Hi again, am I silly or what? The Manual says that i am able to change this devices without rebooting. i just have to put the Laptop into standby-mode and then i insert the new device and then i can continue working. somehow this doesnt work. Anyone knows what i am doing wrong?

I was given a compaq 5835 and installed windows 98 se on it. the problem is I can not seem to find the drivers for the system. I can find part of them on the compaq website but not all. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the actual install disk so I can get this running? I am doing it...

Hi all, I'm off to uni soon (VERY soon) and have left buying a laptop til pretty late (woops!) - not good. I guess I thought it would be relatively simple, seeing as desktop PCs are (I build mine myself, so I get only the components I want). I was wrong. I have been advised to buy a HP Compaq...

I need to know how I get into the bios on this computer, I cannot get the sound to work after installing Windows ME ....I have downloaded the drivers and everything from Compaq , put seem to have problems with the usb bus also. Can someone tell me how ...the delete key doesn't do it.

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

Didn't have to pay a cent for Panicware's Pop Up Stopper. HH "NOMORE" wrote in message ... Want to stop those annoying pop up messages Without spending $30+ on software. I will show you how...

Please help a newbie ...I have a CP 700 which had Widows XP.. ..hard drive went bad a month after warranty expired.. bought a hitachi HD and installed it.. it checks as good via scandisk and it partitions and formats ok with downloaded boot disks from web. The problem is that the 3 Quick Restore...

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Presario 5430 US Current Setup hda0 NTFS 15 gigs WinXP Home hda1 NTFS 55.5 gigs Data storage hda2 Fat32 4 gig Compaq Restore files (hidden, partition magic) hdb0 NTFS 5 gigs Win2k hdb1 Fat32 15gigs File Storage hdb2 EXT3 19 gigs Mandrake 9.1

Hi, Installed a Dlink wireless (950) w/ router 614+ and my bloody standby mode is caput- Running on a compaq presario 2700t win XP home. Im suspecting issues with the ACPI - any suggestion would help Cheers Anthony

Anyone who still knows this old baby from Compaq? Well there is now a Site about this laptop. A little late but now it is here :-): http://ltelite.jm-pa.de Have a nice day, Euro

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...

Hello, I'm having trouble with the power button on a second-hand case I've bought. I am trying to install a Compaq Presario 5446 into a case that's badged ‘Compaq Presario 5440' The 5446 motherboard has a 20 pin connector (2 rows of 10). From the top, pin 5 on the right is missing (19 pin...

Hi, Trying to install RH 8 on Presario with DVD and CD/ROM, 256M memory and standard graphics card, 30G drive. (W95 is sharing the space - partitioned with Partition Magic successfully). I load the bootable CD into the DVD drive. Install starts, asks which mode (I choose text) then it seems to...

"Tommy Glassford" wrote in message ... : I don't know if your newsgroup can help me, if not then please accept my : sincerest apologies and there's no need to read further. : : I've had all sorts of problems with my...

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Hi Group, I have 2 Presario Notebooks (1675, 1685). My problem is the 1675 drains the a fully charged battery in a matter of minutes. When ever I charge the battery and do a restart from the battery NOT the AC adapter it drains a fully charged battery. I'm thinking it's the Battery Board more...

Hello all, I recently acquired a used Compaq Presario 1800XL-181 notebook. The seller didn't have the original disks or manuals. It is 500 MHz, 6 gig hard drive (partitioned by Compaq with its original software), 64 megs of ram on the system board and 64 megs additional via an add on board...

need some help... this laptop has a detachable "wedge" containing the DVD/CD drive and the 3.5" floppy drive. Although it has no problem reading cd's, it will only play a DVD for the first 10 minutes or so, then locks up and won't even find the disk until the system has cooled off for an hour...

I have a Presario 1700t laptop model 1711cl and it only has 3 pages in the bios and I'm wondering if this is correct. The pages are a basic setup, boot sequence, and exit. Does this unit support ACPI or APM? I may have installed the wrong BIOS update. The battery suddenly stopped charging and it...