I was installing windows xp on my laptop. The CD gave error and the setup was interuprted and finshed. However the hard disk was formatted. Now i am trying to do new installation with another cd. As soon as the setup starts it gives error that 'Windows didnot found any removable hard disks' and...

When trying to start it, on battery or AC, the blue power on light on the button blinks on and off as does the whirring sound of the fan. Sometimes it does start and eventually freezes up or shuts itself off? I've pulled out each of the memory modules (2 256 modules) one at a time and even switched...

I have a friend who did a dumb-a** thing and bought a Compaq Presario SR1503WM a little over a year ago. He never created the back-up/rescue CD's and now the PC crashed (I believe the registry became corrupted, and I may be able to fix that). However, he called HP/Compaq to order the CD(s). They...

Good morning. I was surfing the net because I have a problem with my Compag Presario 715 US Notebook. The flat flex cable that comes from the keyboard cannot be fixed to its moderboard conexion because a plastic part ( called Clip ? ) is broken. Is there any way to make the conexion without it ?...

I have a Compaq Presario 2100 notebook with built-in HP wireless. I have trouble getting it to lock onto a wireless router at home and the local coffee shop. I also have an older Pentium 233 generic notebook with a PCMCIA wireless adapter that works perfectly at home, so I know the wireless...

When installing WIN 2000 on my Presario I (of course) lost my CD R/W software. The Compaq/HP web site are not wery informative and I wonder if really need to buy commercial software like Easy CD Creator. (That was the software that was pre-installed when I bought the PC) Any ideas on how to get a...

I just got a very nice, maybe never used, Compaq Deskpro 386/20e computer from Ebay. Except for the big scratch on the top that the seller never disclosed it looks great. Even came in original carton and had brand new keyboard and sealed software/documentation! Boy was I surprised however when I...

Postal Lottery: Turn $6 into $60,000 in 90 days, GUARANTEED I found this in a news group and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now and came across a message just like this that said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with...

hi, Culd it be a case of slot is 16-bit and cards are 32-bit? Is there a way to overcome this? exactly ;). And there is no waz to overcome it ;) USB is def. not possible with the LTE 5xxx. Regards,

i am sure some kind soul can assist me. i installed an additional hard drive in my 7118us. i have already formatted to old drive as well. i have now decided that i want to restore the computer to its original state. i have a restore cd but in doing some research i think i may need a recovery cd...

I'm looking for Presario 1200 Maintenance and Repair Manuals. I've looked on the web for them. I can't find them from HP. And I ordered them on Ebay (They never showed up). Can anyone out there direct me to a download site or a reliable supplier? I'd appreciate your help. Thanks Cold_friday

I have a compaq armada m700 with a p III 500 mhz processor Something weird happened the other day--the machine shut down while it was booting up and now it wont start at all. Even though the battery has nearly a full charge, it wont turn on or respond, no matter how many buttons I mash. When I...

Help! Fairly new iomagic CDRW drive NOW not being recognized by XP.... Thanks in advance, tele64

We currently have numerous Compaq/HP R3000 UPS's that I have set up in each rack that are attached to a UPS group controller server via serial cable. The UPS group members are "attached" to the group controller via TCP/IP. When I setup the compaq power agents, they defaulted to a 5 minute...

Does anyone have an old 5240 QuickRestore disk? I've tried ebay to no avail (as of yet)...... thanks.....

Hi I have a Compaq Presario 1600 which is locked on region 1 however most of my dvds are region 2. I have tried DVD Genie but I still cannot change it to region 1. Drive info says it is loked on region 1 and there are no changes left. Any suggestions Ron

When I drag & drop files with Windows Explorer (XP Home) on my new Compaq S4200NX computer (just had it a few days), frequently they go into the wrong folder. It's always one folder above or below the intended folder on the screen. In one case when I dragged a group of files, it transferred...

Well, I've switched it on this morning, and unless I'm mistaken the BIOS defaults I applied seem to have cured things. Touch wood. At any rate, it sounds that if I do have battery trouble I'll be able to do it, once I know what a C2032 looks like, I'm sure there's a pic somewhere online. Thanks...

the drive is toshiba sd-r2102 combo drive. i can't find firmware update on the compaq website. their customer support gave me the link to LG drive firmware update.... idiots! On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 06:46:20 GMT, david wrote: Anyone having this problem? It plays fine in the beginning...

I am trying to help a friend fix his laptop and I need to get the laptop off to get inside. I have removed the hard drive, any accessory cards I could find. I removed the screws inside the bays and all I could find looking at the bottom of the device. It still appears the middle of the keyboard is...