I've just recently been afflicted with a problem concerning the Compaq FS740 model. I'm as surprised as can be when it happened, as I have no idea how it occurred. I was browsing the internet when the screen just suddenly changed the magnitude of its concavity (the screen took on a concave shape,...

HI!!! I HAVE AN OLD COMPAQ ARMADA 7400 AND I CANT GET THE KEYBOARD OFF TO REPAIR IT ALSO THERE ARE SEVERAL STRIPPED SCREWS THAT I CANT GET OFF??? CAN ANYONE HELP ME I WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE THANK YOU

If you do get the USB connection to work but the phone does not, it could be that the pc's usb type is older than what the camera requires. Just wanted to throw that out.

I have a presario 6450nx with XP home edition with all the update from windows update site. I used to be able to use the standby mode but I can`t anymore and I don`t exactly remember when that has started. Everytime I try to put in standby mode, the computer stop for 5 seconds and then restart. I...

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How do I enter the bios settings on this system? I was given one from a friend and know nothing about it. Thanks

My Presario desktop, windows xp, crashed last week. To make a long story short, I had what data wasn't wiped out backed up to disks, then formatted and replaced the operating system with Compaq disks. Now I find that I can't defrag the hard drive and figure I need to get a new one. What do I...

Thanks for reply, it is indeed a Canadian model, but it has an AMD 850mhz not an 800mhz and doesnt have onboard VGA. It has an 8mb nvidia tnt. I am trying to get an Abit Siluro GF2 64MB to work in it but it won't boot. Can't even get to BIOS. The card is good cause I tryied it in 2 other pcs. Any...

How can I make games run full-screen? I'm using a Armada M700 laptop. In some games you can adjust the resolution higher to use full-screen, but then the game runs slower. - not good.. ex: Soldier of fortune 2, runs fine with 640x480 but does not use the whole screen.. --

I've got a problem sending the video signal out to a tv via svideo connection. I have the cable and my notebook (win XP) has a svideo out. My TV has a svideo in. When i try to send the video signal out, changing xp configurations, the tv flashes just for a second and then it cames black as...

What processor came in a 5301? I recieved this computer to run Linux and it came without a processor or ram. I would like to know what processor and maxium speed it will handle. Thanks

My mouse scrool-wheel has stopped working properly. Mouse-over events are ok. But mouse wheel will not affect scrolling as it used to. In OE all I had to do was rest cursor over the different panes and wheel would cause the pane to scroll. Nice. But now I have to grab scrollbar to scroll up or...

There is a sale on a new Celeron equipped Compaq in today's newspaper that interests me. But I have heard that Compaq used to do some pretty non-standard stuff. Is that still true? For example, if either the disk drive or monitor were non-standard I would immediately lose interest in...

I am trying to build a Linux mailserver out of one of these machines but at a cold boot I get a message that the machine has noted the two drives and I must hit F1 to save these. I do so and the screen goes black and a moment later the lilo boot takes off just fine. I have gone into setup (F10)...

I have just tried to install a PCI based GeForce 5200 into my computer to replace the aging Nvidia Vanta LT but it would not sync properly with my Compaq MV740 17" monitor and kept resetting it. Has anyone else had similar experiences? There seem to be rumours that Compaq equipment is not quite...

Hi, I have a problem with my notebooks compaq pressario 1200. I don't know if I am in the good newsgroup for my question, if it's not the case I'am sorry for this mail. I bought my computer six years ago. It works under Windows Me but I would like to know if it's possible to change my version of...

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?

My ati video card is vibrating. Do I need to worry about this quickly? Do I really need to buy a new video fast?

Newbie at this and do not know how to buy a bigger drive. Compaq deckpro EP/SB,win98,pentiumlll 600 megahertz,128 ram,quantum fireball st3.2a (3.23GB) harddrive. Are drives all the same and fit any tower ?. Think i want about 40G. And if i replace the drive i have now how do i save whats on it...

I just installed Suse Linux on a 7935 that was in a corner collecting dust. It runs pretty well, but I'd like to max out the mem to give it a boost. Searching online says that max config is this machine is 512MB (2 x 256). Is that true? Is it a moot point if I did up a couple spare 512 SDRAM...