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OT? Any HP Groups ? by Ric Kaysen
Recently got over my brand loyalty to Dell and bought a HP Media Center. Looking for HP newsgroups for tips and tricks, but can't seem to find any.
April 22nd 04 04:11 PM
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New ATI Radeon drivers cause windows screens (XP, 2K and ME) to go blank after boot on Compaq EVO N600C laptop by Charles Waters
Okay, this is weird. I don't know if my kids did something or what. Suddenly, whenever windows goes into graphics mode, the screen goes completely blank. Let me describe the scenarios...... I couldn't figure out why the display would go completely blank, so I reloaded the OS (Windows XP). The...
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April 22nd 04 07:01 PM
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Presario 5838 and a 120 GB hard disk? by TT
Will this work? I'm thinking of buying a second HD for my 5838, perhaps a Seagate Barracuda. BTW, does anyone know the rpm of the standard 5838 HD? TT
April 22nd 04 07:04 PM
by HH Go to last post
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Bad Hard Drive in Compaq Presario by Nathan Bump
Wondering if anyone has information about the best hard drive replacements for compaq presario laptops. In particular, presario 700US series, and also regarding any compatibility problems experienced when installing new hard drives, not from compaq. Any help would be appreciated.
April 22nd 04 09:16 PM
by Happy Canuck Go to last post
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presario 5012 freezes by shooter
Hi all my daughter's computer started freezing while watching a DVD and now no matter what the task it freezes. I've used the recovery disk and it still freezes. I took it to Best Buy and they say it could be anything but dont give a plan for diagnosing etc. Is it worth investing in fixing......any...
April 22nd 04 09:33 PM
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New Video card for s6500nx by Bill
Just purshased a new video card online for the Compaq presario s6500nx my wife bought. (Saphire ATI 9600xt 256 MB) Got a question... When I install this card, do I have to disable the onboard video first or is it automatically disabled? If I have to disable the onboard video, how do I do it? Do...
April 22nd 04 09:58 PM
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Compaq Deskpro 4000. by Wilfrid Humbug
Have just bought the above as a starter system for a relative, It appears to have a 300 Pentium2 cpu, 128 mb of ram and a 3.2 gb hard drive. Anyone know how big a hard drive this thing will take if I decided to upgrade? w
April 23rd 04 02:54 AM
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Invalid system disk' when you start Windows XP? by wally chambe
Have a friend that bought a used compaq (Deskpro EN SN#6011cr23e328)PIII/550MHZ last year and it has Win Xp on it.Well he moved and lost his XP disk and never made a system reastore disk and now it gets a "Invalid system disk" when you start Windows XP. Is He hosed on recovery or is there some way...
April 23rd 04 11:56 AM
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Presario S6300NX by Gamester
Is there anywhere to get the schematic for an S6300NX? I could not find this at the HP site and the manual is generic. The Gamester Gamester's Homepage http://members.aol.com/wergames (I am not a commie merely a Trotskyite revisionist)
April 23rd 04 04:32 PM
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CDROM drive for prolinea by Emmanuel
What kind of HD I have to declare in the bios for my CDRom drive be recognized on my prolinea? -- Emmanuel - http://ebgy.free.fr
April 23rd 04 04:49 PM
by Kevin Childers Go to last post
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General Question about Compaqs? by Larry
Looking at compaq's with the AMD chip and i am wondering if they are anygood or not?.I have only had pentium HP8275 p2 300mhz. Thanks Larry
April 23rd 04 05:10 PM
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Console Management Controller by sirio
Hi guy! I need your help.I have a Compaq Console Management Controller in my rack, and i would like know how configure it.Can you please help me? Thanks
April 24th 04 12:01 AM
by NuT CrAcKeR Go to last post
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Compaq Customer Service & Tech Support Sucks by kevin
First Email Dear blanked out, Your feedback is very important to us and on behalf of Hewlett-Packard we apologize for the difficulties you are experiencing. Your message has been forwarded to someone who can help resolve your problem. We very much appreciate you taking your precious time to...
April 24th 04 02:51 AM
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Replacement for Noisy CPQ 9.1GB Ultra Wide SCSI (68-pin) HD, P/N179288-001 by RWM
Looking to replace a noisy, 7200 RPM CPQ 9.1 GB Ultra Wide SCSI (68-pin) HD, P/N 179288-001. What's the best current option? Thx.
April 24th 04 04:30 AM
by HH Go to last post
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Hd Upgrade by [email protected]
I have a Compaq Presario 4090US, It came with a 30 GIG Hard Drive, I was thinking about upgrading it to a 100+ gig or so.. my question is there a limitiation on how big of a HD you can put in this system.... Thanks
April 24th 04 04:32 AM
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M300 P3 600 O/C by Karl Shaw
Hey all, me again, I have an M300 with a Pentium 3 600Mhz chip. Any way I can overclock this without the need of extra cooling/modification? TIA, Karl.
April 24th 04 11:55 AM
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Presario 17xl460 Laptop - Drive Replacement by klaatu
Original drive has gone south. When looking for a replacement drive, I wonder of the size limitation of the BIOS . Would anyone have an answer, or a pointer in the right direction? Any suggestions? TIA
April 24th 04 03:59 PM
by HH Go to last post
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Presario Hard Drive Failing by Steve
Hi! I need help with a bad hard drive. I have a Compaq Presario that I bought in 1999 (2000??) whose hard drive is failing. It is a model 161494-002. A few months ago I got a message (that pops up when ever I boot) that the hard disk detects drive failure is imminent. I just kept hitting F1...
April 24th 04 06:27 PM
by Kevin Childers Go to last post
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Help, i cant find a bios update! by RaVeNsMoKe
I have a Evo D310v computer with a MS-6541 motherboard. I recently upgraded processor from a p4 1.8 to a p4 2.8. I need to find a bios update so the processor steps properly. Please help.
April 24th 04 07:49 PM
by TheSith Go to last post
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Mobo pinout for Presario 7151? by Impmon
A year ago I swapped the motherboard for a different one with faster CPU. At the time I didn't realize the mobo didn't have details silkscreened and I no longer have the Compaqw case for the front panel wire and I can't quirte figure which pins on the mobo are used for power switch, power LED,...
April 25th 04 03:16 AM
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