====== Compaq EVO N600C ====== Very nice and portable machine, fast and ergonomic, the screen bezels are so small for that time. Dos programs run in full screen stretched, without any cube in the middle of screen. There are three disadvantages, battery does not hold, ssd sometimes freezes the whole system and there are no wifi. CPU: Intel Pentium III Mobile 1066mhz (Codename: Tualatin, Instruction set: x86, MMX, SSE, L2: 512KB, 133 FSB) RAM: 256MB PC133 SDRAM Max 1GB VGA: 16mb ATI Mobility Radeon Compaq AGP 4x (Internal DAC 166Mhz) 1024x768 TFT LCD Panel Audio: ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM) HDD: 60GB PATA-100 SSD CD-ROM: Yes Touchpad type: touchpad Lan: Intel PRO/100 VE Network adapter Wifi: None USB Ports: 2x v1.1 irDA: yes DC: 18.5V 2.7A (universal charger compatible) Battery: present, does not hold the charge OS: Windows 98 Second Edition {{::compaq_n600c_img_8964.jpeg?400|}} {{::img_5778.jpeg?400|}} {{::img_5854.jpeg?400|}} {{::img_5762.jpeg?400|}} {{::img_5947.jpeg?400|}} {{::img_5945.jpeg?400|}} {{::img_5948.jpeg?400|}} {{::img_5761.jpeg?400|}} {{::nc600c_iimg_7837.jpeg?400|}}{{::nc600c_iimg_7840.jpeg?400|}}{{::nc600c_iimg_7841.jpeg?400|}}{{::nc600c_iimg_7836.jpeg?400|}}{{::nc600c_iimg_7835.jpeg?400|}}{{::nc600c_iimg_7839.jpeg?400|}}{{::nc600c_img_7830.jpeg?400|}}{{::nc600c_iimg_7838.jpeg?400|}} ====== History ====== * 2022.06.25 02:39 AM Bought it from alegro.pl for €21.35 ====== CMOS (BIOS) Battery Replacement ====== * [[CR-2016]] battery * [[https://youtu.be/jaOWAs9HrIo?t=115|Video how to remove and replace the battery]] You can use this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOpPH3Be_Ig|practice]] when soldering CMOS batteries. Or you can use this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DdAZrTZjEM|practice]] to use it without any soldering. {{::compaq_evo_n600c_battery.jpeg?400|}} ====== Drivers ====== * [[https://ftp.zx.net.nz/pub/archive/ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/allfiles.txt|Compaq FTP archive (drivers)]] ====== Dissasembly ====== * [[https://www.manualslib.com/manual/273381/Compaq-Evo-N600c.html?page=79#manual|Disassembly in official manual]] ====== Battery Rebuild ====== There have been rumors that the logic board of the battery have been damaged, one thing i've found damaged was flexible cable, so i have to solder additional cable to make a fix. After battery have been rebuilt, the rumor that battery logic board is damaged was confirmed. Battery builtin button and leds do not indicate any signs of life and after inserted into computer it was detected as dead battery, with no charging or discharging capabilities. I will later do some research on it, but for now i have no spare time left to do this. {{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_1.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_2.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_3.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_4.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_5.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_6.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_7.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_8.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_9.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_10.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_11.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_12.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_13.jpeg?400|}}{{::n600c_battery_rebuilt_14.jpeg?400|}} ====== SoundCard in DOS ====== You can watch video how to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6JE90COLJo|setup here]]. * Download files from [[https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=878712#p878712|here]] as post attachement * Unpack files to **C:\** * Boot to **dos command prompt** * Run **essinit.bat** Set the game settings: Sound Blaster or Sound Blaster 2 Port Address 220 IRQ 5 DMA Channel 1 Sound FX To Mix 6