I have a 5000 Model # 5301RSH I found the system whos user was dumping it saying it had a virus. When I tryed to boot all I would get is the CAMPAQ logo. I went into the setup and everything was disabled so I enabled all the devices, now when I try to boot it goes into the memory count-up and...

I want to replace my Compaq monitor for my computer with a new LCD one. Mainly because my monitor keeps flashing a pink screen and I understand that it's because it's going bad. I checked the connections and they're fine. My question is, will I need a new graphics card for the new monitor? I am...

hi guys 1st post here... today i bought a new v4000 , i then went and bought a new 528mb kingmax ddr400 stick of ram... when i put it in eith with the original 256 or on its own it wont start...any ideas? ta jc

Some time ago I asked for help here because BIOS insisted that I should choose F1 or F10 before it would continue the booting process. This started to occur after I installed a Sapphire Radeon 9000 graphics card. Following the advice, I tried to clear CMOS. Didn't help, but a new and useful...

Inherited a Compaq Presario with Bad Motherboard Capacitors. Did not realize that the Bad Caps were probably causing problems for a long time. Was blaming Windows! Am wondering how may other Compaq owners are having or have had this problem? Hard to believe I am the only one! Did a search but...

What's the max memory I can put in a Compaq Evo N1020v? What type of memory should I put in? Ta Skavenger

I've got a Presario 2175US notebook. How do I install dual monitors?

it works fine with a charged battery , but my battery is dead and the ac adaptor doesnt charge it or power up the laptop,with or without the battery., can someone give me some advice , could it only be that i need a new battery,is the laptop suppose to work with the ac adaptor alone. thanks in...

All of a sudden my CV735 monitor has a bright pink screen and then it will change back to normal. Any idea what could cause this? The display is visible--just harder to view in bright pink and blue. It also flickers from normal to pinkish all the time. Pat

it seems the capacitors have said bye bye.... but i can't figure out how to pull the motherboard out? is it brute force? i can even find any place to pull or push the mobo.... help please, thx

I am shortly going to need to replace a Dell laptop and am thinking of the Compq nc8230. It is one of the business line laptops. I have grown disappointed with Dell service, but haven't used a Compaq for about five years and wondered if their has also declined badly. Any comments on the nc8230...

If both the oboard and ATI graphics are AGP, only one can be recognized. If the onboard is AGP, the card will have to be PCI. HH wrote in message ... I want to connect one to the integrated graphics and another to a...

I have seen others complaining about their Compaq Armada M700 laptops refusing to boot. My one has the same problem. If I start it on battery alone then there is no drive activity but the caps, num and scroll lock lights all flash. If I start it on AC then the capslock, numlock and scoll lock...

The battery shows a full charge on the indicator on the battery, but pull the AC out and the computer goes dead. ????????? Help! Jim

I'm thinking about getting a new graphics card for the Presario 5000 5WV254 with Windows ME that I purchased in November 2000. There are two of the card's requirements that I'm not sure my PC meets and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me: (1) How to determine the wattage of my PC's power supply? ...

Hi, I would be grateful for any ideas with a strange problem with my Compaq Armada M700. The computer suddenly crashed in Windows 2000 which had been running fine for ages. After a clean format and reinstall I found it was still very unstable. Just in case it was a dodgy cd, I tried formatting...

Hi all, have one question: it is possible to install "nec 6550'' in a notebook presario 18XL381? (18xx Series) Thx -- qu (elimina per scrivermi) ''se la gente che inculatasi reciprocamente formasse un anello, la Terra sarebbe Saturno"

I've been getting alot of run around,can anyone tell whats the largest hard drive i can install in my compaq ,the processor is a amd k5 i think . all help we be greatly appreciated.

I bought a compaq SR1520NX computer from compUSA. For some reason, the maximum video resolution is set to 1024x768, even if I choose a monitor type that clearly supports up to 1600x1200. If I uninstall the SiS video utilities, then I can set the resolution to higher (1280x1024, 1600x1200, etc)....

Hi I have just purchased a Armada 1592DT Laptop. It has the caddy but no hard drive.Can anyone tell me the different makes and sizes that this model will accept and if i need drives or updates to install them.I have tried the HP Compaq site but it just gives you the size and not the makes. Rgds...