Hello, Machine is Compaq 2570US, P4 XP Pro. Started up other day with error messages from ZA and Palm Hotsync "failed to initialize", then "NAV auto-protect encountering problem and needs to close". That day I had DL'd ZA 5 update, also Live update for NAV. Now I can't access Internet most of the...

Hello, Using my 4/66 as server , I'd like tu remove everything not useful:mouse,keyboard and screen. For mouse and screen , it works , but by removing keyboard , I get an error message. What can I do? -- Emmanuel - http://ebgy.free.fr

all attempts to turn on my 2 1/2 year old Pressario 6010US result only in blinking red led. Replaced lithium ion battery on motherboard (is this the cmos battery?) but still no start. tried different outlets, etc. but no go. problem occurred out of the blue. any suggestions?

I have tried to boot into Windows Me on my 1200 presario laptop without luck. I keep getting the message that the registry can't be found. I tried the recovery CD which came with the laptop, but it don't work as expected. My IBM desktop came with a similar cd, and it works as expected to erase the...

I have a Compaq 1200 laptop computer with Windows ME and the computer works fine, but there is cracks which formed on the outside cover near the hinges. This formed after a year of ownership and the computer was handled carefully. There is another compaq laptop at work which is newer, and...

Compaq Armada 1700 4gb HD I have run scandisk with MS-dos 6.2 and no errors have been found on the HD. I have Fdisked and formated the harddrive, was told to SYS C: it too, but am unable to install Win98, the boot disk loads, it gets to "copying files needed for windows setup". "Please remove...

COMPAQ PRESARIO 5320US 20 or 24 pin PS?

Does anyone know which motherboard is used in this box? And if going from a single stick of RAM (512) to 2 sticks will boost the performance? Other than keeping out of swapspace? Running WinXP-Home. Thanks!

HI I have a 5240 that I would like to upgrade with a low power version of a k6 III . Does anyone one know how to set the CPU voltage on this motherboard ? I have not been able to find and jumpers with lables for CPU voltage. thanks in advance, mpm

Does anyone know how much hard drive space the bios in this puppy can address? The standard disk is 255MB, a bit too small for my needs. I am thinking to put in a 6GB if the bios is up to at least seeing half of it. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I recently inherited a Compaq LTE 5380 laptop (old I know but it does the job I want it for), when I got it, the battery was charged to 100%. Great, lasted the full charge time OK. When I go to charge it now, it says "Battery 6%, Charging" - and doesn't move. The 6% charge doesn't have...

LMAO, I didn't think message forum boards could get confusing but geeze, they should win a prize for theirs. Why don't they have regular forum designs like any other website has that has forums? Whom can you suggest this to over at compaq.com?

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How can I stop the mail and constant hard drive activity? Everytime the Presario 5170, running Windows 98 is booted up, the computer tries to send an email. I can see this activity on my router's log file. No mail programs are running. Nothing is queued to be sent. This began yesterday, (I think,...

Good day, I want to install Win ME on this machine for a friend of mine and found, I think, all the drivers I need (inf, sound, video). The last thing is the 15.4 " WXGA screen which I cannot find any driver for and which I don't know if it will be supported by ME or not. Any help would be greatly...

I am looking for a really quiet PC and am told that the old "compact" EVOs were quiet. Is this true? I believe therewas also a HP or COMPAQ DESKTOP PC that had an EXTERNAL power supply (almost like a notebook) - does anyone know the model name of that one? Thanks. Were there any problems with...

hello, i'm helping a friend buy their first pc and would like to know how compaq rates... as far as reliability, support, service etc. any feedback would be a great help THANKS!

My fan died on the Armada M700. I can't get it to start spinning again and XP reboots every 20 minutes or so. I'm guessing it is doing this because the laptop is getting too hot. I have taken all the screws out of the casing that I can find but I still can't take it apart to expose the...

Has anyone replaced a keyboard on a Presario 1200 laptop? How do I remove the old one? Can anyone point me to an online resource on instructions/schematics on this laptop? Steve

Have a donated computer with a HP 7200 series cd burner installed. I don't have anything in the way of software. Where can I get drivers for it. HPs website is not exactly the forthcoming.