I have a Presario 6010 US that just shut down on me the other day. I stepped out of the room for a little while and it had just shut down, and won't re-start. When I depress the power button, it used to turn green for a moment, now there is a blinking red light just to the left of the power...

Hi all, I have two questions: 1. how do I get the battery out of this thing? 2. how do I get it to boot to the dvd drive since that choice does not show up in the boot list inside the cmos?

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 is the cheapest Dell or Compaq server that fits these requirements: 1) 2U or 3U rackmount configuration 2) At least six hotswap drive bays 3) 64 Bit CPU capable of running Windows 2003 4) Can take a minimum of 12 GB of memory

I'm having a problem booting my system, a Pressario 7PL290. I have gone through several debug cycles with this so this note may be a little long. The issue originally started as a problem where the system would boot, I'd get the Compaq logo, then the XP boot screen but then it would loop between...

I have a Compaq Armada 7790 dmt notebook laptop ! Where can I find a owners manual for it ? -- This is me!

I finally installed Windows XP SP2 on my Compaq Presario S5000J and S3010CL Desktop machines. They are both 2003 vintage machines with Athlon processors that came with Windows XP Home SP1 installed. The Blue star down in Systray with the October threat of no more updates gave me little...

I have 2 old Compaq Presario Computers One is a Compaq Presario 4640 and the other a Presario 2100 Anyhow - they both have the Volume Control buttons (+ and -) on the front of the case. I am running Windows 95 and I cannot get the buttons to work. Apparently you need a piece of software to...

Recently, I just received about 10 dead Compaq presario v2000 series from different customers. Power connector is OK, Power goes to some chips but not all, must be a bad IC somewhere. If anyone has experience with this, please share, thank you.

It is a desktop EN series

All, I have a recently deceased ENS box. When you turn it on there is nothing, no beep, no fan, no disk. There is power to the board as the little green LED is lit. I swapped out the power supply but that didn't help, of course. Is there a specific part that seems to go out on these machines?...

Anyone know where I can get an expansion cable/base for a Compaq X6000 laptop? I can't find it online. Thanks, Dave

Intermittent vertical "jail bars" occuring when viewing certain web pages. Closing and reopening IE often clears the problem. Any ideas what might be the cause and the fix. I'm keeping this old machine on a home network for basic email and web surfing. Thanks - Mike

I just purchased a new CD ROM drive for my laptop. Can anyone point me in the right direction as where to find a website that can direct me how to install it. I found one a long time ago for the Compaq and it had great pictures and detailed steps. Thanks alot! Jim

Can anybody help me with my fainting Presario desktop? This S6010V Presario desktop with XP Home and all the latest service packs and updates freezes after I use the CD drive. It cycles, freezing for ten seconds to a minute, then works for five seconds, then freezes, and then works, and... well,...

Hi, Can you please tell me if there is a key combination to get out of sleep mode or where I can download a copy of the user guide for a compaq presario SR1000. My colleagues machine appears to be permanently locked in sleep/hibernate mode. At switch on the moving "going to sleep" banner...

I have a Compaq presario 2700 laptop computer and it has suddenly stopped swtching on the laptop is connected to a Compaq mains adaptor and the green light is on but there are no lights on the computer I have tried removing and replacing the battery and tried it without the adaptor but no joy. can...

How many MHZ is the processor? How much RAM can it hold?

Hi my original HD is barracuda SATA 160 8 mb cache with two partitions, one for xp and one for recovery(system restore) I just add another drive barracuda 320gb 16mb cache as a single partition storage drive. however, it seems the 16mb cache will be faster than the 8mb cache, i want to switch them...

Where can I get a Compaq Presario 2700 laptop power supply? and how do I change it as I cannot work-out how to get the case apart!