After tossing the old hard drive, I can't get this new Maxtor to take WINXP. I just want to load XP and start from scratch. Everything loads fine for copying, but on the first reboot before installing Windows, this Compaq can't seem to boot through. Is it missing bios info on a non-dos partition or...

Hi I have a friend who wishes to upgrade the performance of his Compaq Presario 6000 (128Mb RAM Celeron processor). Would replacing the motherboard be a viable option? Is it possible to replace Intel motherboards with an AMD compatible motherboard? Any views would be greatly appreciated.

Reimaging from scratch a 6027ca (Canadian Version) with XP Pro. Can't determine Ethernet card type. Can someone check theirs or let me know? Web site gives no information other than Intel 10/100 and NO drivers. I do not have recovery CD.

My Presario 6025RSH's mother board bit the dust. I want to leave the other componenets intact and install a new MB. Any recommendations? A generic ATX? Please advice.

Compaq Presario 6000 Windows XP Dialup connection with factory modem Connection drops out after 1 or 2 minutes. Have to redial and reconnect every 2 minutes typical. Sometimes stays connected for 1/2 hour or more. Modem test says OK. ISP says connection ok (same on 4 numbers)

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...

I have the Presario 6000T (6RPXE1) P4 2.4GHz 1GB Mem Win XP 1. What is the latest BIOS/ ROM Version? 2. My system keeps hanging/freezing when I reboot. The COMPAQ logo appears and that is as far as I get. Also the floppy drive light stays on. What could be causing this?

Howdy: I've got a neighbors Compaq Presario here that just plain refused to let me repair it. I put the Compaq Operating System CD into the drive and go through the repair process just fine until it gets to the "Installing Devices" window at about 34 minutes left and it stalls there for about five...

i have been on the phone for 3 hours trying to order the restore disks part #5069-4739. all i get is a runaround and transferred to india and back. most info i could get was the part number. my pc is a presario 6333om desktop. bought 4 years ago. hard drive crashed and had to replace. original...

looking for source of restore disks for my compaq presario 6000 desktop model 6333om. compaq (hp), shuffled my call to 6 departments only to fess up that restore disks are available, but no one knows where! current part number for the set is: 5069-4739. tried to use web to order, but they wanted 12...

Hi to the group.. A friend of mine bought one of these computers and she complained that it was slow. It has a P4- 2.4 Gig processor, 512 ram and a 80 Gig drive. After checking the computer over, I too find the computer to be very slow...slow in Defrag and not real responsive overall. I have...

The office has a Presario 6430NX that refuses to boot up first thing in the morning. A reboot during the day is normal. Compaq Technical Support says the motherboard is about to fail. When I hit the power button the CD drive lights flash, the fans start up and that's it. The power LED stays...

I've got a Persario 6430NX here with a shot hard drive and no orriginal software. I've installed a hard drive but can't get the computer to boot up into the win xp setup. It will take windows 98, but not XP. It copies all the files then freeezes on the screen "Setup is starting Windows". Is this...

try this PCI Latency patch... make sure you have the qualifying VIA chipset first though (KT133 or KT400).. download cpu-z tool. http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php http://www.georgebreese.com/net/software/#PCI

All, I've just replaced the motherboard of my 1GHz presario laptop with a similar board from a 900MHz machine. I am using the same 1GHz processor. Is there anything I must/can do to get 1GHz performance from this new system or am I stuck at 900MHz from now on? And before anyone asks, I'm a...

Anyone with one of these able to tell me whether the two fans (one back left, one back right) are always on together or are they independent? Thanks, Paul DS -- Please remove the "x-" if replying to sender.

I own a brand new Compaq presario 700 and it recently stopped working all together. Nothing shows up on screen. There are no sounds. Nothing! I know some hardware inside must have died. Anyone know what could be wrong? Thanks for any help BTW. I live in the Netherlands. Any suggestions who may be...

Wont boot to any hard drive , will boot off A: drive , and cd rom (loads XP) but will not boot from the hard disk ? I tried both IDE channels and different cables and drives . Thanks in advance

Hi.. I have a Presario 7000US which came with a 1.2Ghz AMD Athlon Processor. The mainboard is a Compaq 062CH and I would like to upgrade to a faster CPU without changing the mainboard or anything else (if possible). Can anyone tell me, the largest CPU I can use with my existing system and which...

Greetings... I have a relatively straightforward set of questions. I own a Compaq Presario 7000US (Athlon 1.2 GHz CPU, preinstalled 80GB Ultra-DMA HD) and have recently started to have the sorts of problems one expects when a hard disk is nearing the end of its life. I was just wondering what...