I have a Compaq 1800T laptop whose hinges have failed. I located and acquired a new set of hinges, but I have to open up the display unit to attach them. I haven't been able to find anything on the web or newsgroups, and it's not obvious how to approach the task. I really don't want to just start...

I'm trying to get a file off an old Compaq Presario 425, which has a floppy drive so dirty or otherwise wrecked that I can't write to it. I'm not in a position to do anything heroic like replace the drive or do any serious monkeying with the machine. It is running DR-DOS 7.0.2 and not connected to...

I'm interested in installing Linux on my old Deskpro XL 6200. I have downloaded the configuration utility, but it won't start from the floppy. I get the following message: 172 EISA Configuration Nonvolatile Memory Invalid Initialization aborted Run Configuration Utility 1782-Disk Controller...

I have a Compaq 5192 running Windows98 FE and I have just started getting this error message when I try to start certain programs such as Works 6.0, Nero Burning ROM and a few others. Also get another box that says - a device attached to the system is not functioning. In trying to track down the...

I recently purchased the max processor for my presario 5240 (AMD K6 550MHZ) along with new fan and heat sink. My question is: how difficult is it to replace the processor? I would like to do it myself if possible. thanks.....

I have a Preario 7360 and I ran the Quick Restore CD and now I can't open any programs. It won't open My Computer or anything other than RUN. Any help would be greatly appreciated...Ron

I have a Preario 7360 and I ran the Quick Restore CD and now I can't open any programs. It won't open My Computer or anything other than RUN. Any help would be greatly appreciated...Ron

does anyone know of a website that rates compaq laptops. thank you.

We currently have numerous Compaq/HP R3000 UPS's that I have set up in each rack that are attached to a UPS group controller server via serial cable. The UPS group members are "attached" to the group controller via TCP/IP. When I setup the compaq power agents, they defaulted to a 5 minute...

hi, My presario 1720US stopped booting yesterday, the power won't even turn on. When I plug in my ac adaptor, the black bar's light is supposed to be solid green, but not it just flashes. The battery won't charge, and the laptop won't boot at all. Can anyone tell me what the flashing means? ...

I've run into a problem upgrading from Windows ME to XP Home on a Presario 5002US Desktop. We can't do a Clean install or an Upgrade Install. The XP installation disk refused to copy over 10 or 15 files. They are mostly .dll files and .drv files. The install gets to about 99 percent complete...

I have two compaq deskpros one is a celaron 400 with the real small case and the other is a p3 550 full tower. Both are running win 2000 sp4. My problem is that neither one will boot up with out a keyboard hooked up. Im using pcanywhere to control them and don't want to hook up a keyboard everytime...

Buying a new laptop this week - for price and features, the Compaq R3030US (or if I decide I really need a DVD burner, the R3050) seems to have everything I could ask for, at a price I can afford. But how good are they? I've heard some negatives about Compaq, but then again I've heard bad things...

Greetings, I have a 5440 that I used for a couplke years then it came up... "boot disk read erroe" I removed the hard drive and have desided to build another machine so to Ebay it goes! If you need a parts machine, it can be seen...

Hi all, I have a EVO N410C notebook, and I can't access to the digits of the "virtual" keypad, which can be accessed via the "Fn" key. The only thing that happens is a cursor motion (left, right, up, down, as the arrow keys), and the operators which can be displayed. But nothing about the digits....

I have a Compaq Presario 2700 laptop 1.13ghz that shuts down almost constantly with no warning. You can hear the fan speed up and then it just shuts completely down. I took it to a local shop and they said it was too extensive of a hardware problem for them to fix! PLEASE HELP... -- Dale A...

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 bought a cheap compaq notebook second hand. What is the purpose of what looks like a meter with 25 50 75 100 and the button underneath it on the bottom of the battery with an LED?

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...

Could anyone clone the disk PLZ ? Regards, LL