This is my first new computer.What advice can you all give as to what I can clean off of the computer before I get started loading my junk on it? In the Add/Remove programs window,I have deleted AOL, Money 2002, Money 2002 System pack and Works 6.0(I will reinstall my old Office 2000--is there any...

I replaced a hard drive for a friend in his Compaq Presario 5000 and it would not allow me to use the recovery CD. I believe this is due to the hidden file that compaq installs on its hard drives. I got around this by just imaging the hard drive onto the new one. Now, the guy got a virus that...

I am trying to help my young grandson with his laptop. Windows will not open. I get a screen for booting in safe mode but it won't boot. A blue screen flashes by so quickly I can't see what it is. I've tried restoring defaults and testing the HDD, which tested ok. How can I get to the command...

Running Windows XP. CD drive has stopped working. It seems to be spinning but does not read anything. What can I check? Thanks.

Hi I'm temporarily using a Deskpro EN PIII/866/128 while replacing the motherboard on my main system and have succesfully installed my HD, SCSI, modem and sound cards into the small form case. However, there is no AGP socket on the motherboard so I can't install my video card and with the on board...

I have a new Compaq Presario S4020WM with Windows XP Home and a recovery partitiion (d:) on the hard drive. Attempts to access anything on the recovery partition have been unsuccessful. Using Windows Explorer, if I click the d:drive in the lefthand pane, it lists the files/folders OK in...

I recently wrote looking for a replacement board for a Desktop Presario 5700N. Here's more details. The Compaq replacement # is 1206595-102 which looks compatible with just about every 5700-series model. Thanks DKline

Hi, What's the maximum size for a hard drive in Presario 5838? Thanks TT

Hello I am trying to run a persistent skinny puppy Linux OS on a USB stick. Live CD works just fine There is no boot from USB in my bios options, just floppy, hard drive and CD. Can I add USB boot as an option? possibly upgrade the bios (WITHOUT FRYING IT!!!) also I can see my 14 MB camera SD...

Compaq EVO & Armada 65W AC Adapter 239704-001 Specs:18.5 volts, 2.7amps, 65 watts. Fits Armada E series, Armada V series, Prosignia PP2060, EVO N500 series, EVO N600 series Armada N series. Compatible Part Numbers; 285288-001, 239427-001. Adapter includes 3-prong power cord. Item is USED, tested,...

I just bought a used Compaq Proliant 5500 server. I installed Linux on it and all is working OK. I then wanted to have a look 'inside'. So I removed the side cover and began to poke around a bit. I removed the CPU's and the CPU Power Modules. I put them back in, just wanted to check them out. I...

Hi, I'm searching for Windows 2000 drivers for the Compaq Presario 12XL223 laptop. I had to recently reinstall Windows 2000 Professional. Before I did all the hardware was supported and working without any problems but now I can't find any useful Windows 2000 drivers for that laptop on the new...

Having an odd issue on a Compaq EVO 500 SFF System seems to think it is part of a network with some form of user/group policy restrictions applied. Running Windows XP Home Owner is not a tinkerer and has no idea how any restrictions could have been applied to her PC. Owner only noticed...

I have a compaq Presario 5700T - and my bios accidently got wiped out (have to get a new bios-chip) So either I should try to find out what bios it uses, then see if anybody have that specific bios-chip, and then change the bios myself. Or i should try to identify the motherboard exactly , and...

I have a WL400 from compaq and need to change som internal parameters as I read some bug fixing around performance and speed. Solution customer care N° 4203 On customer care HP.( solution cutomer care N° 4203 ) there is a fix , but is there somebody who knows whare i can find that software ...

I just used the system restore cd that came with my computer (Compaq Presario 5000 Series.) I used it to restore my computer to it's "as shipped" condition. Anyway, this computer is five years old. It has a dvd rom drive and a cd rw drive. After re-installing Windows I put in a couple of dvd's...

I've been trying to download the Win98 sound, video, and modem drivers for a Presario 5461 over the last couple days. All of them seem corrupt. On a Win98 machine it gives an illegal operation when I try to run them, on a Win2K it says "invalid Win32 application". So far I've tried downloading on...

Does HP finally make a small desktop or portable enclosure for one to four hotswap SAS or SATA drives (2.5 or 3.5 inch)? I want a way we can have our hotswap HP SATA and SAS drives be used in portable SAS / SATA enclosures for transferring data between computers. -- Will

hello ! I am not commonly in these newsgroups, but i was wondering something After I installed ram on my two compaq armada m700 laptops, something weird happen, first. the battery stopped working on both the armadas, computer finds the batteries, but when i unplug the power, it imediately shuts...

My Presario 5686 stops during the booting process with a screen containing two two green buttons with the following options: "F1 Boot" and "F10 Computer Setup". The red Compaq-logo is visible for a much shorter time than before. After choosing F1 the booting process proceeds normally. This occurred...