Hi, I have a Presario 2197CA and equipped originnally with 2X 256MB pc2700 cl 2.5 ram. I thought I could get a 1.3GB ram laptop buy replcaing one of the ram with a new 1gb chip. Now I just bought a 1G DDR333 pc2100 cl2.5 ram chip and the bios won't recognize the new ram at all. I thought the new...

Hi, I have hit a wall. I wiped the drive and reloaded win98. The load goes alright, but on the restart for the final set-up the machine locks. I can load in safe mode, but cannot find anything. I have tried this several times. I even went back and started with a win95 load, which worked fine. ...

Hello Everybody! I want to upgrade the TFT display of my laptop (currently 1024x768) to something like 1400x1200 or 1600x1400. I don't want to ask compaq for the part, as it is too expensive, but, does anybody know who manufactures the compaq display and if I can buy a compatible / straight from...

Hi All The Screen Light On My ipaq 3870 Will Not Brighten Any Info Please Regards JB

Thanks for the reply yeti, actually the nic is identified as a compaq device, I did an install of win2000 to see if that would make any difference and it identified the unknown device as SMC IrCC- Fast Infrared Port.......the darn thing is I still can't get online with the notebook...

I need to re-format a Compaq Deskpro EP/SB Series(350Mhz), and was hoping to get advice from someone who has one and has had to install and operating system on it. If I reformat the hard drive(which presently has a very unstable copy of Windows ME on it), I need to know if special disks are needed...

What video card can be used in a presario S4200nx?

Having problems with the computer freezing. I talk with tech support, and they tell me to check in the BIOS for the CPU temp, I do and it is always in the mid 50;s C. The CPU fan is running but the system fan registers at 0 RPM. Tech support tells me to turn off the system and take it in...

HI, I'm really going crazy with my OLD notebook presario 1200. I formatted the C drive, I reinstalled windows 98 SE, but I can't install my video drivers. I downloaded the SetVideo utility but it always sais that 'the graphics mode is not supported'.......I'm losing my mind!! My QuickRestore cd...

Running Windows XP 64Bit Looking for video, Sound, and display drivers for Windows XP 64BIT Thanks in advance Paul J. Klein

I have had this computer for years, not a computer geek. but after all these years and hearing other people talk, i have come to the conclusion that this model of compaq's is a lemon. can anyoen let me know if this is correct?

This is in regard to my N610c laptop computer. The Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys have failed to function. An external keyboard plugged into the back of the computer works fine. I can get uppercase letters with caps lock, but that doesn't get me the characters over the numbers. I have...

I can't boot up my system ( I keep getting a 1790 error). I think I need to re-install the bios but I'm not sure which one to download. I have a EN series with a Maxtor 6.4 gig hd and a PII 450. Any help? thanks

Is there a way through the bios (or other non-destructive means) to increase the ram memory capacity of a Compaq Presario 1255? In other words can a 256mb ram expansion be made to work? The manufacturer's stated max is 160mb. Thanks Wayne

I can't get into the BIOS setup in any way. No F10 F2 or any F. No boot floppy images with diagnostic tools (I use Linux) Does anybody know the right solution for this?

Try www.crucial.com or www.kingston.com KC From: "Sam" Subject: SDRAM Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:39 PM anyone know a good source for cheap RAM. I am looking for 2each 128M sticks, P/N 323013-001. for my old 5700T which I am rebuilding/upgrading.

I'm looking for a new system,and considering switching from Intel to the new Athlon64.I'm not into building a system,and from what I've found,having one built at one of the local shops cost just as much if not more than the name brands.Since Dell doesn't use AMD's,and every Gateway owner I've know...

Can someone tell me what the NIC (LAN) in a 6016US is? I can't seem to find this info on the compaq site. I need to install the drivers for it, as I am running Win2K Pro and not XP. I've already tried the generic drivers with no luck. Thanks for any assistance, Michael

How can I update my BIOS on a Compaq 5000us. The question is should I? I've since upgraded to WinXP, 448 ram, lite-on 52X burner, I also wanted to upgrade the original videocard it came with to a radeon 9000 but a few people told me that the agp arpeture size is not set right. can you...

Added 512MB to this machine. BIOS counts up to 128MB then red COMPAQ logo on screen goes awry and machine locks up. Any suggestions? Memory seems to match Compaq specifications (although they're vage on their website!). Paul DS. -- Please remove the "x-" if replying to sender.