<s>
The	O
Compaq	B-Device
Presario	I-Device
1200	I-Device
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
produced	O
between	O
1998	O
and	O
2000	O
by	O
Compaq	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Compaq	B-Device
Presario	I-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
originally	O
noted	O
for	O
their	O
AMD	O
processors	B-Device
,	O
light	O
weight	O
and	O
12-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
screens	I-Device
,	O
while	O
later	O
models	O
included	O
a	O
shift	O
to	O
Intel	O
processors	B-Device
and	O
other	O
changed	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
label	O
of	O
"	O
Compaq	B-Device
Presario	I-Device
1200	I-Device
"	O
includes	O
a	O
vast	O
set	O
of	O
model	O
numbers	O
and	O
revisions	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
totally	O
compatible	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
machines	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
Presario	B-Device
model	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
ranged	O
from	O
3	O
to	O
10	O
GB	O
and	O
ran	O
at	O
a	O
slow	O
3300	O
RPM	O
across	O
the	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screens	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
12.1	O
/	O
13.0inch	O
LCDs	B-Device
yet	O
screen	O
housing	O
varied	O
from	O
model	O
to	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
systems	O
were	O
preinstalled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
original	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Presario	B-Device
1200	O
series	O
ran	O
on	O
AMD	O
K6-2	O
processors	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
quite	O
an	O
adventurous	O
move	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
AMD	O
was	O
very	O
much	O
second	O
place	O
to	O
the	O
dominant	O
market	O
leader	O
Intel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chips	O
were	O
notable	O
for	O
their	O
inclusion	O
of	O
3D-NOW	O
technology	O
,	O
enabling	O
marked	O
performance	O
increases	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
K6	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
Presario	B-Device
1200	O
series	O
notebooks	B-Device
exist	O
with	O
Celeron	B-Device
,	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
II	I-General_Concept
or	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
processors	B-Device
as	O
well	O
,	O
primarily	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
render	O
this	O
generation	O
of	O
Presario	B-Device
1200	O
distinctly	O
incompatible	O
at	O
the	O
component	O
level	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motherboard	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
Socket-370	O
ZIF	O
CPU	B-Device
socket	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
VIA	O
PLE133	O
chipset	O
(	O
comprising	O
the	O
VT8601	O
North	O
Bridge	O
and	O
VT82C686A	O
South	O
Bridge	O
)	O
with	O
graphics	O
provided	O
via	O
the	O
Trident	O
Cyberblade-i1	O
controller	O
(	O
8mb	O
VRAM	O
)	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
VT8601	O
circuitry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
Model	O
named	O
"	O
12XL420	O
"	O
Which	O
has	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
parts	O
from	O
the	O
502	O
and	O
405	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
XL302	O
listed	O
below	O
,	O
This	O
model	O
Has	O
a	O
700mhz	O
Coppermine	O
Celeron	B-Device
in	O
a	O
Socket	O
370	O
,	O
an	O
Askey	O
Modem	O
,	O
CDxDVD-ROM	O
(	O
Labeled	O
as	O
'	O
DVD	O
 '	O
on	O
the	O
lid	O
,	O
System	O
Information	O
lists	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
)	O
,	O
Silver	O
lid	O
(	O
Like	O
the	O
502A	O
)	O
And	O
has	O
a	O
floppy	O
drive	O
,	O
As	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Trident	O
Cyberblade	O
i1	O
GPU	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
XL405A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
interesting	O
thing	O
about	O
this	O
specific	O
model	O
is	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
processors	B-Device
up	O
to	O
1Ghz	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
for	O
Coppermine	O
cores	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
massive	O
heat	O
&	O
battery	O
power	O
draw	O
increase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
equipped	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
XL502A	O
-	O
with	O
the	O
difference	O
of	O
an	O
Celeron	B-Device
processor	O
with	O
600MHz	O
and	O
an	O
AsKey	O
modem	O
in	O
the	O
MiniPCi	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Compaq	B-Device
Presario	I-Device
1220	O
was	O
manufactured	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
Compaq	O
computers	O
that	O
utilized	O
a	O
Cyrix	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAM	B-Architecture
:	O
32MB	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Compaq	B-Device
Presario	I-Device
1230	O
was	O
manufactured	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
had	O
an	O
MMX	O
Intel	O
processor	O
and	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
3D	O
sound	O
"	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
model	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
1245	O
,	O
the	O
1246	O
offered	O
a	O
new	O
processor	O
,	O
bigger	O
HDD	B-Device
,	O
CF	O
card	O
slot	O
and	O
fold-down	O
feet	O
for	O
desktop	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screens	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
cases	O
were	O
highly	O
similar	O
and	O
many	O
components	O
were	O
interchangeable	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
1245	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
inverters	O
,	O
processors	B-Device
and	O
housing	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
technically	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
1245	O
,	O
the	O
1260	O
borrowed	O
its	O
333MHz	O
AMD	O
K6-2	O
processor	O
,	O
64MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
ATI	B-Device
Rage	I-Device
II	I-Device
Graphics	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compaq	B-Device
Presario	I-Device
1200	I-Device
laptops	B-Device
are	O
often	O
found	O
with	O
damaged	O
power	O
jacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presario	B-Device
1200	O
laptops	B-Device
typically	O
have	O
four	O
tiny	O
copper	O
rings	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
motherboard	O
behind	O
the	O
power	O
jack	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
reattach	O
a	O
slightly	O
damaged	O
power	O
jack	O
and	O
repair	O
the	O
failing	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCD	B-Device
Power	O
Inverter	O
cable	O
(	O
which	O
runs	O
through	O
the	O
hinge	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
to	O
the	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
very	O
susceptible	O
to	O
damage	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
strain	O
of	O
bending	O
when	O
closing	O
the	O
lid	O
.	O
</s>
