Anyone have a source for a replacement motherboard for a Presario 1800T laptop (part numer 199192-001)? The last time I checked HP they wanted nearly $1,000 for one. Given the high failure rate of these units (3 out of the 4 I have direct knowledge of) and the advances in features and drop in price...

Hallo can someone tell me which version of windows is best to run on this dinosaur although is has more to do with an airplane when starting up ... (hehe) note to the professionals amoung us : what is best for simple internetsurfing and some music - word stuff ? Windows NT 3.51 ? , windows nt 4.0...

allo bonjour ! aujourd'huoi j'ai vraiment travailler pour comprendre ce probleme de compaq, j'ai fait l'operation clear cmos ok, mais ua demarrage il me dit qu'il a une erreur codé 162, et ce code veut dire qu'il y a un non reglage du system pour voir ça veuillez consulté la...

Hitachi travelstar and compaq presario r3000z HD compatibility problems....?? I purchased a HItachi Travelstar 80gb 5,400 HD and there appears to be a compatiblity problem. The strange thing is that the HD will work in other laptops, but not mine... I tried both the jumperless and the other jumper...

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

What is the maximum processor for a 6350 Compaq ? What is the maximum amount of RAM installable ? TAI !

What are current business desktop/minitower Compaq/HP replacements for the old Deskpro EP/EP/EX series?

I've got an old Compaq Deskpro 66M that I received in January 1993. It does not seem to allow for booting from CD-ROM. OK, that's fine. When did Compaq first release systems that could boot from CD-ROM? -- http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

Any help would be appreciated!!! Needing help with recreating the non-dos partition for the bios gui & diag's partition. Main HD crashed. Have 2nd drive set @ System_save Drive and used Quick Restore to recreate the last know system save profile...Now I am not able to access bios setting...I...

I recently aquired a Compaq EP/p500 (ex Corporate) It had Windows 98 on it, so i formatted it and, when i went to install XP i was informed that "an operating system is already in the folder you are trying to install XP on" or some such guff. I proceeded with the install and it installed fine,...

I have two computers on a 4 port (wired) router through a cable modem. The Presario 6420 will not maintain broadband connection if left idle, and sometimes even while surfing. The other system, a homebuilt, never loses connection through the same network. Any suggestions?

Sounds like a TV issue. HH "sandy" wrote in message ... Has anyone had any success getting their S-VHS out to play on their TV ? My TV, although old (General electric 19 inch) does have a S-VHS input that I can connect my...

Hello ! I'm trying to find an old Compaq Deskpro system. I think the model is Deskpro 5/60M Deskpro 5/66M XE 560 or similar Compaq with a Pentium 60 or 66 MHz CPU inside.

Armada E5000 - CD-RW Problem - OS - WIN98 SE I have just replaced my "COMPAQ DVD-ROM - DRN8080B" with a "TOSHIBA DVD-ROM - SD-R2102" The system recognises the new drive but non of my burning software sees the drive as a writer. I assume I need a driver for the CD-RW but when I visit the Toshiba...

bonjour, je souhaite installer une carte ethernet 10/100 sur mon Compaq 7474 acheté en 2000, pour pouvoir me brancher sur ADSL. quel marque et type de carte me recommendez vous ? merci pour votre réponse michel

Outlook Express Mail Can someone give me step by step on how to turn it on so I can use it to send picture ? I have AOL now also

Hello! I have a Deskpro 4000 (rather old, Pentium 166MMX, 128 MB) which I use as a file server and firewall. It works quite find, the only thing disturbing me were the fans. I replaced the CPU-fan successfully with a passive cooler and I use a very, very silent Seagate harddrive. The only noise...

Is it possible to installa video caed in my preserio S4000nx? It has on board sound and on board video I have an extra card from an old computer but I dont see a slot where it will fit. Any comments will be appreciated . Thanks

Hi to All, I have question what is maxium size od the HDD for Comapq Armada 1520 with the latest BIOS update from the year 1999. Does it fit any standard HDD drive or do i need to look for some special ones? Kind regards to all! max

I had an 1800T and I ran at one time an XP and Linux dualboot, and had no problem. I was running 256mb ram and it worked great. Good luck... On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:11:34 -0500, "JohnH" wrote: I'm considering upgrading my 1800XL to dual boot XP and ME. When I purchased the...