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Compaq Presario 5000

2000–2002 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Celeron or Pentium III, 1.0 GHz to 1.2 GHz depending on configuration
Gpu: Intel 810E integrated graphics, 8 MB shared system memory
Ram: max: 256 MB (shared with onboard video on Intel 810E based configurations) · base: 128 MB
Ports: USB x2 · Serial · Parallel · PS/2 keyboard · PS/2 mouse · VGA out · Line out / mic
Display: Sold as a system unit, bundled with a 15" or 17" CRT monitor, no integrated display
Storage: base: 37 GB hard drive · options: CD-RW drive · DVD-ROM drive
Os Support: latest: Windows XP · shipped: Windows 98 Second Edition, later units shipped Windows Me and Windows XP
Release Price: $1,302 (5000T configuration with 17" monitor)

Variants

Revisions

Presario 5000USUS retail configuration, Celeron based entry model

Presario 5000TValue configuration with 17" monitor bundle

Upgrade paths

RAM

256 MB via PC100/PC133 SDRAM DIMMs on the Intel 810E board · Standard DIMM slots, though total capacity was capped low by the entry-level 810E chipset.

~$40 per 128 MB DIMM at the time

EASY

storage

Any standard IDE hard drive the BIOS could address · Standard IDE interface and drive bay, straightforward swap for the era.

~$100 for a period replacement IDE drive

EASY

GPU

PCI graphics card upgrade, since the integrated 810E graphics were not removable · A PCI slot was available for a add-in card, though the onboard 810E graphics remained active unless disabled in BIOS.

~$50 to ~$100 for a period PCI card

EASY