he would change his name to Woody

[@jss302]

Wow I haven't heard the PC speaker sound of commander keen since I played it as a kid.. I loved that game and that's what it sounded like back in the day for me. 💗

[@staberas]

"fresh.... nipple" -LGR 2017

[@lokutotakama1431]

staberas Top 100 Quotes of All Time

[@feketekocka]

don't point it out, it might get the video demonetized

[@Trashware]

Allmost liked this comment before I noticed it has 69 likes

[@WePlay-lm3ti]

Dyila Akiyama it’s at 169 now...

[@dwong98]

It's at 217

[@subsoar5734]

My grandmother just gave me this exact laptop yesterday and this video has proven to be very useful.

[@TheBoeingpilot123]

Love watching you are videos of bringing these old computers back to life. Right now I am studying Network Administration at my school, I love working on computers.

[@frogz]

windows....95! ...i've installed windows 2000 more times than i want to admit, nearly remember the serial by heart

[@thescreemregular5168]

2000 times?

[@Kentseyhun]

The aesthetics are over 9000!!!

[@0LightningJolt0]

Wow! I remember growing up with one of these as a kid, playing DOOM and RollerCoaster tycoon. Very nice.

[@appelelle]

The jazz in combination with the beeping and the drive noises makes such a sound scape. I dont know how but its really mesmerizing.

[@stukpixel4471]

Was feeling kind of off until I saw this video this morning. Helped perk me up in a weird way. Your channel is awesome.

[@robert1975031]

a trick I learned was to simply do this before installing windows 95 and simply run setup from the hard drive. that way it installs without nagging me for the windows 95 cd. the trick works with windows 98 as well.

[@francesfaux]

"Nice, okay" 7:55 Nice SteveMRE reference haha

[@joecoolmccall]

Ah, you failed to answer important life questions such as where does one find a wood grained toothbrush....

[@LGR]

The woodgrain toothbrush store!

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

LGR, The woodgrain toothbrush looks suspiciously covered in that same vinyl wrap used on the WG486, I wonder...🤔

[@LGR]

I didn't wrap it! Reach sells toothbrushes with all kinds of patterns, and one of them right now is woodgrain

[@GalaxyCatz]

Lazy Game Reviews is there a website? I gotta get me one

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

Lazy Game Reviews wow, that's oddware worthy! I must ask, are you going to try out add on boards for the soundblaster, like the dream blaster? (I think that's what it's called)

[@Pheorize]

"Oh ScanDisk, it's a blank drive. You'll be okey." ScanDisk-voice: "We've got to check though, we might not be okey."

[@howaboutsomesoyfood]

my dad had one of these with Win 98. That and his Compaq Presario were my first computers. I remember playing the sims and goofing around on paint all day.

[@semco72057]

I have an IBM aptiva with Windows 95 on it and it is still working just fine. The computer has the Cyrix cpu in it and the configuration IBM used. No one make towers like that any longer and I wish they did because the cases back then was heavier and was well built. I worked on one lady's old HP tower and it was fine after reinstalling the OS on it. I also have a Zenith laptop which have MS-Dos installed on it and seems to be working just fine. The computer have the 286 cpu installed on it and is a nice machine and was taken care of by the previous owner and nothing is broken on the case. I want to install Windows 3.1 on it to see how it will work though.

[@gugajedi]

Awesome restoration job! The computer is actually in pretty good shape, but the fresh Windows 95 install on it was very cool and with 64 MB's of ram it should run pretty fast and your now are able to portably play your favorite old school games... very nice job!

[@LGR]

Thank you, I still use the machine all the time for capturing software footage!

[@gugajedi]

LGR I love your videos and I’m a big fan of your channel. I like a lot those old devices and I have some of those old stuff too, however, I’m from Brazil and I can’t find all those old stuff like you do... that’s why I watch your videos... fun nostalgia... keep publishing new stuff and I’ll keep watching you...

[@tony714keene]

I see you're giving that love to your laptop by cleaning it. one trick I recommend, try Windex if it's greasy it takes off thin grease film also it takes off certain things water vinegar may not. Windex with ammonia will kill germs

[@caviar_dreamz]

Found a working 380D today, can’t wait to start my journey in restoring it! I ordered a blank floppy disk so that I can start a fresh install. Never worked on any computers from this area so it will be fun.

[@andresbottazzi5907]

Restoring PCs is a beautiful thing, I really enjoyed the video, thanks a lot

[@Olivil]

Clint! The 380 CAN do upscaling, and it's not too bad! At least it isn't on my 380Z :) In text mode it even loads an alternative (bigger) font! Press Fn+F8

[@TheNinucs]

Came here to mention that. LGR should make use of the manuals :P

[@Xeotroid]

7:51 Is that a nod to Steve1989?

[@WildernessRocks]

Xeotroid Nice!👍

[@xanthrax6098]

Xeotroid I think it was lol he's done it before

[@a2d]

That's how I took it. Nice!

[@The_Sire_ATL]

Xeotroid combined with the spoon clicks, I would say so.

[@nolanfreeman977]

Let's get that ThinkPad out on a tray.....

[@6abial]

That is one adorable little hard drive

[@AlatielleRS]

im no computer whiz and im definitely not old enough to remember older tech like this, but for some reason i just love watching videos like these!

[@AzazelFromHell]

Min 22:51: The nostalgia appeared in my brain to hear that beloved melody, thank you, and keep up the amazing job that you're doing, greetings from Chile!

[@DamnRandall]

Channeling a little bit of Steve1989MREInfo Let's get this out onto a tray. 7:54

[@eddievhfan1984]

Nice.

[@musoforlyf]

Holy crap so i wasn't the only one thinking of that....

[@22Sangre]

Than ScanDisk impersonation was spot on.

[@alejandromoran4590]

7:02 "Device name: Banana"

[@donmoore7785]

I had a 1997 Thinkpad, and I can see similarities and a big difference from this unit. Mine was definitely not as boxy or thick. Nice to see someone passionate about old computers. I would take this to Best Buy for recycling....

[@miaccordaion]

This video made me feel nice...I was indeed born in 1997 and the computer seems to be in a really good shape.

[@TheSliderW]

Haha, I love the voice over impersonating Windows. Do more please ! : D

[@xxplosiv88]

LGR can you put on your best Duke Nukem impression? Sometimes you really sound like him. 7:38 is a perfect example

[@eternalbluexe]

xxplosiv88 d u k i n u k i

[@TechNoirMK]

ＮＵＫＩ　ＤＵＫＩ

[@steamboshow606]

xxplosiv88 He does all the time. Watch his older videos.

[@nygiantsfan6]

20:58

[@machielste1]

dick kickem

[@cheezst8ke]

I started out on Windows 95 with my first computer back then on a Packard Bell flat style desktop computer. Then upgraded it to Windows 98 with Plus!, then Windows ME (Millennium Edition).

[@mrjohnnyk]

It's too bad ME was such a downgrade, I remember having that before XP.

[@robsku1]

ME was horrible, lol :D I never want to see that trash again :D

[@raihnforge]

Thank the powers that be that you exist, dude. I love these videos. You're a modern-day archaeologist. If I was you, I'd build a modest little technology Museum under a non-profit. The donations, and your finished works can all be curated and set up on display for the young and old alike.

[@LGR]

Thanks! That's actually a goal of mine.

[@SuperMikeKaos]

Oh my god... the memories... the feels... *hugs his still running and still used x201* long love the trackpoint...