Hi, I had one come in a couple of years ago and its spec's were:
   Intel 486/33Mhz SX with 212MB HDD formatted size of 202MB
   The built in mobo controller could not support CD Drives over 8x w/o a
seperate card or
       if they did work the transfer rate fell back to 600k (4x).
As far as the case - Rosie's right; it didn't open as expected. I think the
chasis
pulled out of the case from the rear. Good Luck.
-yui
----- Original Message -----
From: Rosie Richter <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: How can I open the case and Can I put a cd drive onthis
computer


> I  helped a friend with her Compaq a couple years ago and I had the same
> problem.   If no one else is able to give you more specific instructions,
I can
> tell you that it does open.   I can't remember exactly how, but I do
remember that
> it opened in a way that I didn't expect.   I think that I  pulled the case
from
> the front or the top rather than pulling out the back as one would do with
a
> "normal" computer.   I remember thinking that it looked like it would pull
out
> from the back but the looks were deceiving.
>
> As for the CD drive, I seem to recall also having a problem with that.
It could
> be that she didn't have a sound card or that it was broken.   I wanted to
test
> some of her by exchanging them with mine.   That's when I learned why
people
> didn't like proprietary machines.   I was so frustrated with that machine
that
> I've refused to work on any more of them.   Good luck on getting the case
open and
> I hope someone else can give you some more positive feedback.
>
> Rosie Richter
>
>
> Mary Elise Zimlich wrote:
>
> > I brought a friends computer home from work to see if I can put a cd
drive
> > in it. She has a Compaq Prolinea 4/33S. It seems to have 36 MB of Ram,
and
> > a 202 MB hard drive, half of which is free. I can't really believe the
size
> > of the hard drive, but that's what it seems to be.
> >
> > My first question is how do I open the case? I have taken all the screws
> > out of the back, expecting something to slide out, but I can't make
heads
> > nor tails of it. I can't find anything on their support site about how
to
> > open it. Does anyone know how to open a Prolinea desktop?
> >
> > My  next question is *if* I can get into the case
> >   will I be able to put a cd drive in this computer and have it do any
> > good? Or
> >   to put it another way- if indeed the hard drive is 202 MB is it worth
> > putting a cd drive in the computer or should she upgrade the hard drive
first?
> > The computer is running Windows 95. No Compaq software.
> > I cannot find the processor info.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mary
> >
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