I want to upgrade the video card in my Presario 5BW120, however, I have baffled by the cards available. From the specs on my machine, it states that it doesn't have any AGP slots, however, all the cards I am looking at have the following: Compatible Slots 1 x AGP Am I able to get video cards...

I upgraded a Compaq Presario 1693 to Windows 98. Now the pcmcia slot doesn't recognize the network card. Anyone know how I can fix this? I've been unable to find any info on Compaq's site. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1...

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

Hey the I have two Celeron processors here and I am wondering which would be better to overclock to a 100 MHz bus speed. They a 566/128/66/1.5v Q024A266-8211 SL46T and 600/128/66/1.5v L020A020-0034 Sl46u The 600 MHz has the advantage of more MHZ, but I think the 566 MHz would not be...

hi all, having trouble disabling devices in bios setup.. devices are disabled, ie integrated sound and LAN but when XP loads it is still picking up the devices and installing them the machines exact model is presario 5640AU anyone seen this before?? any tips or resources gratefully rec'd thanks...

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I installed Windows '98 on my old Presario 4110, but it won't start except in Safe Mode. I tried everything, e.g., i disabled almost all Windows drivers (http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=uUvZ8Ot89G A.257%40uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net&rnum=3), and I disconnected...

I acquired an old Presario 5184 recently. It had Win2000 installed on it. The OS has become corrupt and I'm trying to install Win98 on it, after repartitioning and reformatting the HD to get rid of all the old stuff. I'm seeing a couple of messages during boot-up that make me think there is...

I've tried to find the answer to this online without success. My son has just given me his Armada M300 Notebook, which I love! However, I'm not used to the touchpad and I don't like the fact that it will "select" a program without a click, just by pointing to it. My son thinks there's a way to...

hello, I added two 36 gig drives to my Compaq DL380 and booted into the SmartStart CD 5.3. I wanted to add these two drives to an existing Array1 (Win2k Server is installed on Array1). I went through the wizard , said yes i wanted to expand the drives, but when i went through extend .... it said it...

I'm trying to remove bottom cover of armada 7792DMT. After removing all torx screws cover drops part way but is held by 1 or 2 pieces of plactic which are in rear which are bending down. Does anyone know how to release plastic or the steps I'm missing. Thanks in advance.

I 'm looking for the drivers, settings for a Compaq Presario 1600 146xl (laptop) Designed for Win 98 SE but the Restore CD is damaged. I Installed a normal Win98SE but can't find the correct settings for sound - USB-ethernet and DISPLAY I 'me specially looking for settings and drivers for my...

Connection keeps failing or breaking down.This is a recent problem as previously everything was ok.Running Presario 12xl 403 on XP PRO.

My battery charges to 70% ok then i have to keep unpluging it and repluging it in order for it to reach 100%. I have the latest battery controller update. Are you experencing the same issue? Thanks Bob

How can one tell the Model number of a Compaq deskpro, given the serial no. The label in the back of the PC only shows serial number: serial no. H1259JDWN00XR the following also appears in the label: Spare 207818-001050144, Serial Np.18011200497 Thanks

Never heard of a password being stored on a clock chip before. Have you tried the reset jumper? It's usually the only jumper right next to the mainboard battery. Another thing to try is removing the mainboard completely from the power supply and remove the mainboard battery. Leave both out for at...

Dear all, I appear to have lost the use of the seven 'easy access' internet buttons on the keyboard of my Compaq Presario 5000 series 5WV254 PC. Any idea how to get them back, please? When I looked for the 'Easy Access Buttons' icon in the control panel, it had gone too! Can I copy this...

just installed a new HD old one died in Dads computer have the 2 quick restore disks for the Compaq presario 5000 But no Emergency disk when I go to use the quick restore disks it asks for this disk HELPPP!!! 5wv350 Model

My friend needs to upgrade his Presario 5221 memory. He already has 64MB in his computer. Is it possible to insert a 128 MB module without problems or should he use the remaining slots for 2 x 64MB modules? Thanks in advance. Frank

Planning on getting a new computer, my old Compaq is 5 years old. I want a DVD-R drive, my plan is to transfer my old VHS home movies to DVD. IF the computer had a DVD-R drive AND audio video connections, what do I have to look for to know BEFORE I buy that the machine will do the...