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QuickRestore by Andrew Clark
Hello, I was given a presario to use and I want to see if I can get XP on there so I can use it as my everyday computer. When I try to use "quick" restore, it gives me error xxx.xx and says I need to contact compaq (which i WON'T do). The other option is to do a manual reinstall. I've done this...
June 2nd 05 01:13 PM
by Andrew Clark Go to last post
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Presario 41xx QuickRestore Disc 271424-B21 Zip Password Discovered by Oaf Tobark
would just like to share, I have discovered the .zip password for this disc. (let a .zip password cracker chew on the files for several days before i gave that route up) after trying lots of permutaions, i just decided to try all the numbers in the filename, omitting the 'b' at the end. with the...
June 4th 05 11:56 PM
by Oaf Tobark Go to last post
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5WV254 keyboard not active during boot up by Phil Yarbrough
Hello, I want to run the system restore disk. However my keyboard is not powered during bootup to make the proper selection to start the process. That also makes me unable to enter the bios. I've reset the bios by moving the jumper pin and also replaced the battery. Any suggestions?
June 5th 05 04:02 PM
by Phil Yarbrough Go to last post
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Compaq Deskpro EN PIII866: What video driver to use in Debian? by [email protected]
I'm setting up a Compaq Deskpro EN PIII 866MHz mini tower computer I bought the other day with Debian Sarge (3.1 testing). I can't figure out what graphics chipset it has though, or what settings to put in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 . I'm using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to build the file. If...
June 5th 05 09:47 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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LTE 5400 PCMCIA card not seen by European
hi, Culd it be a case of slot is 16-bit and cards are 32-bit? Is there a way to overcome this? exactly ;). And there is no waz to overcome it ;) USB is def. not possible with the LTE 5xxx. Regards,
June 7th 05 11:40 AM
by Tom Scales Go to last post
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MiniPCI WiFi on Compaq Evo N800w ?? by Olivier
Hello everyone, I've cruised along the newsgroup and found nothing about that: I've been told that the MiniPCI slot in the Evo N800w could accept a 802.11g module but there was NO way to install antennas in the laptop chassis, lacking some room to make the antenna cables fit in eventual free...
June 7th 05 06:32 PM
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Power Supply upgrade by Gordon
I have a Presario 6000 (6rpxe1) with a 220 watt psu. The fan is gone on my ti4200 graphics card and was considering upgrading it. I'd like to go with a second tier type card (6800 or x700) but have been told I'll need a better psu. Anyone know a psu that will fit and handle any proprietary needs...
June 7th 05 06:49 PM
by Kevin Childers Go to last post
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Expanding Drives on Fibre Channel Array by Will
The RA4000 and RA4100 fibre array software warns you that you cannot expand drives when they run under Windows 2000. What is the observed behavior for such cases? I tried to do it with a small sample NTFS volume I created, and it worked without any problems at all. -- Will Internet: westes at...
June 8th 05 07:12 AM
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Old Compaq Presario 5711 C by Barb Clarke
I have an old Compaq Presario with a 466 Celeron Processor, 256 MB Ram, 12 GB Hard Drive. I have installed a USB 2 card. Would anyone know if I can use an external USB Hard drive (say 40 GB)with this computer? I understand there is a limitation on the size of an internal hard drive with older...
June 8th 05 11:27 PM
by barb Go to last post
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Compaq hard drive help by Follow homepage to email me
I was given three Compaq 36G hard drives by someone. They're 7200 RPM, Ultra Wide SCSI, model AA03631AC6. That plus a 9G Wide Ultra SCSI3, part number 313706-B21, model MAB3091SC. All four seem to not want to be formatted properly or have Windows install all the way. I've checked the FAQ, went...
June 9th 05 12:50 AM
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Who made the Hendrix board? by Tara K.
Hi everyone, Hoping someone here can help. I'm trying to dig up the front panel connector assignments for a "PWA-Hendrix" motherboard. The original Compaq part number was 010697-101. It has since been replaced (or was replaced) with another type of motherboard, HP part number is 174535-001. Please...
June 11th 05 01:49 AM
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Ipaqs by Kevin Childers
Anyone got the skinny on Ipaqs. I admit I've pretty much ignored them. however a friend has a deal for several at $45.00 a piece and wants to hook his family in the Philippines up with them. Worth the trouble or just a waste of time? KC
June 12th 05 05:00 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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motherboardmanual for s3010cl by john
i have searched hp's site and comes up with a dead link that won't load on my system. Could be a firewall or av issue on my end. But would really like to see and have a copy of this manual. Not sure why this type of info isn't shipped with unit! Thanks everyone
June 13th 05 03:40 PM
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Presario 700 laptop speed tweak by Paul D.Smith
All, I've just replaced the motherboard of my 1GHz presario laptop with a similar board from a 900MHz machine. I am using the same 1GHz processor. Is there anything I must/can do to get 1GHz performance from this new system or am I stuck at 900MHz from now on? And before anyone asks, I'm a...
June 13th 05 05:30 PM
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Compaq Armada 1598DMT boot problem by darkrats
I'm trying to reinstall Windows on this old Compaq Armada 1598DMT. The install went fine until the final boot when all I got was a blinking cursor. I rebooted into safe mode okay. Everything looked good except the video drivers were not a match for the machine. So, I installed the correct drivers...
June 13th 05 11:01 PM
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Presario and Me and CD driver? by MG
Hi Had to reinstall WinMe on my Presario 1200 but now the CD doesn't show in devices?? I have tried all the possible Hard Disk Drivers, what do I need?? Thanks for any help Mark
June 16th 05 05:28 AM
by pengulin Go to last post
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Presario 2197 and USB PCMCIA card by [email protected]
Hi, Anybody got Presario 2197 (which has USB 1.1 built in) working with a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card? I tried three different cards but can only get a speed of a couple of times of USB 1.1. Even worse is that an external hard drive (AcomData) can't be even recognized by any of the cards and the laptop...
June 17th 05 08:54 PM
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REQ: Copy of restore CD-Presario 1200 by MG
Hi all I have suffered a HDD failure on my Presario 1200 XL and can't restore from the original CD for some reason. I am therefore asking if anyone has a copy of the original restore apps and WinMe that they can copy for me onto CDR?? I'll cover costs
June 18th 05 01:07 PM
by MG Go to last post
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Should i buy the Presario m2007us by Barry Shapiro
The Presario m2007us is on sale by me. Looking to buy a laptop for my college bound child. Any thoughts on this model with the following specs? It does not say it has a wirless card but is that not a given since it has the Centrino Technology? Presario m2007us Notebook, Intel Pentium M...
June 19th 05 04:22 PM
by Happy Canuck Go to last post
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Key for Setup on Armada 7730MT by Quoi ma gueulle(R) ?
Hello i have a old notepad but i can't enter in the BIOS-SETUP because i don't know what is the key on keyboard. Can you help me ? thanks.
June 20th 05 10:41 PM
by jerome Go to last post
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