I've got an old DP4000 here. It has192Mb RAM but that's about the only thing that's high spec about it. Upgrading the HDD is easy of course but what about the CPU? Is it just a 'lift and drop' operation or is it less straightforward than that (and if so, is a swap out of the...

I have no plans on going to a new PC as this one is still working fine. However there are some things I would like to do to make it work better. Replacing the 800 MHz AMD Athlon processor (slot). Any ideas of a processor I could install with minumal trouble? My mother board can go up to a 1...

Hey all , Fisrt post here. I am planning on putting a 260GB harddrive in my tower and removing the 40GB that's in there. I just bought windowsXP full with sp2. I've just heard some people say that my presario would not run right with a hard drive that large. Any ideas about this ???

An out-of-town family member has a Compaq Presario purchased in December 1998. It's a tower and includes a Pentium II 450 processor. It has the standard 128 meg of RAM the system came with. Everything is standard as it was installed by Compaq at the factory. I don't have the exact system model...

I want to upgrade a Presario 5BW220 from Windows ME to Windows 2000 Pro. I want to do a fresh install of Win2k. I've searched for drivers using Compaq's support as a guide. So far I have the following Win2k drivers: Compaq Inet keyboard driver (Compaq site) Latest Rompaq, if needed (Compaq's...

Is there a way to use my machine as is and upgrade the processor to a faster unit. Mine is 1.3 now but a 2.0-2.3 would be nice! Thanks! -- Jim Nichols From Computers to Coffee Makers www.sgimarketing.com "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke

Just my views on upgrades. 1. Bang to bucks, RAM has about the biggest pay off followed by CPUs 2. Know the motherboard and it's limits and you won't need to ask if it's worth upgrading. 3. Little hole in the wall shops carrying used machines often have the best prices on used CPUs that no...

allright i have a laptop presario 1700 , 600 cpu, i thought of upgrading the cpu, i pulled out a working 800 mhz from another presario 1700, i swapped cpu's , the laptop boots , but i do not see anything on the screen , no sound, simply nothing i powered up the 2nd laptop , same results. i...

I need to give everyone an update. I had also posted my original quer in AMD's forums at www.amd.com in their Older Products Troubleshootin forum. Someone there had posted that link to my motherboard diagra before it was posted here at computerbanter.com. It is indeed m motherboard, although...

I have a Compaq Presario 5225 computer. It came with an AMD K6-2 38 processor. Recently I replaced the processor with an AMD K6-2 53 processor I obtained off of EBay. It works except that the compute still thinks it is a 380. From reading other posts, it seems I need to change the jumpe settings....

Machine name: Acer Veriton M410-FD4201P CPU options: AMD Sempron (AM2) Processor Chipset: AMD 690V Chipset HD Bus: Front Side Bus options: Memory Speed options: PC2-4200 DDR2-533 240pin SDRAM DIMM memoryx.net/m410fd4201p533.html

Does anyone have an idea how to get xp to install? Ihave A 5004US desktop. It has ME installed as OEM. I want to install XP Pro but when I try to install, it goes into a reboot cycle and will not stop. HELP!

Hi all, How hard would it be to upgrade my Trident CyberBlade i7 video card in my 1200 to one that would operate MS Flight Sim 2002 ? Thanks, Perk --

I have 4400US 1.3MHz Celeron Processor. Can I upgrade the speed? -- Jim Nichols "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke

I have an old Presario I am trying to upgrade for a training project for a beginner. The original factory install of Win 95 was ok but all the other stuff just took up HD space. I want to install a version of Win 98se or another Win 95 (legal copies). I ran fdisk and format to the HD. Now on...

Hi I recently bought a Compaq SR1799AN desktop computer which has an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor and 2GB RAM. It comes with Windows XP Home pre-installed. I tried to upgrade to Windows XP Pro with an upgrade package I bought from a computer store and the installation seemed to be...

I have an old Compaq 4400 Us with a cel 1.3; I have put in a 250 GB HDD & the max RAM the board would take which is 512MB. I can browse the web or do my basic word processing & stuff but other wise it can get real slow. I mean even burning a CD can take forever at times. I am on a budget so can't...

Could anyone give me advise on whether I can upgrade my present M700 Laptop without having to buy a new machine. 1) It only have 600 MHz, I would like to increase this if possible. Is this possible and if so, how do I go about it? 2) It has only 5.5 GB Hard Drive, I know it is ok to upgrade this...

Hi All, I've a Compaq Presario (Model: 5BW160) that came with a P-III/700Mhz. I wanted to upgrade the Motherboard and processor to P-4 2.8AGHz. I got a motherboard combo online. I am looking for some info if the upgrade will be possible. Compaq used to have a document on their site that described...

I have a Compaq R3120US that came with XP Home. I already own the XP Pro upgrade and would like to install it on the laptop. Compaq says I can't do it because the drivers they provide are for XP Home only. Is their claim possible? Thanks in advance... Bob