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@RetroTechChris
Apr 22 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
I hadn't planned on it today, but I decided to go ahead and swap the slot load CD-ROM drive into my Deskpro 6000 in the basement! Let's talk about it.
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So, the drive that was in there is actually a Phase-change Dual drive. I don't think these ever really caught on. It's a neat drive, but I prefer the slot load. More details on the Phase-change Dual drive here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-cha…

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I cracked open the Deskpro 6000. We've seen similar pictures recently from me here on X 😂. Also, the faceplate on mine does have one busted clip, but is in pretty good shape.
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Before long, we were all back together. I loaded Computer Setup, and we can see that a CD-ROM drive is listed. As such, we are all set! Thanks for following along.
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Apr 20
So, yesterday I was toying around with this HP T5550 thin client. From what I read, it was similar to the HP T5700 in specs. What I read was wrong 😂. This machine is a much better candidate for Windows 2000/XP. Let's talk about it!


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So apparently, this system is based off of the Via VX900 chipset. This chipset also includes support for PCI Express. Yea... that's going to be a little late in the lifecycle for Windows 98 drivers to be readily available! Image
Here are some of the specs. We can see that this system was originally designed to run Windows CE. Also, the system has a Via Nano 1GHz processor. And I believe my unit has a memory upgrade to 2GB of memory! Image
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Apr 20
I picked up this Compaq Deskpro 2000 Pentium 233 MMX system at #VCFEast. Namely because I wanted the slot load optical drive out of it, and needed some the parts from it to complete another system. Let's have a look at it!


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First of all, on bootup, settings are not being saved. The system needs an external battery installed. I see that someone tried to "patch" one in where the original onboard battery was. I have no idea why they did this when you can just add an external battery, but oh well!


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We are missing some piece parts (slot covers, Compaq spec screws, power button, drive cover) since I needed some parts for the other Deskpro. But even with all of that, this is a nice system! I also put in a drive from the "tower of CD-ROM power" to at least have an optical.
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Apr 16
I've started to dive into the #VCFEast haul! First up is this nice Pentium Pro Compaq Deskpro 6000. It has 64MB of memory, a CD-ROM, Iomega Jaz Drive, PCI SCSI controller, and a 20GB IDE HDD. Let's explore a bit and talk about setup!

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So, first of all, I bought two Deskpros in anticipation of making one "good" one. I was hoping to swap the faceplates since this one had some broken tabs. No such luck, they are different sizes! I was at least able to swap the power button over!

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For the curious, here are those broken tabs.


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Mar 31
Today, I got Windows for Workgroups 3.11 working on my Pentium II CompUSA PC. I don't know why I like to inflict this type of torture upon myself, but I do 😂. And, oh man, did I have problems. I'll talk about it in a thread here. Image
First of all, this system has an Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard, which... well... has its own limits and quirks. It certainly doesn't have the most configurable BIOS out there. But I didn't let that stop this madness. theretroweb.com/motherboards/s…
So, my first and biggest headache was memory region detection. For some reason, I had to add a TON of manual excludes to get a fresh copy of Wfw3.11 to even start. Yuck! Image
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Mar 2
A few weeks back, we talked about PCI sound card compatibility in Windows 3.1x. And then I went and purchased an Aureal Vortex AU8820 sound card for like $10 bucks. Let's find out how well it works in DOS, Windows 3.11, and a few other OSes in a thread here!



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First, you'll be pleased to know that this sound card works with Hannah Montana Linux. Okay, enough of that already... for now 😂. Gosh, that color scheme is beyond atrocious and hurts my eyes. Image
How about Windows XP? Yep, detected and good to go! Image
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Feb 26
So, in the end, the Hannah Montana Linux install was a success (a flaky DVD drive was the cause of my problems). I'll be sharing more about some of the specifics I did to get the display set up & retro WarpStream configured so that I could bring you this clip. Speakers on. Enjoy!
Alright, let's talk about how I did this, shall we? I'm going to use a VM, because, quite frankly, I'm tired of sitting at the desk 😂.
The first thing you'll want to do is download the Hannah Montana Linux ISO. It's basically Ubuntu 9.04 with some customization. You can get the ISO here. archiveos.org/hannah-montana/
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