Thursday, March 19, 2026

Packard Bell Axcel 130 restoration

 

 

I purchased a robust collection of an Axcel 130 along with its monitor, boxes, manuals, peripherals. I was really enticed by the stickers on the desktop which promised "Packard Bell Navigator", Microsoft Works, etc. Unfortunately, when I brought it home, it wouldn't boot. I'm chronicling the restoration on Vogons


  


 


Trying to boot from a CF/IDE adapter. Added a Sound Blaster and network card.