Hi- I've got an M300 with (I think) a dodgy battery. The guage on it says full, the battery software says full but unplug the mains and the machine dies unceremoniously. Testing the 8 connector rings on the (4 cell) battery, I can't get more than 2.5V across any two, so I think the battery's dead,...

Hello, I have following problem with Compaq PW 5000. I have original 64 DIMM module, this is OK. Just now I bought two additional dimms each 128MB. And the problem is: One module 128 and one 64 module = 192MB ram is ok. But two 128mb is wrong - computer stop after "Processor Inicialization 0" and...

Hello All, I am hoping that someone out there has experienced the following problem. I maintain a handfull of Compaq Presario 4540's at my place of employment. I've had 2 of them completely crap out on me in the same way. They will not boot at all, even to a floppy. Additionally, you cannot access...

Very disappointed in Compaqs Presario 2110 (US). Is it me or is this perhaps the most problematic laptop ever released by Compaq? Some problems we have had with this notebook a Bios can't be upgraded because unit is shipped with no floppy bay, mouse is erratic, battery won't hold a charge,...

hi, i`ve got a compaq armada e500 and want to add a cd burner. 1) should I try to replace the existing cd device on the e500 with a cdrw, and if so, where to get the cdrw and will it be hideously expensive. 2) should I get an external drive instead. If so, recommended drives to buy. I`m looking...

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Hi. My computer is a Compaq Presario 2230 and I am having some difficulties which I hope some of you guys can solve for me as I have run out of ideas. I have had to update to update to Win98 after my PC crashed. Everything is working fine except two things: 1. Screen resolution is limited to...

"dmo" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I've been having problems trying to get my Compaq Evo 1015v to work with Wireless-G PCMCIA network cards - I've already tried and failed with Linksys and Netgear flavours. Then I...

Hi all, I wanted to install a new hhd in the 5000US, replacing the old 30G hhd. The new drive has already been partitioned into C and D with Win98. (This might be cause of the problem) I have an old copy of Drive Image, so I cloned old C on to the new C, and the old D on to the new D. The new...

I have a Compaq 1540DM and really don't have any problems with it but am curious about something. I read that the charge in the battery should be depleted every so often to maximize the battery life and its ability to power the laptop for as long as possible between charges. My question is this: ...

I just bought a used 7800. I have 2 questions: 1.There are 2 volume control keys above the power switch on the chassis. How are they controlled? Is it software? I cannot find software on the HP/Compaq site that controls them, and they do not appear to adjust the volume. 2. It has an internal...

Hello, Does anyone have a manual in PDF for the Armada 7700 series for me? Please mail me if you have, I'll give you a better emailadres, I don't know if you can mail it to a hotmail-adres If you replay: watch the spamtrap! Thanks in advance Frans

We are using a Compaq Array Controller 431 on a Proliant ML370. We have a set of 3 disks (Single Raid 5 Array) which is set to Logical Drive 2. A previous Array existed in the past which contained Logical Drive 1 but that was removed some time ago. We need to add another set of disks for a new...

System: Compaq Presario 7000Z 7PLM11 Problem: Original HD failed. Guy ordered a new one from Compaq and they sent one the same size (different brand, no "system save" partition) Install drive, recognized Insert QuickRestore and boot. QuickRestore starts then immediately displays "run-time error...

I have a Compaq Presario 1270 running Windows 98 as it was shipped. I need Win 98 SE for the improved USB stuff so it can support a CD burner since the CD burners I have looked at say Win 98 SE is required. How do I update it from a Win 98 to a Win 98 SE? Where do I get Win 98 SE and is this an...

I have a Presario 5070 that is about 4 years old and it has started doing some weird things. I have already gotten a new puter but I would like to try to fix the old one if possible. Most of the time when I hit the power on switch it does nothing, won't boot up. But after I pull the AC cable out...

Hello everybody, concerning to my thread from 5. October the CMOS error message (WARNING - CMOS CHECKSUM INVALID - LOADING USER DEFAULTS) of this Laptop occurs because of an empty Resume Battery (I didn´t know that there are 2 internal batteries in the LTE 5xxx). Now i want to open the Laptop and...

I recently aquired a Compaq EP/p500 (ex Corporate) It had Windows 98 on it, so i formatted it and, when i went to install XP i was informed that "an operating system is already in the folder you are trying to install XP on" or some such guff. I proceeded with the install and it installed fine,...

OK, I had to change the system BIOS settings in order to upgrade my sound card - and now the damn video card doesn't work. It's an AGP GeForce 5600 - and no matter what I do, I can't get it to use it. It's nothing to do with the sound card, either - it does this same degree of nothing, even when...

I tried to find drivers for the PD1005, but the interface on http://www3.compaq.com/support/home/selectproduct.asp?destination=reflib doesn't show a PD1005. Can anyone help me out finding the software for this type Deskpro? Thanks in advance !