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Compaq Deskpro EN

1998–2001 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Pentium II or Pentium III (Socket 370 Celeron on later revisions), 300 MHz to 933 MHz depending on configuration
Gpu: ATI Rage Pro Turbo or S3 Trio integrated graphics depending on chassis revision
Ram: max: 512 MB SDRAM across three DIMM slots · base: 128 MB SDRAM
Ports: Serial x2 · Parallel · PS/2 keyboard · PS/2 mouse · USB x2 (later revisions) · VGA out
Display: Sold as a system unit, no integrated display; offered in minitower, desktop, and small form factor (SFF) chassis
Storage: base: 6.4 GB to 10 GB IDE hard drive depending on configuration · options: CD-ROM drive · Zip 100 drive
Os Support: latest: Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 on later Pentium III revisions · shipped: Windows 95 or Windows 98, business configurations often shipped Windows NT 4.0
Release Price: $900 to $1,500 depending on configuration and chassis

Variants

Revisions

Deskpro EN SFFSmall form factor chassis aimed at corporate desk deployments

Deskpro EN MinitowerStandard tower chassis with more drive bays and expansion slots

Upgrade paths

RAM

512 MB SDRAM via the board's three DIMM slots · Standard SDRAM DIMMs on the Intel 440BX chipset, generous for a business desktop of its era.

~$30 per 128 MB DIMM at the time

EASY

storage

Any standard IDE hard drive the BIOS could address · Standard IDE interface, though the SFF chassis used a more compact drive cage than the minitower.

~$100 for a period replacement IDE drive

EASY

CPU

Socket 370 upgrade within the same Celeron/Pentium III generation, chipset permitting · The Intel 440BX board supported a range of Socket 370 CPUs, but BIOS support varied by production run.

~$100 to ~$200 for a period Pentium III chip

MODERATE