Modern Classic | Compaq 486 PC restoration and upgrade - Part 2! @ModernClassic | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This is part 2 of my restoration and upgrade of my Compaq Deskpro XL 466 computer. In this video, I'm going to finish getting this thing looking and working how I want it... in fact, above par for a machine of its vintage, but while keeping it mostly period correct. The one exception is adding a CompactFlash card to take over for its aging SCSI hard drive, but I have numerous problems while attempting to do so! I also work on replacing the dead (soldered-on) battery, repainting the case, and figuring out if the Matrox MGA Impression Plus video card is going to work as a retro gaming card.
There's a lot going on in this video - so much so that there's a bonus part 3 coming! There are just a few extra things I want to try out that really deserve a little more time than shoehorning them in at the end of another 40 minute video.
Some links/credits:
Vogons topic on classic PC colors: vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=66199
Phil's Ultimate VGA comparison chart: bit.ly/30Z9CRq
Early PCI and AGP DOS graphics compatibility chart: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/
Ben Zotto on "Apple Beige" (be sure to read part 2!): bzotto.medium.com/what-color-was-apple-beige-acd14bca0c1a
The Instruction Limit Guide on installing a CF card in a 486: theinstructionlimit.com/installing-ms-dos-6-22-on-a-486-without-a-floppy-drive-using-a-cf-to-ide-adapter
Music:
Ketsa - Good Vibe - freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa
Crowander - Forever with You - freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander
Bobby Richards - Two Moons (YouTube Audio Library)
Nico Staff - Walking in the Sky (YouTube Audio Library)
00:00 Intro
01:27 Replacing the CMOS battery
04:26 Dealing with that ugly paint!
12:00 CD ROM drive repair
14:20 CF card and CD ROM drive install
18:14 CF card woes!
20:26 Graphics card woes!
24:57 Exploring the MGA's 3D features, then saying goodbye...
29:38 Installing and testing a new graphics card - an S3 Virge
33:30 Fixing the CF card issues
36:55 Showing off some games and wrapping up
This is part 2 of my restoration and upgrade of my Compaq Deskpro XL 466 computer. In this video, I'm going to finish getting this thing looking and working how I want it... in fact, above par for a machine of its vintage, but while keeping it mostly period correct. The one exception is adding a CompactFlash card to take over for its aging SCSI hard drive, but I have numerous problems while attempting to do so! I also work on replacing the dead (soldered-on) battery, repainting the case, and figuring out if the Matrox MGA Impression Plus video card is going to work as a retro gaming card.
There's a lot going on in this video - so much so that there's a bonus part 3 coming! There are just a few extra things I want to try out that really deserve a little more time than shoehorning them in at the end of another 40 minute video.
Some links/credits:
Vogons topic on classic PC colors: vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=66199
Phil's Ultimate VGA comparison chart: bit.ly/30Z9CRq
Early PCI and AGP DOS graphics compatibility chart: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/
Ben Zotto on "Apple Beige" (be sure to read part 2!): bzotto.medium.com/what-color-was-apple-beige-acd14bca0c1a
The Instruction Limit Guide on installing a CF card in a 486: theinstructionlimit.com/installing-ms-dos-6-22-on-a-486-without-a-floppy-drive-using-a-cf-to-ide-adapter
Music:
Ketsa - Good Vibe - freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa
Crowander - Forever with You - freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander
Bobby Richards - Two Moons (YouTube Audio Library)
Nico Staff - Walking in the Sky (YouTube Audio Library)
00:00 Intro
01:27 Replacing the CMOS battery
04:26 Dealing with that ugly paint!
12:00 CD ROM drive repair
14:20 CF card and CD ROM drive install
18:14 CF card woes!
20:26 Graphics card woes!
24:57 Exploring the MGA's 3D features, then saying goodbye...
29:38 Installing and testing a new graphics card - an S3 Virge
33:30 Fixing the CF card issues
36:55 Showing off some games and wrapping up
