In the name of Kane! So, I did some research. The name of the computer is Compaq Deskpro EP K450 / 6.3. I found some discussion of the system on here . Also I found some documentation on the HP website . My system should be the last one on the list since it is as chinny22 correctly assumed 440BX …

and a modem and 3COM network card which I already put on the to be thrown away pile . What ? don't do it they are very decent cards ! and unlike modems, network cards can be quite useful (multiplayer, file transfert, etc ...) Yes, I know 3COMs are decent network cards, but this one is really filthy …

Hey guys, a couple of days ago I found a pretty much untouched but dirty Compag Pentium 3 on the street, probably waiting to be picked up by the bullky-trash-pickup service we have here in Germany. But you know how it goes, we all have a big heart for something, so naturally I picked it up. They …

Today I imaged my small but growing collection of floppys. Sadly a whole bunch of them can't be completely read anymore. Civilization 1, Lands of Lore 1, Sim City 2000 and my Windows 98 Boot Floppy are all incomplete. Kinda aggravating having a game on 4 to 6 floppys and than just one bad one …

Hello everybody, I have a problem with weirdly distorted sound on some games and the Windows start up sound with my Soundblaster CT2770 in my 486. I recorded a video of the problem a while ago for a post in another general computer forum, but since nobody had any clue I thought I ask you guys here …

@Frasco yeah I know this stuff and I'm fairly certain I connected it in the right way. Right now I have disconnected all the IDE hardware as I'm trying to get the floppy to work first. @kaputnik Ain't a Sony but man Sony and their proprietary bs everywhere :D @Logistics yes and yes. The result was …

I'm going to use a 14,3 Gigabyte WD hard drive. I'm quite sure that this will be to big for the BIOS (if not I'm pleasantly surprised, but surprised non the less). I'm planning on just cutting it down with the BIOS. I did the same with my 486's HDD which went from a 8.4 to 2 Gb drive. And yes I know …

It ain't silly to ask, couple of years ago this was new information for me (I'm only 21y old), but no they are connected in the right way. The twisted end is in the floppy and the other end is on the board, pin 1 is also correct with the red wire going into pin 1… Haven't tried a new CMOS battery …

I use an UltraSparc5 as an CD player… That's probably the most useful thing to do with on old non-x86 system like these. They have a cool BIOS and a proprietary keyboard and mouse which you will need to get. I think they are quite cool but also quite useless now a days, your first assessment is …

Besides trying another power supply I have done all the above. I only have one other AT power supply which is in my 486 which I'm not gonna rip apart. I suspect it works since it made the board boot in the first place, which the old power supply that came with the system I found the board in did not …

Hey all, thanks for all the answers, lets get to it: @brostenen yeah, auto hard drive detection worked fine when i tested it with the 486s drive, just haven't tried it with the drive I wanted to put in the computer, but I guess it should work just as fine. As I said, since I can't get the computer …

I took the picture with only the CD-ROM connected, that's why its not detecting anything. I did test all the stuff mentioned above (in Post #1) alone and in conjunction with each other. I also did reset the BIOS and checked if the FDD and IDE controllers were enabled which was the case. Jumpers on …

Hey guys, I want to apologize if this isn't the right forum for my “I have a problem” question, but I never had any luck with vintage hardware in more general computer forums so I just wanna give it a go here ;) I'm in the process of building a Socket 7 gaming rig for anything my 486 cant handle …