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Presario 7000US won't boot after adding DVD-RW by Frank
Hi all, I was adding a DVD-RW drive to my Presarion 7000US. The factory CD-RW drive was set to CS, so I set the DVD to CS also. The computer didn't boot. I switched the drives around, setting them master/slave. Still didn't boot. I then disconnect all the drives, and reconnected them one by...
June 22nd 05 01:27 PM
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UPS With Hotswap Batteries 2200W or Less by Will
We use the APC Symmetra UPS in our server room and lab, and I like it a lot. It has hotswap battery modules that you can just plug and play. You don't disconnect wires and you don't issue any commands to put the system in some special mode. The system autodetects both removal and insertion. ...
June 22nd 05 06:27 PM
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RAM Query by Echy
Hello Would anyone know if the Compaq Armada 7400 notebook can handle 2 X 256 MB Ram sticks? Having trouble getting it to recognise this configuration. -- Echy
June 25th 05 09:25 AM
by Echy Go to last post
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Old Deskpro 575 BIOS problem by SP
I can't get into the BIOS setup in any way. No F10 F2 or any F. No boot floppy images with diagnostic tools (I use Linux) Does anybody know the right solution for this?
June 25th 05 10:00 AM
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Compaq FAQ by HH
Helpful Links: For drivers, software, manuals/docs http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/ For Quickrestore CDs: http://qrcons.orderz.com/page1.asp For Compaq spare parts http://vztxesppro3.cce.hp.com/hpparts/Default.asp?mscssid=035V7F6T9K0U9JCT3BQC64L4GC57AGB1
June 25th 05 10:34 AM
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Professional Workstation AP400 access bios by Johnathon Aaron Steel
I am trying to access the setup menu with no luck. I am using the F10 key but seems that I see the setup showing up in the bottom right corner then it just boots up regularly not accessing the BIOS. any suggestions? Thanx JAS
June 29th 05 07:26 PM
by Mark Go to last post
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need help w/presario pw532aa by mike
new system, I used fdisk to delete partitions,now of course I cant reformat it. I created a new pri dos partition and made it bootable, but when trying to format it says something like drive not recognized thanks for any help mike
July 1st 05 02:22 AM
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Presario 1752 by simiel
I have a Presario 1752 computer, windows 98 and a 144 internal card modem. Problem is that when I install the modem using windows modem installer everything works fine. But when I do a reboot, modem and com port 2 comes up with an err and modem stops working. When I check the cmoss I have only...
July 1st 05 01:11 PM
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Can I upgrade from Win2K to XP on Compaq EVO D500 ? by Mark Wilson
I was given a Compaq D500 desktop as a gift. I want to upgrade the OS from Win2000 to Win XP pro or Home Ed. I do not have any of the original disks that came with the machine. Can it be done easily? Can anyone give me any pointers on how to do it on this machine? I am going to try to load the XP...
July 3rd 05 03:18 AM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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PAR by Von Fourche
How do I download/decode PAR files? What's the difference between PAR and RAR? Any free programs that allow me to download PAR files? Thanks!
July 6th 05 06:52 PM
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Compaq/HP NC8000 problems by Dre
Hi all, I have a friend with an NC8000, it has a couple of little issues. First, the touchpad and the little joystick in the keyboard wont work. Have tried various operating systems (it came with XP, no good, he has since installed Windows 2000 and it still wont work). Is there anywhere I...
July 8th 05 01:30 AM
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Presario 1270 Floppy Problem by davidg35
I'm running XP on my preario and it doesn't want to let me use the legacy floppy drive. I keep enabling it but no joy. Anyone have sucess with this? Thanks, Dave
July 8th 05 07:51 PM
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Need Help Finding Info for Computer by Von Fourche
I've been looking on the compaq website about how many banks of memory my computer was shipped with. Isn't this info on their site? I've punched in my model number - 5BW284, but can not find the info. Isn't their site supposed to me how much memory and how many banks it was shipped with? My...
July 10th 05 02:55 PM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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Presario 1710 won't boot by Choreboy
Six years ago neighbors bought a Presario at Radio Shack. They have lost modems and surge protectors and ignored my advice to bond their power and telephone grounding rods. Two weeks ago a nearby lightning strike wiped out everything tied to their phone line, including their PC. After it's...
July 10th 05 09:10 PM
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Installing RAM Help by Von Fourche
I currently have a five year old Compaq computer running Windows ME with 128mb or ram. More and more my computer is crashing. The max ram I can install is 512. Ok, here is my problem. I have not opened up the case at all for the last five years until today. I had no need to open it up plus I...
July 10th 05 09:36 PM
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Compaq 5005rs//stuck in safe mode/wont boot up by Jo Jo
We installed an anti-virus software. We deleted the bad files. We rebooted. At reboot we got 3 choices 1,2,3. one choice for step by step , one choice for safe mode start up and one other choice. However we get errors problem with register and memory cache. We attempt to put in boot recover disk,...
July 12th 05 09:03 PM
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Compaq JBL Pro speakers - need to know polarity of power supply by Larry Dawson
My wife purchased these speakers at a garage sale and of course didn't get the power supply. Radio Shack has a 12volt/1Amp replacement. I've got the plug narrowed down to Radio Shack's "M", but need to know the polarity of the speakers. It isn't stamped anywhere on them. I assume it is - ---C...
July 13th 05 04:13 AM
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Upgrade Windows ME To XP Pro by [email protected]
Does anyone have an idea how to get xp to install? Ihave A 5004US desktop. It has ME installed as OEM. I want to install XP Pro but when I try to install, it goes into a reboot cycle and will not stop. HELP!
July 13th 05 10:51 PM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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Presario 2500 Laptop by EB
A friend has this Laptop which needs to be cleaned of all the junk that she has accumulated over the years and (screwed up!). Does the Restoration CD allow a clean format of the HD and re-installation of the system & drivers? I have tried to search the Net for info on the process but no...
July 14th 05 02:02 AM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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Compaq Deskpro DPEND-P300/3.2/w5us by [email protected]
I have a compaq deskpro P2-300 with 256 ram and I am unable to get win XP to run on it. It just reboots and said it can not find the operateing system . Help
July 14th 05 02:35 PM
by Kevin Childers Go to last post
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