There are problems with the Presario 700 Series overheating. This gets worse
when the extra memory is added. It simply causes the machine to crash all
the time.

HP/Compaq are aware of this, as are several memory chip manufacturers. Which
is why you can't even buy proper Compaq branded memory for this device.

I have one myself, I'm very dissapointed in Compaq's support on this laptop.
I now have to buy a new laptop, less than two years after buying the Compaq
Presario. Just because I need more memory. Not fair at all!

I see there is a class action lawsuit going for Toshiba, for doing something
similar to their customers. I wish the same would happen to Compaq.

Sorry for the bad news, but if you do a search on google - groups, then you
will see the problem is widespread.

JD
"Tiny Tim" wrote in message
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HH wrote:
Dunno about the 700UK, but both the 700US and 700CA (Canada) entry
level 700 Series laptops have 256MB of RAM standard. I doubt Compaq
would bundle Win XP on a 96MB machine. You should be able to enter
the BIOS (F10 at bootup) and adjust the amount of system memory
allocated to video. I would recommend 256MB as the bare minimum for
running XP, and 500 if you want to do any serious computing.
HH

Thanks for the reply. The spec sheet for the 700UK is here -

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...name=c00030309
and shows 128MB as standard, with one free slot to add up to 256MB extra
memory. I totally agree 256MB or more is desirable (I run 512MB on my main
machines and 196MB on an old backup machine). 128MB is scraping the bottom
of the barrel and to give some of that up to video is a disgrace. Still,
that's what you get when you penny-pinch.

My own Dell/Acer laptops do not have shared video memory so I did not know
it could/should be altered through BIOS setup. I'll pass the message on to
try tweaking setting there.

Cheers,
Tim.