I have just tried to install a PCI based GeForce 5200 into my computer to replace the aging Nvidia Vanta LT but it would not sync properly with my Compaq MV740 17" monitor and kept resetting it. Has anyone else had similar experiences? There seem to be rumours that Compaq equipment is not quite...

There is a sale on a new Celeron equipped Compaq in today's newspaper that interests me. But I have heard that Compaq used to do some pretty non-standard stuff. Is that still true? For example, if either the disk drive or monitor were non-standard I would immediately lose interest in...

What processor came in a 5301? I recieved this computer to run Linux and it came without a processor or ram. I would like to know what processor and maxium speed it will handle. Thanks

I've got a problem sending the video signal out to a tv via svideo connection. I have the cable and my notebook (win XP) has a svideo out. My TV has a svideo in. When i try to send the video signal out, changing xp configurations, the tv flashes just for a second and then it cames black as...

How can I make games run full-screen? I'm using a Armada M700 laptop. In some games you can adjust the resolution higher to use full-screen, but then the game runs slower. - not good.. ex: Soldier of fortune 2, runs fine with 640x480 but does not use the whole screen.. --

My mouse scrool-wheel has stopped working properly. Mouse-over events are ok. But mouse wheel will not affect scrolling as it used to. In OE all I had to do was rest cursor over the different panes and wheel would cause the pane to scroll. Nice. But now I have to grab scrollbar to scroll up or...

My Presario desktop, windows xp, crashed last week. To make a long story short, I had what data wasn't wiped out backed up to disks, then formatted and replaced the operating system with Compaq disks. Now I find that I can't defrag the hard drive and figure I need to get a new one. What do I...

Thanks for reply, it is indeed a Canadian model, but it has an AMD 850mhz not an 800mhz and doesnt have onboard VGA. It has an 8mb nvidia tnt. I am trying to get an Abit Siluro GF2 64MB to work in it but it won't boot. Can't even get to BIOS. The card is good cause I tryied it in 2 other pcs. Any...

How do I enter the bios settings on this system? I was given one from a friend and know nothing about it. Thanks

I've just recently been afflicted with a problem concerning the Compaq FS740 model. I'm as surprised as can be when it happened, as I have no idea how it occurred. I was browsing the internet when the screen just suddenly changed the magnitude of its concavity (the screen took on a concave shape,...

I have a presario 6450nx with XP home edition with all the update from windows update site. I used to be able to use the standby mode but I can`t anymore and I don`t exactly remember when that has started. Everytime I try to put in standby mode, the computer stop for 5 seconds and then restart. I...

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HI!!! I HAVE AN OLD COMPAQ ARMADA 7400 AND I CANT GET THE KEYBOARD OFF TO REPAIR IT ALSO THERE ARE SEVERAL STRIPPED SCREWS THAT I CANT GET OFF??? CAN ANYONE HELP ME I WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE THANK YOU

If you do get the USB connection to work but the phone does not, it could be that the pc's usb type is older than what the camera requires. Just wanted to throw that out.

Hi, My daughter was given the old compaq pc for free, so I decided to upgrade the hard drive for her. I replaced the original 1.2GB, with a 40GB maxtor and then my troubles began! Everytime I try to install win me, the computer hangs at the point after the initial scandisk (black screen - copying...

I have a Compaq Armada E500 (PIII/600mhz/10Gb) with the ATI Rage Mobility graphics chip, running WinXP Prof.. I can't get the (composite) TV-out to work... well it does, but it's only in black and white. Does anyone have any ideas what's going wrong? Have software that i received with the Compaq...

Compaq Presario 5140 Anybody hear of this one. I do a normal shutdown sequence, Start-Shut Down-Wait for Ok-Then press button on front for about 3 seconds. Everything is off, no lights on front panel, computer quiet. Then for no apparent reason it starts up on its own after 30 minutes. I checked...

Looking for a sound driver for a compaq presario 7200/7600 series pc...anyone know of where I can find one..I don't seem to be able to locate...

I am having a LCD problem on my Compaq Presario R3240 laptop. The screen acts as if the lid is shut and is very dark. The desktop can be seen faintly. If you continously tap the lid sensor button (the button that sensons the lid has been shut), the LCD tries to lighten up. Eventually it will...

I posted a message a month ago, asking help with regard to burning CD with the bundled CD burner and Roxio software. The problem was that it took 25 minutes to burn a music CD which seemed slow. Various tips were offered. I burned my first CD since then, and I noticed that there was an option in...