compaq 1700

Recently purchased a Compaq 1700 Presario laptop used. When went to Compaq
site to look up information on unit since came without books etc. there are
multiple models listed. Unit has a 900 MHz Pentium III processor and win
98se running with 256 of ram and a 6 gig hd cannot read model or sn on tag
on bottom. does anyone have any suggestions thanks
Eddie

I see no models of any 1700 series that match those specs. Closest are some
of the lower number 17XL series. Try running Compaq Diags for Windows from
Control Panel. You should see the serial number there. The S/N has a
4-letter config code in the middle. Post that and I can find your original
model number.
HH

"eddie" wrote in message
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Recently purchased a Compaq 1700 Presario laptop used. When went to
Compaq
site to look up information on unit since came without books etc. there
are
multiple models listed. Unit has a 900 MHz Pentium III processor and win
98se running with 256 of ram and a 6 gig hd cannot read model or sn on tag
on bottom. does anyone have any suggestions thanks
Eddie

serial number as follows on system did make one mistake this is a 500 MHz
pIII not 900
sn 5y05fhr5v939
thanks for the help
Eddie

"HH" wrote in message
. net...
I see no models of any 1700 series that match those specs. Closest are
some
of the lower number 17XL series. Try running Compaq Diags for Windows from
Control Panel. You should see the serial number there. The S/N has a
4-letter config code in the middle. Post that and I can find your original
model number.
HH

"eddie" wrote in message
...
Recently purchased a Compaq 1700 Presario laptop used. When went to
Compaq
site to look up information on unit since came without books etc. there
are
multiple models listed. Unit has a 900 MHz Pentium III processor and win
98se running with 256 of ram and a 6 gig hd cannot read model or sn on
tag
on bottom. does anyone have any suggestions thanks
Eddie

Looks like you have a 17XL260 that the original owner upgraded mrmory from
64 to 256MB.
A Maintenance & Service Guide can be found he

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/athome/sup...00XL/index.pdf

You must have Adobe Acrobat reader installed to view it.

Docs and info are he

http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search...&lang=en&cc=us

Drivers/software are here

http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search...&lang=en&cc=us

Hope the info helps
HH



"eddie" wrote in message
...
serial number as follows on system did make one mistake this is a 500 MHz
pIII not 900
sn 5y05fhr5v939
thanks for the help
Eddie

"HH" wrote in message
. net...
I see no models of any 1700 series that match those specs. Closest are
some
of the lower number 17XL series. Try running Compaq Diags for Windows
from
Control Panel. You should see the serial number there. The S/N has a
4-letter config code in the middle. Post that and I can find your
original
model number.
HH

"eddie" wrote in message
...
Recently purchased a Compaq 1700 Presario laptop used. When went to
Compaq
site to look up information on unit since came without books etc.
there
are
multiple models listed. Unit has a 900 MHz Pentium III processor and
win
98se running with 256 of ram and a 6 gig hd cannot read model or sn on
tag
on bottom. does anyone have any suggestions thanks
Eddie

thanks for the info
Eddie

"HH" wrote in message
. net...
Looks like you have a 17XL260 that the original owner upgraded mrmory from
64 to 256MB.
A Maintenance & Service Guide can be found he

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/athome/sup...00XL/index.pdf

You must have Adobe Acrobat reader installed to view it.

Docs and info are he


http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search...ype=compaqpres
95334&submit.y=9&submit.x=4&lang=en&cc=us

Drivers/software are here


http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search...n&pagetype=sof
tware&prodId=compaqpres95334&sw_lang=en&submit.y=6 &submit.x=9&lang=en&cc=us

Hope the info helps
HH



"eddie" wrote in message
...
serial number as follows on system did make one mistake this is a 500
MHz
pIII not 900
sn 5y05fhr5v939
thanks for the help
Eddie

"HH" wrote in message
. net...
I see no models of any 1700 series that match those specs. Closest are
some
of the lower number 17XL series. Try running Compaq Diags for Windows
from
Control Panel. You should see the serial number there. The S/N has a
4-letter config code in the middle. Post that and I can find your
original
model number.
HH

"eddie" wrote in message
...
Recently purchased a Compaq 1700 Presario laptop used. When went to
Compaq
site to look up information on unit since came without books etc.
there
are
multiple models listed. Unit has a 900 MHz Pentium III processor and
win
98se running with 256 of ram and a 6 gig hd cannot read model or sn
on
tag
on bottom. does anyone have any suggestions thanks
Eddie