I am running a compaq deskpro en Pen III 833 win2k sp4. I am attempting to install a couple of pci cards(firewire, pci to pcmcia adapter) in the expansion riser. The machine turns on but will not go to post with the firewire card. The boot sequence is cdrom,a,c. With the pcmcia card the cdrom...

I own a Compaq Presario 1505US. The problem appears to be with the lcd display. It randomly displays several rows of either blue or pink horizontal lines each formed of this small lines; something like this |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| I connected it to a different monitor and had the same...

I put an IBM 10 gig drive on a Compaq and loaded winXP home. I then put the hard drive in a clone pc and it wont boot. If I put the drive back in the compaq machine it boot just fine? Is there some kind of boot record on it or something telling it to boot from a compaq bios only? I need to use the...

I have a Evo desktop that appeared to have a blown power supply. I replaced the power supply and now the power led is flashing at a one second interval when turned on. What I can find on the internet points to a bad ROM and one poster had this problem and flashed the BIOS to fix it. I reset the...

Hi all, I have a problem with my laptop. (FYI: I dont understand much about computers) My notebook is Compaq presario 2570 notebook, intel pentium 4, 3.06 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, 56k modem. About 2 months ago, my laptop did not recognize the cd/dvd player. Few weeks after...

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 Compaq support XP on the Presario 5140? When switched to XP the USB ports no longer work. I went to the download Drivers site, and put in the model number and only shows Windows 98 and Windows 95... Am I out of luck on this? :crybaby:

Hello everyone. I had a friend who wanting me to format his computer and reinstall his Win OS. I did and now I can't get the sound to work. There is no yellow or red sign in front of the sound in device Manger. If you go into the sounds and audio device the volume control pointer move all the way...

I am a MAC user that also uses and owns a couple of PC's. I would like to upgrade my Hard Drive in one of my PC's from 80GB to 400GB. I have the Hard Drive. On a MAC I know exactly how to Clone my HD to the new drive. On a MAC I use SuperDupe to move all my stuff from one drive to another. IT...

I need to make a Boot Disk so I can get to the command prompt. However, I do not have a floppy drive on my Compaq like I do on my older Dell. I just have a Pioneer DVR110. Is there anyway to create a boot disk with a CD?

Suddenly my Compaq Presario 2200 laptop has developed a "2 1/2 inch opaque white band running vertically from top to bottom of the screen. Against a white background it's barely visible but it's very apparent against any colored background. Anyone familiar with this problem? I'd welcome any...

Is it possible, and if so, how, to rip Windows Me off my system restore cd or system drive D? I have a Presario 7000 series and after I took a bunch of stuff off, it works just fine. I am very pleased with it and have had no problems in a long time. Anyway, I recently bought a used laptop for...

Purchased From PC World (Poole, Dorset in England) Usage: Used as a PC on a flat clean stable surface Never moved when on. After 10 months the Hard Disk Fails!! He takes it back to PC World, they send it out to PC Service Call. The customer gets it back, but it is running slow, only when he...

I am looking for a set of recovery disks for a Compaq Presario 7478. Can anyone help me please?

Hi. I could really use some advice from some folks familiar with Compaqs. I have a Compaq Presario 5150 with a few problems. I got it from my brother-in-law and it does not have any recovery disks. I just use it for a few odds and ends and I have other machines as well. This thing takes about...

Just search one of the big online sites like buy.com. Lots of nvidia and ati based choices. If you're connecting CRT monitors, not LCD, than I would be surprised if you wanted DVI. I've never seen a CRT that supports DVI. Doesn't even make sense as CRTs are not...

Ok, I'll try to explain this so it makes sense. I recently bought an armada m300 used on ebay. I got it, and everything worked fine. It is a pIII 500 with 193ram and running xp pro. The display started to go bad (it was running at 1024x768) so I replaced the lcd. The lcd that I replaced it...

As I want to replace the hard disc in my Compaq Presario 2700, anybody has any info on how to reach the hard disc in that laptop model ? Thanks in advance

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Compaq Presario 5140 Anybody hear of this one. I do a normal shutdown sequence, Start-Shut Down-Wait for Ok-Then press button on front for about 3 seconds. Everything is off, no lights on front panel, computer quiet. Then for no apparent reason it starts up on its own after 30 minutes. I checked...