Are the 2 ports under the start-up button USB ports? I tried Compaq support but could not get through. Thanks

(Deliberate crosspost; sorry - the HP user groups seem to be no more. Pointers to better venues accepted.) A friend has a two-year-old 8000Z desktop (Athlon, Nvidia 5200 AGP graphics) which has, according to the markings, an Asus "K8N8X-LA" MB. I presume this is an OEM. It does respond nicely...

Hello I am trying to run a persistent skinny puppy Linux OS on a USB stick. Live CD works just fine There is no boot from USB in my bios options, just floppy, hard drive and CD. Can I add USB boot as an option? possibly upgrade the bios (WITHOUT FRYING IT!!!) also I can see my 14 MB camera SD...

Running Windows XP. CD drive has stopped working. It seems to be spinning but does not read anything. What can I check? Thanks.

Hi guys, Yerstaday something weired happened to my laptop ( which has happened before too). It turns ON but just with a black screen. I removed the RAM and put it back in and it started working fine. It was working fine and then when i was going to sleep, i turned it off. This black screen...

I have a Compaq Presario 2100 laptop computer. Running under XP Pro OS. When I power down or shut off the computer the amber light on the front outside panel stays on, even after I pull down the screen, shutting the case. Is this normal, OR, is there something else I should do, other than pulling...

I have an older version Compaq Presario with an AMD-K6 CPU 475 MHz running Windows 98. With 64 MB memory. I am unable to get work or entertainment CD programs to run. How can I determine what is wrong with the CD player?

The CD-Rom on my sons compaq w/XP home stopped working. He recently decided to get DSL only to discover that the CD does not work so he can't use the disk from Qwest. We tried several things last night but I discovered so many problems that we did a system restore. Do we need to let everything...

A compaq presario 710us was only working with the ac. the battery seemed dead and would not charge. we purchased a brand new battery and it will not work. when the ac is plugged in the battery charge light blinks for a moment and the goes staedy orange. The laptop will boot up and run fine...

Hello experts and fellow Compaq users- I would be greatful if you could help me on this. I have a compaq presario 2500 laptop with an internal CD-Rom (not DVD) drive. Somebody recently gave me an internal DVD/CDRW drive (made by Compaq) which works with the 2500.

Does anyone know where to get drivers for this monitor to make it work at least somewhat correctly on a non Compaq Windows XP system? I have gotten one of these and can't seem to find any drivers to make the buttons on the front of it work. Thanks Bill

Hi Experts, I have a compaq presario desktop. Recently my system is acting wierdo. The system doesn't send signal to monitor, even though everything else (harddisk, drives, keyboard) are all powered up. The monitor stays Stand By. Sometimes it does start, but then there is a different problem. ...

Hi guys, I was wandering if someone can help me out here. I have a compaq presario 900z laptop and course of time it has some dirt in the keyboard. I would like to remove the keys and clean it. Is it possible to do this? Thanks a lot!!!!.

Still looking for Restore CD's for a Presario 1200-XL 110 Laptop. Can anyone help me ? John

I had used the screen saver function and then noticed it turning the machine off when unattended for several hours. I took off the screen saver (I was only using the screen saver for about 24 hours, it was a recent decision to use it). I was able to turn it back on the first time after pressing...

i have a compaq presario 7478 when i turn it on the compaq screen comes up the after 6 secounds it will restarte iv tryed to use the restore cd that will not work. iv also tryed to get in to bios to solve the problem but it will not let bios come up either. is there any one that knows or have had...

I have narrowed my search down a little. The model I have looks like the 7800 model except it has 3 bays at the top for CD Roms Etc. Can anyone help? TIA Chuck

My Compaq Presario 1275 notebook does have a internal Compaq Presario 56K-DF modem. Windows 98 SE does not detect the modem. And Windows XP does detect the modem but gives me the following error message: This device is disabled because the firmware of the device did not give it the required...

The hd that came with my prsarios is toast. I popped in my home hd with windows xp pro on it. Everything works fine except the disk drives don't work. Have been looking for drivers etc. with no luck. How do you get those drives to work? Thanks John

I'm asked to fix a friend's Compaq Presario. The machine had a virus, and the hardware works fine. The last time I fixed it, I used the recovery partition. I asked him to order the recovery CDs from Compaq, and they did. I attempted to restore the machine from the discs Compaq sent, and...