Hi Guys & Gals; I have fallen air (?) to a Compaq Presario (desktop) "519J". It is mot working absoloutly nothing, not even fans or a beep. There is however, a small greem light on the power supply that continualy blinks (continualy) whenever the unit is pluged in. I am assuming that there is a...

Ok, I Think I Know The Answer Is No To This Question Before I Ask It But Here Goes. Is There Any Options To Upgrade A Compaq Presario 2100 (model 2178ea) Apart From Memory? Ideally I'd Like To Upgrade The Amd Xp-m 2500+ Processor. If I Had To, Id Replace The Mainboard But I Think It Could Be A...

Testing this notebook, it does not have a HDD but boots to knoppix fine, problem is, it does not power off even when I hold down the power button for any lenght of time, only way to power off the unit is to pull the AC cord, help?

HI , I have a compaq v2000 and i've been scouring the internet for audio drivers. I got he http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=500508&lang=en Got both the audio drivers , they dont work. I still cant hear anything , if i try to play something...

Does anyone know what Windows XP network driver works for the Presario 6300-6330-6350 series? It is the only driver not available on the website - I guess it was never updated. I have a system with no original restore CD (also not available from HP/Compaq), and I can't identify the onboard...

Got a Compaq s6010V with a bad motherboard. Didn't get a chance to make the recovery disks before it went down. Put the Hard drive in another system to back up the hard drive. I used Norton Ghost to clone both partitions, the main partition with the OS and the recovery partition. I would like to...

I am a certified PC technician, and a client has just upgraded from a Presario 5190 to SR5030nx. She used preinstalled MS-Works on the old systen and wanted to trasfer her Works files to the new system. But she is finding that the old files will not open in preinstalled Works on the new...

My Presario 6025RSH's mother board bit the dust. I want to leave the other componenets intact and install a new MB. Any recommendations? A generic ATX? Please advice.

Hello, Wondering if anyone can give me a suggestion as I've exhausted all my own ideas: Compaq 1200 with 256MB of RAM, 40GB hard drive. System is extremely slow in all operations...not just Windows. Even slow getting into CMOS sometimes. Slow lag response within CMOS also. Most of the time, I...

Hello. First post. And yes, I did a search and couldn't find anything regarding my questions. Question 1: I have an n610c and the battery is nearly dead (I actually had two die - I bought it used with one new spare battery). The original battery died a couple of years ago and the...

Hi, I was given an old Compaq Armada 4220T laptop the other day and a charger for it (don't think it's the original charger though) Question. Is it possible to recharge the battery while using the laptop? I ask because the charge light goes out when the computer is on and this makes no sense...

Can anyone supply me with the jumpers to upgrade the CPU on an old Compaq Presario 2266? I cannot find what jumpers to use to upgrade FSB and Voltage. Anyone know max cpu this presario can take? I would like to add an AMD K6-2 if possible. -- ----------------------------------------------

Hi Guys, Does anyone know where I can get hold of a User manual for a Compaq Presario 1234 online? I have searched the Compaq site and I can find manuals for extra bits like Blurtooth but not the manual for the actual laptop. Any clues? Cheers, Steve

I have a Compaq Presario 5000, that I traded a busted laptop to my dad for. As far as I'm aware he did not do any kind of overclocking (mobo is locked if memory serves me), and everything left in the system is standard issue. My question is what is the fastest speed of Ram I can throw in there,...

I have Norton 360 installed on a presario s4200nx & it is slowing the pc down alot. Which antivirus & firewall would you recommend using? I have been thinking about trying Avg free & Zone Alarm. And,what's the best way to remove all of the Norton? Thanks!

I got a used Compaq Presario SX4300NX for cheap, the hard drive is going bad. It has XP Home on old hard drive. I would like to restore XP home back to original, but I do not have the restore cd's. IF I can recover the data of the old drive, and copy to a new working hard drive can I make a set of...

Hello! Recently my laptop's left hinge has broken off the rest of the laptop, and I'd like to repair it myself if possible. I have already purchased new hinges, but I can't seem to find a guide on replacing hinges for this model...I was wondering if anybody could point me in the right direction?...

Hello Everyone, A co-worker asked me to take a look at at their Presario 1200 because it wasn't booting up anymore. They kept getting a message "Operating System not found". I thought that it was a simple case of the operating system needing to be re-installed. But to my frustration I am still...

Hi every 1 im the kind of person that likes to screw with peoples minds a bit. so i was wondering if there was something i could install, or if i coud edit the boot.ini file so i could boot from 2000 or 3.1 if so where can i get it and what els do i need? im guessing i need dos. -- devin1100

I have a DeskPro EN MOBO with a 24 pin power connector. This is not wired as a standard ATX. Does anyone have the pin-out information so I can rewire a standard ATX? Thank you. -- Remove -NOSPAM- to contact me.