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Can't recongize cd and dvd after restore by Sam
I have compaq presario 5wv285 with Windows ME. recently, I restored the pc back to the original manafacture settings. But now the windows did not recongize the cd and dvd. The cd and dvd info was in bio. What should I do next? Please help!
July 5th 04 04:18 PM
by doS Go to last post
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Cannot accessFloppy drives/disks by kawika
hello.. For some reason I am unable to acess my floppy drive on My Presario 5695. I put in the disk and a box pops up.. PLEASE INSERT DISK... Hello - disk is in.. Drive fails to read the disk or even acknolwedge it's present.. Please help.. I need the info on these disks.. Running XP Home...
April 18th 05 12:06 PM
by HH Go to last post
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Cannot boot from secondary hard disk (bios setup) by Ian
G,day. I have a Presario 2276, it has been functioning well. I did post a message here in about Feb. 2003 about looking how to upgrade the PC, I did a few things to it, placed a 4 USB 2.0 card, and placed 256 & 64 MB memory cards in. This all worked well, and it has worked well. The problem I...
January 5th 05 11:13 PM
by Quaoar Go to last post
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Cannot boot systeme on a deskpro ep series by Jean-Pierre Marot
Hello, On an old Compaq Deskpro EP series 6300 (given by a compagny ) I decided to upgrade memory, after reboot, the BIOS was automatically updated to his new memory capacity but following a bad insertion of the processor (in same time than memory insertion, I wanted to see more detail of a...
March 27th 05 09:01 AM
by Jean-Pierre Marot Go to last post
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Cannot locate RC410-M Asterope3-GL8E front panel pinout diagram by Postman delivers[_2_]
Need some assistance on a Saturday afternoon Can not find the front panel pinout diagram on the website - http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument? docname=c00783614&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN USB & Audio - are also needed JR the postman
June 27th 08 07:23 PM
by Postman Delivers Go to last post
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Cannot Use Laptop Computer On My Lap?!?! by Richard Kaplan
I called Compaq technical service today regarding a recurring problem with the A/C adapter connection on my Presario 2100. I spoke with a manager since this is a recurring problem, and he concluded that my problem is that I am using the computer on my lap, which "obviously" is inappropriate due to...
January 6th 04 01:30 AM
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Cant identify the exact model of my Deskpro EN SFF by Neil W
I am looking for the reference manual for my old DeskPro EN SFF in order to upgrade the bios and add memory. But for the life of me I cannot determine the exact model. The Bios says it is a DeskPro EN Series SFF, and shows the CPU speed as 600E. The only marking on any label that resemble a...
September 22nd 06 06:47 PM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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Cant Use alt character codes on presarioC300 by [email protected]
Ive tried using the alt key followed by 3 digit numbers to type foreign characters while im writing, but it doesn't seem to work at all, even using 4 digit codes too. Ive put my num lock on and it still wont work. I don't have a seperate number key pad to the right, so I worry if thats why, but...
March 1st 07 11:08 AM
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cant write to CD by felixmorphia
Hi, I am having problems with a presario 2100 laptop, cant seem to write text to CD I can save audio and pics but when it comes to word forget it! Any ideas on what I could do to fix the problem? Many thanks Felicity
January 25th 08 09:55 AM
by Postman Delivers Go to last post
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CD burner slow - Follow up.... by K. Wing Wong
I posted a message a month ago, asking help with regard to burning CD with the bundled CD burner and Roxio software. The problem was that it took 25 minutes to burn a music CD which seemed slow. Various tips were offered. I burned my first CD since then, and I noticed that there was an option in...
September 27th 03 02:32 PM
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cd burner suggestions for armada e500 by AsiaWanderer
hi, i`ve got a compaq armada e500 and want to add a cd burner. 1) should I try to replace the existing cd device on the e500 with a cdrw, and if so, where to get the cdrw and will it be hideously expensive. 2) should I get an external drive instead. If so, recommended drives to buy. I`m looking...
October 20th 03 11:08 AM
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CD Drive problem in old computer by purdy
My son is the proud (?) owner of a Desktop EP5000 that i gave him for his first forage into computing. While i used it i had no need to insert any new hardware, so never had the need to lift the cover. However, on trying to fit a CD burner to it i hit a problem Its the model that you can have,...
March 30th 05 01:36 PM
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CD Options for Armada 4210t? by T
What are my options?; I'm searching myself but somebody may have already been down the road before. I have (well, my Brother has) an External Floppy drive (Compaq brand), and an internal HD running Win95. Options might include a Compaq CD (but it's likely going to be a hard surplus find) or...
January 14th 05 06:11 AM
by Earl F. Parrish Go to last post
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CD Replacement by Bob
I have a Compaq Presario 1201T upgraded from ME to XP Home. The CD ROM has failed. It will play music CD's, but will not read home burned data nor OEM (MS Office) CD's. I have removed the hardware and rebooted, but still have the problem. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find documentation...
May 11th 04 07:02 PM
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CD ROM for Compaq Armada 1520 by Eugene
Maksymilian Pawlowski wrote: Hi to All! I need you help in the field of buying CD drive for my old Compaq Armada 1520 (Pentium 1). I have problem becuse I can't find right model. Of course there are part numbers on the Compaq HP web page but the orginal old parts it's dificult to get in...
August 6th 04 10:03 AM
by Maksymilian Pawlowski Go to last post
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CD rom not responding, Compaq Presario 7360 by josh
Hi all, I have a friend who has a Compaq Presario, with a label on the tower that says 7360. She did a Quick Restore because of the blue screen of death, after being online and chatting at Yahoo. Now, the cd rom drive will not recognize any cd at all. I'm guessing a corrupt driver, but just...
August 31st 04 11:50 AM
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CD-Rom Boot Disabled by Mitch[_2_]
Hi, I have a Compaq Armada 1540DM computer, running NT Terminal Server and Windows ME on the same drive. My problem was when I first got the laptop, it used to be able to boot from a cd. Then, here's me being stupid, I downloaded an old BIOS update and replaced a new BIOS update with an old one...
April 8th 07 10:56 PM
by Mitch[_2_] Go to last post
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cd-rom drive not responding by Ronald Smyth
I have a Compaq Presario 5441 desktop pc. 475 mhz AMD cpu. 64 mb memory. Win 98 SE. 7.85 gig hard drive. Many times I will try to install a cd and the cd will not respond at all. Sometimes I can install but then I get an error when trying to run it such as 'runtime error 429 activex component...
October 15th 04 02:27 AM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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CD-ROM misbehaving in Persario X1000... by Binba
I recently got a refubrished Compaq Presario X1050US (the label reads X1000, so it depends on how you look at it). It's a very nice unit, except for the CDROM behaviour: 1. Access time is verry long... 20s for original CDs, more for CD-R's. 2. That drive is LOUD... I'm talking about motor noise,...
December 28th 04 03:58 AM
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CD-RW status glowing red by Papatom
I woke this morning and found my CD-RW drive hadc a red glowing status light. Fow a while the computer would not even register the E drive was even there. It now shows the CD drive as present, but it will not read CD's. Does this mean that the drive needs to be replaced? I have a Presario...
April 29th 04 11:11 AM
by HH Go to last post
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