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1800XL-181 Notebook problem by Lisa M.
Hello all, I recently acquired a used Compaq Presario 1800XL-181 notebook. The seller didn't have the original disks or manuals. It is 500 MHz, 6 gig hard drive (partitioned by Compaq with its original software), 64 megs of ram on the system board and 64 megs additional via an add on board...
September 7th 03 10:20 PM
by Lisa M. Go to last post
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Disk Drive Upgrade failure "NTLDR" missing by jd_boggs
My old Presario notebook has a full 5 gig drive. So I upgraded to a new 20 Gig drive. Form factor is the same pin outs etc. I cloned the disk using Ghost. I confirmed that the drive is good by booting up on my desktop computer. But when I install it in the Presario, I get an "NTLR" is missing....
September 8th 03 01:20 AM
by Tom Scales Go to last post
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Install Red Hat Linux v9 on 2nd HD? by Ken Knecht
I was reading the RH Linux 9 doc last night and noticed it said I can't put /boot on the second HD if it is not on the primary controller (first MB IDE socket). I already have the first HD and the CD on that controller socket and don't want to change it. (If it is working, don't fix it!) Is this...
September 8th 03 08:58 AM
by donut Go to last post
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help with presario 1925 laptop.... by Perry Noid
need some help... this laptop has a detachable "wedge" containing the DVD/CD drive and the 3.5" floppy drive. Although it has no problem reading cd's, it will only play a DVD for the first 10 minutes or so, then locks up and won't even find the disk until the system has cooled off for an hour...
September 8th 03 04:09 PM
by Perry Noid Go to last post
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Help Required E500 Laptop by Steve Rea
Hi, I have a serious problem with the dvd drive in my E500, when its inserted in the mutilbay it doesnt book, mentions something to do with the wrong system disk inserted and has a few other errors also. However, when the dvd drive is unplugged it works a treat. Any info would be greatly...
September 8th 03 07:20 PM
by Steve Rea Go to last post
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Armada e500 PIII 650 memory upgrade by Mark
I just replaced one of my SODIMMS with a generic 256mb chip. The Armada recognizes all of the memory and adjusts the bioswhen it boots up. When XP goes to start it complains that the pci.sys file is missing or corrupt. When I put back both of the 64mb chips it works fine. Any...
September 8th 03 09:43 PM
by David Go to last post
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Nortons Anti Virus by Stephen Rabinowitz
My compaq Presario 2175US came with the 60 day free trial of Nortons 2003. What is best, subscribe after the 60 days or buy a boxed version.
September 8th 03 10:59 PM
by Homer Simpson Go to last post
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In search of an excellent keyboard? by me,myself and moe
Hopefully the store you are shopping at has the keyboards out on display so that you an touch them. Avoid the sub $20.00 keyboards and type on some of the more expensive ones, find one you like the feel of. I recently bought a cheap HP 514N for my office and absolutely love the feel of the...
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September 9th 03 06:03 AM
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Largest hard drive for Armanda 1700 by Clark
Does anyone know the largest hard drive I can put in this Armada 1700 6266/T/4000/D/M/1? It has a 4 gig now so I would like to at least double that. I have the latest bios installed, but it doesn't seem to mention anything about hd size. I suppose knowing the largest partition size would also...
September 9th 03 12:06 PM
by Me Go to last post
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Laptop Mouse by Stephen Rabinowitz
Am using a microsoft cordless mouse connected to the PS/2 port with my compaq presario 2175US. Question is that I am using the touchpad driver with it & have not installed the mouse driver since it is working correctly. Should I install the correct driver for it or leave it alone?
September 9th 03 06:18 PM
by InsomniaKev Go to last post
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Compaq Presario 17XL260 DVD DOS drivers???? by Angelo Fuschetto
Does anyone know or have the drivers for the DVDROM for this laptop? I need to reinstall Windows and I deleted the partition, and created a new one. I was able to format the drive, but a normal boot disk created under Windows 98, does not have the DVD DOS drivers. Its an LG drive. Any help...
September 10th 03 01:40 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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How do I Quick Restore from D:\ by Gene
I need to restore a Presario 7000 to the factory installation. I do not have a Quick Restore CD. How can this be done? Is it possible to created a startupdisk with a batch file that would access the proper file on the D: drive where all the restore files are located? Any ideas would...
September 10th 03 08:23 PM
by Gene Go to last post
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Do you like Norton SystemWorks Pro? by Steve
Hi, I've seen the full retail 2003 version for sale for as low as $15 including one year of updates (but without printed manuals, they're in electronic form on CD) and as much as I realize the average mass consumer software packages can be clumsy if not ineffectual this seems like a decent price...
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September 10th 03 10:58 PM
by Pat Conover Go to last post
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Presario 1274 Video driver by Cindy Schmidt
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
September 11th 03 03:05 AM
by Cindy Schmidt Go to last post
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COMPAQ LTE 5400 - MAX. HDD? by European
Hi all, what is the max. supported HDD-size for the LTE 5400?? Anyone knows? Thank you! Euro
September 11th 03 01:12 PM
by European Go to last post
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New Website for LTE Lite Users/Fans by European
Anyone who still knows this old baby from Compaq? Well there is now a Site about this laptop. A little late but now it is here :-): http://ltelite.jm-pa.de Have a nice day, Euro
September 11th 03 01:15 PM
by European Go to last post
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Largest Hard Drive for Armada 1700? by Clark
Any one know the largest hard drive and partition size I can use in this Armada 1700 6266/T/4000/D/M/1? It now has a 4 gig and I would like to double that or more. Thanks, Clark
September 11th 03 03:18 PM
by Helen Go to last post
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WAN and Standby Errors Win XP by The Youngs
Hi, Installed a Dlink wireless (950) w/ router 614+ and my bloody standby mode is caput- Running on a compaq presario 2700t win XP home. Im suspecting issues with the ACPI - any suggestion would help Cheers Anthony
September 12th 03 03:06 PM
by The Youngs Go to last post
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Compaq and quality.. by Håkan Rohdin
Hi! My mother has from her employer been given a rather generous offer on buying a new Compaq computer. The two options she have is Presario S4300SE and Presario 8720SE. She has no real interests in computers and so even a basic model will do. What concerns me about buying a name-brand computer ...
September 12th 03 04:41 PM
by Håkan Rohdin Go to last post
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QuickRestore error by CP
Attempting to do a QR on Presario 5330US. QR completes fine, no errors, reads all 3 CD's and then starts Window set-up. Tries to verify harddrive but gives me a message not enough memory. I skip it and then I start getting 'not able to copy file' message. I end set-up knowing something's...
September 12th 03 05:06 PM
by Euc1id Go to last post
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