Compaq Deskpro EN 300A - First power on and boot up

Watch as this Compaq Deskpro EN C300A powers on and boots up for the first time in over a decade.
More details on this system: serialport.org/pcs/compaq-desk...
The Deskpro EN series was a line of desktop computers produced by Compaq in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were marketed as high-performance business computers and were aimed at the enterprise market. Known for their reliability and durability, they were a popular choice for businesses of all sizes. They also featured a number of security and manageability features, such as remote management capabilities and support for hardware-based security. A solid choice for businesses looking for a dependable desktop computer.
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[@crazycoollady]

Your narration is wonderful. I will always have a soft spot for Windows 98.

[@markpriceful]

Windows 98 is not bad, I think the point is that it wasn't original to this computer.

[@PopeCromwell]

The 90s Compaqs were cool.

[@TDGalea]

God I miss the sound of old HDD motors. I need to get myself an old machine like this for... reasons.

[@aaronfitzgerald9109]

That's a Maxtor HDD, it has a peculiar "metallic" wirring sound

[@austinstitzel]

Love that computer

[@crazycoollady]

I do, too.

[@slasheffecttech]

great video

[@MichaelComputerBoy]

Nice Computer

[@kasimirdenhertog3516]

Nice avatar 😉

[@freshgino]

I’d say that booted relatively fast… I mean remember how long xp, vista and 7 took to boot up?

[@oddsmack1972]

My *81 YO father thought computers had gears in them from the sound old hard drives made.

[@SamOlds2999]

love win 95/98/nt4

[@theserialport]

we do too! planning to load NT 4.0 Workstation on this desktop, and have it join a domain from another NT 4.0 Server

[@SamOlds2999]

@@theserialport put a nt4 server computer vid up

[@PatientXero607]

Sounds like it has a Quantum Fireball. The drive bearings are quite noisy, so that's my guess.

[@viennatech]

I was going to say Maxstor but when it was still Connor 😂

[@PatientXero607]

@@viennatech Connor was Seagate, no relation to Maxtor.

[@aaronfitzgerald9109]

I can hear that thinks Maxtor HDD 🤣

[@SamOlds2999]

4th sub and like

[@austinstitzel]

I'm gonna guess that you are a Libra

[@jjohnson71958]

stand the cpu upwrite w stands