CLTEK
04-03-2001, 08:28 AM
I was looking for some more info on my POS Presario and I saw this. Truly funny...
Compaq on 2/15/2001 had this insight:
"Your computer uses a proprietary motherboard made by Compaq. Compaq does not provide any motherboard upgrades. If you want to upgrade the motherboard, you will in essence be building a new computer from scratch, and it will no longer be a Compaq.
You will need to purchase a new case for the new motherboard because the Compaq uses a backplane (riser card) design, which most current form factors, such as ATX, do not use.
Here is a list of things you can use from your current computer:
Hard drive
CD drive
Floppy drive (might look funny, but will work)
Memory (depending on type used by new board)
Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor
Here is a list of things you will need to purchase:
Sound card (the Presario’s is built-in)
Video card (the Presario’s is built-in)
Modem (the Presario’s won’t work in another system)
Case (the Presario case is not designed for the ATX form factor)
As you can see, you are essentially building a new computer from scratch. Also, understand that if you are building a new Pentium II or K6-2 system and are aiming for high performance, you should replace the hard drive and CD drive with newer, faster drives that can take advantage of new interfaces like UltraDMA. The original drives were fine for running along with a Pentium, but they may lag behind when used with one of the new systems."
Oy! I will say this, however... I've had my POS Presario for 3 years now. And have never had any problems with it whatsoever. And... I wasn't disapointed in it until I got interested in HD Based recording solutions for a Digital Audio Workstation for my home studio. My needs have changed. But the computer still runs like a champ. I'm just stuck with it. Can't do a darn thing with it. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif
LOL... Big Cor
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Age and Treachery will forever triumph over Youth and Skill.
Compaq on 2/15/2001 had this insight:
"Your computer uses a proprietary motherboard made by Compaq. Compaq does not provide any motherboard upgrades. If you want to upgrade the motherboard, you will in essence be building a new computer from scratch, and it will no longer be a Compaq.
You will need to purchase a new case for the new motherboard because the Compaq uses a backplane (riser card) design, which most current form factors, such as ATX, do not use.
Here is a list of things you can use from your current computer:
Hard drive
CD drive
Floppy drive (might look funny, but will work)
Memory (depending on type used by new board)
Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor
Here is a list of things you will need to purchase:
Sound card (the Presario’s is built-in)
Video card (the Presario’s is built-in)
Modem (the Presario’s won’t work in another system)
Case (the Presario case is not designed for the ATX form factor)
As you can see, you are essentially building a new computer from scratch. Also, understand that if you are building a new Pentium II or K6-2 system and are aiming for high performance, you should replace the hard drive and CD drive with newer, faster drives that can take advantage of new interfaces like UltraDMA. The original drives were fine for running along with a Pentium, but they may lag behind when used with one of the new systems."
Oy! I will say this, however... I've had my POS Presario for 3 years now. And have never had any problems with it whatsoever. And... I wasn't disapointed in it until I got interested in HD Based recording solutions for a Digital Audio Workstation for my home studio. My needs have changed. But the computer still runs like a champ. I'm just stuck with it. Can't do a darn thing with it. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif
LOL... Big Cor
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Age and Treachery will forever triumph over Youth and Skill.