I have a 5250 that still works great and woudl like to format the hard drive and install Windows 98 but I have a problem. I need the Start Floopy Disk to do the formate and then the CD ROM to install but the units can not be in at the same time and the unit is not Hot Swapable. Can anyone tell me...

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I am trying to upgrade an older Compaq Deskpro EP/SB Series machine. I have a 500mhz P3 on there and I was wondering how much more I could upgrade as far as a processor goes.

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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...

I am trying to install more memory on my Presario 5009. I have 3 128mb SDRAM 100 memory sticks in the machine now. I purchased a 256mb SDRAM 100 to replace one of the 128 sticks. When I install the 256 stick the computer will not boot, nor recognize the memory. The harddrive starts, but so...

Can Presario 7599 accept a digital output video card ??

I Have an Internal MMC/SD Card reader in SR1520NX Compaq Presario. Each time I put in my sd card into the slot the green light lights up continously if I leave sd card inside.. So when I take it out I should click "safely remove hardware" in system tray to remove the sd card so green light won't...

Hi, I have a Presario 5150 K6-II 350 MHz with a hard disk of 6 Go which i would like to change. Anyone can you say to me what's the maximal size of tha hard disk allowed for this computer with Windows 98 and Windows 2000 please ? Thanks in advance.

Some months back I replaced the failed mobo and PS in my Compaq 5005CL with an MSI mobo and Enermax PS. I was unable to connect the front USB connectors to the mobo because the - presumably unique - Compaq cable did not fit the MSI mobo. I thought I could live with it, but now would like to have...

I know it's there for a reason, but I have my computer in my bedroom, and that power light is simply annoying, especially at night! Maybe if it weren't so bright... Anyway, I have a Compaq Presario SR1020NX, and I was wondering if there was any setting I could change to turn the lights out on...

Machine is old Presario 7599 desktop. Milk was spilled on keyboard while computer was running. Plugged in new keyboard and system was locked up. After powering off and attempting to restart, the Compaq splash screen shows up on the monitor, and a flashing cursor in upper left corner. This stays...

Hi I have an old 4400US with a celeron 1.3; I had previously upgraded it to 512mb RAM & a 250 GB hdd & I was wondering what would be the best option if I want to upgrade the processor as frugaly as possible. I recently saw a combo deal at newegg for a AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 San Diego 2.6GHz Socket...

Remote location. Family member's Presario 5000 just bit the big one. Over the phone, it sounds like the power supply. I've got a couple of ATX power supplies laying around and I drive down there for other reasons periodically. How proprietary is the Compaq unit?

Hi, I'm trying to install Win98 on this system. It currently has no OS. I wondered why my Win 98 boot CD could not install the CD drivers, then discovered that it is because this is a SCSI cd! So I was assured these were the drivers I needed, and loaded them onto the root directory...

Hello New to this Newsgroup so don't know if this is regarded as helpful or "minding other people's business" but there is a warning out about a newsgroup posting going around that poses as a home movie of popstar Michael Jackson but is in fact infected by a malicious Trojan horse. Details at the...

We had a lightning strike nearby the other day, and I lost the sound on my Compaq 6320US. My old Compaq laptop had a system diagnostic program to test the system hardware, but I can't find one on this computer, or on the support website. I'm running XP Pro. Any ideas?

Hi! I need help with a bad hard drive. I have a Compaq Presario that I bought in 1999 (2000??) whose hard drive is failing. It is a model 161494-002. A few months ago I got a message (that pops up when ever I boot) that the hard disk detects drive failure is imminent. I just kept hitting F1...

Hi all, I've got a compaq Armada 1580DMT from my mate recently. But the power lead is missing. Is anyone know what's the DC spec of the input. or can you tell me the equilavent lead that's current on the market. I can see from the back of the laptop, it's a 3-pin type socket. Thanks very much. Od

Now that all the votes are in, looks like a step at a time is in order. 1. Abandon Primary Ide, and Install Promise card. 2. Hook existing drive to Promise primary as master. 3. If everything still works, hook new drive to Promise as slave. If something is wrong at this point, change all to CSEL....