I have a Compaq Presario 5282 Desktop that has a AMD K6-2, 450MHz processor currently installed. I'm trying to upgrade to a faster CPU. I have 384 megs of RAM. What are my options? I'd like to speed it up a couple notches so that I can utilize the computer for a basic audio recording studio. ...

I have a Presario 5300US currently with Intel Celeron 1.1 Ghz. What is the maximum upgrade (Intel) CPU that i can get and what do I have to buy and install? If also would i have to buy a bigger motherboard and power supply? If so what would I have to get? Thanks, cminmich

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

A friend's little used 5301RSH suddenly failed to come on at all. Since it would not fire up, the only thing I could check on the power supply is that it had 5 vdc standby voltage. An ohm meter seemed to indicate that front panel switch was not making contact. I figured out which pins to short...

How do I get this computer to accept a second hard drive? Trying to install a 40GB. Nothing in the BIOS pertaining to harddrives. Does it need to be upgraded? If so, where do I go? Thanks Stan

Very slow to boot, nothing on Control Panel functional (so no diagnostics), suggestions from the group?? System had been unexpectedly shutting down after running ~1 hour - but now doing better (up 5 hours) after removing cover and vacuuming out years of dust. Does this Compaq require "Compaq...

The DiamondMax Plus 8 was free. Would anyone care to share with me the installation procedure for an old Presario 5304? Thanks - Mike

Intermittent vertical "jail bars" occuring when viewing certain web pages. Closing and reopening IE often clears the problem. Any ideas what might be the cause and the fix. I'm keeping this old machine on a home network for basic email and web surfing. Thanks - Mike

Greetings! This one has got me beat. :-) I've got a out-of-the-box Compaq Presario 5340 CA, which differs from the specs on the Compaq page in that it has a GeForce 2 MX video cards (it came with it; don't know why it has a different card listed on the Compaq site). Anyway it has 512 memory and a...

Hi, a friend of mine installed/uninstalled a Dazzle flash card reader in his Presario a while back, and ever since, the DVD drive won't play DVDs. No clue if the two things have anything to do with each other. Audio CDs play fine in the drive, data cds work, but the DVDs go to a black screen and...

I'm helping a friend with his Compaq Presario 5365 running Win98SE on AMD K6-3D Cpu (400MHZ I think). Mobo manufacturer unknown with SIS 530 chipset. Friend reports PC was acting sluggish and sometimes locking up. Says it possibly began after a Windows Update was cancelled in the middle...

Trying to figure out how to remove bad cd rw drive & replace. Support would like me to send to an "Authorized Support Provider" & I'm not interested. How the heck does this case come apart for drive removal/replacement? Thanks!

I just got a presario 5410US 1.3 celeron from my friend, but it does not have a power supply. The motherboard part # is 254552-002, 815E chipset, 20 pin atx connector. I plug the standard atx connector to the board, it can fit. However, i want to make sure it does not fry the board before i turn...

By default I have come to own a Presario 5441. I'm looking to set it up for the kids to use when they visit. It had a bunged up Windows XP Pro installation, so I formated and started over with Windows 2000. Looking to put it on a wireless home network. Specs: CPU: AMD K6-2 472 AFX RAM: 256...

Hi group. I've got a 5441 that has been wiped clean and reloaded with Win98. Restarted it and had the crappy VGA video and no sound. Went to the compaq site and downloaded the video and sound drivers for the system. Installed the video driver, rebooted, and that's now fine. Tried to install the...

I CANT CHANGE THE DISPLAY FROM 16 BIT ON THIS COMPUTER I TRIED EVERYTHING..SYSTEM RESTORE NEW DRIVERS ETC. WHEN I TRY TO UPGRADE WIN 98 FROM WIN ME IT WONT LET ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO. I THINK MY SIS REBOOTED THE WRONG RESTORE IT WAS FOR A 5500 SERIES..IS THIS THE PROBLEM??PLEASE HELP ME...

Bonjour, Je recherche les CD d'installation d'un Presario 5456. Merci à celui qui pourra me les mettre à dispostion. JPaul

Hi, wi got an used Compaq Presario 5540 (written on the front panel). The Board seems to be a Tekram TRM P6PRO A5 V 1.02. We installed Win2k and the software shutdown won´t work. The machine gives a blue screen, does a memory dump and reboots. I would try a Bios update. Do I need a Compaq Bios or...

Hi, I've recently been geetting a strange clicking sound from my 4 year-old Presario (like something switching on and off -- much like the sound you get coming out of standby mode). I'm pretty familiar with the noises it makes, and this is new and ominous. :-) Anyone got any...

hi all, having trouble disabling devices in bios setup.. devices are disabled, ie integrated sound and LAN but when XP loads it is still picking up the devices and installing them the machines exact model is presario 5640AU anyone seen this before?? any tips or resources gratefully rec'd thanks...