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Thread ID: 47639 2004-08-01 10:56:00 Compaq Presario 2230 Dolby Digital (160) Press F1
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257234 2004-08-01 10:56:00 I was given one of these with a Cyrix 233 processor. It has a slimline desktop case. Its going and I want to connect it to my network but... it doesn't have any PCI slots, it doesn't have usb, it has one ISA slot but its not a full size slot (only has half of the ISA slot). I have have a network card that would fit but... it is a full height ISA card and won't fit in the slimline case as the card is mounted 90 degrees to the motherboard. These machines are the most un-upgradable I have ever seen. It also takes 72 pin ram whereas my Dell PII 233 takes SD. Dolby Digital (160)
257235 2004-08-01 12:36:00 sounds like you need to fit a half height ISA lan card. theres a few around but if you can't find one a small isa network card with a modded bracket will fit ok.

>These machines are the most un-upgradable I have ever seen.

its a compaq :)
tweak'e (174)
257236 2004-08-01 12:46:00 Most of these models came in racy black colour which is the only thing it had going for it. Even for a compaq this model beggared belief in its lack of features and its abilty to be upgraded.
One of the worst comps I have ever come across.
Should be destroyed as a crime against technology.
the highlander (245)
257237 2004-08-02 04:18:00 You might find a parallel port Ethernet adaptor. They work well, but only about 100kB/s which is OK for most uses. You can't have mine. Graham L (2)
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