I left my 1215US open and where my two year old could get to it. (dumb I know...) He thought it would be helpful if he removed a few of the keycaps from the keyboard. I was successful in snapping them back on, but now those keys don't have the same click or snap that the other do. I did try to...

Both my father and I are experiencing problems with the system either locking up during or os files becoming corrupted after installing Nortons Anti-Virus updates. So far this year both systems have required me to do full formats and re-installs of xp. Just wondering if this is a common problem. My...

I realize this is an easy question for anybody who posts to this group, but I'm a little slow :) My mother in law gave my two year old a presario 4160 to play around on (hard drive has been formated and it is running windows 98) but it only has 24 MB of RAM (not enough to play his Winnie the Pooh...

I would like to increase my hard drive space on my 5bw284. What should I buy and where can I get it. Todd Smalley

I inherited a dead 7400 (no disks, no video output at all, but the drives and CPU fan were running). It responded partially to a new motherboard, but still is not running right. It boots up to Win 98SE, and then gives a message that there is a problem with the display settings. The desktop does...

Hi All, I'm confuse about channel # of smart array controller. Could you pls explain me? And if I've 1-channel smart array controller, can I create more than one array? (Such as array A with 2 physical disk use RAID 1 and array B with 3 physical disk use RAID 5)

Compaq says the highest the 5423US can go is 2.0,but Sandra reports 2.3 or better.I've seen reports by other owners who successfully installed 2.4 P4's,and been told it can go as high as 2.6,with the newest bios update.And speaking of bios updates,just how reliable are Compaq's?Since the chip is...

If anyone has a compaq power supply Part # 319235 Presario Models 5000 and others Mitac 110 I can show them how to modify the original unit to 250 Watts No soldering 3 dollars cheaper if you solder About 1 hr

Hi We got around 12 Evo n800v in our Company and we are not to happy with these machines first of they sometimes just reboot or if they go in save mode and u come back u need to reboot, it more like turns of the machine then going into standby. Second funny thing with these machines is they...

hi. as the proud new owner of a hp compaq nx9005 laptop, i am looking to upgrade the ram from the standard 256Mg, by buying either another 256 chip or a 512 chip, just unsure of the types of ram that i am looking for for maximum compatability, any help would be appreciated thanks Matt

"trimicada" wrote in : Has anyone put Linux on a 5WV254 Presario? I am putting together a new system as my primary, so thought I'd use the Presario to try to learn a bit about Linux. Any hints or tips? ...

This is my first new computer.What advice can you all give as to what I can clean off of the computer before I get started loading my junk on it? In the Add/Remove programs window,I have deleted AOL, Money 2002, Money 2002 System pack and Works 6.0(I will reinstall my old Office 2000--is there any...

I'm looking for a new laptop - probably used for a year or two - I need something with a longer battery life than 2 hrs, and also retains it's charge while sitting on the shelf - I've found the various Toshiba laptops we have loose their charge just sitting around - Any specific models to look...

Helpful Links: For drivers, software, manuals/docs http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/ For Compaq spare parts

Hey All I have a presario 1230 LCD in good condition with the top cover. It comes intact with the power cable for the LCD and the flat ribbon cable for data to the LCD. The flat cable was replaced new by me a few months back. So its in good condition too. Email me for a price. mouloid AT hotmail...

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

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Hello! Is it possible to upgrade a Compaq Deskpro EN 6266 (System Board Nr. 178919-001 actually with a Pentium II 266 MHz) with a Pentium III CPU? It's a Slot 1 System with 440BX Chipset and Bus Frequencies 66/100MHz. Thanx! Thomas

"jmpimaster2000" wrote in message ... Is anyone else getting this ERROR? Just started this afternoon. Remote Procedure Call (RPC) NT Authority\System I am using WinXP Pro.

The CDROM drive on my Presario 1247 laptop seems to have gone bad. Any attempt to access the drive results in "E:\ is not accessible. The drive is not ready" I've checked cables and drivers and drive controller settings. It seems that the disk never spins up--- at least that I can hear. It does...