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...

Running Windows XP 64Bit Looking for video, Sound, and display drivers for Windows XP 64BIT Thanks in advance Paul J. Klein

Hi, Trying to install RH 8 on Presario with DVD and CD/ROM, 256M memory and standard graphics card, 30G drive. (W95 is sharing the space - partitioned with Partition Magic successfully). I load the bootable CD into the DVD drive. Install starts, asks which mode (I choose text) then it seems to...

HI, I'm really going crazy with my OLD notebook presario 1200. I formatted the C drive, I reinstalled windows 98 SE, but I can't install my video drivers. I downloaded the SetVideo utility but it always sais that 'the graphics mode is not supported'.......I'm losing my mind!! My QuickRestore cd...

What video card can be used in a presario S4200nx?

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

Thanks for the reply yeti, actually the nic is identified as a compaq device, I did an install of win2000 to see if that would make any difference and it identified the unknown device as SMC IrCC- Fast Infrared Port.......the darn thing is I still can't get online with the notebook...

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. ...

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...

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

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...

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?

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

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...

Does anyone have one of these vintage Presario's currently running? I have one that will not post. I have run through the options of taking all the cards out, swapping ram, checking the power supply, etc..and am now suspecting either the CPU (Athlon 900MHZ) or the motherboard. I would like to...

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

Added 512MB to this machine. BIOS counts up to 128MB then red COMPAQ logo on screen goes awry and machine locks up. Any suggestions? Memory seems to match Compaq specifications (although they're vage on their website!). Paul DS. -- Please remove the "x-" if replying to sender.

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...

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?

Is there a way through the bios (or other non-destructive means) to increase the ram memory capacity of a Compaq Presario 1255? In other words can a 256mb ram expansion be made to work? The manufacturer's stated max is 160mb. Thanks Wayne