Very nice Deskpro! Aside from the occasional shorted capacitor, these old Deskpros don’t usually have many issues. They’re built to an extremely high standard. The most major issue I’ve ever had is with one of my 8086s, where the bridge rectifier shorted in the power supply for some reason. It was simple to replace though, and the machine was back up and running in no time.
Thanks. This one has since been upgraded with a VGA card since I didn't want to pay for a CGA monitor, and as you might've guessed from my other video with this system, it's got a Seagate ST-225 that I intend to replace with the aforementioned MiniScribe if it works. This really is a rocksolid system, and just as heavy.
@@redleader6442 Yes, these are incredibly heavy! Even heavier than an IBM PC or XT, which is insane. When I first got one and unpacked it, I truly could not believe how heavy it was, even with hardly any expansions. One you add a hard drive and stuff, it just gets heavier! I wish you luck with the Miniscribe drive. Those old 10MB full height drives are usually pretty dependable from my experience.
@@80sCompaqPC Here's hoping, and I think the extra weight has something to do with the more powerful PSU and the vibration-dampening drive cage. More stuff, more weight.
@@redleader6442 Yes, that and the case is physically larger than a PC or XT too in every dimension. The shock mounted drive cage is a really clever design. That’s the kind of quality and engineering you just don’t see any more, as most computers are just throw away items nowadays.
Very nice Deskpro! Aside from the occasional shorted capacitor, these old Deskpros don’t usually have many issues. They’re built to an extremely high standard. The most major issue I’ve ever had is with one of my 8086s, where the bridge rectifier shorted in the power supply for some reason. It was simple to replace though, and the machine was back up and running in no time.
Thanks. This one has since been upgraded with a VGA card since I didn't want to pay for a CGA monitor, and as you might've guessed from my other video with this system, it's got a Seagate ST-225 that I intend to replace with the aforementioned MiniScribe if it works. This really is a rocksolid system, and just as heavy.
@@redleader6442 Yes, these are incredibly heavy! Even heavier than an IBM PC or XT, which is insane. When I first got one and unpacked it, I truly could not believe how heavy it was, even with hardly any expansions. One you add a hard drive and stuff, it just gets heavier!
I wish you luck with the Miniscribe drive. Those old 10MB full height drives are usually pretty dependable from my experience.
@@80sCompaqPC Here's hoping, and I think the extra weight has something to do with the more powerful PSU and the vibration-dampening drive cage. More stuff, more weight.
@@redleader6442 Yes, that and the case is physically larger than a PC or XT too in every dimension. The shock mounted drive cage is a really clever design. That’s the kind of quality and engineering you just don’t see any more, as most computers are just throw away items nowadays.
@@80sCompaqPC I have never seen an IBM PC or XT in person, so I was unaware of the differences in dimension. Fascinating.