Retro Hardware Database
Packard Bell at its mid-nineties height, when it was the biggest name in retail PC sales and almost unknown to anybody who bought direct: a Pentium on an LPX board with the graphics, the sound and the CD-ROM already fitted, so the carton held the whole computer. Assembled in France for the European market. Ordinary then and uncommon now — they were bought to be used up, and nobody thought to keep one.
| Manufacturer | Packard Bell |
|---|---|
| Model | Executive MM 923 D |
| Year | 1996 |
| Serial | 3469161197 |
| Form factor | proprietary |
| Chassis | slimline desktop |
| CPU | Intel Pentium-100 |
| Installed RAM | 2× 4MiB 72-pin, 2× 16MiB 72-pin (40 MiB) |
| OS | Windows 98 |
| Condition | Working |
| Source | TME Matt |
| Acquired | 2026-09-05 |
| Notes | CPU configured as 66MHz * 1.5. |
| Catalogue model | Executive MM 923 D — Packard Bell, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe |
Part of Packard Bell Executive MM 923 D
| ✓ | Replace the CPU overdrive board with the spare Pentium 100 — the overdrive board's voltage regulator has failed | 2026-09-06 |
| ✓ | Fit a heatsink to the Pentium 100 | 2026-09-06 |
| ✓ | Replace the CMOS battery — POST reports it failed and the time and date are not set | 2026-09-13 |
| ✓ | Check the keyboard — POST reports none detected | 2026-09-13 |
| ✓ | Read the board name off the motherboard and record it as the board revision | 2026-09-13 |
| ✓ | Clean the machine up | 2026-09-13 |
No files for this one yet.
| 2026-09-14 |
reverted a tuned photo
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| 2026-09-14 |
tuned a photo
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| 2026-09-10 |
note Overdrive removed, Pentium 100 installed.
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| 2026-09-10 |
added 11 photo(s)
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| 2026-09-10 |
note Finally working. Replaced Aztech sound card with PicoGUS.
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| 2026-09-10 |
linked part RH-0135
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| 2026-09-09 |
added 1 photo(s)
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| 2026-09-06 |
linked part RH-0107
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| 2026-09-06 |
board detached as RH-TKTH, and linked back in
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| 2026-09-06 |
linked part RH-R1KQ
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| 2026-09-06 |
linked part RH-0146
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| 2026-09-06 |
notes: (empty) → CPU configured as 66MHz * 1.5.
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| 2026-09-06 |
added 1 photo(s)
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| 2026-09-06 |
note battery fitted
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| 2026-09-06 |
linked part RH-UXWM
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| 2026-09-06 |
linked part RH-4AC2
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| 2026-09-06 |
created
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