Compaq Presario 1622

– Damn Small Linux : failure
– Knoppix : failure
– Ubuntu : failure

After Ubuntu couldn’t even access the floppy drive, I got suspicious. Re-loaded Windows, and got the same exact memory error that started all of this off. So, this all points to a slow, but sure, motherboard failure.

Kinda like my desktop.

Anyway, I’ll be parting it out. Old laptop RAM, the battery, the PC cards, and the chassis/motherboard/screen/wossname for parts. eBay, unless I get a local offer. Anybody interested? ;)

Compaq Presario from Work

I don’t have it in front of me, or I would have posted the model number.

Due to errors on the hard drive, the Windows XP partition could not be re-sized. So, I wiped the whole thing, created a 15 gig partition for each OS, and easily loaded Windows XP and Ubuntu. Ran a file-checker in each OS to mark off the bad sectors of each partition.

It’s all packed up and ready to be given back to Tom. Yay for field laptop!

iBook
– Wallpaper : procured
– USB mouse : procured and installed
– USB Hub : procured and installed
– Printer : switched over to USB, connected to USB hub, and installed.
– Scanner : Tossed the old parallel port Mustek in the trash. It was dead, and I had the ninepence. Anyway, connected the new HP ScanJet 3500c (thanks to Jody, the mother in law, for that xmas gift!) through the USB hub, and it installed smoothly.

To Do
– eBay off the 11 year old Presario’s parts.
– Gut the old desktop and eBay the extra sound card and RAM.
– Procure internal-to-external conversion kits. I want to turn both 30GB hard drives and the CD-R/W to firewire, and connect them to the iBook that way.
– Figure out what in the blazes is wrong with this wireless/wired combo router from Netgear, and get that installed.

Crap. I did not intend to type this much. I’ve gotten some writing done today, but I’ll wait to update on that. Sleep calls.