I Have a Compaq Presario 1010 notebook with a dead mobo ( thought it was a 1020). I picked a newboard (1020) up on ebay. First of all, is the 1020 compatable with the 1010 unit? Also, if I wanted to upgrade from the P120 cpu, what are my options. How do I go about getting the BIOS software...

I have Armada 7800 laptop with W2k, recently acquired a Dell Margi DVD card that's supposed to allow better video for DVD viewing. Unfortunately when I try to start the DVD to Go software to works with the card, I get the message "Key exchange for DVD copy protection failed. Playback...

What's the fastest processor I can fit into my Presario 5000 PC (Model No: 5WV254, currently fitted with an AMD Duron 700 MHz processor, and 448 Mb of RAM)? Would a more up-to-date processor enhance performance to any appreciable degree? I don't do games, just office stuff, photo-editing, audio...

I am using a preinstalled XP Home on my Compaq Presario 5000. I found out that Ntbackup is not installed, but is available on the XP Home CD. Unfortunately, Compaq only provided a recovery CD, no system CD. It's not on there. I searched C and D on my HD and it's not there either. Anyone know of...

Hi, I have a Presario 1692. It was last shutdown safely (from Windows 98) 2 days ago. Since yesterday though, it refuses to turn on. When powered on, I can see the power lights come on, the CPU fan starts up, and I hear 4 medium (all the same length) beeps, and then nothing. Screen remains...

Hi, I have a EVO D510 and i install windows 98 (because some old programas my company still use). Evrything works fine but i can't find the usb driver for windows 98. Anyone knows were i can download it from ? P.S. I allready look in the compaq web page.. Thank in advance.

I've got a neighbor who owns a Presario 5000, model 5003US. I just upgraded the machine to XP from ME with a clean install. Runs much better now, but he also bought a 128 meg PNY memory module for it at Staples to upgrade the RAM from 128 to 256. When I installed it, the machine started to boot...

i have a proliant ML370 i restarted it and got the following message 1601 I/O SLOT FAN ERROR DETECTED then it counts down to restarting. no keyboard or mouse access also all fans seem to be working fine, what else could it be

Drive Image v5 doesn't run. The box says XP is supported. From XP Home on a Compaq Presario 5000 it says Disk Manager not running. I don't use Disk Manager that I know of. The DI floppies it made won't boot - says can't find DOS. Evidently it doesn't include DOS on the floppies it makes. Just...

I have a Compaq Prosignia that insists on booting from a network and only a network. How do I manage to change this so it will boot from a floppy, hard drive, or CD like any other computer? I know there is probably a setting in the CMOS for this, but I can't find it. Could someone out there help...

Staples has some 200GB hard drives on sale, but will it work in my Compaq S4020WM purchased at Walmart a little over a year ago? -E

Dear all, Your assistance is required once again... When I tried to 'wake up' my PC last night (Compaq Presario 5000 with MV540 monitor), the PC burst into life, but the monitor remained on stand-by. after switching both PC and monitor on and off repeatedly (I can ususally hear a relay clicking...

Hi, this laptop ships with a P3 with a 100 mhz bus speed. Would that be the limit for the motherboard (which I am buying separately) or would it take 133mhz? Thanks again....

Greetings all, I am working on upgrading an old Presario 1230 that I inherited. Most upgrades are done, but I'm looking to put a new processor in. From my reading it looks like this MOBO has a super socket 7, and will accept the AMD K6-III+ 450 I'm looking at. Unfortunately, Compaq/HP have not...

Mom bought an old Compaq Presario 5476. I wan't to format it and make a new installation with XP pro. How do I reinstall "drivers and utility" ? No original CD come with the computer. \Olsen from Denmark

Hi I have a friend who wishes to upgrade the performance of his Compaq Presario 6000 (128Mb RAM Celeron processor). Would replacing the motherboard be a viable option? Is it possible to replace Intel motherboards with an AMD compatible motherboard? Any views would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I have a PIII 1GHz Compaq Deskpro EN (ENS/P1.0e/6/128cn). It's a Small Form Factor (SFF) type case, and the microATX boards that I thought might replace it don't seem to have things in the right place (if you know what I mean) to fit the case. I would like to upgrade this to a P4 motherboard...

My Presario desktop, windows xp, crashed last week. To make a long story short, I had what data wasn't wiped out backed up to disks, then formatted and replaced the operating system with Compaq disks. Now I find that I can't defrag the hard drive and figure I need to get a new one. What do I...

hi everyone, I got an old Deskpro4000. The system is not booting from CD and I want to change that to install an new OS. With which keys can I enter the BIOS setup? I tried all F-keys but no key is getting me into the BIOS. I hope some smart brain can help me.

Hello Have just received & deleted two fairly authenic looking emails supposedly from Microsoft but actually emails containing trojans/viruses - and detected by my anti-virus software (www.Vet.com.au). Both had attachments. I know these are not new but thought I'd bring them to the attention...