I am going for a good notebook. The only real difference between the two that I can see, is the 128 vs 256 mb of video ram for the graphic card, plus the zd 8000 comes shipped with a tv tuner(external). Everything else can be customised, so I am not worried. Am I overlooking anything? Is there a...

I've got an old DP4000 here. It has192Mb RAM but that's about the only thing that's high spec about it. Upgrading the HDD is easy of course but what about the CPU? Is it just a 'lift and drop' operation or is it less straightforward than that (and if so, is a swap out of the...

Hi, I'm looking for 15" display/lcd matrix for HP/Compaq NX9005 (nx9010/ presario 2100 series).

I did the complete FORMAT C:\ and installed WIN98SE Unfortunately I can nolonger change the resolution of the LCD screen fom 640x480 and 16 colors to the higher values are there proprietary drivers required ? TYIA

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

Hi, I would be grateful for any ideas with a strange problem with my Compaq Armada M700. The computer suddenly crashed in Windows 2000 which had been running fine for ages. After a clean format and reinstall I found it was still very unstable. Just in case it was a dodgy cd, I tried formatting...

Hi I have just purchased a Armada 1592DT Laptop. It has the caddy but no hard drive.Can anyone tell me the different makes and sizes that this model will accept and if i need drives or updates to install them.I have tried the HP Compaq site but it just gives you the size and not the makes. Rgds...

I've been getting alot of run around,can anyone tell whats the largest hard drive i can install in my compaq ,the processor is a amd k5 i think . all help we be greatly appreciated.

I am shortly going to need to replace a Dell laptop and am thinking of the Compq nc8230. It is one of the business line laptops. I have grown disappointed with Dell service, but haven't used a Compaq for about five years and wondered if their has also declined badly. Any comments on the nc8230...

He formateado el disco por varios problemas ahora no se como volver al estado original tengo el CD de recovery pero no se hacer Alguien me puede ayudar Gracias

i recently picked it up and was told it uses 72 pin simms, so my question is the memory card a standard EDO ram card or was it a propetary memory card made specifically for my computer? before i shell out the shekels on ebay i wanna know please and thanks. :?:

I have seen others complaining about their Compaq Armada M700 laptops refusing to boot. My one has the same problem. If I start it on battery alone then there is no drive activity but the caps, num and scroll lock lights all flash. If I start it on AC then the capslock, numlock and scoll lock...

My laptop won't boot. I've been everywhere trying to solve this problem. I have a 1200XLxxx with 320Meg Ram and a K6 500Mhz CPU and has a DVD and I think about a 6Gig HD. I can't even ascertain which model it is, i.e.xxx. There seemed to be about a million configurations to that model. I...

Does anyone have any horror stories about Maxtor Hard Drives (20 or 40 GB)? I would love to hear them and be consoled. B-

Hi, I have a presario 1600XL-144 that i am trying to restore, but i cant find the original drivers from compaq anywhere. If someone can point me to a destination where i can downlod og who will copy them for me, i'll cover all costs. Best regards Tage

I have the Presario SR1115CL and I am trying to figure out what I need to connect my vcr to the pc. I would like to upload a vhs video tape to my hard drive so I can use a non-linear editor to create a dvd. The vcr is an Emerson with only two lines out, video and audio. Is there something I...

I have replaced a motherboard for a friend on a Compaq Presario 7000 series. The new motherboard front panel pins do not match exactly the molex connector supplied by Compaq. I can extract the pins/wires from the molex, but i need to know what colors go to what on the motherboard. Thanks, -myk

Display on integrated LCD is very-very black Display on external CRT is OK internal connector seems OK contrast doent operate With Win XP With Linux : no display Thank for your help,

Hey everybody, I have a compaq presario R3000 laptop here that is having some trouble. It all began when i downloaded a windows update about 4 weeks ago. Immediately after I downloaded it the computer crashed and never let me back into windows, even in safe mode. So I repaired with the windows OS...

All of a sudden my CV735 monitor has a bright pink screen and then it will change back to normal. Any idea what could cause this? The display is visible--just harder to view in bright pink and blue. It also flickers from normal to pinkish all the time. Pat