i have a presario 1245 it boots intermittantly and wont recognize hd or cd. both spin up but fdisk wont locate and cant boot from linux cd either. i suspect bios error on ide . any ideas

Hi, I have a compaq presario 1688 with a screen that has lines on the upper part of the screen. I also have 1200 with a good screen that I can use for parts to replace the screen and was just wondering if the 1200 parts comatible with the 1688. Just wondering if anybody replaced a 1688 screen with...

I have been told to password-protect the office computer, which is a Compaq Deskpro Pentium II running Win 98. The front panel isn't more specific about the model. I expect I can use a BIOS password before the OS boots. But I cannot get into the BIOS setup (HD parameters, A20 switch, boot device...

Hi I have a Compaq Presario 1600 which is locked on region 1 however most of my dvds are region 2. I have tried DVD Genie but I still cannot change it to region 1. Drive info says it is loked on region 1 and there are no changes left. Any suggestions Ron

I am trying to install WIn2K on 3000 with Dual PII processors. Am using System configuration utility ver 2.58 and wish to setup 6 - 9.1 Gb disk in RAID 5. The disks are connected to the embedded Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI controller. THe problem that I am having is Windows setup is hanging when it...

I have a D510 that comes with the standard 220W power supply. I'm looking to put a nVidia 6800GS video card into one, and am a bit worried about the power. I have a spare 400+ warr PS that I am not using, but it is too small and holes don't align with the case. Is it possible to use this unit on...

Hey guys I had purchased a new 500watt power supply and was wanting to put it in my new case... but ran into a problem... connected the new psu to my compaq motherboard and nothing happened... it would though when I used the compaq psu. Well I have discovered that compaq uses a different standard...

does anyone by any chance no how to open up a compaq presario 7594...i been trying for a few days but cant seem to figure it out...its been giving me sum trouble....i've searched the net but couldnt really find anything.....sum help would be greatly apreciated

A friend of mine gave me the above 7000 to work on. It is an ATX design with an Athlon 900MHZ CPU. It will not boot! On power-up, there is no video, but the hard drive and CD-ROM drive go through their power on sequence and halt. I removed both IDE cables, floppy cable, and all cards except the AGP...

Circuit City has a 3 day sale 12/15/05 - 12/17/05 onthe following laptap. Would appreciate any comments on it's reliability and performance. Thanks. Compaq Presario Notebook PC (M2305NR) Great for school and office: The AMD Mobile Sempron™ 2800+ processor (1.6GHz) and 512MB of DDR memory...

How do I take the cover off, damage-free? There are two recessed clips on the sides, but are there specific screws that need to be removed, or anything else required? Thanks

I'm trying to find out what the maximum ram my 6195EA can use is. The motherboard is a model 07d0h. There's 2 memory slots, each of one bank, on the board. It came with 512MB (2 x 256MB modules). I tried taking out one 256MB and replacing it with a 512MB one, hoping to get 768MB, but the...

I have a problem. I purchased a Dvd Burner and I do not know how to open the computer case to get started. Can some one help me out?

I got a "good" deal on a Armada 1130T from the Goodwill, but there is a power-on password that I cannot seem to get around. I have tried removing CMOS and main batteries for extended periods, but that leads me back to the password screen. I can boot with a floppy to an A: prompt, but it seems...

I bought a compaq SR1520NX computer from compUSA. For some reason, the maximum video resolution is set to 1024x768, even if I choose a monitor type that clearly supports up to 1600x1200. If I uninstall the SiS video utilities, then I can set the resolution to higher (1280x1024, 1600x1200, etc)....

I've been researching this for two days, but still have no real answers. I have the Presario SR1511NX. I'd like to know whether I should invest in the Dell 2405 monitor or an Apple Cinema 23", which run a native resolution of 1920 x 1200. This would require an upgrade to the video capabilities...

Am looking for a quickrestore for a Compaq Armada 7730MT. Was given this laptop by a co-worker who did not know what the problem with it was. After getting it up and running I decided to reformat and reinstall Windoes 98. Bad move. :oops: Tried Compaq and they insist they do not have the disks...

A friend inherited a Compaq Presario 4409CL with dead power supply. It looks like a standard ATX power supply. Inside the case we found that the board is marked with Delta Electronics DPS-250KP-2B Neither of us is a "power supply expert" so would appreciate any help. Am thinking it would be most...

A friend has Compaq ME system with a IJ600 printer. The odd thing is that he can print somethings, others time he tries to print the system goes through it Compaq oddities, and nothing happens with the printer. Where should I look???? Thanks, --max

how do I get to this I have forgotten thanks