Original drive has gone south. When looking for a replacement drive, I wonder of the size limitation of the BIOS . Would anyone have an answer, or a pointer in the right direction? Any suggestions? TIA

For drivers, software, manuals/docs http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/ For Quickrestore CDs: http://qrcons.orderz.com/page1.asp For Compaq spare parts http://vztxesppro3.cce.hp.com/hpparts/Default.asp?mscssid=035V7F6T9K0U9JCT3BQC64L4GC57AGB1 Q) I'm having a problem with my Compaq PC. What...

I want to upgrade my Compaq EVO D510 SFF from a 1.7 GHz P4 to a Celeron or a faster faster P4 2.4 GHz. Can it be done? I need some advice? What is the fastest memory one could use on this machine? Any ideas for a video card for a SFF machine that would take advantage of the AGP bus. Any help...

Hi all, Been offered a Presario 1260. Was wondering if it's possible to get the system to use more than 160MB - I know the limit is quoted everywhere on Compaq materials, but was wondering if it's an issue with official support, BIOS reporting (which you can force some OSs to ignore), or a...

Can someone tell me what type of RAM I have. I want to upgrade.

I'm trying to install suse linux via ftp, but I don't know what the commands are to initialize the card. Or really what type of card it is. All compaq says is that its a 10/100BT network interface. Can anyone help?

How the hell do I get into BIOS Setup on a Presario 4712 to change boot order? Tried F1 & F10 and got message saying "no diagnostics partition". Original HD failed so replaced and need to install Win98 from CD. Compaq/HP site no help at all. Googled, but no joy. Thanks for any help! -- Be...

I have an old Compaq 2266, and am trying to find a use for it...firewall, router, ?? I don't know what current OS it will support, and the RAM is limited to 128Mb (I tried more..it won't work. There are reports on this issue on the net.) IDE disk is 4Gb. So what is this thing good for, except...

Is there anywhere to get the schematic for an S6300NX? I could not find this at the HP site and the manual is generic. The Gamester Gamester's Homepage http://members.aol.com/wergames (I am not a commie merely a Trotskyite revisionist)

Anyone know how to entry to Bios of Compaq Proliant 3000R Server

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Can anybody help me with my fainting Presario desktop? This S6010V Presario desktop with XP Home and all the latest service packs and updates freezes after I use the CD drive. It cycles, freezing for ten seconds to a minute, then works for five seconds, then freezes, and then works, and... well,...

I recently got a Compaq Presario 5220 from a friend and it was a nightmare. k6-2 380 128 mb of ram. 8 gig hd and superdisk. It's a second family computer and was riddled with viruses and all sorts of things. The restore (d) partition was even corrupted I decided to reformat and reinstall windows 98...

Hi Experts, I have a compaq presario desktop. Recently my system is acting wierdo. The system doesn't send signal to monitor, even though everything else (harddisk, drives, keyboard) are all powered up. The monitor stays Stand By. Sometimes it does start, but then there is a different problem. ...

When I turn on the computer I get to the red Compaq page, then to a blank page with a blinking cursor in the top left hand corner. I have tried to boot from a bootable cd and the hard drive, same results both ways. Thanks for any help. Donna

hey there i am a very happy compaq customer after many years using dell. I only paid £999 at a local PC world, i would never usually buy from there as in the past they used to over price and sell trash, how PC world has changed over the 10 years. lol anyway, i managed to get a great bargin the...

I'm bound and determined to find out why this NEW power supply from compaq does not start up. The cmos battery is a good 3v and has been cleared. When trying to bench test I applied a 1/2 amp load to a 5v circuit then jumpered green wire to ground wire and nothing. I dont think the green wire is...

I would like to be able to boot from CF/MMC/CD in order to GHOST my laptop without buying a floppy drive. Anyone know how to make it boot from CF/MMC? Anyone know how to make a generic boot CD for DOS?

Any sources for Compaq 1200 series ;lap top parts. I need the right-hand hinge cover. Thanks! -- Jim Nichols From Computers to Coffee Makers www.sgimarketing.com "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke

I left my 1215US open and where my two year old could get to it. (dumb I know...) He thought it would be helpful if he removed a few of the keycaps from the keyboard. I was successful in snapping them back on, but now those keys don't have the same click or snap that the other do. I did try to...