I am trying to build a Linux mailserver out of one of these machines but at a cold boot I get a message that the machine has noted the two drives and I must hit F1 to save these. I do so and the screen goes black and a moment later the lilo boot takes off just fine. I have gone into setup (F10)...

Helpful Links: For drivers, software, manuals/docs http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/ For Compaq spare parts http://sparesstore.compaq.com/sparesstore/default.asp? For the Presario Customer Communities (Forums) http://communities.compaq.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=121&RPAGEID=0

I have an old Presario I am trying to upgrade for a training project for a beginner. The original factory install of Win 95 was ok but all the other stuff just took up HD space. I want to install a version of Win 98se or another Win 95 (legal copies). I ran fdisk and format to the HD. Now on...

How do you access BIOS? TIA Bill

I have a Presario 5452 which I had to reformat. The video driver, on the motherboard, is not right...only gives me 16 color 640x480. What is the right driver/ what is the driver for the motherboard chipset? I can't find the motherboard chip specs. All help appreciated. thanks, mark

My daughter was given a Compaq Presario 4504 for school. She could not get on the internet with AOL. In troubleshooting the problem, I found that no modem was listed in device manager. An internal modem card is installed. When I go to install the modem and choose the Compaq, I am faced...

Postal Lottery: Turn $6 into $60,000 in 90 days, GUARANTEED I found this in a news group and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now and came across a message just like this that said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with...

Thousands???? Maybe 10 years ago. Not today, dude. Welcome to the new Millenium. HH "PcBuilder" wrote in message ... If You Can Read And Hold A Screwdriver, Do It Yourself & Save Thousands ! ...

I'm having problems booting a Armada 1750. I downloaded the diagnostic disks from the HP/Compaq website and it reports problems writing to the HD. I tried fdisking drive (removing both the C: drive's partition and that tiny non-dos partition at the beginning) and just reformating it but...

hi... serviced this machine then did a restore of the os ... get back to set up at the clients site and i cant get the vista software to recognise the scanner...i pulled the usb cable out and plugged into another port and XP recognises it but vistascan still wont...put the printer into the port...

I currently have a Compaq Presario 5320US with the following: Compaq C01BDABB 1.50 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 8 kilobyte primary memory cache 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Compaq 077Ch Bus Clock: 400 megahertz BIOS: Compaq 686Y2 v3.02 05/14/2002 What is the possibility of upgrading...

Can anyone tell me what the Fastest Processor that can be used in a presario 5106cl is? I can't seem to be able to find any info. Thanks

i am installing a 256 mb 133hz sdram, and i get a error 164-memory size error. when i put the 64mb 100hz sdram in it is ok. i have tried 2 different sdrams and they both will not work..is the speed the problem or the size and also do i need to update the bios. thanks for any help...

Presario 7360, AMD K6, 56MB RAM, Win 98 Safe Mode/Device Manager/ HD Controllers: 2 of each: - Primary IDE controller dual fifo - Secondary IDE controller dual fifo - VIA Bus Master PCI IDE controller Attempts to remove anything gives error: "not allowed to remove..." How do I fix the problem?

I am repairing a computer for a freind, and need to know if there is a list of what upgradability is for a compaq presario 5106cl, specifically what is the range of supported cpus (the CPU dies due to the dreaded single-clip HSF failure). I tested it and it works fine with a 1.4 T-Bird, but I can't...

Hello- I have a Compaq Presario 1525US notebook that has a slot/compartment on the right/bottom side of the notebook lid that supports a wireless network card...instead of having to use your PCMCIA slot. If you are confused you can check out the following...

How do you accessthe hardware setup on a Deskpro 4000.. I tried holding the F10 key down but all i get is a continual beeping and a keyboard error message. I'm trying to get the irda port to work but I can't get in Got help?

I am looking to buy a second backup battery for my laptop but am unsure of where to get them for the best price possible. I am in the uk and am looking at about GBP108 to get one from the hp website. anything cheaper!!!! thanx Matt

I posted a message a month ago, asking help with regard to burning CD with the bundled CD burner and Roxio software. The problem was that it took 25 minutes to burn a music CD which seemed slow. Various tips were offered. I burned my first CD since then, and I noticed that there was an option in...

I already buyed a compaq machine, i have the choice to install windows 2 k pro, or windows xp What is the best shot that i could do? Thanks