SR1210 - what's wrong?
 

Bought my 1st Compaq - a SR1210NX. Should be adequate for email and
light surfing. However, I seem to have 2 problems. Took one back and
had Circuit City give me another - same model. Same problem. I can not
imagine I was given 2 PCs with the same flaws. Sooooo, the problem may
be mine. Here goes . . .
Speaker volume. Every sound application, including XP Volume applet,
shows volume all the way up. Keyboard volume keys show volume all the
way up. No volume control on the speakers - same ones that were on the
previous PC. Yet, volume is barely audible. Like someone talking in
the next room.
Modem. It connected to register but won't connect again - well, once,
but that's all. Keep getting 'modem not available' or 'modem in use.'
The modem passes the PC Doctor test. In addition, I put my password in
when I set up a connection, let's say "seven' but when I call up the
Connect box, the password has 14 black dots - have to re-enter the
password every time.
Looking for solutions.

Most of todays PCs, including Presarios, require amplified speakers. Are
your speakers amplified? Most have volume controls.
HH

"old guy" wrote in message
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Bought my 1st Compaq - a SR1210NX. Should be adequate for email and light
surfing. However, I seem to have 2 problems. Took one back and had
Circuit City give me another - same model. Same problem. I can not
imagine I was given 2 PCs with the same flaws. Sooooo, the problem may be
mine. Here goes . . .
Speaker volume. Every sound application, including XP Volume applet, shows
volume all the way up. Keyboard volume keys show volume all the way up.
No volume control on the speakers - same ones that were on the previous
PC. Yet, volume is barely audible. Like someone talking in the next
room.
Modem. It connected to register but won't connect again - well, once, but
that's all. Keep getting 'modem not available' or 'modem in use.'
The modem passes the PC Doctor test. In addition, I put my password in
when I set up a connection, let's say "seven' but when I call up the
Connect box, the password has 14 black dots - have to re-enter the
password every time.
Looking for solutions.