Anyone know the max hard drive size on the Presario 1600 series laptops? Thanks Bob

Guys, I have an old 7360 that I am trying to restore (or possible put Linux on it :). I ordered the 2 CD QuickRestore disks from Compaq, but they don't boot and there wasent a boot floppy in the package. The instructions say to boot into Windows, put in Disk #1, and hit ctrl-alt-delete...

I am trying to get my sisters 700US laptop to turn on. There are no signs of life whatsoever. No lights anywhere, no fans... nothing. The power cord and supply are new and known to work. We do not know about the battery, even though the little window is at 100% on it. How can I get this bugger...

I bought a Compaq Presareo tower computer used and it has Windows ME on it. The problem is it did not come with any of the original disks. Can someone tell me where to get the restore disks? Remove from my email address the no spam. Ted

Does anyone know where to get drivers for this monitor to make it work at least somewhat correctly on a non Compaq Windows XP system? I have gotten one of these and can't seem to find any drivers to make the buttons on the front of it work. Thanks Bill

How do I change the password of a Presario 1270 notebook? I've been pressing F8 during bootup, but it just takes me to the password screen then it boots intomWindows. Thanks, Michael

I got one of these a few months ago, upgraded to a bigger hard drive and more RAM, and am happy with it now. The first one I got was a lemon (the computer), so I took it back and exchanged it. The second one (the computer) was OK, but the monitor konked out within a few days. I sent the...

How the hell do I get into BIOS Setup on a Presario 4712 to change boot order? Tried F1 & F10 and got message saying "no diagnostics partition". Original HD failed so replaced and need to install Win98 from CD. Compaq/HP site no help at all. Googled, but no joy. Thanks for any help! -- Be...

I have 4400US 1.3MHz Celeron Processor. Can I upgrade the speed? -- Jim Nichols "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke

My HD crashed and I lost the restore image.. I have the XP Home Upgrade CD but it needs to read a prior OS to upgrade. This is for a Presario 7110US.. Will I have to buy a Win 98 CD or does Compaq provide restore CDs?

Hi gang, A guy at work has a Compaq Presario (possibly a 2247) and he's looking to upgrade the memory. Will a standard single side 128mb SDRAM do the job or does this use special memory? Ta in advance, SODA

Hi, I have been lucky enough to be given two Compaq Deskpro EN computers for free. I have a few queries re setting them up and wonder if anyone can help. Both were just bare boxes containing only motherboard, CPU (Pentium II 350) and FDD - no RAM or HDD or CD-ROM. I have tried to add RAM and...

I'm helping recover a previously working 5229, circa 1999, with the 5-1/4" 8 gig drive. On POST it now gives an error of Invalid boot device, please replace with valid system disk, press any key to continue. The drive will work fine as a slave on another PC, and all data is intact. The PC will...

My wireless connection is all setup and running like a charm right now. But I have one concern. The fan seems to NEVER shut off! Is this normal? If the fan is constantly running when I'm connected via a wireless connection, isn't it draining my battery faster?

I need to remove the SAVDSK on my Compaq 1200 series laptop. Do I use fdisk? If so will removing logical D: return space to C:? And will data on C: be ok? Should I use a partition program to delete D and give it to C without losing data? Thanks! Also, any problems putting XP on 1200 series Compaq?

Anyone know where to obtain the PCI System Management Bus Driver for the Presario 5BW120? Thanks...Jack Melano

Well I discovered what the problem was, at least I think I did. I had uninstalled WinDVD and decided just to use Windows Media Player to watch DVD's. Since it's only a notebook and I don't have 5.1 or 6.1 speakers connected to it why bother with paying 50 or 60 dollars for high quality DVD...

After almost two weeks after my last post about this junk we have been bought I now realize that I am the only one in the -world- that have this kind of problem with SUBJECT. There is noone out there except us that used this combination of video card and computer because after my last post I...

I have got an old and outdated "Compaq LTE 5100" portable, with Windows 95 PLUS on it. Machine works OK, but when I connect to my printer "HP Deskjet 600" I get nothing out on the printer. When I connect the same printer to an even older "Toshiba" portable I also have, then printing functions as...

I see that Tom's Hardware has released it's annual CPU comparison list. If your wondering how they stack up side by side before you upgrade you might want to check it out. From my perspective the AMDs don't overclock as well as Intel's, but dollars to Mhz, they offer more bang for the buck. --...