Compaq DeskPro 386 25
SHARE |
|
Compaq DeskPro 386 25 |
by Kirk Rensmeyer - 07/10/2010 08:04 |
|
[thread moved]
I am not a collector; but I am trying to preserve the one I own. It was my first real computer. I'm looking for someone who has a spare videocard for this machine or knows where I can find one... Thanks. Kirk Reply |
|
Compaq Deskpro 386/25 Video Card |
by Bill Degnan - 07/10/2010 08:19 |
|
Are you sure that you have a bad video card and not some other problem? What are the symptoms?
Check the dip switch settings on the motherboard, where it is labeled SW1. I think the display card, the switches and the video monitor all have to match. The settings should be printed on top of the disk drive, after you take off the cover of the computer. This model could be configured for VGA and monochrome monitors, so you may simply have to adjust the motherboard display setting. What kind of display are you using? Is it an original? Does it work on any other old computer from the same era? Any early VGA (1989-1996 era) video card should work. If you can't find a Compaq-branded card from Ebay, go to your local Thrift Shop and see if you can find any 386/486 computer. You should be able to do a transplant. Want a secret source for stuff like this? Your local computer repair shop will usually have old VGA cards lying around and would be happy to sell you one for $15. The added benefit is that you can bring your system in and test it right there. good luck Reply |
|
Resources:
Popular Topics and FAQs
Past Issues:
Before we switched over to a blog format, past page archives here:
Vintage Computer Festival East 3.0 June 2006
Commodore B Series Prototypes July 2006
VOLSCAN - The first desktop computer with a GUI? Oct 2006
ROBOTS! - Will Robots Take Over? Nov 2006
Magnavox Mystery - a Computer, or? Jan 2007
The 1973 Williams Paddle Ball Arcade Computer Game Feb 2007
The Sperry UNIVAC 1219 Military Computer May 2007
VCF East 2007 - PET 30th Anniversary June/July 2007
The Electronic Brain August 2007
Community Memory and The People's Computer Company October 2007
Charles Babbage's Calculating Machine December 2007
Vintage Computing - A 1983 Perspective February 2008
Laptops and Portables May 2008
From Giant Brains to Hobby Computers - 1957 to 1977 August 2008
Historic Computer Magazines November 2008
World's Smallest Electronic Brain - Simon (1950) December 2008 - Feb 2009
Free Program Listings Spring 2009
Computer Music Summer 2009
Popular Electronics Jan/Feb 1975 - Altair 8800 Fall 2009
Early Microcomputer Mass Storage Summer 2010
DataPoint 3300 label
This image was selected at random from the archive. Click image for more photos and files from this set.