I have an older Compaq Presario. Don't have the number handy, but it's a 7 somthing. 7240 perhaps... It has a power on password set (which I have), but I would like to eliminate it. The computer used to be in my wife's office, as an accountant, she used as much security as was available, and...

What video card can be used in a presario S4200nx?

Additional problem: I cannot even make the computer boot from a diskette. I set BIOS/BOOT/Floppy Check: Enable. HELP! S Franchon

Not sure if your model is the same,but my 5423US uses an Intel ethernet interface.There have been numerous driver updates for it in Windows Update. "Brian" wrote in message ... I've just got a second-hand Presario...

Can anyone supply me with the jumpers to upgrade the CPU on an old Compaq Presario 2266? I cannot find what jumpers to use to upgrade FSB and Voltage. Anyone know max cpu this presario can take? I would like to add an AMD K6-2 if possible. -- ----------------------------------------------

Hi. My computer is a Compaq Presario 2230 and I am having some difficulties which I hope some of you guys can solve for me as I have run out of ideas. I have had to update to update to Win98 after my PC crashed. Everything is working fine except two things: 1. Screen resolution is limited to...

I want to put a CD-RW drive in my EVO. I know the inside of the case is semi-proprietary and thinking maybe that the BIOS will be picky on what I put in. So what should I do? Forget about Compaq/HP cust. service. What a joke. I also don't know what model number my box is either because it doesn't...

Hi, This battered and valiant little machine has become something of a personal project/challenge so bear with me. Obviously stored for a very long time not connected to battery, with no hard drive. It has expansion base.

Can someone tell me where to find a case for a Compaq Deskpro 6000 computer. I have a motherboard with all the hardware except a case. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hallo, does anyone knows how to install win98 an a presario 4620 machine. Is it a special version or is any win98 cd good. I don't have any drivers for the presario :( I had to format the machine and can't install windows. PC stops as windows copy the installfiles. Thx for any reply

Anyone out there have Windows 2000 drivers for the Presario 17XL3 internal card? I believe it's a NIC/modem combo but Compaq doesn't list any drivers on its web site. This an old laptop that originally came with Windows 98 as far as I know. -- Herb Stein

I've been looking at the computers on the Compaq and Dell web sites more and more. Also been looking at the computers being sold on amazon.com. I've been looking at new computers for the last six months. Once I upgrade to DSL I would like to take my main computer (my Compaq Presario) and...

I have my old Compaq 5528 that I was in the process of restoring with the quick restore so I could donate it to a charity for kids to learn but midway thru it completly stopped and now I cannot get it to recognize that there is a hard drive. I get a driver 'MSCD001" missing error. Did I fry the HD...

Having problems with the computer freezing. I talk with tech support, and they tell me to check in the BIOS for the CPU temp, I do and it is always in the mid 50;s C. The CPU fan is running but the system fan registers at 0 RPM. Tech support tells me to turn off the system and take it in...

How can I update my BIOS on a Compaq 5000us. The question is should I? I've since upgraded to WinXP, 448 ram, lite-on 52X burner, I also wanted to upgrade the original videocard it came with to a radeon 9000 but a few people told me that the agp arpeture size is not set right. can you...

I have a Compaq motherboard (P.N 2159770002 from a Pressario 7003us or 7006us) which is an OEM version of Intel's D850GB. I have tried to devine the pin asignments of Compaq's frontpanel connector. I have compared it to another Compaq Pressario (5BW250 5000 series) but only the PWR Switch is in...

I have a Compaq Presario 2700 laptop 1.13ghz that shuts down almost constantly with no warning. You can hear the fan speed up and then it just shuts completely down. I took it to a local shop and they said it was too extensive of a hardware problem for them to fix! PLEASE HELP... A friend...

I'm sitting at my desktop at work and i was wondering if it had USB2 or 1.1? i would like to use USB2 devices with it but i 'm not sure if its compatible. I rekon its a Compaq Evo d510 but I'm not 100% sure...the Prod number is D51s/P2.4/40/k/256c UK if thats any help. tried looking for the specs...

I called Compaq technical service today regarding a recurring problem with the A/C adapter connection on my Presario 2100. I spoke with a manager since this is a recurring problem, and he concluded that my problem is that I am using the computer on my lap, which "obviously" is inappropriate due to...

Thanks for the reply yeti, actually the nic is identified as a compaq device, I did an install of win2000 to see if that would make any difference and it identified the unknown device as SMC IrCC- Fast Infrared Port.......the darn thing is I still can't get online with the notebook...