I have a Compaq motherboard (P.N 2159770002 from a Pressario 7003us or 7006us) which is an OEM version of Intel's D850GB. I have tried to devine the pin asignments of Compaq's frontpanel connector. I have compared it to another Compaq Pressario (5BW250 5000 series) but only the PWR Switch is in...

Hey all, I helped setup an SR1230nx model for a friend. The pc has probably 2 hours on it. That is because the friend went out of town and just arrived back. So they asked me to load a few pieces of software they needed Microsoft office 2000 and some burning software for the DVD player. No...

A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot get it to switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is dead, whether he uses battery or mains. Any idea what this can be? Many thanks

I have been having problems with my desktop a Presario 54200nx refusing to shut down for about 6 months now.... And yesterday and again today my laptop (Presario 2900us) also refused to shut down... BOTH will hibrinate or go on standby.... but will not shut down... Going into DOS ... and typing...

When did Compaq begin using ATX motherboards? I have a broken Gateway (with FlexATX MB and ATX PS) computer, and I think the power supply is what's gone bad. I'm hoping to use the power supply from a Compaq that is about 6 years old. I haven't seen the old Compaq yet, and I don't know if it's worth...

Hi - I am considering upgrading my 12XL505 laptop from Windows ME to XP. I think I've found all the drivers/software I'll need to get it to work, except for DVD player software. My laptop currently has Mediamatics DVDExpress on it (came with the laptop) which doesn't seem to available any more. ...

Hi All, This'll be short...since my computer keeps restarting and I lose whatever I'm working on... Presario 5838 Win 98 SE no recent upgrades or installs computer spontaneously restarts...in Windows, in Dos, while various

Got an old iPaq Legacy-free Celeron 500 810e chipset unit here and the durn thing just won't die! Anyone know anything about upgrading the CPU? This chipset supports 66 100 133 speeds and has a socket 370. There are still some new or gently used CPUs out there for maybe $40 but any help on...

I'm the lucky (?) owner of one of these units. AFAIK, it didn't come with a 5.25 floppy installed. But I need to install one to read some 1.2 mb floppies I have. I've got a floppy, but I need a mounting kit. Does anyone know where I might try to find a kit? An antique Compaq club or antique...

I would like to get an old Compaq prolinea 4100 working again.So that my 7 year old can play games etc. I need Win 95 diskettes or... Does anyone have tips/advice, Cynthia

Help Please, I have two older units and have had nothing but problems 1: How do I find out what model they are, all I know is that they a P III CPU 1Gig mhz 2: Bios: 686P2 Ver 2.11 I have tried a number of options including working drives but can only get a single error when ever the PC...

Hi, I use copmaq p4 xp pro. Neither o9f my 2 cd drives will work...I rebooted hoping p+p would re-install...I fear my op system is corrupted....can I reinstall xp pro over the top of the extg one without having to reinstall all my devices, data etc....please help, as I am panicking , as I need to...

I have a FS740 . When I change the width and height in the OSD menu and then shut down and reboot the width and height are back to the size it was before I changed them. Does someone have a manual ? Can someone please tell me how to saving the new settings? Thank you very much!! Jeff

I'm considering upgrading anything I can on an old Presario 4704. Any info on the motherboard type, what m/b would fit into the case , what I might need to consider in deciding to upgrade? I'd like to upgrade the motherboard, and the processor.

Hi All, not sure if this is going to make sense, but here goes, I have 3500 running win2k fully s/packed and h/fixed (according to microsoft) it has an external ps2 mouse bu th eproble occcours equally on the internal pointer or a USB mouse, and here is the problem: The mouse clicks randomly,...

On my Presario 7922 with Windows 98, AdAware may stall when deleting malware. Presumably, that's because the malware is loaded. AdAware will delete this stuff in the safe mode, but I have trouble starting in the safe mode. I've tried each of the control keys and F8. What could be wrong?

I have a Presario 5000 that seems to lock up for no apparent reason. The lock ups occur anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes after booting (when it boots). List of things I've tried; Removed all unnecessary peripherals, tried different OSs (98SE and XP), swapped RAM (all PC100), cover removed to prevent...

recently came into posession of a Compaq Presario 5700T, I need the Motherboard Chipset Disc.....Anybody have an idea where I can download one? Tnx

Anyone know if there is such a notebook computer? I've looked, via reviews on the web, at HP zd7000 and zd8000 and the Dell 9200. I want the 17" 1680x1050 wide-screen to run Photoshop. No interest in TV, nor movie making, nor in paying for such hardware and software. Do need two gigs of RAM and a...

I need to re-format a Compaq Deskpro EP/SB Series(350Mhz), and was hoping to get advice from someone who has one and has had to install and operating system on it. If I reformat the hard drive(which presently has a very unstable copy of Windows ME on it), I need to know if special disks are needed...