Retro Computing Grotto

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How To... Replace The CMOS Battery On A Compaq Armada 1700/1750 Laptop

Changing the RTC/CMOS battery on a Compaq Armada 1700/1750 is really quite easy as all you need …

1997

Intel Spaceman Cleanroom Plush Figures 1997

Look what arrived in the post today!  Over 22 years old and still in fairly good nick :)

Aluminium Foil Tape

How To... Replace The CMOS Battery On A Compaq Evo N410c Laptop

Changing the CMOS/RTC battery on the Compaq Evo N410c involves removing the keyboard and the wri…

Compaq

Compaq TC1000 Tablet and Windows XP Tablet Edition DVD 2005

Two separate deliveries ordered at different times both turned up today and they 100% complement…

Error Checking

How To... Scan A Hard Disk Drive For Errors

Although you can use Windows utilities such as scandisk, chkdsk or error checking (depending on …

Hard Disk Drives

Scanning 21 IDE Hard Disks For Errors

Today I have spent most of the day watching Doctor Who with Martha Jones as the companion whilst…