My battery was good for 45 minutes until I downloaded the compaq power management from the compaq xp drivers site. When I hit the calibrate button the battery started to charge for about 5 minutes then my laptop shut down. Now it only boots on AC. The battery indicator shows a 100% charge but will...

.... I used it almost daily in college. Yesterday, I pulled it out to see if it still works. Heh, I snicker/chucked at its 32 MB of RAM, Windows 95 OSR2, my customized multi-config DOS boot menu, my animated Star Trek LCAR boot loader, my customized animated Windows icons, etc. It is crazy to...

i tried both the retailed vcds and burned vcd cdrs and both stalled when i put the discs in the drive. any firmware to fix it? sam

I have the Compaq 5170. Until yesterday, my sound was working fine. I have checked both the keyboard and onscreen volume controls. The sound is turned on. The sound card shows up in the device manager and says it is working fine. I have rebooted the computer, but that didn't help. I haven't...

I have acquired three Socket 370 motherboards, marked 305 Rev0AS21, also with part numbers 011305-101 and 011306-000. From what I can tell these are the basis for a Deskpro SB (?) machine, but none of them will boot! They have on-board graphics, and a memory card marked "4Mb AIMM 133Mhz CL3" is...

Hi there! I'm trying to add USB WiFi module instead of original W200 multiport module. I bought WiFi with ZD1211B chipset. It's working great when plugged to the normal USB 2.0 port on the side of laptop. When attached to multiport connector, windows reports unknown device :( So, I decided to...

I recently added the 802.11b multiport module to my N600c (Windows XP SP1). I'm using the HP Odyssey client to control the module. The module works fine when WEP is disabled, but I can't get it to work with WEP turned on. I've tried both 64 and 128 bit mode (turning it on and off in my router to...

Hi, I look for test points voltages values for DC-DC converter (part no. 291263-001) for Evo N610c. I would like to test it.

I have a Compaq Evo N610c with SXGA+ resolution. But when I change the resolution to anything less than 1400x1050, say, 1024x768, the display area doesn't occupy the whole laptop screen. Instead it is proportionally smaller. Anyone knows how to make the display area occupy the whole...

Hello, Machine is Compaq 2570US, P4 XP Pro. Started up other day with error messages from ZA and Palm Hotsync "failed to initialize", then "NAV auto-protect encountering problem and needs to close". That day I had DL'd ZA 5 update, also Live update for NAV. Now I can't access Internet most of the...

Hi all, when you plug the power adapter into the laptop, the screen gets brighter, when you remove it dims. This is part of the power conservation settings. On the older M700 laptops, you were able to switch this off using the drivers downloaded from Compaq/HP. The drivers from Compaq/HP for...

Where can I buy a 3 drive (plus the motherboard connect) 40Pin ribbon cable? thanks in advance, tele64

We are a federally chartered charitable nonprofit. We recently turned a donated Presario 2266 into a needed router. We need a backup -- we do K-12 learning tools, see http://www.eLsMath.org If you have a working 2266, we will provide tax deductible letter, some payment if desired, nonprofit...

Hi Guys and Guyesses, I recently had to remove the cover from one of these Compaq SFF computers to instal a pci card but when I put it all back together, the CD tray sticks inside and won't come out to play. Is there some knack to closing the case that I have missed? Many thanks, Steve

Hi, Can anybody send me or help me with finding where to download a repair manual for a 2700 Presario laptop? The links at the Compaq site are broken. Thanks, NL email:

I need a Compaq Presario 5000 Series quick restore disk (windows ME) ..email me at if you have THANKS

I have a Laptop. It's a Compaq Armada 1130T, Pentium 120Mhz and it has an external CD drive called Backpack by Microsolutions. The system needs some drivers to recognize the external CD Drive. Obviously this is an older system. Anyone have any idea where I could find the drivers to make this...

My son has an old computer, a Compaq Presario 4716. We are going to upgrade the memory and also need to upgrade for the games he plays. I have read that many have problems with new cards with this particular model, or updating old Compaq computers in general. Can someone point me in the right...

I need a HD Caddy for 7770DMT laptop. I have the plastic, but not the adapter board or cable or whatever it is that makes the connection. Is this unique to this model? Or can I also look for adapters for other model numbers? Which? In a pinch I could solder in 40 wires. The laptop is pretty...

Hey People, I need help for a compaq 4409CL pc. It's running Win Xp home edition. I can get to the Desktop but there is no taskbar, no icons nothing except the wallpaper. I cannot right click on the desktop. I have tried the restore CD nothing happens. the only way to get to anything is by doing a...