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Help with Old System!! What's the Form Factor??

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bum_jcrules   05-12-2001 at 02:04:45 AM

I have a Compaq Presario 9642 for my church and after adding more FPM memory the machine turned on fine. However the second time it said System Board Error 102. Please help!!!! The Mother board is composed of two pieces. Together they look like an upside-down letter T. Can anyone help me with the board or if not what form factor is it so it can be replaced? Compaq is no help........I need your assistance......Please!!!!!

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Anonymous   05-12-2001 at 02:30:59 AM
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I have no clue what the form factor, but I owned for a long time a Compaq Presario 975CDS (Pentium 75) and it had the same type of mobo (There was 1 piece that had the PCI ISA slots, and Floppy/Hard Drive Controllers, and a slot that another piece plugged into. This piece had SIMM slots, Socket, On-Board Video, Chipset, and about everything else), and the conclusion I drew is that it was a propiarity configuration designed and supported only by Compaq, so unless from Compaq no it probably can't be replaced.

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marneus   05-12-2001 at 03:34:46 AM
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Form factor refers to the shape and size of board... Socket 5&7 boards were usually AT or baby AT form factor(square I think ) ... most current systems are either ATX or Micro ATX form factor(rectangular), like a lot of towers call themselves ATX towers and PSUs are ATX PSUs... this helps to get a good fit...

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marneus   05-12-2001 at 03:39:55 AM
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O h I forgot, what you have is called a Riser board, very common in old desktop systems where space is tight... if it needs fixed then compaq are the best to ask first (I used to do support on similar-type desktop PCs... if a replacement board is needed then it will cost you but Compaq are the most likely to be able to help you... dunno if there are new boards that will fit therefore knowing the form factor helps as it is a standard size (check your manual if you have it, it should at least give you something or Compaq will know as they built it...)

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Crashman   05-12-2001 at 04:36:30 AM
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If it were a standard PC, that would be the LPX form factor, but since it's a Compaq, it is not. It looks similar, but all the dimensions are different, and unique to Compaq.

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