I'm trying to install an ethernet card in my 12XL212 but it will not
recognise it? This is the second card it won't recognise, it wouldn't
recognise one for my Minolta scanner. I don't have any other cards to
try. Is this a common problem and is there a fix?

I've gotten a Presario 1810 P2/300Mhz Laptop hand me down from
someone. It originally came with Win98. I have installed Win2K
which runs fine. I know about the Win2K restart problem that this
particular model has with Win2K as well as WinXP and other newer OS.

When playing a game on our computer yesterday, my husband sneezed violently
(don't laugh, he's very loud and literally ground-shaking) and the whole
system powered off like a switch had been flipped.
I can't turn the system back on.  I tried a new power cord, plugged into a

Anyone got a link to a good source for pulled Compaq parts? (HH? Mr.
Scales?)
I still need a set of display hinges for a Presario 700 (722US) with the
floppy display syndrome.

I bought a Compaq Presario S4020WM at Walmart last summer for $495, complete
with a 17" monitor. It has an AMD XP 2400+ processor at 2.0GHz. I had to put
in more RAM to make it work right, but it's a good machine.
They're currently selling the Compaq Presario S6020WM at Walmart for ...

   My local cable company has just started offering cable access to the
internet.  I've been waiting for some one to offer high speed for the last
four years.
   Anyway, I was just wondering if this is a good deal and worth the money.

Just bought a Presario S6000Z. It came with Win XP home and I upgraded
to Win XP Pro (upgraded myself, not a Compaq upgrade). After the
installation everything was working fine, but when I attempted to
install XP's SP1A using Windows update, USB devices no longer worked

I recently purchased a brand new Compaq Presario S6500NX. The
operating system loaded on the box is Windows XP Home Edition. It is
also loaded with lot's of trial ware. It is also loaded with lot's of
adware and spyware, including the evil backweb. I formatted the hard

It runs with windows 98. I installed a new sound card and works fine but how
do I uninstall the other one?
I tried going to Device Manager and remove it from there but everytime I
reboot my computer it will install itself again.

My DVD drive says it's disabled and I cannot enable it.  I've barely used this
drive--what would cause it to be disabled and how do  I enable it so I can use
it?
Pat

I've got a trusty old DeskPro which I'd like to put a new HD and CDWR in
since they're pretty cheap...
Can anyone tell me if it matters what drives I get? Are there
limitations which mean a new drive won't work? E.g. can I put an EIDE HD

I have a presario 5000 (5bw160)  and an mv740 monitor win 98 SE and all
original compaq software wiped from the disk. I can get windows running
fine but I can't more than 16 colors (early 90's vintage) video out of the
system. I have tried downloading drivers from compaq but the ...

Hello,
I have a Compaq Pressario 4704 Presario motherboard scrashed. I would
like to replace it with a compatible mother board. What is the better
kinds or trade  to do that ?

I am trying to create a partition using "Phdisk.exe" on a clients Presario
1650.
The partition is crated at the end of the hard disk (as seen by Partition
Magic 2003).  However, when I go into the BIOS, I'm told that the partition

I hope Ive got the right ng.  I have a presario 6320us at my office.  I got
a new copier/scanner that reported I did not have a high speed usb port.  I
imagine it means 2.0.  It reported during the installation that I could
"click to know more" at the time.  I did not want to do so ...