I wanted to install a 5 1/4" floppy drive in my Presario 5000T so I could exchange files with my Compaq Deskpro 286, but the machine says nada. I installed a dual channel cable, hooked up both floppy drives, and the went into the BIOS and enabled the B: drive as a 5 1/4" 1.2 meg drive. But, the...

Any suggestions for a good video card that will work in a Compaq Presario desktop model 7110US? I'd like to be able to play the Sims 2...that is the extent of my PC gaming. Thanks. ----- Kim/Dreamspinner3 Visit My Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/dreamspinner3/

All of a sudden I do not have sound on my Compaq Presario 500. I am running Windows XP. I ran the Windows troubleshooter which said that the device was working properly. I checked all connections and uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but still have no sound. Any ideas? When I "play" a CD...

Does anyone know where this battery is located and can it be easily replaced? .. . . or does the CMOS get its power from the main battery pack? We have a laptop that defaults to 1980 time when turned off, and which will not respond to `F10' attempts to get to the setup menu.

Hi, please I need help. The HDD on my old Pentium 2 Compaq Armada M300 is dying and I want a new one. Can anyone tell me what kind of 3.5 HDD goes well with my notebook? The only thing I want is that I can find it easily at a store (I live in South America) and if possible it have some more...

"Tom Scales" wrote in message ... I guess I have to ask the obvious question first. You did take out the new stick and see if it boots, right? Yes, Removed the new memory and tried to boot with the old memory. (I realized after I...

Oh and before anyone asks.. yes I have called HPQ support, they weren't sure about any of these questions. "Rick" wrote in message ... Anyone tried to upgrade one of these puppies to 133MHz CPU and memory? Will it work? The...

For some reason, my Presario Laptop 12XL505 lost the ability to Hibernate. It's not on the list of shut down options, not listed in power management. How can I restore Hibernate capabilities? I'm (still) running Windows ME. Thanks - Brian

I just replaced the battery for a Compaq Evo N400C and it will not charge (or is just dead) Any suggestions where to check to see if there is a flaw with a multimeter?

I recently acquired an Compaq Armada M700 off Ebay. I've got Win XP Pro running on it. I got the latest power management software from the Compaq website running on it. I've got a battery is the system that reads 100% and when you pull the batter out and press the button on the battery, all the...

I have a question on the memory capability of the Compaq SR1417CL. I know the max memory is 2GB and must use PC2700, PC3200 or PC4000 DDR with no ECC. I have seen some generic memory sold online for about $25-35 per GB. However this memory is high density. Will this memory work in this machine or...

I have been trying to access some pics on a certain webpage and have found a very strange behaviour. I have entered through IE6, Netscape 7.1 and Mozilla 1.6. I am using Sun's java and it is the latest version. I am using XP home on a Compaq computer. I know the page works for most because I have...

Hello Does anyone know where I can find a manual for the compaq LTE Lite 4/25C. I need to replace the internal battery and do not know how to disassemble. thanks mc

Hello All, I have an age old Compaq Deskpro En series (PII, 128MB, 6GB, S3 vision986, 686T3 bios) computer. I have a couple of queries:: 1) I would like to change my existing PCI video card (S3 vision 986) with a new Radeon based PCI graphics card that has on board DDR ram and TV / DVI out. Would...

I decided to restore factory settings to this notebook (Compaq Presario 1600 XL1 notebook). The Emergency Recover cd (which I have used before) could not continue after wiping out my data, saying it was missing necessary files. I learned after much research that Quick Recovery disks are no longer...

hi i have a compaq 17xl369 underneath it has two memory slots one with a 64mb and one with a 128mb. i am changing the 64 for a 256 which will give me 384mb. my question is:- i have heard there is another slot for memory beneath the keyboard ? if this is true how do you remove the keyboard help...

Hi Cant find any documentation on subject. Any know the max. of ram to use. Their are tree slots and the ram must be sdram 133. I use tre slot with 3 * 256 mb ram but want to use 3 * 512 mb ram. Is it possible ?

I've bought a prosignia 300 from a friend. The prosignia has 16 Mb intern memory. I will use it for a linux router. First I install DOS on it. When I type the dos command MEM I see: Conventional: 638k Upper: 0 Reservation: 0 Extended (XMS): 15,360k Where's my Upper memory? Must I change something...

I have a compaq presario 7360. I ran the quick recovery disc and now I have no sound so I went to the website and downloaded the audio files and went back to install them and I tried to double click on my computer and it doesn't do anything. I tried all icons but it doesn't do...

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