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You can also just send me a mail instead of pm. Just sent me a message: thomas@hagelaars.nl

I can help you to make the diagnostics/set-up disk. Just send me a pm if you are still in need.

That's right. The computer has no real BIOS. You'll need the diagnostics disk to set it up. After boot up with the disk, you can set up the diskdrive to be 3,5" instead of 5,25". But indeed, for that reason you'll need the 5,25" floppy to set this up for one time. I will send you a PM to arrange...

You can also make one yourself. Here you find the link to the 5'25 floppy image: Compaq Diagnostic

Hi, You mean a boot disk for a Compaq Portable III / 386? I have a working disk and can make you a copy. Does your CP III have a 3'5" disk drive or a 5'25"? These models can have both. Let me know.

I replaced the screen from a broken 486c (with working screen) on a monochrome. After replacing I found that the graphics care isn't working properly anymore. The card is only working on VGA out (on an external screen), but not working anymore via the ribbon cable. It seems that the ribbon...

Thanks for your reply. Replacing seems not that difficult, the tubes can be reached easily. I will take care of the voltage rates. But for now I reached another problem that I have to fix first.. (see my other thread).

Thanks, I will have a look

Does anybody know more specs about the tubes? (like needed voltage and light strength). Hope anyone knows, otherwise I have to measure myself.. I'm thinking about simulating the tubes with led strips..

Thank you! You brought me to the right idea because of this. I disassembled the screen and found that one tube isn't working anymore (see picture below). I changed the tube that's working on top, to see if the screen is still working (when you start up, most of the text is displayed on top of...

By coincidence, I managed to get another Compaq Portable 486(c!) (so colour screen). The casing is in very bad condition, but the computer itself seems working, except the screen. I tought: maybe I can replace the monochrome with this screen.. if it's worth a try for repair? The screen stays...

You really throwed them away? Recently or by then? These computers are hard to find, especially in Europe. Therefore they are expensive, even with a broken screen. Yes, I noticed that thread. But it seems too technical for me. I'm also affraid the screen can't be repaired anymore. Thanks for...

Just bought a Compaq Portable 486/66 with a monochrome screen. The computer looks perfect, and so all the hardware inside. Even 32MB of RAM. I took it over from the first owner, he said he hadn't started the computer up anymore for 20 years. I even found the original software on the harddisk...

Hi all, I'm trying to set up two old 5.25" floppydrives. I use a retro floppycable, one HD floppydrive and one DD floppydrive. Please see image with more details. Bios settings are: Floppy drive A: 1,2M, 5.25" Floppy drive B: 360k, 5.25" The drives are not working properly.. I guess it has...

Thanks for your reply. Strange.. then the computer museum is wrong probably.. It says that the mainboard memory can be max 4 MB.. and then the rest up till 20 MB with expansion cards. http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/photos.asp?t=1&c=1065&st=1 You are not confused with the PIII instead of...

I have this item for sale on Ebay. Located in the Netherlands and available for all countries in Europe. http://www.ebay.com/itm/331903501007?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Hi, I have another problem with my compaq portable. I was trying to setting up another hard drive in it. I couldn't find the right SoftPaq to setup my system in a right way. Finally I found the right softpaq, but I couldn't write over the settings. For this reason, a forum member told me that...

Thanks Larry, it seems like I can go further in setup.. However, the software warns me that the version is not compatible to the hardware.. In attached image, you can see the different windows i'll get through. Screen 1: I can now just press enter, and it leads me through screen 2; Screen 2...

Remarkable.. I have the same issue with a monochrome screen of my Portable 486/66. The screen only displays vertical lines, see picture below. I can work with the system by connecting an external monitor to it, so I'm sure my graphics card is fine. I'm still looking for a new screen, but the...

Dear Kyodai, Thank you so much for your kind help! Vielen dank!! I tried SoftPaq 1363 before. After booting, I'll get the message "The SETUP program does not support this machine" :( The set of Compaq disks seem to be a lot more effective.. thanks! But.. After running "Compaq EISA...