Compaq Presario 1692

158848-001 (system board, per service parts catalog) · 1999–1999 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: AMD K6-2, 433 MHz (Socket 7 / Super Socket 7), system board with 512 KB L2 cache. Multiple resellers and archived listings agree on this bin for the 1692 specifically; Compaq's own QuickSpecs-equivalent for this exact SKU was not located, so treat the clock speed as well corroborated third-party data rather than a primary manufacturer spec sheet.
Ram: max: 192 MB PC66 SDRAM, per the shared 1999 Presario 1600 series service documentation. Not separately confirmed for the 1692 SKU, but the whole series used one common motherboard design. · base: 64 MB PC66 SDRAM (single memory slot, as used across the 1999 Presario 1600 series)
Ports: USB 1.1 x1 · PCMCIA/CardBus slot · VGA out (supports up to 1280x1024 external) · Parallel · Serial · PS/2 · Dock connector · 56K data/fax modem (RJ-11, internal)
Battery: Lithium-ion main battery pack, plus a CR1220 lithium coin cell for CMOS/RTC backup, per the shared 1600 series service manual. Exact cell count and Wh rating are not documented for this SKU.
Display: 12.1" 800x600 TFT active matrix. The wider 1999 Presario 1600 series also offered 13.3" and 14.1" 1024x768 active matrix panels on other SKUs (the sibling 1694, for example, shipped with the 14.1" panel); the 12.1" figure is what's specifically and repeatedly documented for the 1692.
Storage: base: 6 GB 2.5" IDE hard drive · options: 3.2 GB, 4.3 GB and 4.8 GB 2.5" IDE HDD (other configurations within the 1999 Presario 1600 series) · 4x DVD-ROM drive in the modular bay
Weight: 3.4 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 98 Second Edition (owners of similar 1600 series units report unofficial Windows 2000 installs with limited driver support; not documented specifically for the 1692) · shipped: Windows 98

Upgrade paths

RAM

192 MB PC66 SDRAM in the single memory slot · Single proprietary SO-DIMM style slot per the 1600 series service manual; period PC66 modules are scarce today, which makes sourcing harder than the swap itself.

MODERATE

storage

Any 2.5" IDE hard drive within period BIOS capacity limits (users report drives up to a few GB working reliably; large modern IDE-to-CF or IDE-to-SD adapters are a common community workaround) · Standard 2.5" IDE drive bay, straightforward swap for the era.

EASY

CPU

Locked to the AMD K6-2 shipped in this system board revision · Socket 7 is technically a socketed CPU, but no documented community reports exist of owners re-chipping this specific system board to a faster K6-2/K6-III part.

LOCKED

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