I have a Compaq laptop (R3120US) with a high speed wireless connection. XP says I have an excellent signal and am logged on. When I start IE6, OE6 (for newsgroups), or Outlook2000 that all tell me they can't connect. Any ideas? PS I'm sure this has something to do with it (can't be a...

Hi, I've just been given a Compaq Deskpro. All I know is that it is a PIII 600Mhz, 256Mb RAM, 10Gb HD and 52x CD-ROM. How do I find out the model number? I want to see if I can download some docs. or manuals for it but I don't know what it's proper name is. Also, how do I get the top off the...

I´ve got an old deskpro2000 now running with 2 ISA network cards under Win98SE. Next problems and questions: I have one old 3.2 GB HDD holding the Win98SE system installed permanently on the on-board IDE interface. I have installed an ATA-100 Promise PCI board for bigger harddisks. For these I have...

Can Presario 7599 accept a digital output video card ??

Keith wrote: I am currently setting up a Compaq deskpro 1000 for a non-profit and the video card that is installed is displayed as a PCI VGA card by windows hardware set up, however it has s-video and a TV-out connector. Does anyone know what type of video card is installed in the Compaq...

Hi, Perhaps someone might be able to help... I'm trying to find a 128mb graphics card for an HP Compaq d530 small form factor. The official offering is an nVidia GeForceFX for £300, which is a bit steep! I've looked elsewhere but the problem appears to be that the d530 only has room for...

I just bought a used Compaq EVO D300v Celeron 1.2GHz tower. I replaced the original 20Gb hard drive with a brand new Maxtor 80 and install a ATI Radeon 7000 series 64MB DDR agp card. The system seems to work fine except once in a while when i turn the machine on, the power light comes on but system...

Does anyone have an idea what could cause a compaq presario 730us to hang up on the restart process everytime? I can go to the shutdown process and it will shut down properly and when I turn it on it will boot up just fine. It only happens when I hit restart. I am very preplexed with this...

i installed xp professional on my kids pc that came from compaq with a visioneer 5800 usb onetouch scanner. does anyone have one of these devises and know how to get them to work with xp professional on a compaq 5004us. i have been farting with this for two day and have run out of options. i...

Hi, I got two Compaq Presario 500 machines for free and would like to prepare them for some junior high school kids in the neighborhood. I have loaded Windows 98SE and MS Word, and would like to enable them for email use. The problem is that they came with telephone plugs to connect a modem....

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...

I have a Compaq n610c notebook running XP. It has a 40 gig HDD in tow partitions. I bought a new 60 gig HD and I am trying to copy the old drive to the new. I am using a desktop to copy the drives. Ghost runs with no errors, but when I install the new drive in the notebook it will not...

I have intalled Ghost 9.0 on three PCs on a network. One of the PCs functions as a PC/Server. It is the installation of Ghost 9.0 on this PC/Server which is causing a problem. Once it is installed it does not allow the other two PCs to access it over the network. They "see" the icon of the...

Hi Can anyone point me in the direction of a download for a VIA AC97 audio driver that will work under win98se on a presario 724ea? I've tried contacting compaq, but they basically refused to answer my question. TIA Liam

I am looking for sound and video drivers for a 1700T Presario for win98se. The page for the sound drivers gives me a message that the page can't be found. Perhaps some one knows where I could pick up a cd of 98SE drivers for that? Thanks

Hello Everybody! I want to upgrade the TFT display of my laptop (currently 1024x768) to something like 1400x1200 or 1600x1400. I don't want to ask compaq for the part, as it is too expensive, but, does anybody know who manufactures the compaq display and if I can buy a compatible / straight from...

I'm getting ready to upgrade the memory in a Presario 5660 from 128 to 384. The system hasn't been formatted since it was purchased in December 1998. The system has Win98 on it now, but I will be upgrading it to XP. I will upgrade the BIOS, then format everything. I've formatted quite a few...

Hi, I'd like to replace my HDD with a new one. How to proceed to dismount that notebook ? please, be as accurate as possible ;-) thanks in advance J-Paul

Hi, I build a new array with new, NON compaq harddisks (IBM) on a Compaq Smart-Array Controller. All work fine at this moment :-) I know that the HD's fom Compaq have a special Compaq Firmware. - What exactly is different? - What will happen when a drive fail?

Hi, everyone. I just bought a Refurbished Compaq Deskpro EN 1.0Ghz machine and I'm wondering how to get the front off so that I can add a DVD drive. The front bezel seems impossible to remove! Please respond ASAP. Much obliged,