How can I install a Compaq smart array controller 3200 on a non-Compaq machine? I recently acquired (was exchanged for an old computer) a Compaq smart array controller and some drives. All the installation instructions for it refer to using the Compaq smartstart utility. However this won't work on...

Anyone having problems with their Presario using Nero 6 under XP? I just get toasters. I 'v tried Maxwell and Memorex CDs.... ... When I use the Record Now Program that came with the machine I have no problems. Any comments Thanks

Hi all, I have a Compaq Armada M700. It currently has 2 64mb memory modules installed, and I have just got a 128mb module off a friend who has just upgraded their laptop. Now their laptop is a no name clone and so is the memory. Will this memory work in my laptop at all? or do I need to...

Hi All, I'm confuse about channel # of smart array controller. Could you pls explain me? And if I've 1-channel smart array controller, can I create more than one array? (Such as array A with 2 physical disk use RAID 1 and array B with 3 physical disk use RAID 5)

I inherited a dead 7400 (no disks, no video output at all, but the drives and CPU fan were running). It responded partially to a new motherboard, but still is not running right. It boots up to Win 98SE, and then gives a message that there is a problem with the display settings. The desktop does...

I would like to increase my hard drive space on my 5bw284. What should I buy and where can I get it. Todd Smalley

I realize this is an easy question for anybody who posts to this group, but I'm a little slow :) My mother in law gave my two year old a presario 4160 to play around on (hard drive has been formated and it is running windows 98) but it only has 24 MB of RAM (not enough to play his Winnie the Pooh...

I have a year and a half old Presario 2701US laptop running Windows XP Home. Over the past few weeks the system has been just shutting down (needing a complete reboot) with increasing frequency. It got to the point where I could rarely get it to start up completely, and doing something...

Both my father and I are experiencing problems with the system either locking up during or os files becoming corrupted after installing Nortons Anti-Virus updates. So far this year both systems have required me to do full formats and re-installs of xp. Just wondering if this is a common problem. My...

I know you guys will hate me, but I am installing 98 on a presario 2200 for my mother-in-law, don't have any original software for this thing, checked on compaq site couldn't find anything, need video, modem, and sound drivers, can anyone help......

I have an old Presario 9232 that I wish to consign to a different task. To do that, I need to be able to boot from CD. To date, I have not managed to find a key combination that will let me access the Setup ROM to see if a boot from CD option is available. Can anyone advise me how to do...

hi. as the proud new owner of a hp compaq nx9005 laptop, i am looking to upgrade the ram from the standard 256Mg, by buying either another 256 chip or a 512 chip, just unsure of the types of ram that i am looking for for maximum compatability, any help would be appreciated thanks Matt

"trimicada" wrote in : Has anyone put Linux on a 5WV254 Presario? I am putting together a new system as my primary, so thought I'd use the Presario to try to learn a bit about Linux. Any hints or tips? ...

My wife has a Presario 5070. Running Win98se. She said she had been having trouble with it returning from standby. So much so she had that box pop up askeing her since she had so much trouble returning from standby did she want to prevent it from going into standby again. She said no. Anyway,...

"jmpimaster2000" wrote in message ... Is anyone else getting this ERROR? Just started this afternoon. Remote Procedure Call (RPC) NT Authority\System I am using WinXP Pro.

Hello! Is it possible to upgrade a Compaq Deskpro EN 6266 (System Board Nr. 178919-001 actually with a Pentium II 266 MHz) with a Pentium III CPU? It's a Slot 1 System with 440BX Chipset and Bus Frequencies 66/100MHz. Thanx! Thomas

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Hey all. I really need help, computer is compaq 5000 (desktop) don't have all the details to it, as it's my sister's. But I can get them if needed! What i do know is That we had to reformat her hard drive thru msdos - because the recovery disk wouldn't work, nothing worked - couldn't get...

I see you are from outside the US. In the US, the 534 shipped with MediaPilot, but the earlier Presario 425 shipped with MaxFax. I still have a couple in the garage, let me see if they'll boot. It would be a US version, though. Mike in Houston "robt" wrote in...

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