I inherited a dead 7400 (no disks, no video output at all, but the drives and CPU fan were running). It responded partially to a new motherboard, but still is not running right. It boots up to Win 98SE, and then gives a message that there is a problem with the display settings. The desktop does...

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.

Hi, I would really appreciate if someone can help me with this old MB... Compaq Presario 7470, desktop computer from January 2000. The best I know about the motherboard model: "CAMARO" , VIA chipset MVP4. The board hosts AMD K6 II processor 533MHz ... etc. Specifically, all I need is the pin...

I have one of these Camaro motherboards (PWA-PWA),I am going to build up from scratch - 550MHz, Just cause I am board I guess. Anyway, is the floppy drive or any other components proprietary to Compaq? Or can I use any generic floppy drive?

hello i intend to install an ethernet card 10/100 on my 7474 running under windows ME , in order to connect my PC to a cable modem. apparently some cards are not compatible with the 7474. which type of card made by Netgear, 3com or other would be convenient ? thanks for your advice martin

I want to install more memorey and a CD burner but much to my suprise there are 6 rivits on the bottom of the case! Do I have to drill out the rivits to get the case off? Is the Celeron 366mhz? It's from 1999 with WIN98-SE. Thanks for any info.

I have an old Compaq 7594 that I upgraded to 1.1 gig processor and the stock 64 meg ram. Running a 40 gig HD with XP and the original compaq cd rom off of the second IDE cable. (Was) running original compaq bundled software on a 20 gig HD and an HP dvd300i burner off of the first IDE cable. The dvd...

Ok, I installed the PIII 933, and that works as well as can be expected, however I have a problem with the ram upgrade. I have a 256MB SDRAM, 32x64 PC133 168 Pin chip, and it doesn't work. What is up with that? I don't even make it to the bios during boot with this chip in. If I stick in the crummy...

Hey all, I have a Presario 7594 and I need some help. It has a socketed CPU, and I would like to know how fast of a Pentium 3 I can use on it. Next do I need to change any motherboard settings to make it work? Then what kind of memory do I need to use? PC 100, or PC 133? Thanks for all your help.

bought a PCI video board to extend the life of 7594. it has on board video now. is there a jumper for disabling the builtin video like there is for audio? if so where is it. or is it done thru the bios? any help is appreciated. thanks in advance

I just installed Suse Linux on a 7935 that was in a corner collecting dust. It runs pretty well, but I'd like to max out the mem to give it a boost. Searching online says that max config is this machine is 512MB (2 x 256). Is that true? Is it a moot point if I did up a couple spare 512 SDRAM...

I am looking for a couple of the blank-off plates for the drive bays and the door for the front. Also, The mouse is not being detected. I am using an USB mouse but will be using the computer primarily in DOS mode and would like to fix it. I suspect the connector on the motherboard. The computer...

I have a Presario 7PL290 that will not boot. It started off freezing up after a few minutes of running ME. After powering it off it would boot back up and immediately lockup again. Now it will not even boot to the first screen. All fans are running, the harddrive clicks for about two seconds...

The Presario 7PL290 (Presario 7000) has two 9-pin cables with connectors from the front of the case. The computer has a firewire card with a keyed 9-pin connector and a similar 9-pin connector on the motherboard. I replaced the motherboard after determining that it was failing, but I did not take...

I have the above 7000 and am looking for some help. Does anyone know what motherboard is in this PC? I believe it to be a Compaq 062CH, which appears to translate to an OEM version of the FIC AZ-11. It has an Athlon 900MHZ in it now, but I would like to replace it with something faster. Does...

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Trying to replace 20 gig with 60gig but drive is not recognized. Tried differ jumper setting but no go. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Vince

I need someone's help, I have a Compaq Presario 800 Notebook, model number 80XL4. The hard drive died and I have replaced it. Unfortunately the BIOS will not detect any drives in the system. The only thing I can do is boot from a usb floppy. I can boot with a drive diagnostic disk and it does...

Trying to replace 20 gig with 60gig but drive is not recognized. Tried differ jumper setting but no go. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Vince

I have an old Presario 9232 that I wish to consign to a different task. To do that, I need to be able to boot from CD. To date, I have not managed to find a key combination that will let me access the Setup ROM to see if a boot from CD option is available. Can anyone advise me how to do...