I just bought a used Compaq Proliant 5500 server. I installed Linux on it and all is working OK. I then wanted to have a look 'inside'. So I removed the side cover and began to poke around a bit. I removed the CPU's and the CPU Power Modules. I put them back in, just wanted to check them out. I...

Compaq EVO & Armada 65W AC Adapter 239704-001 Specs:18.5 volts, 2.7amps, 65 watts. Fits Armada E series, Armada V series, Prosignia PP2060, EVO N500 series, EVO N600 series Armada N series. Compatible Part Numbers; 285288-001, 239427-001. Adapter includes 3-prong power cord. Item is USED, tested,...

I have a Compaq Presario S4020WM purchased from Wal-Mart last year. I replaced the original hard drive with 120G and 80G drives. My question is whether it makes a difference in performance whether I selected Master and Slave for the jumper settings, or Cable Select for one or both of them? I can't...

I just used the system restore cd that came with my computer (Compaq Presario 5000 Series.) I used it to restore my computer to it's "as shipped" condition. Anyway, this computer is five years old. It has a dvd rom drive and a cd rw drive. After re-installing Windows I put in a couple of dvd's...

I've been trying to download the Win98 sound, video, and modem drivers for a Presario 5461 over the last couple days. All of them seem corrupt. On a Win98 machine it gives an illegal operation when I try to run them, on a Win2K it says "invalid Win32 application". So far I've tried downloading on...

Wal-mart sold these units by the tons and there are a couple of issues that need to be mentioned about dialup speeds and RAM. The units came with a Lucent Win Modem which has some bad habits of connecting at VERY low speeds and the units have a total physical memory of 112 MB. The first problem of...

I have a 5140 that I used complete restore on. Back to original. However not paying attention it did it's magic and now it is ask ing for the W98 key number and in several moves I lost it. Is there any way to recover it (the W98 key number) from the restore disk?

hello ! I am not commonly in these newsgroups, but i was wondering something After I installed ram on my two compaq armada m700 laptops, something weird happen, first. the battery stopped working on both the armadas, computer finds the batteries, but when i unplug the power, it imediately shuts...

Compaq Presario S4020WM running Windows XP Home (SP1) with the latest updates Device Manager, Computer says "ACPI Multiprocessor PC" (drivers hal.dll ntkrnlpa.exe ntoskrnl.exe) The AIDA32 v3.93 sysinfo tool under Operating System, Operating system suggests: "Only 1 CPU installed, you should...

Q) I'm having a problem with my Compaq PC. What information should I include in my post that might help others offer possible solutions. A) Include the following: 1. The model of Compaq PC/notebook in question, i.e., Presario 4090US. 2. Detail the problem. Be specific. Saying "it stopped working"...

I have bought but not yet received a Compaq Armada 7792 Laptop PC (Windows 98) with HD and floppy drive but no CD drive fitted. I would like to Wifi this machine with my desktop PC (Windows XP Pro). I wish to share Internet access/email (PCI ADSL on board Desktop PC) with the Laptop unit and...

Hi, I got a 6x Drivecage and the Scsi backplane of a ML530 ( p/n 141282-001) wich is similar to those in newer Proliant 1600 or ML370. But instead of a dual molex 4 pin standard power connector on backside, there is a 6 pin connector (2x3 pin). I'd like to use that drivecage outside of a ML530,...

A friend of mine is trying to install Solaris 9 x86 on a Compaq DL380 G1 server. The machine has a dual channel SCSI controller, and an IDE interface. If a SCSI disk is on the internal SCSI (raid) controller, the system will boot from a CD, and creates device files for the disk (/dev/rdsk/c0t0.....

Hi all, I looking for front panel USB pinout There is 4 / 5 pins on MB http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9996/012hs0.jpg] And same number of pins on my new case connector http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7108/02so8.jpg] I`d download user manuals from HP.com, but still can't find USB pinout

I recently upgraded my desktop to a compaq 6710b notebook, have had it for no more than a week (if I'm lucky) and have been experiencing what sounds like a fairly major problem with it. I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced or heard of the same problem..... It first looked to be a...

Just installed a 256MB chip to augment the 64MB I already have. But my computer now says I have 192MB instead of the 320 I was expecting. Any insights on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I need someone's help, I have a Compaq Presario 800 Notebook, model number 80XL4. The hard drive died and I have replaced it. Unfortunately the BIOS will not detect any drives in the system. The only thing I can do is boot from a usb floppy. I can boot with a drive diagnostic disk and it does...

I have a compaq Presario 5700T - and my bios accidently got wiped out (have to get a new bios-chip) So either I should try to find out what bios it uses, then see if anybody have that specific bios-chip, and then change the bios myself. Or i should try to identify the motherboard exactly , and...

I inherited a dead 7400 (no disks, no video output at all, but the drives and CPU fan were running). It responded partially to a new motherboard, but still is not running right. It boots up to Win 98SE, and then gives a message that there is a problem with the display settings. The desktop does...

I have Norton 360 installed on a presario s4200nx & it is slowing the pc down alot. Which antivirus & firewall would you recommend using? I have been thinking about trying Avg free & Zone Alarm. And,what's the best way to remove all of the Norton? Thanks!