I works at computer repair shop. Recently within a week, I received 3 Presario 2200 laptops from differrent customers. They all have the same problem! Just dead. If you plug the power adaptor in and push the power button. The battery light will flash once (or sometime three). I've opened and...

I have a Compaq Presario 1060 laptop computer that I _think_ has a cmos battery that needs to be replaced. I have no info on the laptop and am not even sure it has a cmos battery. However, I assume it has one based on perusal of a Google group forum, and the fact that several web sites are...

Just got a replacement mobo for a Compaq Deskpro EN P33. When attempting to boot, I get an 1801 - Microcode Patch Error message with an F1 To Boot in a blue box at the bottom left corner. When I hit F1 it doesn't successfully boot, it just goes through the same process over again. Any...

I was recently given a Presario 4704. The specs are pretty lousy by today's standards, only 16 megs RAM and a 1.5 gig hard drive and a 200 MHz Pentium 1. I'd like to use it to play back VCD's. Is this feasible? If so, where can I find the proper codecs and a video player for this machine?...

Putting a replacement mobo in a Compaq Deskpro EN PIII WinXP Home, theoretically identical to the original mobo, will I have to reinstall the O/S? Not sure if there are identifiers in a particular mobo that the O/S needs to "see". Thanks.

What kind of company takes 80 minutes to complete an order for a hard drive? One of the transfers passed me on to a daycare. After talking to their customer service department, the purchase order I tried to place wasn't a valid purchase. What is going on? After 3 days and no hard drive, I...

Has anyone succeeded in installing Vista BetaII in Hp (Compaq) Nx9010. I tried and installation hangs at first boot. After first boot result is black screen and blinking cursor.

I have a Compaq Evo N160 notebook in for repair. My diagnosis is that the ATI video subsystem has failed. It blue screens when started in the regular manner, starts up just fine in safe mode. Hard drive, CPU and memory diagnostics all run flawlessly. Anybody ever encountered this...

Hi everybody I have a program which ask me to chhoose beetween port COM 1 & 4 but my 3 USB are COM 9 10 & 11, How shall I do to change the number from at least on of them? Thanks gérard

There is only one short beep after computer is booted up the the error message comes on the screen ... 162 System Options not set. Could someone PLEASE help me out with this ! I am to the point of putting a new meaning to "crash my computer" :crybaby: Thanks to anyone who can give me...

Working on one of these old boxes, setting it up for home use, came across this weird problem. If I leave the power cord in, even with everything else disconnected, the machine still manages to boot itself up more or less 15 minutes after shutdown. I'm guessing PSU or motherboard issue? Maybe...

hey, i just bought the compaq v2600 and it's great. except i can't get the window scrolling part of the touchpad to work with firerfox. any suggestions ?? thanks matty

The factory M700's had a lot of battery issues.( not just them - it was battery technology at the time) I used to work the even though the scale on the battery shows fully charged - it means only that it can hold the voltage. Think of your car battery cranking - with a volt meter, it might have...

Sorry my last message posted before i finished. I need a serial number for a compaq presario 2266/2278 I have a compaq presario 2266 and I am trying to do a system restore using the original Compaq QuickRestore CD. But it asks me for my computer serial number. My case is scratched right were...

I have a Presario 2700 series that my uncle said he couldnt get to start up. I plugged in the cord and the when i press the power button the two leds on the Right side blink green and shut off and a Orange LED on the right side near the mouse pad with a Battery Icon symbol flashes for about 2...

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Anyone know for sure whether Samsung 256Mb PC133 144pin SODIMM will work on E500 which is listed as taking PC100????

I have a friend whose Compaq Presario recently crashed due to buildup of viruses. The recovery partition did its job and the computer works again - albeit slowly and with lots of freezing and glitches. I talked to him and we decided to completely format the drive and reinstall Windows XP, the...

i cannot access BIOS of compaq deskpro 2000.

I know there are already a lot of posts about this error message, and therefore I'm almost sure it has to be the CMOS battery that causes ther problem. However, since the boot stops completely after giving this message (not even one line of text more) it might just be something else. The...