My daughter's laptop video is messed up. I can't find the driver on the hard drive, and when I access the driver from the compaq support I get a file error when I run setup. Does anyone have a location for a good copy of the drivers? I believe that it's NeoMagic. Al Schmidt

I just bought 'used' 1275 laptop- hd was replaced - I have no restore cd. I partitioned the 4 gig hd for 2 parts. Am trying to load win98 from retail cd. All seemed ok, BUT I cannot find the proper driver for the lcd / adapter. I config display for 600x800 - but cannot change 'adapter type '...

I upgraded a Presario 1275 to W2K to get a wireless card to work. Windows found the correct display driver, and I manually installed drivers for the Easy Access keyboard and Synaptic touchpad. Per Compaq, I set the monitor to a standard 800x600 display. So far, so good. All of the Fn keys work...

Can I upgrade a presario 1275 with a DVD-Rom drive? Will the one from a 1216 fit? It's part number 202952-001/ THanks!

Hi all, I have a compaq presario 1277. After a windows 98se to XP upgrade, the keyboard started to behave erratically.It just didn't work or it didn't output the correct characters.System worked fine otherwise.After a day or so, the laptop started to emit beeps during the POST.one beep then...

hi, i'm have a presario 1277 and they have only 1 usb port, i'm using an usb hub but when i' connect the usb webcam the calbe modem and the external recorder stop working. Does some body what could happend?. Regards ODCA

PRESARIO MODEL 12XL125 As soon as you turn on the laptop computer does the fan start running or does it have to reach a certain temperature inside before it turns on? Bob

Hi, I've been given one of these laptops. It has a Celeron 566mhz cpu in it, looking through the Compaq documentation, i notice these have what looks like a socket370 on them for the cpu. What I wondered was, can these laptops take standard socket370 cpus? Also, are there suitable DVD drives...

I have a Compaq Presario 12XL401 Laptop, upgraded to WXP Home. Whenever I plug in my Linksys Wireless Internet card, it locks up the computer. Does anyone know how to fix this. Thanks

it works fine with a charged battery , but my battery is dead and the ac adaptor doesnt charge it or power up the laptop,with or without the battery., can someone give me some advice , could it only be that i need a new battery,is the laptop suppose to work with the ac adaptor alone. thanks in...

I have a Presario 12XL505 laptop, with 2 dead batteries. I wondered if anyone had ever tried to open a battery, and replace cells with generics from Radio Shack or somewhere? Can it be done? New batteries are just too pricey. Thanks - Brian

Hi - I am considering upgrading my 12XL505 laptop from Windows ME to XP. I think I've found all the drivers/software I'll need to get it to work, except for DVD player software. My laptop currently has Mediamatics DVDExpress on it (came with the laptop) which doesn't seem to available any more. ...

For some reason, my Presario Laptop 12XL505 lost the ability to Hibernate. It's not on the list of shut down options, not listed in power management. How can I restore Hibernate capabilities? I'm (still) running Windows ME. Thanks - Brian

Hi, this laptop ships with a P3 with a 100 mhz bus speed. Would that be the limit for the motherboard (which I am buying separately) or would it take 133mhz? Thanks again....

I'm trying to work on this laptop for a friend. I tried to load win2k, and I got an error about non-compliant BIOS for APCI. It suggested updating the BIOS. I checked the website, downloaded and ran the flash update - same error. Will this thing just not run win2000? But...in windows 98,...

hoi weet iemand wat voor driver im moet heben voor deze laptop me geluid werkt dus nie onder win xp i have a presario 12xl515 what`s the driver for sound win xp where can a found drivers voor this model??? win xp Thnxsss Mike

Hi All, This is my first post here so be kind please ;-) I recently dropped my Presario 1260 laptop (in it's soft padded carry bag) onto it's WiFi card (note to self. Take all PCMCIA card out before moving laptop) ;-( This had the undesirable consequence of ripping / breaking the PCMCIA bit's...

Hi, I'm having a problem with my Compaq Presario 1500 powering off when I do certain things. It happens SOMETIMES when I move the monitor, and SOMETIMES when I plug/unplug devices into the USB port. I've updated the BIOS with no success. I emailed Compaq support and they told me it was probably a...

Hi all... I have a Compaq Presario 1500 notebook, P4, 2.4 GHz, and it spontaneously powers off when using certain programs. Before it shuts down the fan gets pretty loud, so I'm assuming it has to do with heat? Any suggestions on what to do or how to solve this? Thanks! Jeff

I started experiencing total system shutdowns about 3 months after installing the Aquarium screen saver on my Presario notebook. This would happen about 10 minutes after the fish started swimming. I took it be a power management problem and played with the settings... no change from what I could...