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 need to restore a Presario 7000 to the factory installation. I do not have a Quick Restore CD. How can this be done? Is it possible to created a startupdisk with a batch file that would access the proper file on the D: drive where all the restore files are located? Any ideas would...

hi, I have an EVO N610 Laptop connected to my tv using s-video connection. Everything is fine but when playing videos media players do not pass video signal to output. (tried out WMP and DIVX) I guess it might be sort of hardware problem or this functionality is deliberately disabled. I thought the...

I have an old compaq 22oo desktop , I took out the old win 95 OS and put in windows 98 only to realize later that it was only a 486.. So the MODEM and the built in sound card .WOnt recognize the DRIVERS.. I finally realized that you must have the RESTORE DISK. THIS I don't have .... JUSt a hand me...

Does anyone know how/where I can get thr UIABOMWR.EXE utility for Compaq? thanks for any help

Hi all, Recently I purchased an 850mhz (SL53L - 850/700mhz with speedstep) cpu for my laptop (three different technicians at Compaq assured me that my BIOS/Motherboard combo would accomodate this upgrade from 600mhz). I have several problems with the computer when running the new chip. First, the...

Hi all, I've got a compaq Armada 1580DMT from my mate recently. But the power lead is missing. Is anyone know what's the DC spec of the input. or can you tell me the equilavent lead that's current on the market. I can see from the back of the laptop, it's a 3-pin type socket. Thanks very much. Od

I'm trying to upgrade a Presario 2266 Internet PC from scratch. I do not have any of the recovery disk or drivers yet. I'm trying to get it ready to send to my grandkids in the Philippines. I have replaced the CPU with an AMD K6-2 350 and am trying to find the correct jumper settings for the...

System: Compaq Presario 5000 series, 5BW251 Problem: It came with ME installed. I tried to upgrade to XP Pro by booting from the XP install disk. It booted ok and started the install. It formated the harddrive to fat32, copied files and tried to reboot to continue the install. But when it...

how much is the maximum memory i can install in a compaq presario 4764? and also should i upgrade the bios? what is the maximum hard drive space it will recognize?

Hello, Does anyone know of newer 3D video cards that will fit older Compaq Deskpro P3 machines with the proprietary AGP slots that only take AGP cards with a partial metal back with the video cable connector high on the card?

Does anybody know if you can exchange the 12.1 Screen on a Presario 1685 Laptop with a 14.1 screen from a 1675, 1692? Robert King

I plan to install a new Maxtor 80G HD as a second drive in my Compaq Presario 5000T Tuesday afternoon. I plan to use the Maxtor install software that came with the drive since my Partition Magic is long out of date - I hope I can use it to make multiple partitions. Anything I should plan ahead for...

What is the lowest presario cpu....thanks

Hi, (useless questions here) I have a Presario 1500 and when I watch a DVD, everything works fine until I unplug the AC. After that the playback is messed up, eg. the sound is sloppy and the picture hangs sometimes. My guess is that the power management kicks in, thus slowing down the CPU and...

Greetings: After many head-banging hours of frustration drilling through hp/compaq's confusing tiers of web pages and searching an ls -alR of ftp.compaq.com I can't find any SSDs. Also ftp searched the 'Net. We desperately need NT 3.51 SSD 1.17 (or at least the uniprocessor HAL 'uphal.dll' and...

Im trying to find the required XP drivers for a clean install of XP Home that im doing on a Presario 5000Z. I haven't been able to determine the actual model number yet, but did get the original system configuration by doing a search with the serial number he...

Got a P400/6939($1 to anyone who can find an online manual for it) and i'm wondering how fast a cpu it would take? It's a BX mb with no soft bios. the jumpers on the board only go as high as 6x100mhz. P2's look like they stop at 450mhz & P3's start at 450. P2's run at 2.05/2v and I know that some...

Hi there, I have a problem wih the above mentioned CD drive. It's sitting in a Compaq Deskpro 6200, on a Adapetc 2940UW SCSI-Controller. Under Windows 2000, it's recognized as a CD-ROM drive and an additional "removable media" drive (!). Unfortunately, I can't find any specs for this device on...

Help! I have had this system for a couple of years now and have had intermittent problems over that time with the system hanging (cursor freezes). However, more recently the hanging has become more frequent to the point where it may only stay up for 5-30 minutes. Only a cycle of the power will...