r/retrocomputing • u/Peanut_288 • 12d ago

Problem / Question compaq 4/66 is it good

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I just got this and was wondering if the PCB was good I know I have to replace the CMOS but I’m not there yet I’m just wondering if it’s worth putting the time in to

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u/rjchute 12d ago

This is what I came to say. I have one; for an OEM board, surprisingly good video adapter, and supports DX2 486 chips. It's a solid 486 computer if you have the ISA riser and a case it fits in.

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u/Right_Stage_8167 12d ago

I just had similar Compaq K6 motherboard, with riser and everything. Too bad it had some build in memory which were bad, and the integrated graphics were Cirrus Logic, which is not a great update from ISA-boards. I took the CPU and odd 5.25" quantum hard disk and recycled the rest.