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John Kemp <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:36:38 -0400
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Just speculating, possibly for video????

Does it have onboard video and, if so, how much ram does it require?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Shkabara" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 7:25 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Compaq Presario 2286


> I am trying to locate some specs on the Compaq Presario 2286 computer.
What
> I found so far is that it is a Cyrix 333MHz machine with a 4GB hard drive
> and 32MB RAM. The reported RAM, however, is only 28MB - where did the
other
> 4MB go? Also, I know the Cyrix name and just a bit about it, but how does
> the CPU compare to the Pentium line - what is it equivalent to?
>
> Google search did not get me a spec for the Presario, and www.compaq.com
was
> not responding. Also, what is the hot key to get into the BIOS? I managed
to
> activate it by pressing all the common keys, but I have not determined
which
> specific key it was (alt S, del, ins, etc).
>
> Thank you for any help.
>
> Peter
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