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Armada 4210 - Power on Password by Pham
Never heard of a password being stored on a clock chip before. Have you tried the reset jumper? It's usually the only jumper right next to the mainboard battery. Another thing to try is removing the mainboard completely from the power supply and remove the mainboard battery. Leave both out for at...
January 12th 04 10:50 AM
by LWI Go to last post
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DVD+R drive by Tim923
Can a DVD+R/DVD+-RW drive read a DVD-R disk? - http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8adrh/news.html (profile) --Tim923 My email is valid.
November 2nd 04 10:47 PM
by Russell W. Barnes Go to last post
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o/s upgrade from me to xp profesional on presario 5000 by bob brozewicz
hi all, has anyone ever upgraded a presario 5000 from me to xp professional that can give me some pointer to make it go smoothly. from what i have read so far, it appears to not go very smoothly at all. the system has the following equipment installed. - amd athlon 1.1 ghz processor - compaq...
December 24th 04 12:48 AM
by doS Go to last post
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Restoring an older HP PC by Ben Myers
AFAIK, Compaq Presarios do not come with a restore CD, altho some computers with CD burners do give you the option to burn a restore CD or a Windows XP Home CD from data stored in a hidden partition on the drive. I've cross-posted your inquiry to an older pre-HPaq Compaq-specific newsgroup where...
January 6th 05 02:26 PM
by David Kinsell Go to last post
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desperately need re-format help by Puzzled
My Compaq Presario 5106 is infected with a vx2 virus that absolutely refuses to be removed and I guess the only option left, after two weeks of trying to clean out the computer, is to re-format the hdd, then re-install everything. But when I went to use the Restore cd, the screen went red and...
January 13th 05 08:10 PM
by Nicholas D Richards Go to last post
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hard drive running hot, so needs a fan by Tom Scales
"skydiver" wrote in message ... According to the Everest utility, one of my hard drives is running hot, about 51 degrees C. That's still within specs which give 55 degrees max, but this is wintertime and it's pretty cool...
February 2nd 05 02:29 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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partitioning harddrive during restore by Brian Gotjunk
I recently joined a firm and decided to do a complete system restore on the computer I will be using. It is an HP Pavilion with XP. What I want to do is create some partitions, but the HP System recovery cd set does not give me the option during recovery to create the partitions. Is there a way...
March 30th 05 05:21 AM
by Brian Gotjunk Go to last post
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Replaced HD in Compaq 5000/5SPXE1 by [email protected]
The original hard drive on this machine crapped out. I replaced the hard drive and then ran the QuickRestore program which ran to completion. However, once all 3 of the disks have been run through and it kicks out the last to do the reboot, the machine still does not work. It comes up with...
May 8th 05 11:16 PM
by thefriend Go to last post
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Installing RAM Help by Von Fourche
I currently have a five year old Compaq computer running Windows ME with 128mb or ram. More and more my computer is crashing. The max ram I can install is 512. Ok, here is my problem. I have not opened up the case at all for the last five years until today. I had no need to open it up plus I...
July 10th 05 09:36 PM
by McSpreader Go to last post
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Reformat C Drive on Compaq Presario SR1012NX ??? by digby
I have a new Compaq Presario SR1012NX. I'd like to reformat the C drive so that the only software on the computer is the XP System, and reinstall my own software. Is it possible to do this? I can find any format commands on this computer that don't use the Compaq software recovery stuff. I have...
September 11th 04 07:29 PM
by HH Go to last post
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Presario 5352 freezes when a DVD is inserted. by Tyler
Hi, a friend of mine installed/uninstalled a Dazzle flash card reader in his Presario a while back, and ever since, the DVD drive won't play DVDs. No clue if the two things have anything to do with each other. Audio CDs play fine in the drive, data cds work, but the DVDs go to a black screen and...
August 3rd 04 11:11 AM
by HH Go to last post
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Prolinea setup by Emmanuel
Morning' On wich I have to push and when , to get setup on my prolinea 4/66 ? Which HD Type in the setup I have to declare for getting my cdrom drive ? -- Emmanuel - http://ebgy.free.fr
January 19th 04 10:47 PM
by DEJ57 Go to last post
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Compaq 5000 Series - Price Check by Nomad
Is $300 (Cdn) too much to pay for the following PC? 750 MHz AMD® Duron T Processor 64 MB 100 MHz SyncDRAM 30.0 GB 2 UltraDMA Hard Drive 40X Max CD-ROM Drive 3 nVIDIA T TNT2 T Vanta LT Graphics Card with 8 MB video memory I realise it's a tad old now, but is it a fairly good price for (what...
January 27th 04 11:12 AM
by Tom Scales Go to last post
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Support Hell by Eric Gould
About six weeks ago I shipped off my Presario 1700T laptop for repair. The hard drive had some mechanical problems and the battery was dead. Both should have been covered under my extended three year warranty. Just last week, I finally got confirmation that my laptop was received. Their...
January 29th 04 04:00 PM
by Eric Gould Go to last post
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quick restore software by Mag
Does anyone know the codes onthe quick software for the presario 5000 Used quick after replacing HD i get to a list of software loads but unsure which is correct for 5330 us. out of warranty.
February 23rd 04 09:28 PM
by Mort64 Go to last post
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S6020WM versus S4020WM (at Walmart) by Euclid
I bought a Compaq Presario S4020WM at Walmart last summer for $495, complete with a 17" monitor. It has an AMD XP 2400+ processor at 2.0GHz. I had to put in more RAM to make it work right, but it's a good machine. They're currently selling the Compaq Presario S6020WM at Walmart for $495 with a...
February 28th 04 09:52 PM
by HH Go to last post
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4220t armada worth ? by [email protected]
Hi, I really don't know a whole lot about use prices for laptops, I have a chance to get a 4220t Armada with a be that holds the cd-rom and battery with JLB speakers, bateries are ion-lithium, screen is tft ad looks good, ram is maxed out at 96mb, floppy drive, a mini marble size tracking ball has...
May 2nd 04 11:29 AM
by Tom Scales Go to last post
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Compaq Presario 1275 by Mike Hunt
I got a Presario 1275 from a family member. Didn't get the restore cd with it. I reformatted and loaded up a copy of win 98se. I runs really well except for the video. Using the drivers on the 98se cd can only get 640x480. I suspect the video driver I need is on the restore cd. Anyone know where I...
September 29th 04 11:49 AM
by HH Go to last post
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DOS Soundcard Drivers for Presario 5360? by Tim
Hello, If anyone can point me towards a way to run some kind of DOS drivers for my soundcard (I have just the on-board card which came with the Presario 5360). I have tried using generic Soundblaster drivers, but it says it cannot find the soundcard. I assume it is an ESS Solo 1938 like the...
August 28th 04 01:28 PM
by Tim Go to last post
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Upgrade Hard Drive Questions by MaadDog
I am a MAC user that also uses and owns a couple of PC's. I would like to upgrade my Hard Drive in one of my PC's from 80GB to 400GB. I have the Hard Drive. On a MAC I know exactly how to Clone my HD to the new drive. On a MAC I use SuperDupe to move all my stuff from one drive to another. IT...
November 12th 05 09:10 AM
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