Looking for a sound driver for a compaq presario 7200/7600 series pc...anyone know of where I can find one..I don't seem to be able to locate...

I've got a problem sending the video signal out to a tv via svideo connection. I have the cable and my notebook (win XP) has a svideo out. My TV has a svideo in. When i try to send the video signal out, changing xp configurations, the tv flashes just for a second and then it cames black as...

I have a Compaq Armada E500 (PIII/600mhz/10Gb) with the ATI Rage Mobility graphics chip, running WinXP Prof.. I can't get the (composite) TV-out to work... well it does, but it's only in black and white. Does anyone have any ideas what's going wrong? Have software that i received with the Compaq...

Thanks for reply, it is indeed a Canadian model, but it has an AMD 850mhz not an 800mhz and doesnt have onboard VGA. It has an 8mb nvidia tnt. I am trying to get an Abit Siluro GF2 64MB to work in it but it won't boot. Can't even get to BIOS. The card is good cause I tryied it in 2 other pcs. Any...

Hi, My daughter was given the old compaq pc for free, so I decided to upgrade the hard drive for her. I replaced the original 1.2GB, with a 40GB maxtor and then my troubles began! Everytime I try to install win me, the computer hangs at the point after the initial scandisk (black screen - copying...

My mouse scrool-wheel has stopped working properly. Mouse-over events are ok. But mouse wheel will not affect scrolling as it used to. In OE all I had to do was rest cursor over the different panes and wheel would cause the pane to scroll. Nice. But now I have to grab scrollbar to scroll up or...

I have a presario 6450nx with XP home edition with all the update from windows update site. I used to be able to use the standby mode but I can`t anymore and I don`t exactly remember when that has started. Everytime I try to put in standby mode, the computer stop for 5 seconds and then restart. I...

HI!!! I HAVE AN OLD COMPAQ ARMADA 7400 AND I CANT GET THE KEYBOARD OFF TO REPAIR IT ALSO THERE ARE SEVERAL STRIPPED SCREWS THAT I CANT GET OFF??? CAN ANYONE HELP ME I WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE THANK YOU

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I've just recently been afflicted with a problem concerning the Compaq FS740 model. I'm as surprised as can be when it happened, as I have no idea how it occurred. I was browsing the internet when the screen just suddenly changed the magnitude of its concavity (the screen took on a concave shape,...

Hi again, am I silly or what? The Manual says that i am able to change this devices without rebooting. i just have to put the Laptop into standby-mode and then i insert the new device and then i can continue working. somehow this doesnt work. Anyone knows what i am doing wrong?

My ati video card is vibrating. Do I need to worry about this quickly? Do I really need to buy a new video fast?

hoe kan ik aan een diagnotic disk komen voor een compaq portable 386

My Presario desktop, windows xp, crashed last week. To make a long story short, I had what data wasn't wiped out backed up to disks, then formatted and replaced the operating system with Compaq disks. Now I find that I can't defrag the hard drive and figure I need to get a new one. What do I...

How do I enter the bios settings on this system? I was given one from a friend and know nothing about it. Thanks

Hi, I have a problem with my notebooks compaq pressario 1200. I don't know if I am in the good newsgroup for my question, if it's not the case I'am sorry for this mail. I bought my computer six years ago. It works under Windows Me but I would like to know if it's possible to change my version of...

How can I make games run full-screen? I'm using a Armada M700 laptop. In some games you can adjust the resolution higher to use full-screen, but then the game runs slower. - not good.. ex: Soldier of fortune 2, runs fine with 640x480 but does not use the whole screen.. --

A few questions: How much can it be increased? Can I do this myself or do I need to have an "expert" install the required device? Will increasing the hard drive loose all the existing information on the old?

I was given a compaq 5835 and installed windows 98 se on it. the problem is I can not seem to find the drivers for the system. I can find part of them on the compaq website but not all. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the actual install disk so I can get this running? I am doing it...

What processor came in a 5301? I recieved this computer to run Linux and it came without a processor or ram. I would like to know what processor and maxium speed it will handle. Thanks