Originally Posted by cotir2005

So i get this compaq presario 1200-XL118 from a kid who is going to throw it away and me being a computer geek tells him no i want it to mess around with. It didnt come with a power cord so i had to buy one. That hasnt come in yet and i dont know whats all on this comp. I was messing around with it to see what i could upgrade and such but i couldnt get the case open. I looked all over the net to try to find a manual but cant. i want to see the hard drive but i cant get to it. does anyone know how to get these things open or know of a manual somewhere out there that i can download? any help is greatly appreciated.