Just got a Presario 2175US notebook & HP deskjet 5150. Tried registering the rebate over the web site but keeps coming up not qualified, can't see why. Reads buy any pc/notebook & any deskjet with a price of at least $69 before rebate to qualify for $50 rebate. The 5150 cost $99. Is it just the web...

I am looking for drivers for a compaq SD-612B DVD-ROM for Windows ME. I have looked in a number of driver sites and also the Compaq website. The only driver I can find is for XP. if anyone knows where it find this I would be grateful. Papa

Dear all, I am attempting to recover a compaq armada 1500c (c366/t/4000/d/0/2) from a very nasty crash where it believes the harddisk is non-system. I've looked at the disk with various tools (Trinity Recovery is excellent by the way) ans it seems the partition table is very confused. I understand...

Hello everybody. I am new. I am repairing Akkupack Compaq Model 2920x NiMH .The reason for the break down is EPROM 93c46, therefore I need its contents in Hex file. Could anybody help me, please? Arnold

I sure am glad I found this news group because I cant find anything on the Compaq/HP site. Ok we have an older "Compaq Presario 2258" downstairs that the kids use for homework, etc., and we want to network it to our pc upstairs which has a cable hookup. Our PC upstairs is good to go with a network...

Anyone know where I can get a driver for this monitor to make the speakers and some of the other buttons work on a non compaq system? Nice monitor but its on my throw togather pc and not a compaq anymore Thanks Bill

i want to upgrade the processor (500mhz celeron) in my presario 5834. the motherboard is a Compaq 0608h. how do i know what it can support? i only want to add a faster celeron. somewhere around the 1.5 Ghz range. can i do it? -- gnznroses

I have a Compaq Presario S5000J desktop, I purchased from Compaq Direct in September of 2003. Is anyone aware of a way to recover applications (Specifically Norton AntiVirus 2003 and Sonic RecordNow) other than a complete restore of the system? I have checked the Application Recovery Tool and they...

No serious risk of damage to a computer plugging these in. A lot of PCMCIA cards used a cable (called a dongle) to connect either to an RJ11 phone cable or to an Ethernet. If you don't have a dongle to match a card, the card is pretty useless. Chekc the various vendors' web sites for drivers and...

I just bought this and know nothing about it.I think it has 128 MB RAM but I'm not sure. Is it possible to upgrade with 256 MB extra PC133 SO-DIMM? How much can it handle and is it important what kind of so-dimm I get? I also want a new hard drive. Same question, how much can it handle? Best...

Hi! How can I boot from CD-ROM connected via USB? I have a problem to login after domain server crash and nobody can remember admin password to the tablet :( Thank for any help.

Has anyone an answer to my problem? Hello, I have a Compaq Presario notebook 1230. OS W 95. I want to put it into my network.using a silicom USB ethernet adapter. I also want to connect a laserprinter XEROX 4510 to that laptop The silicom USB ethernet adapter only runs on W 98 (SE?) When I try...

Changing the cpu is possible, the steps are in the service manual for your product. See about getting your service manual...

Your computer does not have ACPI, it has APM for power management. I don't remember the exact steps, but go into the Power applet in Control Panel. There should be an APM tab. On that should be a check box you have to check. It might not be there, might be in System. I'm doing this from memory...

Trying to figure out how to remove bad cd rw drive & replace. Support would like me to send to an "Authorized Support Provider" & I'm not interested. How the heck does this case come apart for drive removal/replacement? Thanks!

Got the service Pack crap SP4 on a Windows 2000 server had the BSOD cycle until I found it was the Network Cards..(both) causing it.. If I boot in Safe Mode and disable then boot, activate on of the cards, then reboot its OK for a few hours or min.. than crashes again this is a Proliant ML 530...

Hello everbody, i put this message now to this newsgroup because someone said that this problem has to do with the laptop (Hardware?) itself and not the Windows Mediaplayer!?: I have a .mpeg file which has 60MB. Whenever i try to open it, the Mediaplayer crash on my Laptop: Compaq LTE 5400, PI...

Hi can anyone tell me where I can get a rescue disc for a 410C? I trioed to upgrade from dos6.2 to dos 7 and now Iall I get is a "nonsystem disk" error message after the memory cout. TIA Julz

I am not able to get to the CD-ROM on booting up I get an error message cannot load CD-ROM drivers because CD-ROM not present. I have no power to the door, have to open with a paper clip. Things that I have checked a 1.) Booted up with floppy but still not able to get to CD-ROM. 2.) I tried...

Does anyone have a quick recovery disk for a compaq presario 1610? Compaq does not manufacture them anymore and I need one. My mother gave me her laptop so I can use it to write to her while I am away at school, but the thing has crashed and she lost the disk along time ago. Please anyone, if you...