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...

Hi, I have hit a wall. I wiped the drive and reloaded win98. The load goes alright, but on the restart for the final set-up the machine locks. I can load in safe mode, but cannot find anything. I have tried this several times. I even went back and started with a win95 load, which worked fine. ...

I can't boot up my system ( I keep getting a 1790 error). I think I need to re-install the bios but I'm not sure which one to download. I have a EN series with a Maxtor 6.4 gig hd and a PII 450. Any help? thanks

This is in regard to my N610c laptop computer. The Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys have failed to function. An external keyboard plugged into the back of the computer works fine. I can get uppercase letters with caps lock, but that doesn't get me the characters over the numbers. I have...

Hi All The Screen Light On My ipaq 3870 Will Not Brighten Any Info Please Regards JB

I have an older Deskpro SFF system. Model #ENS/P600/13b/9/64c. It uses the Intel 810e chipset. BIOS ROM is 686J1 v2.10. I'm wondering what is the largest hard drive it can use? Currently it has a Seagate 13GB HD. Is it subject to the 32GB limit? Does anyone know? Thanks much. Patty

I'm trying to access a couple of programs from my old Presario 7100 family quick restore cd. The system itself died a long time ago. I have tried 'PREDATORxxx'and 'SMDCOMSUMER' (which were supposed to work with older cds) but no success. Does anyone know what the zip passwords are? Thanks in...

I have had this computer for years, not a computer geek. but after all these years and hearing other people talk, i have come to the conclusion that this model of compaq's is a lemon. can anyoen let me know if this is correct?

School I work for has some Deskpro 2000s donated. In one that had W95, I reformatted the the hard drive and put W98 on it. Couplee of things. 1) I get this line across the screen. Shall I assume that the video card may be on its way out? 2) After installing the Ethernet Controller I can get...

Can someone tell me what the NIC (LAN) in a 6016US is? I can't seem to find this info on the compaq site. I need to install the drivers for it, as I am running Win2K Pro and not XP. I've already tried the generic drivers with no luck. Thanks for any assistance, Michael

I can't get into the BIOS setup in any way. No F10 F2 or any F. No boot floppy images with diagnostic tools (I use Linux) Does anybody know the right solution for this?

When I press the power button it lights up blue for about one second and then goes out. Even when plugged into an outlet the same thing happens. No fans, no hard drive nor even the screen works. The power button light just goes out. Can anyone help me with this issue as I cannot afford another...

Hi.... will any basic laptop harddrive fit this computer or do I need one especially from compaq? Newfdog

I had an 1800T and I ran at one time an XP and Linux dualboot, and had no problem. I was running 256mb ram and it worked great. Good luck... On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:11:34 -0500, "JohnH" wrote: I'm considering upgrading my 1800XL to dual boot XP and ME. When I purchased the...

Not sure if your model is the same,but my 5423US uses an Intel ethernet interface.There have been numerous driver updates for it in Windows Update. "Brian" wrote in message ... I've just got a second-hand Presario...

Hi. I have a Compaq Portable II computer (1986, 286 luggable PC) and I recently installed a 1.44MB floppy drive. The Bios ROM chip that is in the unit only supports up to 1.2 5.25" floppies. I did some research and for me to be able to use a 1.44MB 3.5" floppy I need BIOS ROM revision .N3 or...

Try www.crucial.com or www.kingston.com KC From: "Sam" Subject: SDRAM Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:39 PM anyone know a good source for cheap RAM. I am looking for 2each 128M sticks, P/N 323013-001. for my old 5700T which I am rebuilding/upgrading.

Can anyone tell me how to get PPC 2002 or 2003 on my compaq Ipaq 3630 with Win CE on it?

Having problems with the computer freezing. I talk with tech support, and they tell me to check in the BIOS for the CPU temp, I do and it is always in the mid 50;s C. The CPU fan is running but the system fan registers at 0 RPM. Tech support tells me to turn off the system and take it in...

How can I update my BIOS on a Compaq 5000us. The question is should I? I've since upgraded to WinXP, 448 ram, lite-on 52X burner, I also wanted to upgrade the original videocard it came with to a radeon 9000 but a few people told me that the agp arpeture size is not set right. can you...