Re: Badscrew's build diary: WIP N°1
Posted on 2019-10-06, 07:51
Also, this build is going into a Compaq Evo desktop case (formerly Pentium 4). Some people upgrade their computers, I - downgrade 😁
Re: Badscrew's build diary: WIP N°1
Posted on 2019-10-06, 07:48
Discovered that this motherboard is limited to 32GB drives... bad thing I haven't got any this small. I have a 80 Gig WD that has jumper for 32Gig limit, will have to use this one...
Re: Need opinion. HP Vectra 486/66
Posted on 2019-10-04, 17:39
Vectras were nice dependable machines that just worked. Not horrible, not ecstatic.
Re: Warning to all American citizens
Posted on 2019-10-04, 17:36
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-10-02, 07:24
Mistery solved, people! Closing the topic 😁
Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)
Posted on 2019-10-01, 20:04
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-10-01, 18:44
I don't know, this HP is slightly less gross in my opinion
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 19:58
Just for the kicks, couple of other specimens of the same ilk from the internet. Brace yourselves 😁 from My Compaq Presario 4766 - DOS / Win9X machine
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 19:43
There were also Compaq sub-notebooks in the 90's that only had soft power button, no reset and no easily removable battery. When THAT locked-up you had to either wait for the battery to drain dry or to open the case with a screwdriver!
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 17:09
You may be right - I'll need to power it up and check that. 133 was what the seller have told me but I've never checked that actually.
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 16:45
oeuvre wrote: or... if you're crazy enough, 120mm fan vents! For this you'll need to cut through what looks like automotive grade steel casing. British automotive grade steel that is, but I'd still rather not 😁
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 16:40
DankEngihn wrote: Also those slots on the top of the case are for holding CD jewel cases Oh, that would be even more awful to look at 😎
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 16:40
what onboard video + sound does it have? are you gonna add a NIC? It has a S3 Trio 64 of some sorts (with 2 Meg of RAM) and I don't know what audio chip is there, ESS something or other... I will add a NIC, not sure if it will be wireless or not. I've an old D-link wifi card lying around somewhere, …
Re: Dunuins Win98 PC
Posted on 2019-09-30, 16:12
Pics please 😁
Re: "Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 13:26
Another pic I have (that's all for now)
"Fat Face" Compaq Presario: why?
Posted on 2019-09-30, 12:30
Hello, everybody. I was able to pick up this computer really cheap as part of a hardware swap: a Compaq Presario model 4716. It's a Pentium MMX 133 (note: need verify the frequency). It's in fully working condition, all original except the hard drive that was replaced and some RAM was added on top …
Re: Badscrew's build diary
Posted on 2019-09-30, 11:57
@Thermalwrong : the image should be visible now!
Re: Badscrew's build diary
Posted on 2019-09-30, 11:53
Damn, will reupload it to public space soon
Re: Badscrew's build diary
Posted on 2019-09-30, 09:17
One photo so far, The MB and audio card just thrown into a random ATX cabinet. I may still choose another one, will see it later... That other PCI card is a USB2 controller that I WON'T use in this build.
Badscrew's build diary: WIP N°1
Posted on 2019-09-30, 09:11
Hello, everybody, my first post here :) I'm reserving this topic for my retro-ish build N°1. The main piece here will be the audio card I've found in my "old junk" box - a Turtle Beach Tropez Plus. I'll be trying to build a functioning PC around it with decent performance, the main idea here is to …
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