Quite a few people are having this problem from the looks of the user groups on Compaqs support forums. I have a 1200-XL110 with Windows 98SE. It is about 3 yrs old. Haven't really used it that much. Last fall, it wouldn't boot up from either the battery or the AC power cord. The power cord...

Hi, When I try to boot my Compaq 4840 I get the following "Fan Not Present - System Halted" How would I disable this check or bypass it? I have a fan that runs through the HDD power that connected to my massive heat shink. I am running a PII 266MHz. Thanks, Isaiah

Dear all, I am attempting to recover a compaq armada 1500c (c366/t/4000/d/0/2) from a very nasty crash where it believes the harddisk is non-system. I've looked at the disk with various tools (Trinity Recovery is excellent by the way) ans it seems the partition table is very confused. I understand...

Compaq Presario 1692 I believe is the model (I know it's old LOL)

My Compaq laptop isn't getting a picture. I had someone work on it and they determined that the LCD ribbon cable is the problem...however, I can't seem to find one anywhere!!! Can anyone give me an idea as to where I could find something like this? (Somewhere in Canada would be best) The laptop...

I've got a Compaq Evo desktop sat on my desk at work which is crying out for more memory to make it work properly (1.8GHZ P4, Windows 2000, ... 128MB) but our IT department, like most in my experience, live in a dreamworld where they forget that PCs are there to be used for the good of the...

I have a Compaq Armada 1700 that originally had a 4 gig harddrive I just recently purchased a used 20 gig harddrive and installed it. After formating it and reinstalling the software it seemed to be alright. It even restarted fine. But when I turned the power all the way off and turned it on again...

:confused:I was trying to retrieve pictures from a memory card from my digital camera, and I put the memory card in the slot, the green light lit up and nothing happened. I took the memory card out and the green light stayed on, the computer is only about 5 months old. The green light will not go...

Greetings, I have a 5440 that I used for a couplke years then it came up... "boot disk read erroe" I removed the hard drive and have desided to build another machine so to Ebay it goes! If you need a parts machine, it can be seen...

Is there a place to download COMPAQ DESKPRO ENC user manual from ? Have googled with no joy... looked at compaq.com and can only see presario mentioned I understand it has 3 pci slots. I will need a spare slot for 56k modem. Is graphics on the motherboard or will it use up a slot ? thanks

Terry, Would you ask Mike Beaudry if he could save the Service Project2.qpw as a XLS file and then send a copy to my e mail address. Or send a copy to you with the XLS extension and then you can forward it to me. I will then save in Open Office format and send it back to...

I am looking for a Compaq Presarrio Internet keyboard with digital dashbord keys. If someone has one that is n good condition for sale please email me . Also if someone has any other Compaq keyboard for sale plese email me. Thanks. JB

I have a Compaq EZ2200 computer, but I need the QUICKRESTORE CD for it. Compaq doesn't have it anymore. Does anyone one that I could purchase or one that your could make a copy of for me. I would be most grateful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please advise! Jim

Does anyone know how to change a power on password on a evo n115 laptop? I know the current power on password and I need to change the power on password to a new password.

Hi again and thanks for your feedback to my question. To answer your question regarding the type of expansion cards that I have that I'd like to put in that system.... one is an ATI video capture card, another one is one that provides me with usb 2.0 ports and I also have a basic scsi...

Hi everybody, I remember way, way back in the early 90's that compaq pcs were not trully compatible with hardware from other manufacturers. When you needed certain parts you had to get that part from compaq and no one else. I'm almost sure that already changed, but don't really know it for sure. I...

Hi again and thanks for your feedback to my question. To answer your question regarding the type of expansion cards that I have that I'd like to put in that system.... one is an ATI video capture card, another one is one that provides me with usb 2.0 ports and I also have a basic scsi...

Compaq Presario 1200, Model 12XL325 The screen has started to flicker on and off several times as the cover is being closed. I fear there is a loose or intermitent connection developing between the unit and the cover/lid/screen. Has anyone had a similar experience? Can it be repaired? If so,...

The battery shows a full charge on the indicator on the battery, but pull the AC out and the computer goes dead. ????????? Help! Jim

I've been trying to call 800-652-6672 for about a week now. After listening to about 5 minutes of prompts and information about the blaster virus, I go into the support queue and am disconnected after about a minute. I need to get in touch with Compaq ASAP to order a quick restore CD. I've...